Ginette Vincendeau

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Reviews

The Goldman Case: arresting courtroom drama holds its own outside a French context

Based on a notorious real-life French court case, Cédric Kahn’s gripping film follows the 1975 high-profile murder trial of far-left militant Pierre Goldman.

By Ginette Vincendeau

The Goldman Case: arresting courtroom drama holds its own outside a French context

Obituaries

Alain Delon obituary: icily beautiful icon of French popular and arthouse cinema

By Ginette Vincendeau

Alain Delon obituary: icily beautiful icon of French popular and arthouse cinema

Obituaries

Jane Birkin obituary: British star who became a French pop culture sensation

By Ginette Vincendeau

Jane Birkin obituary: British star who became a French pop culture sensation

Reviews

Tori and Lokita: the Dardennes’ latest is a tragic tale of African child refugees in Belgium

By Ginette Vincendeau

Tori and Lokita: the Dardennes’ latest is a tragic tale of African child refugees in Belgium

Obituaries

Jean-Luc Godard obituary: a filmmaker of seismic impact and influence

By Ginette Vincendeau

Jean-Luc Godard obituary: a filmmaker of seismic impact and influence

Reviews

Anaïs in Love: a charming queer comedy

By Ginette Vincendeau

Anaïs in Love: a charming queer comedy

Obituaries

Jean-Louis Trintignant obituary: masterful French actor who brought a shy but sexy masculinity to the screen

By Ginette Vincendeau

Jean-Louis Trintignant obituary: masterful French actor who brought a shy but sexy masculinity to the screen

Obituaries

Michel Bouquet obituary: acting veteran with a line in despicable types for Chabrol and Truffaut

By Ginette Vincendeau

Michel Bouquet obituary: acting veteran with a line in despicable types for Chabrol and Truffaut

Obituaries

Jean-Paul Belmondo: the face of the New Wave, the body of popular cinema, 1933 to 2021

By Ginette Vincendeau

Jean-Paul Belmondo: the face of the New Wave, the body of popular cinema, 1933 to 2021

Reviews

Enormous makes ill-conceived comedy from nonconsensual pregnancy

By Ginette Vincendeau

Enormous makes ill-conceived comedy from nonconsensual pregnancy

Lists

Forgotten treasures of the multiplex

By Ryan Gilbey, Nick James and others

Forgotten treasures of the multiplex

Features

Danielle Darrieux obituary: from pre-war modernity to the epitome of Parisian chic

By Ginette Vincendeau

Danielle Darrieux obituary: from pre-war modernity to the epitome of Parisian chic

Reviews

Who You Think I Am review: Juliette Binoche fakes it for love

By Ginette Vincendeau

Who You Think I Am review: Juliette Binoche fakes it for love

Features

Stéphane Audran obituary: a new wave icon

By Ginette Vincendeau

Stéphane Audran obituary: a new wave icon

Features

Bernadette Lafont, 1938-2013

By Ginette Vincendeau

Bernadette Lafont, 1938-2013

Features

Emmanuelle Riva obituary: an actor formidable in love and loss

By Ginette Vincendeau

Emmanuelle Riva obituary: an actor formidable in love and loss

Features

Jeanne Moreau obituary: a cultured, sensual actress for whom cinema was “life itself”

By Ginette Vincendeau

Jeanne Moreau obituary: a cultured, sensual actress for whom cinema was “life itself”

Features

After Pialat: the young realists of 1990s French cinema

By Ginette Vincendeau

After Pialat: the young realists of 1990s French cinema

The Greatest Films of All Time

The great escape: what makes La Grande Illusion great

By Ginette Vincendeau

The great escape: what makes La Grande Illusion great

Features

Edith Scob obituary: an ethereal actress with a rich career in French art cinema

By Ginette Vincendeau

Edith Scob obituary: an ethereal actress with a rich career in French art cinema

Features

The essay film

By Ginette Vincendeau, Katy McGahan and others

The essay film

Features

How the French birthed film noir

By Ginette Vincendeau

How the French birthed film noir

Features

Seven facets of Agnès Varda

By Ginette Vincendeau, Catherine Wheatley and others

Seven facets of Agnès Varda

Features

A pantheon of one’s own: 25 female film critics worth celebrating

By Anne Billson, Mark Cousins and others

A pantheon of one’s own: 25 female film critics worth celebrating

Features

Mireille Darc obituary: blonde icon of 60s and 70s French cinema

By Ginette Vincendeau

Mireille Darc obituary: blonde icon of 60s and 70s French cinema

Reviews

Film of the week: The Fits explores the feints and bounds of girlhood

By Ginette Vincendeau

Film of the week: The Fits explores the feints and bounds of girlhood

Features

Michèle Morgan obituary: poetic realism’s fragile beauty

By Ginette Vincendeau

Michèle Morgan obituary: poetic realism’s fragile beauty

Features

A star is torn: Gérard Depardieu’s tax exile ‘outrage’

By Ginette Vincendeau

A star is torn: Gérard Depardieu’s tax exile ‘outrage’

Features

Women on Film: Critics’ inspirations

By Catherine Wheatley, Ginette Vincendeau and others

Women on Film: Critics’ inspirations

Reviews

Film of the week: The Measure of a Man

By Ginette Vincendeau

Film of the week: The Measure of a Man