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Salutations. Today (September 25th) is Mr. Bresson;s birthday. Some sources say he was born in 1907 which would make it his centennial. I intend to celebrate...
Shmuel Ben-Gad
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Sep 25, 2007
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A lovely idea. "L'Aregnt" now appears to us as a last highly irreverent wave goodbye as he heads out the door. While I treasure home video as a repository of ...
David Ehrenstein
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Sep 25, 2007
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQiI_G_M_jE Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there...
Shmuel Ben-Gad
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Nov 1, 2007
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That's a fabulous interview. Bresson is hilariously coy and very flirty. He was a great camp. ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
David Ehrenstein
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Nov 1, 2007
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at the AFI Silver Theatre in suburban Washington, DC. Here is the iurl. The information is on page eight. ...
Shmuel Ben-Gad
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Nov 13, 2007
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I'm envious Shmuel, Thanks for sharing. Best, Gary ... Eclectic Cinema and Digital Versatile Disc http://www.DVDBeaver.com/...
Gary W. Tooze
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Nov 13, 2007
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You're welcome. I wish all the films were on dvd, but there is stilla ways to go yet. The dvd player I bought form you works like a charm, by the way. Shmuel...
Shmuel Ben-Gad
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Nov 13, 2007
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Sorry. I meant to reply just to Mr. Tooze, not the entire list. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "The world is indeed full of...
Shmuel Ben-Gad
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Nov 13, 2007
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Yesterday I received in the mail the videotape (published by Kino Video) of Diary of a Country Priest. I watched the entire thing. I'm devastated. I've...
Paul
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Dec 6, 2007
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"A Man Escaped" is my favorite black and white Bresson, slosely followed by "Pickpocket" and "Au Hasard Balthazar." "Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne" us in a...
David Ehrenstein
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Dec 6, 2007
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... I own both and the Criterion is leaps and bounds ahead in all areas... a must-own DVD http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReview2/diaryofacountrypriest.htm <I...
Gary W. Tooze
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Dec 6, 2007
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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...
Shmuel Ben-Gad
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Dec 6, 2007
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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...
Paul
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Dec 7, 2007
7:58 am
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I just went to ebay and found -- as I scrolled down, to the very bottom -- many, many DVD's of "Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne", ranging in price from $2.01 to...
Paul
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Dec 7, 2007
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... 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...
David Ehrenstein
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Dec 7, 2007
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Try to get a Criterion edition. ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and ...
David Ehrenstein
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Dec 7, 2007
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Most tend to be single layer "copies" of the Criterion. Bump down in quality due to half the disc space besides the illegality...
Jeffrey Rosen
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Dec 7, 2007
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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...
James Day
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Dec 7, 2007
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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...
Paul
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Dec 7, 2007
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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...
David Ehrenstein
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Dec 8, 2007
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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...
Paul
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Dec 8, 2007
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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...
David Ehrenstein
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Dec 8, 2007
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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. ...
Matt Lee
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Dec 8, 2007
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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,...
Paul
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Dec 8, 2007
10:38 pm
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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...
Paul
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Dec 8, 2007
11:57 pm
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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...
James Day
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Dec 9, 2007
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... 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...
David Ehrenstein
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Dec 9, 2007
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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...
Paul
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Dec 9, 2007
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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, ...
Shmuel Ben-Gad
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Dec 9, 2007
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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...
Shmuel Ben-Gad
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Dec 9, 2007
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