Kurys, Diane

Children of the Century

Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel star in Diane Kurys' (Entre Nous) tempestuous love story between two of the 19th century's most headstrong Romanticists, writer George Sand and poet Alfred de Musset. Iconoclastic, proto-feminist writer Sand has usually been depicted onscreen in the context of her decade-long romance with Chopin, but Kurys concentrates upon her earlier more intense two year liaison with de Musset, whose fictionalized version of their affair was entitled "Confessions of a Child of the Century". Their relationship - which takes place in the upper realms of French society in the early 1830s against a backdrop pf great artistic tumult (Hugo, Delacroix, Berlioz, Balzac, Merimee et al.) and social upheaval - became the celebrity coupling of their day. Lavish period production design including the grand costuming of Christian Lacroix (working in film for the first time) and the lush cinematography by Vilko Filac (best known for his work with Emir Kusturica) all contribute to this classic piece of "heritage cinema." Children of the Century was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival.

C'est la Vie

"Engaging" (The New Republic) "charming" (The New York Times) and "intimate" (The Village Voice) this companion piece to director Diane Kurys' classic French drama Entre Nous is both a sweet lyrical memoir and a vivid recollection of the pain and pleasure of adolescence.In the summer of 1958 in sunny Brittany two mischievous sisters 13-year-old Fr d rique and 8-year-old Sophie overwhelm their inexperienced governess with spirited antics from feeding laxatives to goldfish to igniting a class war with an exclusive beach club. But neither is prepared for the antics of their mother whose illicit affair with a young sculptor draws the family into an explosive confrontation that could shatter their idyllic summer and change their lives forever!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: LATIN/DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 027616884183 Manufacturer No: 1004336

Entre Nous

Filmmaker Diane Kurys examines the bittersweet friendship of two women (Isabelle Huppert and Miou Miou) during post-World War II France in this semi-autobiographical account of her mother and father. The women struggle with their dreams and identities, compromising themselves with marriages that are not very satisfying. They long to own their own boutique, but domestic priorities always seem to cut short their aspirations and their friendship. They are only happy when they are together. However, the husbands struggle with their postwar identities as well, and compromise turns them into angry men. The children, meanwhile, are the quiet victims in all of this. It's a predictable yet moving film with much to offer. --Bill Desowitz

Love After Love

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