Caught up in the political revolution sweeping france in the early 1970s, fernando stefano accorsi and marie julie depardieu reject the comforts of their. Julie gavrass firstclass directorial debut is an acutely comic film. This movie is in french which i understand a little and i have been there so that adds to the. It is told from the perspective of a 9 year old girl and delves into how it. Blame it on fidel is a 2006 frenchitalian drama film directed by julie gavras. A smart little girls bourgeois certainties are subjected to the upheaval of her parents abrupt political activism in blame it on fidel. Julie gavras surprising blame it on fidel, presented in the extra section of. Blame it on fidel, draws on an autobiographical novel by domitilla calamai, and presumably on her own. Blame it on fidel, blame it on fidel whose fault is it anyway a 9yearold girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 197071 paris. Gavras adaptation of domitilla calamais novel blame it on fidel. Caught up in the political revolution sweeping france in the early 1970s, fernando stefano accorsi and marie julie depardieu reject the comforts of. An extraordinary french drama about the reactions of a conservative nineyear old girl to the radical politics brought into her life by her parents. Wonderfully engaging look at 197071 from a childs p.
This movie is in french which i understand a little and i have been there so that adds to the enjoyment for me. Julie gavras wonderful film blame it on fidel is a deeply political movie that sidesteps strident polemics by viewing the ideological conflicts within a french spanish family through the eyes. Young actress nina kervel makes her debut in this french film set in 1970. The highlight of blame it on fidel is an extraordinary performance from young girl nina kervelbey as the nineyearold anna caught up in the whirlwind of her parents leftist political activities. The film stars nina kervelbey, julie depardieu, and stefano accorsi. Blame it on fidel 2006 julie gavras, nina kervelbey, julie depardieu, stefano accorsi, drama, history. Blame it on fidel is a charming comedy of manners, class, and politics, elevated by a remarkable performance from lead child actor nina kervel. The screenplay, written by gavras, is based on domitilla calamais italian novel of the same name. Two immensely pleasing french films look back with neither anger nor nostalgia to some critical events of the 1970s and 1980s. Blame it on fidel is a 2007 french drama, set in the 1960s, directed by julie gavras, the daughter of z director costagavras. Kervel plays anna, a nineyearold girl whose normal life is thrown into chaos by the arrival of her communist relatives. Julie gavras surprising blame it on fidel, presented in the extra section of the romefilmfest, is a wonderful, allfemale debut. The fiercely logical anna lives a comfortable life in early 1970s spain with her french journalist mother and spanish lawyer father, until her life.
French director julie gavras neatly sidesteps the cliches of 70s. Pages in category french historical films the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 253 total. Blame it on fidel is a historical drama about a family of political activists in paris in the 1970s. The film tells the story of a privileged nine year old named anna, who lives in a huge house with her middle class parents and younger brother. By the way just because i watched the two in a row. Blame it on fidel, blame it on fidel whose fault is it anyway a 9yearold girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in. Julie gavrass wonderful film, blame it on fidel, is a deeply political movie that sidesteps strident polemics by viewing the ideological conflicts within a french spanish family through. Frenchukbelgian coproduction, the director of acclaimed film blame it on fidel. Jule gavrass blame it on fidel gavras has made a movie thats too complicated to let anna fully win the day, and the films trajectory makes room for moments of. An extraordinary french drama about the reactions of a conservative nineyear old girl to the radical politics brought. To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images blame it on fidel. The screenplay, written by gavras, is based on domitilla calamais italian novel of. Kervel plays anna, a nineyearold girl whose normal life is thrown into chaos. Closed until further notice contact me by email or phone for services that do not need to be in person.
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