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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 27, 2018 10:28:05 GMT
French cinema would probably place a distant 3rd for me after the USA and Japan, but I still love most of what I've seen.
Top 10 would probably look something like
Last Year at Marienbad Vivre sa Vie Celine and Julie Go Boating The Bride Wore Black A Man Escaped Le Samourai Lancelot du Lac Jules et Jim Duelle La Belle Noiseuse
My two favorite French directors are probably the austere Robert Bresson and the charming and free-wheeling Jacques Rivette.
I still need to see a lot more and am especially interested in exploring further Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean Renoir, Eric Rohmer and Alain Resnais
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Post by wmcclain on Aug 27, 2018 11:49:36 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Aug 27, 2018 15:11:05 GMT
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 27, 2018 23:31:26 GMT
Jean-Pierre Melville is my favorite French director and his films are among my all-time favorites, Le Deuxième Souffle Bob Le Flambeur Léon Morin, Priest above all. Other French favorites are Le Corbeau / The Raven Vivre Sa Vie / My Life to Liveand La Mariée Etait en Noir / The Bride Wore Black (of course! )it's about Julie Kohler's (my user name here) I enjoyed The Raven too! Much different than most other French movies.
Have not seen The Bride Wore Black and Vivre Sa Vie. They will be among my watchlist! Didn't know your username came from that movie.
Another film that is on my immediate watch-list is Au Hasard Balthazar, which mikef6 had recommended to me in another thread previously too. I will search my library today for that movie.
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 28, 2018 0:56:25 GMT
Good top ten list - I have seen 7 of them and they are all good - very fond of Chabrol, Truffaut, Clouzot Louis Malle and the underrated Rene Clement
My favourite French Film is this one
My most wanted is LES LOUVES/DEMONIAC/THE SHE WOLVES - a 1957 thriller from the Boileau/Narjac team who wrote LES DIABOLIQUES and the novel which became VERTIGO. Assumed identities , POW camp escapees, murder and blackmail feature , with Francois Perier our hero and Jeanne Moreau, Madeleine Robinson and recent birthday girl Micheline Presle the three different women he becomes involved with. Source for English subbed or dubbed version welcome. Thanks for mentioning The She-Wolves (1957). Just checked the IMDB mini-plot and I really liked it. Though it seems to be pretty rare movie as just one user has reviewed it. I have put it on my watch-list.
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Post by louise on Aug 28, 2018 2:18:04 GMT
My favourite French film is La Kermesse Heroique (1935) which is one of my very favourite films, so funny. other favourites are:
Jour de Fete Mr Hulot's Holiday French Cancan La Grande Vadrouille Trafic DIscreet Charm of the Bourgeoise Le Cage Aux Folles One Man and His Cow
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Post by wmcclain on Aug 28, 2018 2:38:09 GMT
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Post by kijii on Aug 28, 2018 4:25:29 GMT
Indochine (1992) The Human Beast (1938) Boudu sauvé des eaux (1932)
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 28, 2018 8:34:56 GMT
kijiiThanks a lot Kijii for putting your reviews. Long have I known about The Human Beast (1938) but never got a chance to see it. I have not seen any of the 3 movies you have put but at least 2 of them are totally my kind of movies that I hope to get a chance to see soon. I have always liked Jean Renoir so it will be interesting to see his earlier movies such as Boudu sauvé des eaux (1932).
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 28, 2018 8:41:22 GMT
My favourite French film is La Kermesse Heroique (1935) which is one of my very favourite films, so funny. other favourites are: Jour de Fete Mr Hulot's Holiday French Cancan La Grande Vadrouille Trafic DIscreet Charm of the Bourgeoise Le Cage Aux Folles Thanks for your suggestions, Louise. I have seen 2 of them and liked them a lot. Will definitely love to see the others.
Re:The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
What a brilliant piece of sarcasm. I watched it in 2007 with a friend and still remember how we laughed all through. I remember one scene in particular. One of the characters is trying to explain to another guest where Republic of Miranda is located but the other one is guessing it wrong every time. The dialogues were written in such a way that you couldn't resist laughing.
