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Post by Michael on Oct 25, 2008 2:57:26 GMT
1. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) *****
Truly incredible film.
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Post by svsg on Oct 25, 2008 3:22:34 GMT
I still keep thinking about Muriel and Last year at Marienbad. And very little about Hiroshima Mon Amour. In retrospect, the first two should get 4 stars in my book. If I watch any of those for the second time, they will most likely reach my all time top 3 immediately. And maybe even #1 for LYAM. My most favorite director, I guess. I need to watch more of his stuff. I read about his first English movie called Providence (not available on netflix), I just can't wait to watch it.
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Post by quentincompson on Oct 26, 2008 21:14:09 GMT
1.Last Year At Marienbad 10/10
2.Hiroshima mon amour 9.5/10
3.La guerre este finie 9/10
4.My American Uncle 9/10
5.Night and Fog 9/10
6.Muriel 6/10
7.Providence 6/10
8.Stavisky 5/10
Been avoiding post American Uncle stuff for a while but might check it out some day.
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Post by svsg on Oct 27, 2008 0:57:54 GMT
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Post by pimppanda on Oct 28, 2008 2:10:35 GMT
1. Muriel
2. Last Year at Marienbad
3. My American Uncle
4. Melo
5. Hiroshima mon amour
6. Night and Fog
7. Stavisky
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Post by Anasazie on Nov 2, 2008 0:34:36 GMT
Need to see more.
Features:
1. Hiroshima mon amour (1959) [blue]9.5/10[/blue]
2. L'Année dernière à Marienbad (1961) [blue]9/10[/blue]
3. Muriel (1963) [blue]7/10[/blue]
4. Mon oncle d’Amerique (1980) 7/10
5. Stavisky... (1974) - [blue]5/10[/blue]
6. Not on the Lips (2003) [blue]4/10[/blue]
7. Coeurs (2006) [blue]4/10[/blue]
Shorts:
1. Night & Fog (1955) [blue]9/10[/blue]
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Post by Blib on Nov 21, 2008 6:30:49 GMT
svsg has been doing research and has been telling me everytime Last Year at Marienbad is playing here in the Bay Area so that I can go see it. Thanks to his enthusiasm I just purchased tickets to go see it on December 7th. My girlfriend and I are going to make a day out of it in San Francisco with the movie being the highlight. I can't wait  |
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Post by Kino on Mar 17, 2009 5:03:32 GMT
Criterion's releasing Marienbad (also in Blu-Ray) in June. Looks like a nice set of extras. Can't wait to see the transfer.
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Post by svsg on Mar 17, 2009 14:42:07 GMT
I might probably buy a blu-ray player for this ;D
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Post by svsg on Mar 17, 2009 14:43:51 GMT
QC, I don't know if you saw my request for a review of Providence above. Even if you can write a brief one, that will be appreciated  |
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Post by quentincompson on Mar 17, 2009 22:12:37 GMT
Sorry not much for reviewing average films, and I haven't seen it in a while
The first 2/3 are muttled, overly silly occurrences which are supposed to be part of an old man's creative process. It's just not as clever or abstract as his earlier work, it's also a bit vulgar and lacks any humorous relief. The ending is more austere and realistic, and pieces the films together pretty nicely. There's one really well done shot where the camera does a 360. It's all right but there's a lot of stuff I don't really care for, hence the 6.
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Post by quentincompson on Mar 17, 2009 22:14:30 GMT
Criterion's releasing Marienbad (also in Blu-Ray) in June. Looks like a nice set of extras. Can't wait to see the transfer. I remember the VHS copy being about the best I've ever seen for a 60's European black and white, but obviously I look forward to this release and revisting one of my all time favs. |
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Post by theundergroundman on Mar 17, 2009 23:12:46 GMT
Features:
1. Last Year at Marienbad (1961) - 10/10
2. Hiroshima mon amour (1959) - 9/10
3. My American Uncle (1980) - [blue]8/10[/blue]
4. Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968) - [blue]8/10[/blue]
5. Muriel (1963) - 7/10
6. Melo (1986) - [blue]7/10[/blue]
Shorts:
1. Night and Fog (1955) - 9.5/10
2. All the World's Memory (1956) - 8/10
3. Statues Also Die (1953, co-directed with Chris Marker) - [blue]7.5/10[/blue]
4. Guernica (1950, co-directed with Robert Hessens) - [blue]6/10[/blue]5
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Post by Capo on Mar 18, 2009 9:55:01 GMT
1. Last Year at Marienbad (1960) *****
2. All the World's Memory (1956) *****
3. Hiroshima mon amour (1959) *****
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Post by svsg on Mar 18, 2009 14:41:29 GMT
Capo, please watch Muriel soon.
How recent is your memory of LYAM?
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Post by Capo on Mar 18, 2009 14:53:18 GMT
Not very. I've only seen it once.
I watched Hiroshima from a "trauma theory" angle at 9 in the morning. Loved the opening documentary opening, with the voice-over contradicting (outright denying, actually) the very images we're seeing; thereafter, everything just felt like a contrived set-up used to have this character say this and this character say that. Nothing wrong with that as a formal premise, but I don't think it was done particularly well. Like I said, though, the classroom setting and the time of day I watched it may have had a huge impact.
You need to see Shoah. It's the best film I've seen this year. (EDIT: Best thing I've seen since The Wire.)
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Post by svsg on Mar 18, 2009 18:00:37 GMT
Can you provide an IMDB link for Shoah? I get some 1985 movie when I search, not sure if it is the same you are talking about.
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Capo
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Post by Capo on Mar 18, 2009 18:07:54 GMT
Yeah, Lanzmann's nine-and-a-half hour documentary. It's right up your alley.
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Post by svsg on Jun 22, 2009 18:55:27 GMT
Anyone heard anything about "Wild Grass" or L'incident? It competed for Palm dor at Cannes, but I don't see much written about it otherwise. In other news, I am getting LYAM DVD for my birthday! Can't wait to watch the restored version |
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Post by svsg on Jul 6, 2009 4:03:09 GMT
Fresh Ratings Last Year At Marienbad  Hiroshima Mon Amour  Guerre est finie, La  Night and fog Muriel Toute la mémoire du monde Le chant du Styrène |
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