Marcel L’Herbier: L’Inhumaine
Trevor reviews Marcel L’Herbier’s 1924 silent film L’Inhumaine, just out in a fabulous restoration from Flicker Alley. Read the full post.
French
Alain Resnais: Je t’aime, je t’aime
In 1968, Alain Resnais released his fifth feature, which, like his masterpieces Hiroshima mon amour and Last Year at Marienbad, dealt with the past’s effects on the present. Today, Kino Lorber is releasing the film on Blu-ray.
Amélie Nothomb: Pétronille
Trevor reviews Amélie Nothomb’s novel 2014 Pétronille, just out from Europa Editions in Alison Anderson’s translation. Read the full post.
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne: Two Days, One Night
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing the most recent film from the Dardenne brothers, Two Days, One Night. Trevor reviews the film and the Criterion release. Read the full post.
François Truffaut: Day for Night
Earlier this year, The Criterion Collection release François Truffaut’s The Soft Skin, and today they follow up with another wonderful release from Truffaut: his delightful, warm, and reflective 1973 film Day for Night. Trevor reviews the film and discusses the new edition. Read the full post.
Emmanuel Bove: Henri Duchemin and His Shadows
Trevor reviews a new collection of short stories, Henri Duchemin and His Shadows, by Emmanuel Bove and translated from the French by Alyson Waters. Read the full post.
Albert Camus: The Fall
Chris reviews Albert Camus’s 1956 novella, The Fall, translated from the French by Robin Buss. Read the full post.
Alain Resnais: Hiroshima mon amour
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing a new Blu-ray edition of Alain Resnais’s enigmatic, beautiful film about tragedy and memory, Hiroshima mon amour. Trevor reviews the film and Blu-ray edition. Read the full post.
Simon Leys: The Death of Napoleon
Trevor reviews Simon Leys’ novella The Death of Napoleon, published in a new edition by NYRB Classics this week. Read the full post.
Jean Echenoz: The Queen’s Caprice
Trevor reviews Jean Echenoz’s collection of short stories The Queen’s Caprice, translated from the French by Linda Coverdale and just published by The New Press. Read the full post.