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Mal: Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoe? Zoe: Had a kind poetry to it, sir.
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DavidS - Aug 27, 2008 8:30:28 am PDT #7938 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Atropa - Aug 27, 2008 8:45:03 am PDT #7939 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
it was a romantic comedy about baseball? Really?
This is why I haven't bothered to watch it. I can be pretty much assured that it Isn't My Sort Of Movie.
Fight Club, on the other hand? I think is all sorts of fun.
megan walker - Aug 27, 2008 8:46:41 am PDT #7940 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I loved this movie as a kid. Need to add to my Netflix queue!
I know. My account is on hold right now but I can't wait for it to start back up in September.
Except Marienbad is apparently not available. Seriously? Is there a new version coming out or something? I would have thought it was already Criterion.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 27, 2008 8:49:52 am PDT #7941 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Except Marienbad is apparently not available. Seriously? Is there a new version coming out or something? I would have thought it was already Criterion.
No, Criterion never did it. There was a DVD, but it's long out of print. They had a new print making the rounds last year (and I missed it, CURSES!), so I'm hoping there WILL be a new version soon, Criterion or otherwise.
megan walker - Aug 27, 2008 8:53:00 am PDT #7942 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I've only seen bits and pieces, which is why I'm not sure about the Mad Men thing. It's really pathetic, especially since I had Robbe-Grillet as a professor in grad school.
Connie Neil - Aug 27, 2008 9:00:07 am PDT #7943 of 10000
brillig
I like "Necessary Roughness".
"You must learn to show respect!" And the referee using the correct names for the kung fu moves.
Hayden - Aug 27, 2008 9:01:00 am PDT #7944 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
The theory on House Next Door was that the film was La Tour de Nesle by Abel Gance. Having seen neither, I have no theories, myself.
megan walker - Aug 27, 2008 9:04:44 am PDT #7945 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The theory on House Next Door was that the film was La Tour de Nesle by Abel Gance. Having seen neither, I have no theories, myself.
Hmm, haven't seen it, but I have a bizarre fascination with stories about the Tour de Nesle, which I discovered while teaching about Paris in the Middle Ages.
Besides, you know if Alexandre Dumas (père, natch) wrote about it, it's got to be good.
megan walker - Aug 27, 2008 9:10:44 am PDT #7946 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The theory on House Next Door was that the film was La Tour de Nesle by Abel Gance. Having seen neither, I have no theories, myself.
Well, if this (from the IMDB description) is true:
The last lines of the movie are François Villon's immortal lines from his poem "ballade des dames du temps jadis"(second half of the fifteenth century).
Then they are probably right. That matches what I heard (having also taught Villon in my Paris course) in the clip Don was watching.
The style and time frame is what led me to think it was Marienbad.
Hayden - Aug 27, 2008 9:18:08 am PDT #7947 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
All I know is that you're my favorite French cinema professor, and I'm still working through some of the more well-known highbrow French flicks. So, once you work it out, I'm going to take your word.