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sidehacker · #476 Post by **sidehacker** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:08 pm

As far as Merry-go-Round goes, that's another Rivette film that I (sadly) haven't encountered either. Perhaps someone who's seen the film should try their hand at making a cover.

I have seen it and although I'm probably in a minority here, it is my absolute favorite Rivette film. I'll make a cover once I stop dreaming of encountering that L'Amour Fou cover in the "coming soon" section.

Guido · #477 Post by **Guido** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:51 pm

I have seen it and although I'm probably in a minority here, it is my absolute favorite Rivette film. I'll make a cover once I stop dreaming of encountering that L'Amour Fou cover in the "coming soon" section.

Thanks! I kind of feel like I'm the least suited to be making Rivette covers; I've only seen Bande des quatres, Secret Défense and La Belle Noiseuse, but they've all made such lasting impressions on me. I'm waiting for the Cinématheque Québecoise to bring some of those new prints in, though I'm not holding my breath.

I've only seen Bande des quatres, Secret Défense and La Belle Noiseuse

How in the hell did I ever forget to list Céline et Julie?

thustlebird · #478 Post by **thustlebird** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:11 pm

Both those L'Amour Fous are pretty compelling designs. If only Criterion would actually do that title. Rivette is among my top 5 filmmakers of all time. By the way, the BFI disc-set of CELINE AND JULIE is excellent, transfer-wise. When is that one coming to the states, one might ask.

DignanSWE · #479 Post by **DignanSWE** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:19 am

Magic Hate Ball · Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:16 pm

DignanSWE wrote:

This is pretty nice. I haven't seen it so I have no idea if it's in line with the film, but it looks very classy.

Cosmic Bus · #481 Post by **Cosmic Bus** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:44 am

The unfortunate lack of good quality press material or stills from the film make this come off looking more antiquated than I'd wanted; alternately, I really like the second image, but the source is somewhat compromised and doesn't lend itself to much variation beyond what you see and something would need something to fill in the empty space (which originally merged into another shot) at the bottom. I didn't simply want to toss a logo onto one of the poster designs, and being able to find anything else in full color would've been nice.

MyNameCriterionForum · Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:44 am

=;

Lemmy Caution · #483 Post by **Lemmy Caution** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:50 am

Am I detecting the influence of swimminghorses?

Tarkavsky?

The cracked light bulb porthole is interesting.
But I'm in the middle of watching the film, so can't comment yet on the design in relation to the film.

MyNameCriterionForum · Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:27 am

It's an "O"

Tarkovsky's credit was the trickiest design decision, and one I'm still not comfortable with. Generally I think simpler (and clearer) is better, but in this case I took a chance.

Thanks for the comments.

Cold Bishop · #485 Post by **Cold Bishop** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:46 am

Speaking of which... For forum members outside of Portland, you can see the interpretative poster-art here in the pictures gallery.

MyNameCriterionForum · Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:57 am

Cold Bishop wrote:Speaking of which... For forum members outside of Portland, you can see the interpretative poster-art here in the pictures gallery.

Yeah, like this guy could ever get a job at Criterion! Strictly amateur!

Toby Dammit · #487 Post by **Toby Dammit** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:23 pm

A proposal for Luchino Visconti's "Senso"

justeleblanc · #488 Post by **justeleblanc** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:58 pm

Toby Dammit wrote:A proposal for Luchino Visconti's "Senso"

Looks like a still from one of Godard's video works.

Cinephrenic · #489 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:22 pm

Great photo, but that font needs to change.

kinjitsu · #490 Post by **kinjitsu** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:33 pm

It's not a photo or a still. It's a detail of the painting Il bacio by Francesco Hayez.

justeleblanc · #491 Post by **justeleblanc** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:57 pm

kinjitsu wrote:It's not a photo or a still. It's a detail of the painting Il bacio by Francesco Hayez.

Are you sure? It looks like a photograph to me.

And it was the font that screamed Godard. Is there a font that screams Visconti?

#492 Post by **domino harvey** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:09 am

Cold Bishop wrote:

This is excellent

kinjitsu · #493 Post by **kinjitsu** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:10 am

justeleblanc wrote:
kinjitsu wrote:It's not a photo or a still. It's a detail of the painting Il bacio by Francesco Hayez.
Are you sure? It looks like a photograph to me.

Positive. It's hanging in the Brera.

Now go to Sala XXXVIII...

Toby Dammit · #494 Post by **Toby Dammit** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:24 am

It's not a photo or a still. It's a detail of the painting Il bacio by Francesco Hayez.

Yes! it's "Il Bacio" (The Kiss) by Francesco Hayez. The image is reproduced in the movie with Allida Valli and Farley Granger

The painting represent a scene from Verdi's "Il Trovatore", the Opera in the beginning of the film

Well, it's perfect for Senso's cover. For mi is better than photography

And it was the font that screamed Godard. Is there a font that screams Visconti?

Maybe this?????:roll:

Cosmic Bus · #496 Post by **Cosmic Bus** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:50 pm

Oedipax · #498 Post by **Oedipax** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:23 am

This would make me so happy. Does anyone else regard this film as a serious absurdist masterpiece, as I do? A.O. Scott, perhaps.

Cameron · #499 Post by **Cameron** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:17 am

It's funny how much better this is than the actual cover.

The Glue Man · #500 Post by **The Glue Man** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:58 pm

I couldn't agree more... Looks like a good package though all in all. Might be a blind buy for me (or is it better to buy the R2 E trilogy set?)

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