French Film Search and Destroy

Resnais from 8th-10th june at the lumiere. No 'Muriel', it has the a screnning of nu-Resnais. Hoping to catch a cpl of these..

'mon oncle american' ftw

Just saw "Journal d'un cure de campagne." How did Bresson manage to cast Johnny Cash?

-- Frogman Henry, Saturday, 14 April 2007 16:32

Hahaha! I couldn't stop thinking the same thinking first time I watched it. And it was Johnny in his early speed-freak days, too! Spittin' image.

err, "thinking the same thing"...

will anyone ever release Malle's 'The Fire Within' (Feu Follet) on DVD? i consider my favorite movie i've never seen.

wait - it's already on DVD with English subs - part of the Louis Malle collection V.1 put out by Optimum earlier this year...

I just saw Mon Oncle for the first time a few weeks ago. What a treat.

the new Resnais is OK except for the script, ie Alan Ayckbourn.

No way am I seeing the new Bruno Dumont, but love the headline of Nathan Lee's bitchslap...

Just saw Army of Shadows -- the pace dawdles, but the last 30 minutes are pretty devastating.

"My American Uncle" ws one of the most intense cinematic experiences. I quite liked nu-Resnais even though I heard someone at the end hating on it--there is no neat, bright ending to it would you believe--comparing it to Mike Leigh :-(

(To be honest I can't remember what Mike Leigh's films are like)

The Lumiere are running a mini-season from one-time Resnais collaborator (and novelist) Alain Robbe-Grillet:

http://www.institut-francais.org.uk/SFC/index.php

Also really looking forward to Tavernier's "Clean Slate". Been wanting to see that Jim Thomspon adaptation for a while.

I really need to see Indigènes I think. It's on Canal Plus in the next couple of days but I'm back home now :(

Really looking forward to Lions Love next sunday. Always wanted to see one a Varda film.

Has anyone seen Terror's Advocate, the new Barbet Schroeder doc?

I highly recommend In the City of Sylvia, opening today in NYC ... a taste:

http://www.filmbrain.com/filmbrain/2008/12/test.html

I hate how "good looking" the two people at the bar are, but that's an amazing scene

well, the guy esp is a Byronic kinda archetype, but perhaps I was too smitten to mind...

Man, Olivier Assayas should lay off the techno thrillers; Boarding Gate significantly worse than the disposable demonlover.

I was thinking of starting a Philippe Garrel thread just for this (and cuz he deserves one) but for now this will have to do:

Is Garrel the 1st director do to a "radiohead" - ie. he's giving away for download one of his films:

http://www.jeromebonnetto.net/Philippepresentationlettre.htm

Wow! Thanx for this!

Finally saw Honore's Love Songs... just OK, mostly cuz the songs aren't so great. Much lusty footage of Louis Garrel tho.

Anyone seen Wild Grass (by Alain Resnais), which got the Cannes nom last year? Its finally getting a selected release over here.

Don't know if anything written on ILX has been as OTM as much as Ed's first line here.

I think you were just feeling a little hormonal 6 hours ago.

on way to Wild Grass if i can do it on 4 hrs' sleep.

falling asleep half way through wouldn't be the worst thing that could happen.

i have a french film from the new wave era which has been replaying in my head for ages and ages but i still dont know the name of it. i think it might have been a short? its about this guy in a trenchcoat and hat whos standing around in a par with a paper (i think) telling lies to girls to pick them up, which he does succesfully. i think he repeats this twice more throughout the film. can anyone ID it? i saw it so long ago but i frequently think of it. its pretty charming and funny.

Wild Grass was ok, quite funny towards the end, had a couple of the usualy very frenchy-fied tricks up its sleeve.

Looking forward to catching the NFT run of My Night with Maud next week.

I like it! Best Resnais film I've seen in 30 years.

titchy isn't that a Godard short?

Pretty sure it's this: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051102/

I like it! Best Resnais film I've seen in 30 years.

My American Uncle (1980) is better

that was the one I was thinking of re WG.