Tag: Human Fragility

  • LE FEU FOLLET aka THE FIRE WITHIN

    LE FEU FOLLET aka THE FIRE WITHIN

    “Le Feu Follet,” aka “The Fire Within,” is a 1963 French drama directed by Louis Malle and based on the 1931 novel “Le Feu Follet” by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. The film is regarded as one of Malle’s finest films and a poignant exploration of depression, alienation, and existential despair. Set in Paris in the…

  • BLUE JEAN

    BLUE JEAN

    “Blue Jean” is the 2022 debut feature film by British director Georgia Oakley. The film is a poignant drama and quietly powerful character study set against the backdrop of Thatcher-era Britain in the late 1980s. The film explores themes of identity, secrecy, and resistance in a time of political oppression and widespread homophobia, particularly focusing…

  • THE WHALE

    THE WHALE

    ‘The Whale,’ released in 2022, is a psychological drama Directed by Darren Aronofsky. It is a profoundly intimate, emotionally raw character study about Charlie (played by Brandan Fraser), a 600-pound reclusive English professor who teaches college writing courses online with his camera off, ashamed of his appearance. Living alone in a small, dim Idaho apartment,…