don't think his films are pretentious but they are on the surface inscrutable
― Dan S, Friday, November 8, 2019 9:57 PM
Really? His films mean what they say.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 9 November 2019 03:34 (four years ago) link
I think I mean that he doesn't bother to explain anything, you have to make your own interpretation
― Dan S, Saturday, 9 November 2019 03:38 (four years ago) link
Martin's review of L'Argent and Bresson is good I think
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4719-l-argent-the-weight-of-the-world
― Dan S, Saturday, 9 November 2019 03:54 (four years ago) link
Balthazar is a captivating character, but Au Hasard Balthazar as a film is hard for me to grasp
― Dan S, Saturday, 14 December 2019 00:11 (four years ago) link
most of his stuff could not be called easy to grasp
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 14 December 2019 01:03 (four years ago) link
The story focuses on the fate of Balthazar, but there is a lot of incidental nihilism in the events he witnesses
― Dan S, Saturday, 14 December 2019 01:14 (four years ago) link
Mari’s “no tenderness, no heart, no feelings” masochism is really heartbreaking, in that sense the film elicits empathy, it's the component of the story that means the most to me
― Dan S, Saturday, 14 December 2019 02:09 (four years ago) link
I guess there is a lot to think about with it
― Dan S, Saturday, 14 December 2019 02:19 (four years ago) link
― Lidsville U.K. (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 14 December 2019 03:11 (four years ago) link
lol nvm The Devil Probably is a nonpareil masterpiece
― flappy bird, Friday, 7 August 2020 07:07 (three years ago) link