Lancemc
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But what are they all looking at?!?!?!
They're all pointing and laughing at Spielberg obviously.
But what are they all looking at?!?!?!
They're all pointing and laughing at Spielberg obviously.
I'm going through Truffaut's oeuvre (more or less chronologically, with a few exceptions) and I have really fallen in love with his films. Here is my ranking so far:
1. Jules and Jim
2. The 400 Blows
3. Stolen Kisses
4. Shoot the Piano Player
5. The Last Metro
6. The Wild Child
7. Fahrenheit 451 (although I really like the epilogue)
Next on will be Mississippi Mermaid and, if I find a copy somewhere, The Bride Wore Black. I've always been more of a Truffaut than Godard fan, and this little retrospective has only reinforced my admiration of his work. The only film that I didn't like is Fahrenheit, which still has a few moments that I enjoyed.
Bride Wore Black is great. I haven't seen The Last Metro or The Wild Child, but I love the three above it (our #1s are the same) and am equally so-so on 451. Stolen Kisses is my favorite of the Antoine Doinel series.
I've also seen his fourth film, The Soft Skin, which was good and quite different from the previous efforts, as well as Bed & Board (not as good as Stolen Kisses), and his final film Confidentially Yours, which I loved.
Day for Night is another one that people speak very highly of.
That's a gorgeous image. I'm trying to catch Uncle Boonmee at the NYFF as well. I'll also try to see Copie Conforme and Aurora, as well as the talk that Assayas will give.
Excellent. I hope you can. I'm only able to get up to the city for two nights during the festival (probably), so I'm just shooting to catch Uncle Boonmee, since none of the other films I want to see there are playing the same day or right next to it. Certified Copy is one of my most anticipated as well, along with Mysteries of Lisbon. Man you should really try to see that one if you can. The new Kelly Reichart film looks fantastic as well.
I'm going to do my best to see the Weerasethakul Q&A the morning of that Boonmee screening as well. Would be fantastic. And speaking of Assayas, have you seen Carlos yet?
Mysteries seems like such the more cinematic event though... and it's long as shit... and looks gorgeous. You should check out the making-of/trailer thing that's out there for it. Gorgeous stuff. Though I've also heard fantastic things about Angelica.
Kelly Reichart's a she by the way, and you should really check out her previous films, Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy if you haven't seen them. Very good.
Carlos is extremely hit or miss. I can't say I'd recommend it over a lot of the other stuff you could spend your money on at the festival, honestly. In three parts, the first part is absolutely exceptional, the first half of the second is nearly but not quite as strong, then it's just sharply downhill after that. A real shame by the end, but worth watching for the good parts.