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Post by mortsahlfan on Nov 21, 2018 21:09:57 GMT
I saw an earlier movie with Patrick Dewaere (Bad Luck, 1979) which reminded me of Buffalo '66, and Vincent Gallo. Then I see this... A guy who gets out of prison.... The first thing I did was to look him up, thinking "He's probably dead" and come to see he did kill himself at the age of 35.
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Post by petrolino on Jan 26, 2019 22:25:20 GMT
I've not seen the movie 'Bad Luck' (1979) but Patrick Dewaere has intrigued me for many years. His upbeat personality masked a darkness he felt closing in, as happens with so many performers who learn to turn it on and turn it off in company. I saw Bertrand Blier's road movie 'Going Places' (1974) when I was young, in which he stars alongside performers who span three generations of French theatre and cinema; Dominique Davray & Jacques Rispal - Jeanne Moreau - Gerard Depardieu, Miou Miou, Brigitte Fossey, Isabelle Huppert & Thierry Lhermitte. This film taught me about the work of the Cafe De La Gare (Deweare, Depardieu, Miou Miou) as well as Le Splendid (Lhermitte, who like Josiane Balasko worked with both the Cafe De La Gare & Le Splendid). Claude Faraldo's 'Themroc' (1973) captures the members of the Cafe De La Gare in their prime, including figurehead Coluche who died in a motorcycle crash in 1986. An English-language remake of 'Going Places' is currently in production that's being directed by John Turturro; it's also said to be riffing on the Coen Brothers' stoner comedy 'The Big Lebowski' (1998).
Patrick Dewaere & Miou Miou attend the Cannes Film Festival in 1974
Dancing at Cafe De La Gare / Building Le Splendid
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Patrick Dewaere's intense depression always came through on screen. He took on many controversial projects, often playing fragile, damaged men, but was also known for his comic abilities. All of his siblings were performers. He'd begun performing as a child alongside legendary singer Dalida, who'd commit suicide in 1987 following years of severe depression. As pioneers in a new variety of improvisational theatre, that was regularly attended by participants in the avant-garde arts scene, Dewaere and Miou Miou became the underground scene's signature couple which brought added pressure and responsibility (she's a notoriously introverted and private person who's spent almost all her career working in France). Their turbulent relationship lasted several years.
France Gall & Julien Clerc
Miou Miou & Isabelle Huppert
Miou Miou & Patrick Dewaere
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After Patrick Dewaere and Miou Miou split up in 1976, Miou Miou began a relationship with songwriter Julien Clerc who'd been in a very public relationship with France Gall. Some films Miou Miou made in the 1970s really do capture fragments of what was happening on the ground. In this regard, perhaps none moreso than Maurice Dugowson's 'Lily, Likes Me' (1975) and 'F As In Fairbanks' (1976). Jean-Pierre Blanc's 'Love And Cool Water' (1976) is another essential document. Along with 'Themroc' and 'Going Places', these films preserve the moment and give insight into their creative processes. They helped shape modern French cinema for years to come. They also exhibit how the French have long encouraged cross-pollination of the arts, with artists of all stripes rallying around creative projects. There's a reasonable amount of archive footage that exists of the Cafe De La Gare & Le Splendid, but I believe it's hard to see because it remains licensed. I've enjoyed glimpses over the years, through newsreel clips and documented efforts.
Patrick Dewaere & Miou Miou
Miou Miou & Julien Clerc
'Chasse Neige' - France Gall (written by Julien Clerc & Roda Gil)
Patrick Dewaere and Gerard Depardieu went on to make Bertrand Blier's 'Get Out Your Handkerchiefs' (1978), a companion piece to 'Going Places'. In fact, Dewaere, Depardieu, Miou Miou, Brigtte Fossey and Isabelle Huppert would all work with Blier again. Dewaere could be reckless at times and this comes through in his anarchic politics, something that saw him and Miou Miou being hand-picked by Marco Bellocchio for 'Victory March' (1976). Dewaere stayed on in Italy to make Dino Risi's 'The Bishop's Bedroom' (1977) and was then joined by Depardieu and Miou Miou for Luigi Comencini's 'Traffic Jam' (1979), highlighting an unshakeable bond that existed between them. In France, Dewaere always worked with the art scene's more interesting figures, but those closest to him understood something was wrong. Burdened by deep depression, he committed suicide in 1982. He remains an icon of French film.
