Thanks to all of you who responded. I believe I've seen all of his
color films. "L'Argent" is the one I dislike most intensely. Are
these characters actually human beings?? They walk around (as well as
speak) like automatons, expressionless, robot-like.
Anyway I must say that I love every one of Bresson's films very much up
through "Mouchette".
What is the significance (symbolism?) of Mouchette's insistence on
covering herself, each time, with that thin white garment while rolling
downhill into the pond?
I just found the following essay on "Les Dames": -
www.horschamp.qc.ca/new_offscreen/boisdeboulogne.html .... I haven't
had time to read it carefully yet but will do so soon.
I wish I could take a look at the Criterion DVD of Les Dames, so
much. Does anyone in this group live in the Southern California area??
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...
Thanks to all of you who responded. I believe I've seen all of his color films. "L'Argent" is the one I dislike most intensely. Are these characters...
... Well this is what non-Bressosnophiles say about All of Bresson's "models," so I'm not sure what you mean. "L'Argent" has a nominla "central character" but...
Paul, If you make the trip to LA's Cinefile on Santa Monica Blvd. & Sawtelle you will find Les Dames in the Bresson collection. Cinefile organizes their titles...
Thanks, James. I'm going to check out Cinefile. I do have the videotape of L'Argent and plan to keep it. I'll see if I can buy or rent the DVD to "Les...
There's a difference between "not acting emotional" and "acting emotionless." Bresson's models are the former. There's also an interview with Bresson at the...
Yes, I do understand what you mean, absolutely, and it's a point well taken, although a director (any artist) can go to an extreme, which is what I feel...
If you're looking for "expression' in Bresson via the faces of his models then you have the wrong filmmaker. With Boresson it's the ENTIRE BODY not the face...
Well, OK, but for some reason I just don't care for Bresson's later films as much as his earlier ones and perhaps it's just a matter of personal preference,...
As it happens, i think L'Argn tis Mr. Bresson's masterpiece. As i recal in an interivew he gave, he thoug tit his best work. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, ...
Re: his colour films, I do understand how you find them different from his earlier works; to me they are colder and less inviting, however no less brilliant. ...
Yes, Matt -- it's the coldness. David's correct when he mentioned that Bresson's models don't "act emotional", and that their faces lack expression because...
Cinefile usually has Une femme douce on VHS available, too, Paul. See if it's there when you check out Les dames. And make sure you tell us what you thought of...
Warning: this message gives the ending of L'Argent away. If you have not seen it yet, I strongly sggest not reading any further! Like some other. I think i...
... Some Bressonians respond to the ... The thing is I don't find the later films cold at all. "Une Femme Douce Is incredibly passionate. How can any film...
Thanks, James and David.. When I go to Cinefile, I'll try to get both "Le Diable Probablement" and "Une Femme Douce". I've never been there, but I have a...
I agree with this. I do not find thel ater films cold but more precise and rigorous and even more effective. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington...
Please explain, if youknow, why Madame Bresson does not want Une Femme Douce and Quatre Nuits i dvd. It seesm bizarre. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George...
She's pretty bizare. And testy too. Blew a gasket when Anne Wiazemsky published her roman a clef, "Jeune Fille," about the shooting of "Au Hasard Balthazar." ...
Have you read it? What is it like.? I never heard of it before, i must confess. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "The world is...
Please do. 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...
I have not heard anything about Mme Bresson not wanting 4 nuits shown, but I did hear that she expressed doubt, at one point, about whether a copy could be...
I see, Mr. Gallagher. Thank you. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many...
I second Tag's comment about a Bresson bio. Sure there's Quandt and Keith Reader, but I think we're both longing for just a huge epic encompassing everything....
Regarding Mme Bresson - it's not she does not want those films shown (in fact they were shown recently at a Bresson tribute in Britain which she attended),...
... "Saddened" hell! He STALKED Dominque Sanda for amny years afterwards, calling her up at all hours and breathing into the phone without speaking. ...
Thank you, Mr. Lee. I doubted whether she was opposed in principle to the films being released on DVD and am glad to see you confirm that. Would you please...
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