From: "Manuel Kalmanovitz G." <mk-AT-calle22.com>
Subject: RE: les films francaise
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:35:39 -0500


I disagree with Karena... I mostly find Truffaut too sweet. Except for The
400 Blows which is a beauty.

French films? Phew! Big topic... Other New Wave directors are great. I
specially like Eric Rohmer, but it's not for everybody's tastes. Most of his
films are very similar (with the exception of two historic films, Lancelot
du Lac and Madame O) and they are low key comedies about romantic
misunderstandings between French people. And they are VERY French.

Jacques Rivette is an absolute genius. Céline et Julie von en bateau is my
favorite all time film. It's as strange as a dream. Not because of its
images but because of its convoluted plotline. It's the closest I've come to
reaching an altered state of mind through film.

Jean Luc Godard is another genius. He's Swiss, not French, but he was also
part of that Nouvelle Vague so I'll include him here anyway... Breathless is
a classic. His most popular and accesible one probably is Le Mépris, with
Brigitte Bardot. Weekend is the best apocalyptic film I've ever seen.

As for more recent fare... Arnaud Desplechin's La Sentinelle is good. La
Haine, is quite stylish and dark.

Right now I can not recall anything else... I'm sure the names will come to
me as soon as I click the 'send' button.

Happy hunt,
Manuel
----- Original Message -----
From: Karena G <radchick7-AT-hotmail.com>
To: <film-theory-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: les films francaise


>
> old or new?
>
> old: Jules and Jim (or any truffaut, but this is my favorite)
> Rules of the Game
>
> newer:  Ma Vie en Rose
>
> karena
>
> >From: Lita Coucher <lita_coucher-AT-hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: film-theory-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
> >To: film-theory-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
> >Subject: les films francaise
> >Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 21:03:18 -0800
> >
> >     OK, so my french spelling is a bit off (so is my english...), but
i'd
> >love some reccomendations on good french films.  If my tastes in film
> >follow my taste in philosophy, i think france is the place to begin my
> >"englightenment."
> >
> >Also, we watched "Brazil" this weekend.  HELP.
> >
> >Jenna
>
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