10. The Lord of the Rings triology
9. Baby Genuises
8. Showgirls
7. The Matrix Reloaded
6. Pirates of the Caribbean
5. Bless the Child
4. A Night at the Roxbury
3. The Day After Tomorrow
2. The War of the Worlds (2005)
1. City of Angels
1. Les quatre cents coups (1958)
2. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
3. Jules et Jim (1961)
4. The Man who Fell to Earth (1976)
5. Plein soleil (1960)
6. The Godfather (1972)
7. The Godfather part II (1974)
8. If… (1968)
9. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
10. La dentellière (1977)
11. Gone with the Wind (1939)
12. The Deer Hunter (1978)
13. Il gattopardo (1963)
14. 2001 : a Space Odyssey (1968)
15. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
16. Le samouraï (1967)
17. Persona (1966)
18. Modern Times (1936)
19. Some Like It Hot (1959)
20. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
21. Blade Runner (1982)
22. Z (1969)
23. Don’t Look Now (1973)
24. Cléo de 5 à 7 (1961)
25. Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966)
26. Morte a Venezia (1971)
The first 3 are in no order really as I love them equally:
1 – Ziggy Stardust
2 – Alladin Sane
3 – The man who sold the world
4- Space Oddity
6- Hunky Dory
7- Diamond Dogs
8- Low
9- David Bowie (recorded in 67’)
10. Station to station
I love a lot of David Bowie’s older songs (pre-Ziggy/Hunky Dory) like “Silly Boy Blue”, “Little Bombardier”, “There is a Happy Land” that are from 66’-68’. These three songs I would place as his greatest. But from that era, some of his songs were kind of silly like “We are hungry me” or “Uncle Arthur” but are still really fun. I find that he was most consitent in the early 70s with the “Spiders”. His work in the late 70s with Brian Eno I find intersting but less melodic.
“Don’t look now” and “Rosemary’s baby” are excellent choices! I would add as well:
“Invasion of the bodysnatchers” (1978)
“Dracula” (1931)
“Frankenstein” (1931)
“Vampyr” (1932)
“The witches” -for children
“The exorcist” (1973)
“An American werewolf in London”
“The Blair witch project”
“The Thing” (1982)
“Dance of the vampires” – it’s funny though
I want to see Philippe Garrel’s movies; especially “La cicatrice interieure” and “Le berceau de cristal”. I also want to see some Andy Warhol movies and some early twentieth century experimental films. I also want to see Fellini’s “Roma”. I’ve read the screenplay of Roma and now I want to see the film.
I hated “The Shawshank redemption” and the whole “Lord of the rings” triology. I also hated “Titanic,” "the whole “Star Wars” saga, “Die Hard,” “Batman Begins,” “THX 1138,” “Goodfellas,” “Patton,” “Se7en,” “Back to the future,” “Unforgiven,” “Fargo,” “V for Vendetta,” “Three kings,” “From here to eternity,” "The sweet smell of success, " “The English pateint,” “Leaving Las Vegas,” “Gangs of New York,” “Moulin Rouge,” ’Interview with the vampire," “Shakespear in love,” “Pretty woman,” “Beetlejuice” and “The talented mr. Riplley” (an unfortunate re-make of the wonderful “Plein soleil”).
“Les hautes solitudes” by Philippe Garrel. I have a hard time with ratings, but I’d say 4/5 stars. Stylistically and tonally, it reminds me of Bergman’s “Persona,” but with more freedom for interpretation.
1. David Bowie
2. The Beatles
3. Nico
4. Blondie
5. Joy Division
6. The Rolling Stones
7. Bob Dylan
8. Arcade Fire
9. Metric
10. The Clash
11. The Velvet Underground
I usually despise remakes, but there is a notable exception for me; the excellent 1978 version of “Invasion of the bodysnatchers” with Donald Sutherland.
Here’s one which I can no longer stand at all: when the wife becomes reproachful and angry at her husband because he is obsessed with his carreer and doesn’t spend much time with her anymore. What I hate the most is that in those instances, the husband is systematically portrayed as the faulty one. I also hate when children are brought into the mix; it becomes unbearably corny. What I also hate is how a character’s strange, gloomy or depressed behaviour always needs to be explained and seems to always have a “physcial” explanation (for example, a character is gloomy all the time because he can’t get over his wife’s death, etc).
