"I think it almost invents another genre."
Army of Shadows by Jean-Pierre Melville is also recommended by Christoph Hochhäusler, Park Chan-wook, Bertrand Blier, Claude Lelouch, Bruno Podalydès, Riad Sattouf,Serge Bromberg, Joanna Hogg, Dominik Moll, John Cameron Mitchell and Michael Haneke on LaCinetek.
Watch it on LaCinetek: https://www.lacinetek.com/fr-en/film/army-of-shadows-jean-pierre-melville-vod
On the occasion of the 2nd edition of the Rencontres du Cinéma Britannique d’Abbeville, here is a selection of films to complement the festival's program. The theme for 2025 is "United Territories", celebrating rural life, the countryside, and all landscapes far from the cities. Films from all eras, from every corner of England to Ireland, through Scotland. But also foreign landscapes filmed by British filmmakers. Strong emotions can also be found far from London. Travel with us.
His list of favorite films includes Evil Dead II by Sam Raimi, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure by Tim Burton and Up in Smoke by Lou Adler.