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 28, 2018 8:47:50 GMT
wmcclainThanks for sharing that in the review, wmcclain. That's pretty funny. Bunuel is my fav director of all-time and Belle de Jour (1967) is among his top 5 in my books. I wonder if there are any other directors who made successful and great movies in so many different countries. This movie was greatly successful in mixing surrealism and realism. The dreams and reality never looked separate.
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Post by timshelboy on Aug 28, 2018 11:19:39 GMT
Good top ten list - I have seen 7 of them and they are all good - very fond of Chabrol, Truffaut, Clouzot Louis Malle and the underrated Rene Clement
My favourite French Film is this one
My most wanted is LES LOUVES/DEMONIAC/THE SHE WOLVES - a 1957 thriller from the Boileau/Narjac team who wrote LES DIABOLIQUES and the novel which became VERTIGO. Assumed identities , POW camp escapees, murder and blackmail feature , with Francois Perier our hero and Jeanne Moreau, Madeleine Robinson and recent birthday girl Micheline Presle the three different women he becomes involved with. Source for English subbed or dubbed version welcome. Thanks for mentioning The She-Wolves (1957). Just checked the IMDB mini-plot and I really liked it. Though it seems to be pretty rare movie as just one user has reviewed it. I have put it on my watch-list. Ok thanks - It has had a French VHS release but with no subs and I have sourced an unsubbed DVDR of it quite cheaply - but it sounds like the plot is key here - so I'll hold out for a version I can understand - If it sounded like a primarily visual experience I might risk it unsubbed - If you find a subbed/dubbed copy please let me know.
And you might want to have a look at this site - excellent on French (and other non English) films from classic era - I have LE FARCEUR and a subbed version of the exquisite LES AMANTS DE VERONA heading my way. I have used them before and they are reliable.
Movie Detective site
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Aug 28, 2018 12:19:50 GMT
Le Cercle Rouge (1970) Le Trou (1960) Le Samouraï (1967)
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Post by wmcclain on Aug 28, 2018 13:08:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2018 13:13:42 GMT
Napoleon (1927). My favorite film of all time. See it big on all three screens if you can.
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Post by wmcclain on Aug 28, 2018 21:42:32 GMT
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Post by hi224 on Aug 29, 2018 2:10:28 GMT
Bunuel could be a difficult guy especially with Simon of the Desert as well.
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Post by hi224 on Aug 29, 2018 2:11:47 GMT
French cinema would probably place a distant 3rd for me after the USA and Japan, but I still love most of what I've seen. Top 10 would probably look something like Last Year at Marienbad Vivre sa Vie Celine and Julie Go Boating The Bride Wore Black A Man Escaped Le Samourai Lancelot du Lac Jules et Jim Duelle La Belle Noiseuse
My two favorite French directors are probably the austere Robert Bresson and the charming and free-wheeling Jacques Rivette. I still need to see a lot more and am especially interested in exploring further Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean Renoir, Eric Rohmer and Alain Resnais Melville died too soon ugh.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 29, 2018 2:18:02 GMT
French cinema would probably place a distant 3rd for me after the USA and Japan, but I still love most of what I've seen. Top 10 would probably look something like Last Year at Marienbad Vivre sa Vie Celine and Julie Go Boating The Bride Wore Black A Man Escaped Le Samourai Lancelot du Lac Jules et Jim Duelle La Belle Noiseuse
My two favorite French directors are probably the austere Robert Bresson and the charming and free-wheeling Jacques Rivette. I still need to see a lot more and am especially interested in exploring further Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean Renoir, Eric Rohmer and Alain Resnais Melville died too soon ugh. Yes. I guess in that respect, I'm fortunate to have only seen a couple of his films so far. Still got quite a few to look forward too.
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Post by hi224 on Aug 29, 2018 2:24:28 GMT
Melville died too soon ugh. Yes. I guess in that respect, I'm fortunate to have only seen a couple of his films so far. Still got quite a few to look forward too. I've come to realize im not a big Godard fan and Truffaut is growing on me.
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