From: Mari Paz <siouxsie2001-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: les films francaise
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 19:33:08 -0000


I suggest you try Luis Buuel french films. They're explendid.

Mary Paz.


>From: "Manuel Kalmanovitz G." <mk-AT-calle22.com>
>Reply-To: film-theory-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
>To: film-theory-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
>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. Cline 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 Mpris, 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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