Tag: Arnaud Desplechin

DVD Pick: ‘My Golden Days’ Captures Everlasting Love With Wistful Flair

  I looked over my initial review of My Golden Days, and though I did love the movie, I was a bit down on the film's final moments. Having re-watched the final act, I've completely changed my mind - the climax completely works!! Director Arnaud Desplechin's ambitious approach to his narrative, which centers on the … Continue reading DVD Pick: ‘My Golden Days’ Captures Everlasting Love With Wistful Flair

‘My Golden Days’ A Heartbreaking Evocation Of First Love

  My Golden Days centers a nostalgic and restless man who's constantly in flux. Paul Dédalus (Mathieu Almaric) is an anthropologist who, while getting ready to leave Tajikistan for Paris, is spending his final moments with a lover. Now middle-aged, Paul is blissfully aware that parting is just a necessary component to life, and that … Continue reading ‘My Golden Days’ A Heartbreaking Evocation Of First Love