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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #640 on: September 12, 2010, 02:36:19 PM »
Can I get 5-6 Chabrol films that are a good introduction to his filmography for a marathon? I would like them to span his career as well, if possible. Thanks.

1. The Butcher (1970)
2. This Man Must Die (1969)
3. La Rupture (1970)
4. La Ceremonie (1995)
5. The Bridesmaid (2004)
6. Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)
7. Pleasure Party (1975)
8. The Unfaithful Wife (1969)


To me, a good mini-marathon for an intro would be: The Butcher, La Ceremonie, Les Bonnes Femmes, and The Bridesmaid or Pleasure Party.  All eight films are on Netflix.
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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #641 on: September 12, 2010, 02:42:37 PM »
Only Rivette and Godard left :(

And Resnais, Varda and Moullet.

Of that original Cahiers crowd, I mean.

And another Left Bank filmmaker-- Chris Marker.
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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #642 on: September 12, 2010, 03:28:01 PM »
I've never seen a Chabrol film (still watching Eric Rohmer films), but he's one of the talking heads in Henry Langois: Phantom of the Cinematheque (a wonderful documentary about a movie theatre that is now on Instant Netflix) and he seemed like a fun guy, the jolliest of the New Wavers.
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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #643 on: September 12, 2010, 03:30:35 PM »
I've only seen A Girl Cut in Two, which was good enough. Wrote about it here.

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« Reply #644 on: September 12, 2010, 04:16:53 PM »
I've never seen a Chabrol film (still watching Eric Rohmer films), but he's one of the talking heads in Henry Langois: Phantom of the Cinematheque (a wonderful documentary about a movie theatre that is now on Instant Netflix) and he seemed like a fun guy, the jolliest of the New Wavers.

Yeah, Chabrol does come across that way.  The humor in some of his films range from traditional to twisted.  Huppert cracks me up in La Ceremonie.  Langlois is one of the great heroes in cinema.

I've only seen A Girl Cut in Two, which was good enough. Wrote about it here.

Magimel is pretty funny in that one.
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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #646 on: September 22, 2010, 10:20:43 PM »
Jackie Burroughs passed on today.  Probably best known as Hetty King in the Canadian Television series Road to Avonlea, Burroughs performed in over 75 films, and was a brilliant stage actress.  I'm heading to Prince Edward Island on Saturday for about a weeks holiday.  I'll be releasing some flowers into the ocean in her honor.  Though I never met her, she was someone I had hoped to work with someday.  She was a brilliant actress and I miss her already.


This photo was taken by actress and Tool Girl, Mag Ruffman on the set of Road to Avonlea.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/breakingnews/jackie-burroughs-best-known-for-playing-hetty-king-on-road-to-avonlea-dies-103579939.html

in her honor, please check out this link, as I couldn't find a video of this exact thing on youtube.  Just let this opening video play.  Though its an ode to Prince Edward Island, its delivered by Burroughs and is incredibly beautiful.  Thanks.

http://avonlea.hu/intro
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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #647 on: September 24, 2010, 01:23:04 AM »
I read Satoshi Kon's farewell note today, after stumbling across it on my desktop. I saved it shortly after his passing, but didn't read it at the time (I think I knew that finding a nice quiet moment to read it would be best).

I don't think I could tell you the last time I openly wept as I did reading that note. Just trying to write about it is difficult. If you can find it, I strongly recommend reading it, provided you're prepared to be devastated. It's powerful in an astonishing way.

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« Reply #649 on: September 28, 2010, 10:33:35 AM »

 

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