Why not a deep dive French new wave marathon? I’m thinking Bob le Flambeur, Claude Chabrol, Julie and Celine go boating, to start. After seeing Nouvelle Vague, and currently reading Everything is Cinema, Richard Brody’s giant book on Godard. I vote Godard deep dive. You gotta discuss Contempt, Pierrot le Fou, and my favorite Godards of this era, Alphaville and Week End, which is batshit. I haven’t seen post 60s Godard but some of those could be worth visiting, especially his final film.
Jon Demske - 3 years ago
Rohmer! Im begging you! His type of storytelling is sorely missed in the modern landscape of always having something to say and saying it loud.
Shorts like The Bakery Girl of Monceau or less reknowned works like Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle are deft yet poignant as his more famous works. And the fact that he isnt officially “New Wave” is even more of a reason to highlight him: he’s an era-orphan, neither this nor that, and for that reason often gets disregarded when it comes to auteur appreciation.
Why not a deep dive French new wave marathon? I’m thinking Bob le Flambeur, Claude Chabrol, Julie and Celine go boating, to start. After seeing Nouvelle Vague, and currently reading Everything is Cinema, Richard Brody’s giant book on Godard. I vote Godard deep dive. You gotta discuss Contempt, Pierrot le Fou, and my favorite Godards of this era, Alphaville and Week End, which is batshit. I haven’t seen post 60s Godard but some of those could be worth visiting, especially his final film.
Rohmer! Im begging you! His type of storytelling is sorely missed in the modern landscape of always having something to say and saying it loud.
Shorts like The Bakery Girl of Monceau or less reknowned works like Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle are deft yet poignant as his more famous works. And the fact that he isnt officially “New Wave” is even more of a reason to highlight him: he’s an era-orphan, neither this nor that, and for that reason often gets disregarded when it comes to auteur appreciation.