Three modern classics from French filmmaker Leo Carax.Boy Meets Girl: Leos Carax's brilliant feature debut follows the relationship of an aspiring filmmaker (Denis Lavant), who has just been left by his lover and a suicidal young woman (Mireille Perrier), who is also reeling from a failed romance. He becomes obsessed with her .. Read more
| Starring | Julie Delpy, Juliette Binoche, Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve |
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| Director | Leos Carax |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Three modern classics from French filmmaker Leo Carax.Boy Meets Girl: Leos Carax's brilliant feature debut follows the relationship of an aspiring filmmaker (Denis Lavant), who has just been left by his lover and a suicidal young woman (Mireille Perrier), who is also reeling from a failed romance. He becomes obsessed with her from the first time he hears her voice over an apartment intercom. Eventually, they meet in person and embark on an affair that has disastrous consequences. Visually reminiscent of early French New Wave films, and beautifully shot in black and white by Jean-Yves Escoffier (Nurse Betty, Good Will Hunting), the film features some of the most striking night scenes of Paris. Night Is Young (aka. Mauvais Sang: Leos Carax's second film confirmed his status as one of the most talented young French filmmakers of his generation. Set a few years before the 21st century, Mauvais Sang (Bad Blood) tells the story of Alex (Dennis Lavant), the teen-age son of a murdered criminal who is enlisted by two former associates of his father to steal a valuable serum for an AIDS-like disease. Alex's mission becomes complicated when he begins to fall in love with one of the associates' young mistress (Juliette Binoche) and he becomes involved in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a rival gang woman known only as "The American." Pola: Based on Herman Melville's 1852 novel Pierre: or the Ambiguities, filmmaker Leos Carax presents an ambitious tale of one man's search for the truth in a vague world. A young, successful author (Depardieu) is haunted by a recurring dream of a woman obscured in darkness. After discovering the identity of this mysterious figure, he finds his life spiraling downward into a world of lies, ambiguities and masquerades.
| Starring | Julie Delpy, Juliette Binoche, Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, Denis Lavant, Guillaume Depardieu |
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| Director | Leos Carax |
| Run time | DVD: 5 hrs 44 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | To Rent: DVD: 23 Apr 2007 |
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The Leos Carax Collection - Boy Meets Girl
Leos Carax's brilliant feature debut follows the relationship of an aspiring filmmaker (Denis Lavant), who has...
The Leos Carax Collection - The Night Is Young
Leos Carax's second film confirmed his status as one of the most talented young French filmmakers of his gener...
The Leos Carax Collection - Pola X
Based on Herman Melville's 1852 novel Pierre: or the Ambiguities, filmmaker Leos Carax presents an ambitious t...
[BOY MEETS GIRL is] almost perfect... as darkly enchanting a debut as you could wish to see
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Pretentious?
I love Carax's Lovers of the Ninth Bridge, but I found this, his first film, boring, obscure and more than a little pretentious (eg what was the point of ... read more »
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typical foreign film
it began slowly & then it got itself confused and then after another 30mins of more complication, it got better; and just as it got better, it lost the plot... read more »
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typical foreign film
it begins slowly & then it got itself confused and then after another 30mins of more complication, it got better; and just as it got better, it lost the ... read more »
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But life's too short
Recently I rented 'Tokyo' a triptych of short films all centered around the odder side of life in the eponymous city. The strongest of the three films ... read more »
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