Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: John Hughes
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck
Running Time: 103 minutes



Ferris Bueller is the popular kid in school. Towards the end of his last school year before graduation, Bueller fakes an illness to spend the day with his girlfriend Sloane and his hypochondriac best friend Cameron going around Chicago to have fun. School principal  Rooney does not trust Bueller, who has a history of absenteeism, so he tries to catch him in the act of ditching class.

This film is a classic of my youth. They used to show it to us in school, which I never really understood. Maybe the powers-that-be wanted to pretend to be cool. This is a feel-good movie. The characters are fun, and you want them to have a good day off from school. The acting was really good and the movie-making work of John Hugues was also solid. Many scenes, such as the parade (which is kind of illogical for the afternoon of a non-holiday), the role call of Bueller, Bueller, and the car crash will remain in the memory of movie fans forever.
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