:: Stands staunchly by megan's side ::

I can't believe someone who worships Renoir as you do would not appreciate at least some Truffaut

Give me some more recommendations, then!

But I want an intervention if I ever mention curiosity about "Harvard Man"SMG or no. Promise?

I heard a hilarious thirdhand Toback story from one of my fellow Screengrab bloggers which was mostly about the lecherous Toback trying to impress his (the blogger's, I mean) ladyfriend despite appearing to all the world to be a homeless dude. Unfortunately, he refused to post the story, it being thirdhand and involving dialogue that was surely embellished.

Classics:
Baisers volés
Day for Night

Hitchcockian:
Vivement dimanche! (despite Fanny Ardant)
The Bride Wore Black

Wistful:
L’Argent de poche
L’Enfant sauvage

Wistful and Historical:
The Last Metro (Deneuve and Dépardieu!)

::sits back and waits for Hec to chime in::

DESPITE Fanny Ardant? Despite? You don't like Fanny Ardant?!

I adore Vivement Dimanche! for the Hitchcock homage and the awesome b/w photography (and Fanny Ardant.) It might be my favourite Truffaut, but I've only seen a few -- and I mostly wanted to smack his protagonists, so I may not be much of a Truffaut fan.

(L'Histoire d'Adele H -- most depressing film EVER.)

What about that film with the mother/son incest... wait, I think that's Louis Malle. I always mix these two up.

Yeah, Adele H is depressing, but so goooood.

I hate Fanny Ardant.

L'Histoire d'Adele H -- most depressing film EVER.

True, although Isabelle Adjani looking radiant is never a bad thing.

What about that film with the mother/son incest... wait, I think that's Louis Malle. I always mix these two up.

Malle. Murmur of the Heart.

ETA: The way she talks. Her lips. Everything.

Fanny Ardant was in Paris Je T'aime with Bob Hoskins--they were quite good together.

More Fanny Ardant for me! (Actually, I don't think I've seen too many of her movies -- Vivement Dimanche!, Sabrina, Elizabeth, and Ridicule, and that's about it. But I thought she was lovely and charming in all of them.)

Adele H. is beautifully made but made me want to slit my wrists at the end. Gah.

Malle's an interesting director. I loved his last film -- a no-costume adaptation of Uncle Vanya. I think I've seen that, Au Revoir Les Enfants, Murmur of the Heart, Damage, and Pretty Baby. I should track down some of his earlier films.

Thanks, Megan!

I've seen L'Histoire d'Adele H, too, now that y'all mention it. And Murmur of the Heart, which I liked pretty well despite the horror, the horror at the heart of the story.

I mostly wanted to smack his protagonists, so I may not be much of a Truffaut fan

That's a problem for me, too.

Malle's an interesting director.

I think so, too, although I haven't liked some of his films.