We do plan to release more Korda films, and I believe "Jungle Book" is one of them. Please keep checking back, and thanks for your email!
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JM
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Im actually looking forward to owning the rich people trading cards, thank you very much.
Er, my guess is My life to live wont be released until after it makes its rounds in a few of the major art house theaters around the country. I think it took pierrot le fou 8 months to make it to dvd. be patient, i expect the disc to be immaculate.
also, id love to see them release 2 or 3 things in the meantime.
Er, my guess is My life to live wont be released until after it makes its rounds in a few of the major art house theaters around the country. I think it took pierrot le fou 8 months to make it to dvd. be patient, i expect the disc to be immaculate.
also, id love to see them release 2 or 3 things in the meantime.
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Vivre sa vie just played NYC, so it's gotta make the rounds for a few months before Criterion announces it, but it's pretty much a done deal; just be patient.
Good thing, too, b/c the Fox/Lorber disc sucked. It'll be one of the must-own Godards for me, so I'm a little impatient about the release myself. Still, I wouldn't expect it before Feb '09 at the earliest.
Good thing, too, b/c the Fox/Lorber disc sucked. It'll be one of the must-own Godards for me, so I'm a little impatient about the release myself. Still, I wouldn't expect it before Feb '09 at the earliest.
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Yeah, I was pretty sure its coming, but 8 months....damn. I am taking a French film class starting next week and My Life to Live is one of the "required" viewings. However some of the films chosen for this beg me to question what the teacher is thinking, although it is officially titled, French Culture through Film.
Heres the films:
A Very Long Engagement, Rules of the Game, Au Revoir les enfants, Vivre sa vie, Battle of Algiers, The Dreamers, La Femme Nikita, Games of Love and Chance, and The Gleaners and I. The Dreamers I guess shows the culture, but it wasnt as good as Last Tango in Paris, and the film referenced tons of french and classic films.
Heres the films:
A Very Long Engagement, Rules of the Game, Au Revoir les enfants, Vivre sa vie, Battle of Algiers, The Dreamers, La Femme Nikita, Games of Love and Chance, and The Gleaners and I. The Dreamers I guess shows the culture, but it wasnt as good as Last Tango in Paris, and the film referenced tons of french and classic films.
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Yeah, I think maybe 4 out of those 9 I would consider spending time watching and even writing about, the rest, I could care less about watching. The final project we have to associate 3 films not on the list into a paper.
Here are the suggestion of topics and related films to go along with:
World War I
Grand Illusion
Life and Nothing But
The 1930's & the Popular Front
L'Atalante
Daybreak
Zero for Conduct
World War II
Army of Shadows
Days of Glory (Indigènes)
Hiroshima mon amour
Is Paris Burning?
Liberation and Recovery
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
The New Wave
The 400 Blows
Last Year at Marienbad
Cléo from 5 to 7
(Post) Colonialism
Chocolat (1988)
The Little Soldier
Pépé le Moko
The 1980's
La Boum
Diva
Vagabond
Second-Generation Immigrants
Games of Love and Chance (L'Esquive)
Caché
I guess I could edit that to films that may fit better into the categories, but the films here I prefer for the most part over the required viewings.
Here are the suggestion of topics and related films to go along with:
World War I
Grand Illusion
Life and Nothing But
The 1930's & the Popular Front
L'Atalante
Daybreak
Zero for Conduct
World War II
Army of Shadows
Days of Glory (Indigènes)
Hiroshima mon amour
Is Paris Burning?
Liberation and Recovery
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
The New Wave
The 400 Blows
Last Year at Marienbad
Cléo from 5 to 7
(Post) Colonialism
Chocolat (1988)
The Little Soldier
Pépé le Moko
The 1980's
La Boum
Diva
Vagabond
Second-Generation Immigrants
Games of Love and Chance (L'Esquive)
Caché
I guess I could edit that to films that may fit better into the categories, but the films here I prefer for the most part over the required viewings.
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Is that Jean-Pierre Leaud in the scene? Cool. I did like the reference to Breathless, when she says I was born on the Champs-Elysees. The running through the Louvre was enjoyable just when they showed a quick flash of Bande a part.Tom Hagen wrote:The Dreamers does have one exceptionally brilliant scene.
And, no, it doesn't involve Eva Green.
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Oh, your teacher's alright with that syllabus; keep in mind that it's French culture through film. Generally speaking, I think those are all good choices for that reason, although I'd be curious to hear your prof's take on them. In other words, your prof isn't trying to show the height of French cinema, but has chosen films that allow you to discuss certain aspects of French culture. Maybe you're taking the wrong course?psufootball07 wrote:Yeah, I was pretty sure its coming, but 8 months....damn. I am taking a French film class starting next week and My Life to Live is one of the "required" viewings. However some of the films chosen for this beg me to question what the teacher is thinking, although it is officially titled, French Culture through Film.
Heres the films:
A Very Long Engagement, Rules of the Game, Au Revoir les enfants, Vivre sa vie, Battle of Algiers, The Dreamers, La Femme Nikita, Games of Love and Chance, and The Gleaners and I. The Dreamers I guess shows the culture, but it wasnt as good as Last Tango in Paris, and the film referenced tons of french and classic films.
The only one that doesn't belong (IMO) is A Very Long Engagement. The Dreamers pretty much nails '68 France and the cinephile culture, so it's a good choice.
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What's the French New Wave without Breathless?psufootball07 wrote:Yeah, I think maybe 4 out of those 9 I would consider spending time watching and even writing about, the rest, I could care less about watching. The final project we have to associate 3 films not on the list into a paper.
Here are the suggestion of topics and related films to go along with:
The New Wave
The 400 Blows
Last Year at Marienbad
Cléo from 5 to 7
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It looks like they've included Godard with post-colonialism.Klaylock wrote:What's the French New Wave without Breathless?psufootball07 wrote:Here are the suggestion of topics and related films to go along with:
The New Wave
The 400 Blows
Last Year at Marienbad
Cléo from 5 to 7
I agree Breathless is important to the new wave, but it might be a film about American culture as opposed to French culture... maybe. Marienbad of course being about bourgeois hologram culture.
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Jules and Jim would be a better fit than Breathless in relating to French culture. Since its just as it relates to French culture starting at the 20th century, it rules out some Bunuel and Bresson films, The Passion of Joan of Arc, films more closely tied with American culture like Bob le Flambeur, Rififi and Shoot the Piano Player.