Those who have seen Une chambre en ville the movie by Jacques Demy (1982) probably remember the creepy televisions shop run by the scary Edmond Leroyer (Michel Piccoli), jealous and crazy husband of the beautiful Edith (Dominique Sanda). As part of Le voyage à Nantes, artistic event held in Nantes from 15 June to 18…
Lola is a sort of abstract ballet movie whose the scene is the town of Nantes. The film is about wait and boredom, planned departures and expected returns . There are two world maps in the film, both of them related to the character Roland Cassard. Both are a bit mysterious and fully cinematic. Both…
A nice paper of Gerard Lefort in Liberation who invites us to visit the Nantes of Jacques Demy on the occasion of an exhibition in the town where the film director spent his childhood (French only, sorry. See also this post about the maps in Lola). Un joli papier de Gérard Lefort dans Libération qui…
(e)space & fiction 