The Auteurs has allowed me to watch two films that I really wanted to see but could not find anywhere, and it has allowed me to read interesting posts and reviews. Also, I find that on this website, most people have seen lots of the movies that I have seen and take cinema more seriously (unlike in IMDB).
I started watching films since I was very very young, maybe two years old! My parents are HUGE cinephiles and have showed me tons of VHS-recorded films including some very obscure films that I would have never had the chance to see otherwise. I also saw a lot of great films on television (that they don’t play no more) as a child and I was absolutely fascinated by the medium. I became very serious about cinema in my teen years.
I think the main problem is that characters should be regarded more on the basis of their individuality rather than on the basis of their sex. It is unfair to divide the world in two and say “he is a man (or she is a woman) therefore his or her attitudes and behaviours must fit in this particular range.” I don’t believe that there is much difference in male and female psychology; the difference mainly lies in the way that each is viewed and treated (which is based on the physical qualities of each). A woman can be just as dominant and independent as a man and a man can be weak and dependent as much as a woman (of course, I mean only psychologically because socio-historical factors can affect this). The current problem in cinema, I think, is that certain stereotypes are maintained… for example, women are often placed in films as a “sex object”, and if they hold a greater role, then they are often still made to be “sexy.” Also, some stereotypes like the whole “femme fatal” thing is quite common (what about an “homme fatal”) and at times irritating. Feminine characters are frequenlty portrayed as beautiful and mysterious, which is alright, but men can be just as beautiful and mysterious as women, and this is something hardly portrayed in cinema. Some new streotypes are being created too, like the silly man who is constantly chastised by his wife, or the man who is always wrong and the woman who is always right, or again, the cautious, resonable woman and the excessive, fearless male. Of course, the majority of filmmakers are men so it is obvious that most films are made from a male point of view, but I wish that the characters’ psychology would be created blindly, that is, by disregarding their gender
1. Phantom of the paradise (wonderful movie, childhood favourite of mine)
2. Scarface
3. Dressed to kill
4. Blow-out
5. Raising Cain (lots of people hated it, but not I, I think it’s quite good actually)
I haven’t seen Carrie yet, though. The Untouchables isn’t bad either (I loved the irony at the end, and all along during the film) but there’s a little something that left me very cold.
1. La dentellière, 1977
Director:Claude Goretta
Writers:Claude Goretta (writer)
Pascal Lainé (novel)
Cast: Isabelle Huppert … Pomme
Yves Beneyton … François
Florence Giorgetti … Marylène
Annemarie Düringer … Pomme’s mother (as Anne-Marie Düringer)
Renate Schroeter … François’ girlfriend (as Renata Schroeter)
Michel de Ré … The painter
Monique Chaumette … La mère de François
Jean Obé … Le père de François
Christian Baltauss … Gérard
Producer:
Lise Fayolle …. associate producer
Yves Gasser …. delegate producer
Klaus Hellwig …. associate producer
Yves Peyrot …. executive producer
Daniel Toscan du Plantier …. producer
Original Music: Pierre Jansen
2.
