Pascale Salkin Movies
- 1992
The multi-volumed Akermania consists of several early projects of avant-garde filmmaker Chantal Akerman. Volume one includes three titles. Saute Ma Ville (1968) is not only first on the bill, but also represents Akerman's very first directorial effort. Hotel Monterey (1972) is a remarkable chronicle of a once-resplendent New York hotel, fallen on hard times, and I'm Hungry, I'm Cold (aka J'ai faim, j'ai froid, 1984) originated as an episode of the omnibus feature Paris vu par...20 an apres. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1986
Fannie Cottencon stars as Lilli, beauty salon owner and uncrowned queen of the shopping mall where the film, in its entirety, takes place. Delphine Seyrig costars as a mall boutique owner, suddenly confronted with her wartime lover. Before we're quite aware of it, the film has become a New Age Romeo and Juliet, complete with out-of-nowhere songs. Through plotlines as twisted as a tributy of the Colorado river, Cottencon's salon and Seyrig's boutique symbolically merge. Golden Eighties is known in the US as Window Shopping; its title was changed to avoid confusion with an earlier Chantal Akerman effort Les Annees 80s, also known as The Golden Eighties. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Delphine Seyrig, Myriam Boyer, (more)
- 1986
This portrayal of the reunion of an estranged father and daughter is set against the backdrop of a theatrical production. The father Pierre (Michel Piccoli) is the artistic director of a theater, and when his daughter Manon (Sandrine Bonnaire) lets him know that she is coming to see him after a year's absence, Pierre decides to prepare for the meeting. He goes to the theater with his girlfriend Ariane (Sabine Azema) and has the actresses in his troupe act out different aspects of his daughter's character. Unfortunately, this is not adequate preparation, for when Manon does show up, nothing goes quite as he imagined. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sandrine Bonnaire, Michel Piccoli, (more)
- 1984
This anthology is comprised of six vignettes made by different Noveau Vague filmmakers. Each short film centers on a different aspect of Parisian life. The films and their directors include: J'ai Faim, J'ai Froid by Chantal Akerman; Place Clichy by Bernard Dubois; Rue Fontaine by Philippe Garrel; Rue Du Bac by Frederic Mitterand; Paris Plage by Vincent Nordon, and Canal Saint-Martin by Philippe Vernault. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Maria de Medeiros, Pascale Salkin, (more)
- 1983
All of the time and effort put forth to stage a musical is chronicled here in this bright and funny French outing. The story is set at a shopping mall where people audition for an upcoming show. Afterward, they are seen going through the grueling routines of learning the music and rehearsing. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
