Pascal Barneville

Movies

Casser la baraque : l'âge d'or du Blockbuster et courant souterrain
Producer
Nicolas Billon analyzes the success of American popular cinema at the end of the 20th century. Film critics, academics and directors discuss these films that made a mark on audiences in the 1980s and 1990s. "Jaws" was one of the pioneers, and Steven Spielberg later became the benchmark. These films, very diverse, have propelled their main actors, such as Tom Cruise or Arnold Scharzenegger, to the rank of stars. On the technical side, the sometimes abusive use of special effects underlines the technological mutation of cinema. This documentary rehabilitates a number of films sometimes despised by critics by placing them in a historical perspective.
Sans Velours
Associate Producer
A voice announces: «The story begins with a train ride. The main character returns to the city of his childhood for a day.» With his dog, Edouard is passing through Le Touquet, the northern French seaside resort where he grew up. There, he meets Giulia, his childhood sweetheart, who lived on the other side of the bridge, in the fishing village.