3.Beatrice is a very reserved and quiet young woman. Her friend Marylene is left by her lover and brings her to Cabourg (Normandy) for a few days’ vacation. There, Beatrice, an apprentice hairdresser, meets Francois, a middle-class intellectual. Francois becomes her first lover, but their social and cultural differences get in the way of happiness. from IMDB
L’aîné des Ferchaux,1963
Director:Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer:Jean-Pierre Melville (dialogue)
Jean-Pierre Melville (screenplay)
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo … Michel Maudet
Charles Vanel … Dieudonné Ferchaux
Michèle Mercier … Lou
Malvina Silberberg … Lina
Stefania Sandrelli … Angie, Hitch-Hiker
Barbara Sommers … Lou’s friend
E.F. Medard … Suska
Todd Martin … Jeff
André Certes … Émile Ferchaux
Andrex … M. Andrei
Jerry Mengo … Banker
Delia Kent … Prostitute
Producer: Charles Lumbroso
Original Music: Georges Delerue
A venerable banker from Paris leaves for America when he discovers there will be an investigation into his questionable business deals. Accompanied by his faithful protégé Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo), the pair travels to New York by plane and eventually to New Orleans by car. Michel plans to make off with the boss’s money, but feelings of loyalty for the old man prevent him from carrying out his planned heist. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
Histoires extraordinaires, 1968
Directors:
Federico Fellini (segment “Toby Dammit”)
Louis Malle (segment “William Wilson”)
Roger Vadim (segment “Metzengerstein”)
Writers:
Edgar Allan Poe (story “Metzengerstein”) (segment “Metzengerstein”) (as Edgar Allan Poë)
Roger Vadim (adaptation) (segment “Metzengerstein”) &
Pascal Cousin (adaptation) (segment “Metzengerstein”)
Edgar Allan Poe (story “William Wilson”) (segment “William Wilson”) (as Edgar Allan Poë)
Louis Malle (adaptation) (segment “William Wilson”) &
Clement Biddle Wood (adaptation) (segment “William Wilson”)
Daniel Boulanger (dialogue) (segment “William Wilson” and “Metzengerstein”)
Edgar Allan Poe (story “Ne pariez jamais votre tête avec le Diable {Never Bet the Devil Your Head}”) (segment “Toby Dammit”) (as Edgar A. Poë)
Federico Fellini (adaptation) (segment “Toby Dammit”) &
Bernardino Zapponi (adaptation) (segment “Toby Dammit”)
Cast:
Brigitte Bardot … Giuseppina (segment “William Wilson”)
Alain Delon … William Wilson (segment “William Wilson”)
Jane Fonda … Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment “Metzengerstein”)
Terence Stamp … Toby Dammit (segment “Toby Dammit”)
James Robertson Justice … Countess’ Advisor (segment “Metzengerstein”)
Salvo Randone … Priest (segment “Toby Dammit”)
Françoise Prévost … Friend of Countess (segment “Metzengerstein”) (as Francoise Prevost)
Peter Fonda … Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment “Metzengerstein”)
Original music:
Diego Masson (segment “William Wilson”)
Jean Prodromidès (segment “Metzengerstein”) (as Jean Prodromides)
Nino Rota (segment “Toby Dammit”)
“Metzengerstein”: the bored and corrupt medieval countess Frederica spends her futile life in orgies and cruelties. When she moves with her friends to one of her castles nearby the lands of her poor cousin Baron Wilhelm, she desires him but is not corresponded. When one of her minions burns the stable, Wilhelm dies trying to rescues his stallion and Federica is haunted by her lost cousin. “William Wilson”: the sadistic and cruel soldier of the Austrian army William Wilson confesses to a priest the cruelties he committed along his sinful life and the participation of his double also called William Wilson in specific moments of his dreadful life. “Toby Dammit”: the cynical alcoholic and decadent English actor Toby Dammit travels to Rome to make a Catholic Western, but only interested in receiving the Ferrari promised by the production. IMDB
Les Plouffe (1981)
Director:Gilles Carle
Writers:Gilles Carle (writer)
Roger Lemelin (novel)
Gabriel Arcand … Ovide Plouffe
Rémi Laurent … Denis Boucher
Pierre Curzi … Napoléon Plouffe
Juliette Huot … Joséphine, la mere Plouffe
Émile Genest … Théophile, le pere Plouffe
Serge Dupire … Guillaume Plouffe
Anne Létourneau … Rita Toulouse
Denise Filiatrault … Cécile
Paul Berval … Onésime Ménard
Gérard Poirier … Curé Folbêche
Louise Laparé … Jeanne Duplessis
Stéphane Audran … Mme Boucher
Daniel Ceccaldi … Père Alphonse
Paul Dumont … Tom Brown
Kate Trotter … Suzan Connely
Producers:
Denis Héroux …. executive producer
Justine Héroux …. producer
John Kemeny …. executive producer
Original music:
Claude Denjean and
Stéphane Venne
An amusing satire of the French ‘little people’ inhabiting the working class neighbourhoods of Lower Quebec City. Skewed archetypical characters struggle with encroaching ‘outsider’ values, as well as meekly rebel against the paternal control by a conflicted French Catholic ruling class. Done with such a light, loving touch, that the viewer isn’t crushed by the import of this historical watershed in Quebec history. IMDB
