The cinema thread

[Faust]

I saw Hunger last night... a really fantastic film unquestionably deserving of the cache of awards it picked up. Beautifully shot.

Earlier in the week I went to see a film called Vice at a mini Russian film festival which was running, It wasn't terrible, but just seemed to be trying too hard to fit into a familiar, American style, storyline.

I also found a copy of Dark City in my housemates room and loved it

Russian cinema is dead. Dark City is awesome.

[D_S]

Just saw Righteous Kill. It did not live up to the hype.

[D_S]

And anyway, who ever said photography was the truth? Cinema could be a bias, manipulative misrepresentation 24 time a second.

(dont be a smart ass and say Jean-Luc Godard)

[Diego]

Vibroboy by Kounen

Dumplings by Chan
Piano tuner of earthquakes by brothers Quay (someone stole my institute benjamenta )

[BECOMING-INTENSE]

A Bout De Souffle dir. Jean Luc Godard(1959)

One of these film I'll come back to again and again ...

[Raw Edge]

Agreed. Do you like pierrot or masculin/feminin as much?

[Faust]

FYI, for those of you who have Blu-Ray, Dark City director's cut is out. Just stuck it on top of my Netflix cue.

[BECOMING-INTENSE]

Agreed. Do you like pierrot or masculin/feminin as much?

i think what draws me particularly to A Bout De Souffle and
Pierrot Le Fou is they are occupied by these charming moving
characters who are hardly concerned by the events which
happened, and experience and act out of obscure events which
are poorly linked as the portion of the any-space-whatever that
they traverse.

Much in line in some of the works of Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette
and Truffaut ...

[Fade to Black]

Much in line in some of the works of Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette
and Truffaut ...

unfortunately i am not yet acquainted with this corner of cinema, but just a quick read of those names and man, the way those names SOUND...you can tell they're auteurs without even having to watch their movies.

[Fuuma]

unfortunately i am not yet acquainted with this corner of cinema, but just a quick read of those names and man, the way those names SOUND...you can tell they're auteurs without even having to watch their movies.

Well they put forward "auteur" theory so that'd be fitting to look at them through the prism they've created. Not sure I agree that Rivette characters have much in common with Godardian ones though, it's hard to neatly cut the Godard knot and have it fit neatly enough to compare it to other filmaker's body of work.

[Faust]

Watched La Vie en Rose yesterday. A+

[BECOMING-INTENSE]

Well they put forward "auteur" theory so that'd be fitting to look at them through the prism they've created. Not sure I agree that Rivette characters have much in common with Godardian ones though, it's hard to neatly cut the Godard knot and have it fit neatly enough to compare it to other filmaker's body of work.

Try Paris Nous Appartient and L'Armour Fou,
it might become clearer ...

I haven't seen La Vie En Rose yet, so I really should
see it ...

[D_S]

Just sitting down to The Visitor with a couple of bottles of La Fin Du Monde. If any good it will of course require a revisit to The Station Agent.

[Faust]

Watched 24 Hour Party People. It was Ok.

[mass]

hunger is probably my most anticipated film of the year... can't wait.

also finally got around to watching the confidential report (for lack of a better term) version of mr arkadin... still loved it.