Art Contemporary Takes on the French Iconic Tragedy Bonjour Tristesse A quiet exhibition conveys a unique vision on the outsider’s place in American society. Jeffrey Grunthaner September 28, 2018 ...

A French literary classic, “Bonjour Tristesse” (translates as “Hello Sadness”) was a publishing sensation in 1954 with its wise beyond her years 18-year-old author Francoise Sagan.

Chew-Bose, who directed and wrote the screenplay for “Bonjour Tristesse,” has also been tapped to receive one of the festival’s filmmaker tribute awards at a fundraising gala on Sunday night.

"Bonjour Tristesse" is set in the present day but pulls from vintage aesthetics. It "exists out of time" and taps into a "classic Hollywood or classic French New Wave" sensibility, Sevigny said.

Though Bonjour Tristesse has also since been made a couple of times for French TV, this is the first major international film version since Preminger’s, and it is a gorgeous-looking, quite ...

But Chew-Bose’s approach eventually feels more clinical than revelatory. One can appreciate the effort behind this well-made “Bonjour Tristesse” without necessarily feeling its turmoil.

The lineup highlights first-time features and sophomore films from emerging international filmmakers, like "Bonjour Tristesse" director Durga Chew-Bose. The 2024 TIFF Discovery program has been ...

The fifteenth edition of the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest held its opening gala on Sunday and will run through August 3rd, ...

When Canadian writer Durga Chew-Bose was asked to pen a new film adaptation of Francoise Sagan's hit 1954 coming-of-age novel "Bonjour Tristesse," she jumped at the chance, even going beyond ...

“I really wanted to showcase that, you know, bring it back.” The fact that one of the main characters in “Bonjour Tristesse” is a fashion designer was the icing on the cake.

One can appreciate the effort behind this well-made “Bonjour Tristesse” without necessarily feeling its turmoil. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

With its cool, laconic language, "Bonjour Tristesse" caught the spirit of the 1950s -- and became an international best-seller, catapulting Sagan, who was herself a teenager when she wrote it ...