O lucky man! (1973)
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Writer: David Sherwin
Cast:
Malcolm McDowell … Michael Arnold Travis / Plantation thief
Ralph Richardson … Sir James Burgess / Monty
Rachel Roberts … Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards
Arthur Lowe … Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Helen Mirren … Patricia
Graham Crowden … Stewart / Prof. Millar / Meths Drinker
Peter Jeffrey … Factory chairman / Prison governor
Dandy Nichols … Tea Lady / Neighbour
Mona Washbourne … Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
Philip Stone … Jenkins / Interrogator / Salvation Army major
Mary MacLeod … Mrs. Ball / Salvationist / Vicar’w Wife
Michael Bangerter … William / Interrogator / Assistant / Released prisoner
Wallas Eaton … John Stone (Coffee factory) / Col. Steiger / Prison warder / Meths drinker / Film executive
Warren Clarke … Master of Ceremonies (Nightspot) / Warner / Male nurse
Bill Owen … Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding
Producers:
Lindsay Anderson …. producer
Basil Keys …. associate producer
Michael Medwin …. producer
Original music: Alan Price
This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in Europe. Many actors play multiple roles, giving the film a stagy tone. IMDB
The Gultiest of Guilty Pleasures. almost 3 years ago
“Cliffhanger”, I must say
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Ten Worst Movies You've Ever Seen? almost 3 years ago
10. The Lord of the Rings triology
9. Baby Genuises
8. Showgirls
7. The Matrix Reloaded
6. Pirates of the Caribbean
5. Bless the Child
4. A Night at the Roxbury
3. The Day After Tomorrow
2. The War of the Worlds (2005)
1. City of Angels
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Personal All-Time 25 over 2 years ago
1. Les quatre cents coups (1958)
2. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
3. Jules et Jim (1961)
4. The Man who Fell to Earth (1976)
5. Plein soleil (1960)
6. The Godfather (1972)
7. The Godfather part II (1974)
8. If… (1968)
9. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
10. La dentellière (1977)
11. Gone with the Wind (1939)
12. The Deer Hunter (1978)
13. Il gattopardo (1963)
14. 2001 : a Space Odyssey (1968)
15. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
16. Le samouraï (1967)
17. Persona (1966)
18. Modern Times (1936)
19. Some Like It Hot (1959)
20. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
21. Blade Runner (1982)
22. Z (1969)
23. Don’t Look Now (1973)
24. Cléo de 5 à 7 (1961)
25. Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966)
26. Morte a Venezia (1971)
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THE TEN BEST BOWIE ALBUMS over 2 years ago
The first 3 are in no order really as I love them equally:
1 – Ziggy Stardust
2 – Alladin Sane
3 – The man who sold the world
4- Space Oddity
6- Hunky Dory
7- Diamond Dogs
8- Low
9- David Bowie (recorded in 67’)
10. Station to station
I love a lot of David Bowie’s older songs (pre-Ziggy/Hunky Dory) like “Silly Boy Blue”, “Little Bombardier”, “There is a Happy Land” that are from 66’-68’. These three songs I would place as his greatest. But from that era, some of his songs were kind of silly like “We are hungry me” or “Uncle Arthur” but are still really fun. I find that he was most consitent in the early 70s with the “Spiders”. His work in the late 70s with Brian Eno I find intersting but less melodic.
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HALLOWEEN FILMS over 2 years ago
“Halloween” (1978)… I know, that was easy…
“Don’t look now” and “Rosemary’s baby” are excellent choices! I would add as well:
“Invasion of the bodysnatchers” (1978)
“Dracula” (1931)
“Frankenstein” (1931)
“Vampyr” (1932)
“The witches” -for children
“The exorcist” (1973)
“An American werewolf in London”
“The Blair witch project”
“The Thing” (1982)
“Dance of the vampires” – it’s funny though
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What was the best decade for film? 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, or our present decade? over 2 years ago
I would say the 60s and 70s, then the 30s and 50s. Everything has gone way downhill since the mid- 80s, and cinema is at an all time low at present.
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Our favourite paintings: the great Auteur Gallery over 2 years ago
Today, I’d say John Waterhouse’s “Hylas and the nymphs”
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Which movies would you like to see on The Auteurs? over 2 years ago
I want to see Philippe Garrel’s movies; especially “La cicatrice interieure” and “Le berceau de cristal”. I also want to see some Andy Warhol movies and some early twentieth century experimental films. I also want to see Fellini’s “Roma”. I’ve read the screenplay of Roma and now I want to see the film.
