"Port of Shadows"
steve
And they give such good parties, too...shit.
Fuck me, but I dearly love this film. There is no denying the romantic
aspect, but, just as "Le Enfants..." the film is too rich and deep to
dismiss as sappy romance. Love is the heros undoing..one of my favorite
thematic elements from the noir genre...but this isnt noir. The film is
both brutal and tragic, yet it's also uplifting and celebrates the human
spirit. And the final moment shared by Jean Gabin and Michele Morgan is
just heartbreaking.
My favorite Carne film so far. Unfortunately, Ive exhausted the Netflix
supply of Carne, and my next film will have to be an expensive
purchase...but Im there.
Hey, are these Carne films well known among you film Geeks? If not...why
the fuck not? They rule!
steve...you know...the sensitive romantic guy
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Tony
general heading "French fatalism", something they were real big on before
WWII. Perhaps the writers and filmmakers knew more about the Maginot Line
than history gives them credit for.
Of course they were still into it after the war too, with movies like
"The Wages of Fear" or "Breathless" but by then they were taking an active
part in their own destruction and it was called existentialism.
Then there is "The Proud Ones" which might even have a happy ending ----
sorta.
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"steve" <st...@steve.com> wrote in message
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generally thought to have been pioneered by Marcel Pagnol, who had his
own production company. Jean Renoir entered his great period with
"Toni", a film he directed for Pagnol's company in 1934. Prior to that
Vigo with "L'Atalante" and "Zero de Conduite" was a precursor to the
genre. Carne and Prevert, Renoir, Becker, Duvivier and a few others
were the primary practitioners. French poetic realism also became one
of the key elements in both the French New Wave and the American
post-war film noir style. One of the best histories of the genre is the
recent book "Mists of Regret".
Gene Stavis, School of Visual Arts - NYC
G. M. Watson
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In article <fqednRR1Ds1...@rcn.net>, "steve" <st...@steve.com>
wrote:
> Well, that does it. Ive been tossed out of the "Insensitive Guys Club".
> And they give such good parties, too...shit.
>
Never mind, Steve. We sensitive guys get special discounts on all kinds of
cool sensitive stuff, like T'ai Chi classes, organic tofu, Stash teas, James
Taylor concerts, Greenpeace memberships, autographed Ed Begley Jr. glossies,
and Eric Rohmer DVDs. And the babes we meet not only value commitment;
they're a lot better read, don't drink anywhere near as much as the kind
you've been used to, and don't care *what* kind of car you drive, as long as
it gets good gas mileage. Welcome aboard. We won't let anyone know you were
seen at the clubhouse (the mauve door, just down the street from the gay
bookstore).
GMW
John Harkness
>The genre of films is also known as "French poetic realism". It is
>generally thought to have been pioneered by Marcel Pagnol, who had his
>own production company. Jean Renoir entered his great period with
>"Toni", a film he directed for Pagnol's company in 1934.
So, what were La Chienne and Boudu Sauve des Eaux? Pate?
John Harkness
steve
Gotta get back in the IGC. Maybe if I stomp on a few cats, rip one in a
crowded elevator while proudly taking credit, pull the wig off an old lady
in church, and laugh as I ask a one armed man if I can "give him a hand".
Yea...that oughta do it.
steve