While Françoise Sagan’s novel and Preminger’s movie are about a young woman coming to terms with her own selfishness, ...

“Bonjour Tristesse” works best as a sustained mood, as an evocation of long summer days that might not actually exist outside ...

A remake of the 1958 Bonjour Tristesse , once again finds the setting on the Riviera. Bonjour Tristesse, which means “Hello ...

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But alongside their director, Sevigny and McInerny carefully remind us that fantasy and tragedy are interlinked. Chew-Bose’s ...

“Bonjour Tristesse” is set in the present day but pulls from vintage aesthetics. It “exists out of time” and taps into a ...

The first rule of making a film of Bonjour Tristesse is that it must look splendid, and if nothing else, Durga Chew-Bose’s adaptation achieves that. Gently updating Françoise Sagan’s generational 1954 ...

Set in the countryside of France during the summertime, “Bonjour Tristesse” follows the father-daughter duo of Cécile and ...

A French literary classic, “Bonjour Tristesse” (translates as “Hello Sadness”) was a publishing sensation in 1954 with its ...

The producers of this iconic adaptation on how they champion women directors, are extremely persistent and are great at ...

In her new film, “Bonjour Tristesse,” and in her writing, the director Durga Chew-Bose knows how to create an atmosphere. By Lindsay Gellman It was a Thursday night in early May, and Durga ...

Bonjour Tristesse isn’t a particularly enriching adaptation or entry into its genre, but it’s well-crafted and well-performed enough to be worth watching.