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Movies you hated that everyone else loves over 2 years ago
I hated “The Shawshank redemption” and the whole “Lord of the rings” triology. I also hated “Titanic,” "the whole “Star Wars” saga, “Die Hard,” “Batman Begins,” “THX 1138,” “Goodfellas,” “Patton,” “Se7en,” “Back to the future,” “Unforgiven,” “Fargo,” “V for Vendetta,” “Three kings,” “From here to eternity,” "The sweet smell of success, " “The English pateint,” “Leaving Las Vegas,” “Gangs of New York,” “Moulin Rouge,” ’Interview with the vampire," “Shakespear in love,” “Pretty woman,” “Beetlejuice” and “The talented mr. Riplley” (an unfortunate re-make of the wonderful “Plein soleil”).
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 2 years ago
“Les hautes solitudes” by Philippe Garrel. I have a hard time with ratings, but I’d say 4/5 stars. Stylistically and tonally, it reminds me of Bergman’s “Persona,” but with more freedom for interpretation.
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things you can watch over and over over 2 years ago
I can watch “Gone with the wind” over and over again. I never get tired of it, but it is not necessarily my favourite film.
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Off Topic - Ten favorite bands / music artists over 2 years ago
1. David Bowie
2. The Beatles
3. Nico
4. Blondie
5. Joy Division
6. The Rolling Stones
7. Bob Dylan
8. Arcade Fire
9. Metric
10. The Clash
11. The Velvet Underground
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Off Topic - Ten favorite bands / music artists over 2 years ago
whoops…
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Are there any remakes that are better than the original film? over 2 years ago
I usually despise remakes, but there is a notable exception for me; the excellent 1978 version of “Invasion of the bodysnatchers” with Donald Sutherland.
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CLICHES over 2 years ago
Here’s one which I can no longer stand at all: when the wife becomes reproachful and angry at her husband because he is obsessed with his carreer and doesn’t spend much time with her anymore. What I hate the most is that in those instances, the husband is systematically portrayed as the faulty one. I also hate when children are brought into the mix; it becomes unbearably corny. What I also hate is how a character’s strange, gloomy or depressed behaviour always needs to be explained and seems to always have a “physcial” explanation (for example, a character is gloomy all the time because he can’t get over his wife’s death, etc).
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WHO IS / WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FILM ACTRESS EVER? over 2 years ago
I’d say Vivien Leigh, Greta Garbo, Elizabeth Taylor, Catherine Deneuve, Claudia Cardinale as top 5.
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CLICHES over 2 years ago
Yeah, I agree about the blue filters!
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"if...." or "O Lucky Man!" over 2 years ago
If…
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What has The Auteurs done for you? over 2 years ago
The Auteurs has allowed me to watch two films that I really wanted to see but could not find anywhere, and it has allowed me to read interesting posts and reviews. Also, I find that on this website, most people have seen lots of the movies that I have seen and take cinema more seriously (unlike in IMDB).
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At what age or what stage of your life have you really started getting into film? over 2 years ago
I started watching films since I was very very young, maybe two years old! My parents are HUGE cinephiles and have showed me tons of VHS-recorded films including some very obscure films that I would have never had the chance to see otherwise. I also saw a lot of great films on television (that they don’t play no more) as a child and I was absolutely fascinated by the medium. I became very serious about cinema in my teen years.
