she’s like a flaneur
A woman is a flâneuse…..
It’s interesting that they would choose Cléo, but then again the new wave style would work really well for the stage.
Let’s broaden the topic, if you could direct a stage adaption of any film, which one would you choose.
…..multimedia confrontation with the cinema, combining drama, dance, video, and rapidly moving walls and sets to reproduce the unique properties of film.
I think Cleo is an excellent choice – the base of the narrative is very clichéd and would work good danced in a theater. The film had so many technical faults I first saw it as something that should be redone.
I love Cléo and consider it to be barely flawed, if flawed at all. However, I still think it’s a wonderful choice for the stage.
partial list:
neither lead worked for me – they put the female lead in flatter shoes when she met the guy. Harsh lighting – shooting EOD makes a difference even in B&W. Glaring continuity problem in the middle of the intersection
Not enough Michel Legrand music – you recognized him in the film.
Guy she meets pops out of nowhere – symbolic of love. Clichéd, he’s going off to war the next day.
In terms of drifting around the Champs Elysees, nothing will compare to what Malle did with Jeanne Moreau in Elevator to the Gallows – but hey, that was an entirely different film !
Still loved the film though !
Robert: I see most of the stuff you listed are technical problems. Personally I liked the imperfect production of it, but I can see why it might bug someone.
The ending redeemed all the technical stuff for me – it’s a really sweet film, unlike Varda’s other work I’ve seen.
What else have you seen? I like Vagabond as well.
Tobin.
Found this on Criterion’s site.
Any thoughts?
http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1248