Interesting - and gossipy - obit for Francois Weyergans, who made a documentary about Bresson and whose wife at the time later married Bresson and became his main collaborator:
https://www.sabzian.be/note/franรงois-weyergans-1941-2019?fbclid=IwAR2SpKhdd6s_68_kVLqhXQIMk1q3Z9eL6B80D8e_OBxIJuwGeU1xRbbQ7L8
― Ward Fowler, Monday, 10 June 2019 13:10 (four years ago) link
Greatest character in film history is Charles in The Devil Probably (1977). Just tools around Paris talking shit on everyone he meets between getting his fuck on and doing suicide attempts. Total legend.— ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ (@NickPinkerton) March 27, 2018
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 22:54 (four years ago) link
watched again tonight and it is true
― flappy bird, Thursday, 18 June 2020 07:01 (three years ago) link
Charles is like a couple of Parisians I've known
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 18 June 2020 07:23 (three years ago) link
indefinite integral of co-sign
― Soft Mutation Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 18 June 2020 11:00 (three years ago) link
This is old news but hasn't been mentioned here: Four Nights of a Dreamer came out in a decent transfer on Blu-Ray in Japan a few years back. Seems it is also on Amazon Prime in the USA (I don't live there so I can't check the quality). But it's nice that this film is out there and looking OK. It can't touch his greatest films, but it certainly should be seen by every Bresson head and the movie premiere scene is great and memorable.
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapรผk), Friday, 16 October 2020 02:48 (three years ago) link
I have Prime for two more days and no, it's not available in the US. :(
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Saturday, 17 October 2020 03:10 (three years ago) link
Destroy: Joan of Arc movie
โ Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto)
rong
― G. DโArcy Cheesewright (silby), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 08:07 (one year ago) link
Getting into Bresson has been the greatest outcome of watching more old movies at home during the pandemic. Went to LA in September on a few weeksโ notice specifically to watch six of them in the theatre courtesy of American Cinemateque. Country Priest in 35mm and Lancelot in a recent 4K were both incredible, first time seeing each of them. The man was right about acting.
― G. DโArcy Cheesewright (silby), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 08:11 (one year ago) link
Great to read about Bresson still working his magic on newcomers. I envy you.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 09:14 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QvvIpXrnCA
― buzza, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 09:57 (one year ago) link
โ G. DโArcy Cheesewright (silby)
I was, yeah.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 14:39 (one year ago) link
Showing Pickpocket to my enthusiastic students in October was one of my premier teaching experiences.
You have a premium-level student subscription level?
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 15:02 (one year ago) link
SubscriptioN?
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 15:13 (one year ago) link
Sorry. Was making a bad joke because you said โpremium experience.โ
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 15:15 (one year ago) link
FYI, Four Nights of a Dreamer is streaming right now at Le Cinรฉma Club.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Saturday, 24 December 2022 04:31 (one year ago) link