michaelA world gone mad
The wartime diaries of #AstridLindgren
My thoughts on the book (English edition 2016) and the film (2025)
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-world-gone-mad.html
loving the single-mindedness of the film #divertimento. It's all about the music ... https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/12/music-making-for-all.html #showing on #TV5monde #frenchCinema #filmsnotshown #orchestra #ZahiaZiouani
some thoughts on the latest #kafka #film #Franz now in cinemas in germany - wondering whether it will be released in the UK ... (note that #TheGloryOfLife hasn't shown up yet!) https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/11/becoming-franz-k.html #filmsNotShown
Ils sont vivants - French movie from 2021 showing on TV5 monde.
shows the #smallBoats thing from the other side while remembering that this is about human beings. Clearly French film makers are not afraid of telling stories of people risking their livelihoods to help #refugees . This one is based on a real story, following the learning curve of a widow who accidentally gets in contact with the refugees "jungle" of #Calais.
https://europe.tv5monde.com/en/tv-guide/cinema/ils-sont-vivants-1436018
Ils sont vivants | TV5MONDE Europe
Recently widowed, Béatrice lives with her son and her mother. Her meeting with Mokhtar, an Iranian teacher who arrived in Europe illegally, turns her life and her beliefs upside-down. Her love for him will drive her to defy the prejudice of those around her and the laws of her country.
My impressions of Cedric Klapisch's new film #LaVenueDeLAvenir (#ColoursOfTime) - showing in #cinema in #Germany from tomorrow, but I don't have much hope for UK cinemas https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/08/colours-of-time.html #FrenchCinema #filmsNotShown #film
#TheMarchingBand - one of the very few French (or indeed continental European) movies to get a release in UK cinemas these days: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/12/the-marching-band-review-tender-french-concert-bromance-gets-out-the-trombones I actually saw this one in Germany on its release there and quite liked the reflections on different musical cultures. and added it to my #filmsNotShown list and wrote a review: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/02/harmony-and-symphony.html #FrenchCinema