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He has, like the two films he made just before Masques: Chicken with Vinegar and Inspector Lavardin. both perfect examples of Chabrol at his plodding worst, uninteresting visually, too many characters, and just inert for long stretches. Inspector Lavardin is a notch better than Chicken with Vinegar; despite Jean Rabier shooting both, Inspector Lavardin actually has some interesting camera work and inserts that elevate the typically dull proceedings. Better cast, too (Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Jean Poiret as IL). Although Chicken with Vinegar does have Stephane Audran and Michel Boquet, but they are woefully underused. Inspector Lavardin doesn't even show up in CWV until 45 minutes or so. The second film is just tighter, and it reminded me of Chabrol's second to last film, A Girl Cut in Two, and parts of it clearly presage Masques, which, again, is a much better film.
I look forward to being able to go through Chabrol's films again, I've seen 35 in the last year and the most acclaimed stretch, 68-72, is mostly a blur since I started with it.
― flappy bird, Monday, 15 June 2020 04:32 (three years ago) link
three weeks pass...
L'Enfer is horrifying. the English title, TORMENT, isn't nearly as good as its literal translation, Hell
― flappy bird, Sunday, 12 July 2020 05:56 (three years ago) link