In today's Libération, there's an article on the French release of five
films in the Jerry Lewis filmography, from Paramount. The article's
title is "Jerry Lewis: The Best of the Clown," and the subtitle is,
"Five films by the comic genius detested by the Americans released on
DVD."
In today's Libération, there's an article on the French release of five films in the Jerry Lewis filmography, from Paramount. The article's title is "Jerry...
... Eduoard Waintrop - is he English? I guess not, or he'd know how to spell David Thomson. Anyway, anyone who thinks The Patsy show Lewis's decline shouldn't...
Wait, so are you saying that while Americans stereotype the French as Lewis-lovers, they stereotype us as unfairly detesting a genius? How sweet it is. Sam...
... as Lewis-lovers, they ... Actually, this stereotype (the French one) seems out of date for a long time. Lewis' work is never shown in France. The Ladies'...
The only film directed by Bille August seen here was "Pelle the Conquerer" (1987). It was so relentlessly grim that I've never gone back for a second helping. ...
... As a dane, I would say because Bille isn't that good a director, nor interesting, to begin with. While his first films up to and including Pelle...
... August, the ... including ... reapproach ... ruined ... composition ... seemed ... night. ... How did you like Ein Richtige Mann, Henrik? (excuse spelling)...
... If you thereby mean "Et rigtigt menneske" by Ĺge Sandgren (http://imdb.com/title/tt0273326/), then I don't like it. To me, the Dogme films dropped...
... I'm a big fan of Malmros, especially his masterpiece TREE OF KNOWLEDGE. What's your opinion of the shape of his career? Have you seen his early films...
... early ... Malmros is a real character. Even today, 50-ish and a professionel brain surgeon, he is still very much a teenager, very shy. He generally never...
... I had no idea! Wonder if there are any other director/surgeons. ... Many of us were stunned when we saw TREE OF KNOWLEDGE at Filmex 83 in Los Angeles....
... As a dane, I would say, because Bille first of all isn't an auteur, second of all, isn't a good director. Very simplified, he has two periods: Before and...
... the ... ***** And "Best Intentions", to me at least, more properly belongs in the Bergman canon than it does August's. I'm not at all surpised by the...
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