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Feminism, sexism and misogyny in film over 2 years ago
I think the main problem is that characters should be regarded more on the basis of their individuality rather than on the basis of their sex. It is unfair to divide the world in two and say “he is a man (or she is a woman) therefore his or her attitudes and behaviours must fit in this particular range.” I don’t believe that there is much difference in male and female psychology; the difference mainly lies in the way that each is viewed and treated (which is based on the physical qualities of each). A woman can be just as dominant and independent as a man and a man can be weak and dependent as much as a woman (of course, I mean only psychologically because socio-historical factors can affect this). The current problem in cinema, I think, is that certain stereotypes are maintained… for example, women are often placed in films as a “sex object”, and if they hold a greater role, then they are often still made to be “sexy.” Also, some stereotypes like the whole “femme fatal” thing is quite common (what about an “homme fatal”) and at times irritating. Feminine characters are frequenlty portrayed as beautiful and mysterious, which is alright, but men can be just as beautiful and mysterious as women, and this is something hardly portrayed in cinema. Some new streotypes are being created too, like the silly man who is constantly chastised by his wife, or the man who is always wrong and the woman who is always right, or again, the cautious, resonable woman and the excessive, fearless male. Of course, the majority of filmmakers are men so it is obvious that most films are made from a male point of view, but I wish that the characters’ psychology would be created blindly, that is, by disregarding their gender
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Feminism, sexism and misogyny in film over 2 years ago
Sorry, double-posting…
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Top 5 De Palma's over 2 years ago
1. Phantom of the paradise (wonderful movie, childhood favourite of mine)
2. Scarface
3. Dressed to kill
4. Blow-out
5. Raising Cain (lots of people hated it, but not I, I think it’s quite good actually)
I haven’t seen Carrie yet, though. The Untouchables isn’t bad either (I loved the irony at the end, and all along during the film) but there’s a little something that left me very cold.
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Films leaving a big smile on your face over 2 years ago
“Some like it hot”, of course!
and “Bananas” and “Manhattan murder mystery”
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1. La dentellière, 1977
Director:Claude Goretta
Writers:Claude Goretta (writer)
Pascal Lainé (novel)
Cast: Isabelle Huppert … Pomme
Yves Beneyton … François
Florence Giorgetti … Marylène
Annemarie Düringer … Pomme’s mother (as Anne-Marie Düringer)
Renate Schroeter … François’ girlfriend (as Renata Schroeter)
Michel de Ré … The painter
Monique Chaumette … La mère de François
Jean Obé … Le père de François
Christian Baltauss … Gérard
Producer:
Lise Fayolle …. associate producer
Yves Gasser …. delegate producer
Klaus Hellwig …. associate producer
Yves Peyrot …. executive producer
Daniel Toscan du Plantier …. producer
Original Music: Pierre Jansen
2.
3.Beatrice is a very reserved and quiet young woman. Her friend Marylene is left by her lover and brings her to Cabourg (Normandy) for a few days’ vacation. There, Beatrice, an apprentice hairdresser, meets Francois, a middle-class intellectual. Francois becomes her first lover, but their social and cultural differences get in the way of happiness. from IMDB
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Favorite Music Videos? over 2 years ago
“John, I’m only dancing” by David Bowie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VrqCBsbeuc
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L’aîné des Ferchaux,1963
Director:Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer:Jean-Pierre Melville (dialogue)
Jean-Pierre Melville (screenplay)
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo … Michel Maudet
Charles Vanel … Dieudonné Ferchaux
Michèle Mercier … Lou
Malvina Silberberg … Lina
Stefania Sandrelli … Angie, Hitch-Hiker
Barbara Sommers … Lou’s friend
E.F. Medard … Suska
Todd Martin … Jeff
André Certes … Émile Ferchaux
Andrex … M. Andrei
Jerry Mengo … Banker
Delia Kent … Prostitute
Producer: Charles Lumbroso
Original Music: Georges Delerue
A venerable banker from Paris leaves for America when he discovers there will be an investigation into his questionable business deals. Accompanied by his faithful protégé Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo), the pair travels to New York by plane and eventually to New Orleans by car. Michel plans to make off with the boss’s money, but feelings of loyalty for the old man prevent him from carrying out his planned heist. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
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Histoires extraordinaires, 1968
