Other New Wave suggestions for P-C:
I would think either Godard's
Le Mépris (Contempt)
or maybe
Alphaville
would appeal. Another Truffaut you might be interested in is
La Mariée était en noir (The Bride Wore Black).
Personally, I like most of early Chabrol:
Le Beau Serge, Les Cousins,
and
Les Bonnes Femmes.
Directors on the periphery of this movement:
If you like technicolor singing or dancing, try Jacques Demy:
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
(singing) or
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
(dancing).
For film noir, either
Bob le flambeur
by Melville (who makes a cameo in
Breathless
as the famous author) or
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows)
by Louis Malle would be good choices.
I'm not sure if I should be a bit hurt or not.
I think Tep was just responding to my presumptive tone, which was just poor phrasing on my part.
I love all the people complaining that Hardy can't play Bane. And then going "Bronson? What's that??"
Oh, those noir ones look good. I think I'm good for now! Once I have my French New Wave Weekend, we'll see how I feel about doing more. Heh. I hope this makes me a better person.
I was just having a conversation last weekend or so about the next Batman villain, and the guy I was talking to said something about the Riddler, and I said I'd rather, with Nolan's tone in the movies, it be Bane, so Hardy's the cherry on top for me.
I just keep thinking of this 400 Blows.
I liked that more than the actual movie.
I'm not sure if I should be a bit hurt or not.
I think Tep was just responding to my presumptive tone, which was just poor phrasing on my part.
Wow. Daisy, all I meant was that I didn't get from your post what Hec did. Sorry.
Anne Hathaway totally has layers.
