faornelas
6Apr11
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My Night at Maud's: I like philosophical plays filled with talking, but why didn't I like this?
"Nos trajectoires ordinaires ne se rencontrant pas, c'est dans l'extraordinaire que se situent nos points d'intersection. Forcément!" http://youtu.be/Zj8auRxcFdY
Earlier found the hermetic spiel on Pascal as frill, but now I'm think it was the only fulfilling aspect. Don't people who sleep together ever talk about anything else but romance?
Rohmer here introduces us to a few characters who through their conversations and actions reveal various shades of their personality without being judgmental. The unfolding character sketches keep you hooked to the film right till the end, almost as if you were reading a book. A very unique and rewarding experience.
With all the excess stimuli im confronted with daily it feels like a therapy session to watch a movie that is all about beliefs and feelings. More of that stuff, less pop-ups.
for two hours of philosophical discussions between people trying not to admit they want to have sex with each other this was pretty damn good
"If you're really in love with one girl, you don't want to sleep with another."
I didn’t find this one appealing at all- very artificial. As far as dialogue, religion and cinematic contemplation are concerned, La Collectionneuse is much more subtle.
Just came back from a local retrospective screening this work and Claire's Knee. Sad that I won't have time to watch the rest of the films in the next two days. New respect for his work. And apologies for an immature young man who didn't "get" Claire's Knee when I first saw it 7 years ago ...
Intelligent and witty dialogue and an excellent look at morality in relationships. God bless you Rohmer.
The talk is in such excess, and I know it is the basic of the film (plot, structure, character), but I just feel like it isn't the most important thing, that somehow, there's something else here, much deeper. In a good way.