Directors:
Federico Fellini (segment “Toby Dammit”)
Louis Malle (segment “William Wilson”)
Roger Vadim (segment “Metzengerstein”)
Writers:
Edgar Allan Poe (story “Metzengerstein”) (segment “Metzengerstein”) (as Edgar Allan Poë)
Roger Vadim (adaptation) (segment “Metzengerstein”) &
Pascal Cousin (adaptation) (segment “Metzengerstein”)
Edgar Allan Poe (story “William Wilson”) (segment “William Wilson”) (as Edgar Allan Poë)
Louis Malle (adaptation) (segment “William Wilson”) &
Clement Biddle Wood (adaptation) (segment “William Wilson”)
Daniel Boulanger (dialogue) (segment “William Wilson” and “Metzengerstein”)
Edgar Allan Poe (story “Ne pariez jamais votre tête avec le Diable {Never Bet the Devil Your Head}”) (segment “Toby Dammit”) (as Edgar A. Poë)
Federico Fellini (adaptation) (segment “Toby Dammit”) &
Bernardino Zapponi (adaptation) (segment “Toby Dammit”)
Cast:
Brigitte Bardot … Giuseppina (segment “William Wilson”)
Alain Delon … William Wilson (segment “William Wilson”)
Jane Fonda … Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment “Metzengerstein”)
Terence Stamp … Toby Dammit (segment “Toby Dammit”)
James Robertson Justice … Countess’ Advisor (segment “Metzengerstein”)
Salvo Randone … Priest (segment “Toby Dammit”)
Françoise Prévost … Friend of Countess (segment “Metzengerstein”) (as Francoise Prevost)
Peter Fonda … Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment “Metzengerstein”)
Original music:
Diego Masson (segment “William Wilson”)
Jean Prodromidès (segment “Metzengerstein”) (as Jean Prodromides)
Nino Rota (segment “Toby Dammit”)
“Metzengerstein”: the bored and corrupt medieval countess Frederica spends her futile life in orgies and cruelties. When she moves with her friends to one of her castles nearby the lands of her poor cousin Baron Wilhelm, she desires him but is not corresponded. When one of her minions burns the stable, Wilhelm dies trying to rescues his stallion and Federica is haunted by her lost cousin. “William Wilson”: the sadistic and cruel soldier of the Austrian army William Wilson confesses to a priest the cruelties he committed along his sinful life and the participation of his double also called William Wilson in specific moments of his dreadful life. “Toby Dammit”: the cynical alcoholic and decadent English actor Toby Dammit travels to Rome to make a Catholic Western, but only interested in receiving the Ferrari promised by the production. IMDB
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Les Plouffe (1981)
Director:Gilles Carle
Writers:Gilles Carle (writer)
Roger Lemelin (novel)
Gabriel Arcand … Ovide Plouffe
Rémi Laurent … Denis Boucher
Pierre Curzi … Napoléon Plouffe
Juliette Huot … Joséphine, la mere Plouffe
Émile Genest … Théophile, le pere Plouffe
Serge Dupire … Guillaume Plouffe
Anne Létourneau … Rita Toulouse
Denise Filiatrault … Cécile
Paul Berval … Onésime Ménard
Gérard Poirier … Curé Folbêche
Louise Laparé … Jeanne Duplessis
Stéphane Audran … Mme Boucher
Daniel Ceccaldi … Père Alphonse
Paul Dumont … Tom Brown
Kate Trotter … Suzan Connely
Producers:
Denis Héroux …. executive producer
Justine Héroux …. producer
John Kemeny …. executive producer
Original music:
Claude Denjean and
Stéphane Venne
An amusing satire of the French ‘little people’ inhabiting the working class neighbourhoods of Lower Quebec City. Skewed archetypical characters struggle with encroaching ‘outsider’ values, as well as meekly rebel against the paternal control by a conflicted French Catholic ruling class. Done with such a light, loving touch, that the viewer isn’t crushed by the import of this historical watershed in Quebec history. IMDB
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O lucky man! (1973)
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Writer: David Sherwin
Cast:
Malcolm McDowell … Michael Arnold Travis / Plantation thief
Ralph Richardson … Sir James Burgess / Monty
Rachel Roberts … Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards
Arthur Lowe … Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Helen Mirren … Patricia
Graham Crowden … Stewart / Prof. Millar / Meths Drinker
Peter Jeffrey … Factory chairman / Prison governor
Dandy Nichols … Tea Lady / Neighbour
Mona Washbourne … Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
Philip Stone … Jenkins / Interrogator / Salvation Army major
Mary MacLeod … Mrs. Ball / Salvationist / Vicar’w Wife
Michael Bangerter … William / Interrogator / Assistant / Released prisoner
Wallas Eaton … John Stone (Coffee factory) / Col. Steiger / Prison warder / Meths drinker / Film executive
Warren Clarke … Master of Ceremonies (Nightspot) / Warner / Male nurse
Bill Owen … Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding
Producers:
Lindsay Anderson …. producer
Basil Keys …. associate producer
Michael Medwin …. producer
Original music: Alan Price
This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in Europe. Many actors play multiple roles, giving the film a stagy tone. IMDB
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