This may be the best assessment of Jules et Jim that I've ever seen.
In your face, Andrew Sarris!
Good luck. Try not to kill people. Hands! Hands!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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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."
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.
Hayden - Jan 19, 2011 8:17:30 am PST #12911 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Merci.
Steph L. - Jan 19, 2011 8:18:45 am PST #12912 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Character details at the link
Uh. I am underwhelmed. Meh.
§ ita § - Jan 19, 2011 8:20:42 am PST #12913 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Who would you have picked instead?
I can't lie, I'm excited about Tom Hardy. But I suspect Anne can do a decent job.
Hmm. Now I realise I'd have wanted Morena Baccarin.
Polter-Cow - Jan 19, 2011 8:25:14 am PST #12914 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
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."
Hm. Also available streaming and added to the queue. I'm not sure whether I want to have some sort of French New Wave Weekend or space these out.
The much-loved Small Change is not available on Netflix. Ah well. I have enough to watch already.
Uh. I am underwhelmed. Meh.
Well, it's not really a surprise, although I was expecting Talia al-Ghul more.
Or do you not like Anne Hathaway (in general or specifically for the part)?
Hayden - Jan 19, 2011 8:27:54 am PST #12915 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I vote for French New Wave Weekend! You can top it all off with Godard's Weekend and then take to the hills with the anarchists!
Polter-Cow - Jan 19, 2011 8:28:27 am PST #12916 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I have this fear that I will hate them all and wonder why I like movies.
DavidS - Jan 19, 2011 8:32:16 am PST #12917 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have this fear that I will hate them all and wonder why I like movies.
I'd be surprised if you hated them all. They're not spinach. They're not conventional Hollywood movies either, though. They take their time, and they linger over ambiguities. They don't insist on American resolutions. Sex and romance don't inevitably lead to True Love. There's a much more varied emotional pallette. They're usually very charming. I can't imagine somebody watching Anna Karina in Band of Outsiders and not being at least a little bit taken with her. She's cool!
Gris - Jan 19, 2011 8:36:10 am PST #12918 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I like the Anne Hathaway casting. I think there is potential there.