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Post by mortsahlfan on Jan 28, 2019 13:52:25 GMT
I've not seen the movie 'Bad Luck' (1979) but Patrick Dewaere has intrigued me for many years. His upbeat personality masked a darkness he felt closing in, as happens with so many performers who learn to turn it on and turn it off in company. I saw Bertrand Blier's road movie 'Going Places' (1974) when I was young, in which he stars alongside performers who span three generations of French theatre and cinema; Dominique Davray & Jacques Rispal - Jeanne Moreau - Gerard Depardieu, Miou Miou, Brigitte Fossey, Isabelle Huppert & Thierry Lhermitte. This film taught me about the work of the Cafe De La Gare (Deweare, Depardieu, Miou Miou) as well as Le Splendid (Lhermitte, who like Josiane Balasko worked with both the Cafe De La Gare & Le Splendid). Claude Faraldo's 'Themroc' (1973) captures the members of the Cafe De La Gare in their prime, including figurehead Coluche who died in a motorcycle crash in 1986. An English-language remake of 'Going Places' is currently in production that's being directed by John Turturro; it's also said to be riffing on the Coen Brothers' stoner comedy 'The Big Lebowski' (1998).
Patrick Dewaere & Miou Miou attend the Cannes Film Festival in 1974
Dancing at Cafe De La Gare / Building Le Splendid
... ...
Patrick Dewaere's intense depression always came through on screen. He took on many controversial projects, often playing fragile, damaged men, but was also known for his comic abilities. All of his siblings were performers. He'd begun performing as a child alongside legendary singer Dalida, who'd commit suicide in 1987 following years of severe depression. As pioneers in a new variety of improvisational theatre, that was regularly attended by participants in the avant-garde arts scene, Dewaere and Miou Miou became the underground scene's signature couple which brought added pressure and responsibility (she's a notoriously introverted and private person who's spent almost all her career working in France). Their turbulent relationship lasted several years.
France Gall & Julien Clerc
Miou Miou & Isabelle Huppert
Miou Miou & Patrick Dewaere
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After Patrick Dewaere and Miou Miou split up in 1976, Miou Miou began a relationship with songwriter Julien Clerc who'd been in a very public relationship with France Gall. Some films Miou Miou made in the 1970s really do capture fragments of what was happening on the ground. In this regard, perhaps none moreso than Maurice Dugowson's 'Lily, Likes Me' (1975) and 'F As In Fairbanks' (1976). Jean-Pierre Blanc's 'Love And Cool Water' (1976) is another essential document. Along with 'Themroc' and 'Going Places', these films preserve the moment and give insight into their creative processes. They helped shape modern French cinema for years to come. They also exhibit how the French have long encouraged cross-pollination of the arts, with artists of all stripes rallying around creative projects. There's a reasonable amount of archive footage that exists of the Cafe De La Gare & Le Splendid, but I believe it's hard to see because it remains licensed. I've enjoyed glimpses over the years, through newsreel clips and documented efforts.
Patrick Dewaere & Miou Miou
Miou Miou & Julien Clerc
'Chasse Neige' - France Gall (written by Julien Clerc & Roda Gil)
Patrick Dewaere and Gerard Depardieu went on to make Bertrand Blier's 'Get Out Your Handkerchiefs' (1978), a companion piece to 'Going Places'. In fact, Dewaere, Depardieu, Miou Miou, Brigtte Fossey and Isabelle Huppert would all work with Blier again. Dewaere could be reckless at times and this comes through in his anarchic politics, something that saw him and Miou Miou being hand-picked by Marco Bellocchio for 'Victory March' (1976). Dewaere stayed on in Italy to make Dino Risi's 'The Bishop's Bedroom' (1977) and was then joined by Depardieu and Miou Miou for Luigi Comencini's 'Traffic Jam' (1979), highlighting an unshakeable bond that existed between them. In France, Dewaere always worked with the art scene's more interesting figures, but those closest to him understood something was wrong. Burdened by deep depression, he committed suicide in 1982. He remains an icon of French film.
I enjoyed reading your post very much, thank you! I think I have seen every one of his movies that are online, but will check again!
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Post by mortsahlfan on Jan 28, 2019 17:13:47 GMT
I just saw "Hotel America"... 7.5/10
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Post by petrolino on Jan 28, 2019 18:18:51 GMT
I just saw "Hotel America"... 7.5/10 I've seen 'Hotel America' too. I have it on a 4-movie Andre Techine dvd box-set that was released by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
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Post by teleadm on Jan 28, 2019 19:04:46 GMT
The only one I've seen is Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff aka Le Sheriff 1977 directed by Yves Boisset, and that was a movie I liked very much.
