I love 400 Blows and am with megan in not getting Jules et Jim.
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
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Sue - Jan 19, 2011 7:39:27 am PST #12901 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Scrappy - Jan 19, 2011 7:46:05 am PST #12902 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I love Day for Night, although it's a not a "big" film, just a souffle. So delicious, though. Also Small Change. And I adored and was totally broken by The Story of Adele H, although I haven't seen it since it came out.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 19, 2011 7:50:43 am PST #12903 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I saw Small Change at a relatively young age (11 or 12) and it was definitely a gateway drug for subtitled movies with me. I really need to see it again, because I'm pretty sure I haven't seen it since (though some parts of it stick in my memory very clearly).
I think I might have gone to see it because I knew Truffaut from CE3K and his Hitchcock book.
Vonnie K - Jan 19, 2011 7:54:37 am PST #12904 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
And I adored and was totally broken by The Story of Adele H, although I haven't seen it since it came out.
That was my first Truffaut. It kinda destroyed my soul, even though it was so beautifully made. Haven't rewatched it since either. I watched a few more Truffaut films since but none has left as deep an impression.
I do have a lasting fondness for his last film, Vivement Dimanche!, even though I think it's considered a lesser work.
DavidS - Jan 19, 2011 8:00:18 am PST #12905 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm also a fan of Small Change which I discovered in college.
Jules and Jim really spoke to its era and created an iconic image of sexual liberation and one of the earlier instances of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl. After several revolutions in feminism, sexuality and therapy, however, it all looks unhealthy and even a bit old fashioned, sexist and dumbass.
§ ita § - Jan 19, 2011 8:03:58 am PST #12906 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Anne Hathaway cast in Dark Knight Rises. Character details at the link, though it's not like they'll stay unknown for long.
megan walker - Jan 19, 2011 8:11:01 am PST #12907 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
it all looks unhealthy and even a bit old fashioned, sexist and dumbass.
This may be the best assessment of Jules et Jim that I've ever seen.
Hayden - Jan 19, 2011 8:14:27 am PST #12908 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I also hate Jules et Jim. P-C, another French New Wave flick you might like is Cleo From 5 To 7, which is kind of a feminist take on the frequently used plot of "movie-besotted beautiful young people kill time stylishly."
DavidS - Jan 19, 2011 8:14:46 am PST #12909 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
This may be the best assessment of Jules et Jim that I've ever seen.
In your face, Andrew Sarris!
DavidS - Jan 19, 2011 8:15:50 am PST #12910 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
the frequently used plot of "movie-besotted beautiful young people kill time stylishly."
An excellent description of both Antonioni and Last Year at Marienbad.