Diary of a Country Priest was the first f Mr. Bresson's films I saw and I, too,
was deeply moved. I have seen it a number of times since.It was th l ast of his
films that used conventional background music. With his use of color, Mr.
Bresson (coincidentally I suppose) ceased makingsigificant use of background
music at all and in three of the five (Une femme douce, L'Diable probablement,
and L'Argent) eliminated it completely.

One color film I have only seen twice is Four Nights of a Dreamer. I think it
is an excellent film about unrequited love. Perhaps because it is at times
lighter in tone, it seems to be underrated, in my opinion.Does anyone know if it
has ever been released on video or dvd?


Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.

"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but
still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled
with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."
--Haldir of Lothlorien


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary W. Tooze" <gary@...>
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2007 8:52 am
Subject: Re: [bresson-no-spam] Diary of a Country Priest
To: bresson-no-spam@yahoogroups.com


> At 01:03 AM 06/12/2007, you wrote:
> >I'm wondering whether I should try to find
> >the Criterion DVD version. Is anyone familiar with it -- and how it
> >compares to the Kino Video tape?
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> I own both and the Criterion is leaps and bounds ahead in all
> areas... a must-own DVD
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> <I just can't take a liking to Bresson's color films.> Have you seen
> L'Argent?
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>
>
> Best,
> Gary
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