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Post by mortsahlfan on Jan 28, 2019 23:26:49 GMT
The only one I've seen is Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff aka Le Sheriff 1977 directed by Yves Boisset, and that was a movie I liked very much.
Very cool - that's the one I'm going to see tomorrow.
(I just saw "The French Detective" - 7/10)
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Post by petrolino on Jan 29, 2019 0:27:34 GMT
The only one I've seen is Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff aka Le Sheriff 1977 directed by Yves Boisset, and that was a movie I liked very much. I like Yves Boisset's political crime movies but I've not seen this one. Plot sounds interesting (based on the case of Francois Renaud). I'll look out for it, thanks.
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Post by rudeboy on Jan 29, 2019 3:07:13 GMT
I really liked Get Out Your Handkerchiefs - a funny and surprising film with terrific performances all round.
It's awfully sad that so many promising French actors of the period died very young. Humbert Balsam, Simon de la Brosse and Philippe Marlaud as well as Dewaere.
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Post by mortsahlfan on Jan 29, 2019 17:01:49 GMT
Just saw "Le Sheriff" - 7/10
Might not have been the best idea to have seen a similar movie (The French Detective) yesterday.
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Post by petrolino on Feb 2, 2019 10:52:07 GMT
After Patrick Dewaere and Miou Miou split up in 1976, Miou Miou began a relationship with songwriter Julien Clerc who'd been in a very public relationship with France Gall. Some films Miou Miou made in the 1970s really do capture fragments of what was happening on the ground. In this regard, perhaps none moreso than Maurice Dugowson's 'Lily, Likes Me' (1975) and 'F As In Fairbanks' (1976). Jean-Pierre Blanc's 'Love And Cool Water' (1976) is another essential document. Along with 'Themroc' and 'Going Places', these films preserve the moment and give insight into their creative processes. They helped shape modern French cinema for years to come. They also exhibit how the French have long encouraged cross-pollination of the arts, with artists of all stripes rallying around creative projects. There's a reasonable amount of archive footage that exists of the Cafe De La Gare & Le Splendid, but I believe it's hard to see because it remains licensed. I've enjoyed glimpses over the years, through newsreel clips and documented efforts.
I enjoyed reading your post very much, thank you! I think I have seen every one of his movies that are online, but will check again!
Thanks. There's a rarity screening on youtube at the moment - it's the short film 'The Sentimental Life Of Georges Le Tueur' (1971) which was produced by the Cafe De La Gare.
Here's some rare footage of Patrick Dewaere with Serge Gainsbourg, they popped up together at random moments over the years. I'm guessing this video was shot for television around the time that Gainsbourg was writing material for a young France Gall.
France Gall & Serge Gainsbourg
Patrick Dewaere & Serge Gainsbourg
France Gall acted in the science-fiction short 'Our Correspondant At Madras' (1974) with Swiss actor Sacha Pitoeff, that's a real rarity that's nice to find. Patrick Dewaere was cast in Henri-Georges Clouzot's movie 'The Spies' (1957) when he was about 10 years old, a film in which Pitoeff also appears. Dewaere later befriended Pitoeff's wife, actress Luce Garcia-Ville, who was filming Marguerite Duras' film 'Nathalie Granger' (1972) with Jeanne Moreau and Gerard Depardieu. Having struggled with depression, Garcia-Ville committed suicide in 1975.
France Gall
'Rue De L'Abricot' - France Gall
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Post by petrolino on Feb 2, 2019 14:18:18 GMT
Family Portraits
Louis Garrel, Mado Maurin (Patrick's mother) & Lola Dewaere (Patrick's daughter)
Victoria Abril, Lola Dewaere & Catherine Hosmalin promote Charlotte De Turckheim's comedy 'Mince Alors!' (2012)
Lola Dewaere, Angele Herry-Leclerc (Patrick's daughter who was adopted by Julien Clerc) & Miou Miou
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Post by mortsahlfan on Feb 2, 2019 23:13:31 GMT
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Post by hi224 on Feb 2, 2019 23:17:43 GMT
A tragic dude.
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Post by mortsahlfan on Feb 4, 2019 0:52:09 GMT
I just saw "A Thousand Million" - 8/10
I think that's about 10 movies of his I've seen, and they've all been at least 7/10, and even the least favorite was pretty good (The French Detective).
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