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Post by svsg on Apr 3, 2009 14:53:49 GMT
I'll be checking out A woman is a woman and Les Carabiniers next, as they are available streaming on netflix.
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Post by Omar on Apr 3, 2009 14:59:02 GMT
svsg sighs too, but his eyes remain fixed  ;D |
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Post by Anasazie on Apr 3, 2009 16:29:57 GMT
Read all the external reviews linked to the Godard films on IMDB also SVSG, they might help too.
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Post by svsg on May 26, 2009 2:21:03 GMT
Breathless (zero stars) Pierrot le Fou  Les Carabiniers (zero stars) I did not follow your advice Anasazie and watched yet another movie with disastrous results I promise, to do justice to the beloved filmmaker of FCM, that I will read more about him before I watch his next movie. |
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Post by RNL on May 26, 2009 2:33:53 GMT
Godard gets a shrug from me, so don't worry too much about it. |
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Post by Kino on May 26, 2009 3:10:42 GMT
Breathless (zero stars) Pierrot le Fou Les Carabiniers (zero stars) I did not follow your advice Anasazie and watched yet another movie with disastrous results I promise, to do justice to the beloved filmmaker of FCM, that I will read more about him before I watch his next movie. I'm not a Godard fan, but I do think Pierrot and Carabiniers are two films that have a higher chance than his other earlier ones of not going over so well with you. I'd say My Life To Live is your best best. By subject matter, I'd say Contempt because of its portrayal of a marriage and artistic dilemmas (considering why you like Rublev and Puppetmaster so much), but some of its fans gather a lot of joy from its references/citations/allusions. I'd also say A Woman is a Woman, but you seem to not like light cinema so much. So My Life To Live and Contempt. Try those next. Actually, I think you'd like Contempt despite all the citations and references because I enjoyed the film despite a lot of that stuff going over my head, but the marriage and artistic dilemma stuff, I quite enjoyed. And Coutard is a genius. So Contempt then My Life To Live. If you don't like those, I don't see you liking any other Godards. |
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Post by svsg on Jul 4, 2009 23:52:17 GMT
Breathless (zero stars) Pierrot le Fou Les Carabiniers (zero stars) Weekend Kino, I'll check out Contempt some time, I had put this one in the queue long ago and I didn't bother to rearrange it. |
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Post by Kino on Jul 5, 2009 0:17:24 GMT
Breathless (zero stars) Pierrot le Fou Les Carabiniers (zero stars) Weekend Kino, I'll check out Contempt some time, I had put this one in the queue long ago and I didn't bother to rearrange it. I don't know why I bother anymore trying to recommend to you which titles and in what order to watch them. With that said, Contempt and perhaps A Married Woman and My Life To Live |
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Post by svsg on Jul 5, 2009 0:20:01 GMT
Your irritation is justified.
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Post by Kino on Jul 5, 2009 0:24:42 GMT
I was just playing, dude.
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Post by Kino on Jul 14, 2009 2:06:01 GMT
Actually, I think you'd like Contempt despite all the citations and references because I enjoyed the film despite a lot of that stuff going over my head, but the marriage and artistic dilemma stuff, I quite enjoyed. And Coutard is a genius. So Contempt then My Life To Live. If you don't like those, I don't see you liking any other Godards. Can't believe I forgot about In Praise of Love. Don't you guys think that's a Godard that SVSG might like, Capo, Michael, et al? Revised recommendations: 1) Contempt 2) In Praise of Love 3) A Married Woman 4) My Life to Live |
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Post by Michael on Jul 14, 2009 5:52:06 GMT
Don't you guys think that's a Godard that SVSG might like, Capo, Michael, et al? No. |
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Post by Capo on Jul 14, 2009 13:26:23 GMT
Love might be too abstract, but I'd never recommend against it. Contempt is the way forward.
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Post by svsg on Jul 14, 2009 15:07:59 GMT
Thanks Kino and both Michaels This is the only director (I think) I have persisted with this long. I would be pleasantly surprised if I start to like his movies at this point. |
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Post by Michael on Aug 23, 2009 18:20:36 GMT
I've been dying to see In Praise of Love again, but I forgot my DVD back in the US.  |
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Post by quentincompson on Aug 24, 2009 15:10:54 GMT
I have a desire to obsessively re-edit my directors lists but I don't see how I would have more accurate ratings through forgetting. Anyway, my monthly films lists are the only things I consider all that accurate, but I'm interested to rewatch a slew of certain, more subtextual directors films and see how my impressions of them have changed. With Godard in particular I could see myself being completely disenamored or enchanted all over again.
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Post by Omar on Nov 30, 2009 3:24:33 GMT
I watched "Two or Three Things I Know About Her" a few days ago, and cannot get it out of my mind. A documentary presentation, interconnected with various shots of modernization being thrown all over Paris, while Godard hides under a table somewhere, quickly speaking out against Capitalism in a hushed tone over beautifully framed shots with great use of (primary) colors. The dialogue as well as the narration is some of the most thought provoking stuff Godard has put out there. I am in awe, and cannot wait until the next time I view this film. My favorite of his work, though I still need to see his post 60s films.
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Post by Michael on Nov 30, 2009 15:01:52 GMT
I watched "Two or Three Things I Know About Her" a few days ago, and cannot get it out of my mind. A documentary presentation, interconnected with various shots of modernization being thrown all over Paris, while Godard hides under a table somewhere, quickly speaking out against Capitalism in a hushed tone over beautifully framed shots with great use of (primary) colors. The dialogue as well as the narration is some of the most thought provoking stuff Godard has put out there. I am in awe, and cannot wait until the next time I view this film. My favorite of his work, though I still need to see his post 60s films. Yeah man it's fucking incredible. |
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Post by jrod on Mar 4, 2010 5:51:21 GMT
been having a lot of fun with Godard lately. I started with Week End a couple years back and it certainley was NOT my thing. watched Breathless and My Life to Live shortly after, but still wasnt all that amazed. I liked them but didnt have the urge to keep going.
Recently though, I watched A Woman is a Woman (fucking hilarious), Tout va bien (fun...and that last tracking shot...fuuuuuucck), and Alphaville (just cool). Seen a couple other ones too.
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Post by Omar on Mar 4, 2010 15:06:37 GMT
Check out Pierrot le fou !!!
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