Comments on: Euphoria #23 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/ The wilfully eccentric film blog of David Cairns Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:30:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: dcairns http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-554 dcairns Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:51:25 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-554 WOW! That's quite a career Kaufman had! I had no idea of the Vertov connection. WOW!
That’s quite a career Kaufman had! I had no idea of the Vertov connection.

]]> By: David Ehrenstein http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-553 David Ehrenstein Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:44:41 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-553 His DP on <i>The World of Henry Orient</i> was Boris Kaufman -- Jean Vigo's DP on <i>L'Atatlante</i> and Dziga Vertov's brother. His DP on The World of Henry Orient was Boris Kaufman — Jean Vigo’s DP on L’Atatlante and Dziga Vertov’s brother.

]]> By: dcairns http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-552 dcairns Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:18:39 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-552 Ah, I've only seen bits of that. It did have a lot of nouvelle vague borrowings and energy, which surprised me for a film of it's period -- I tend to think it took longer for Hollywood to be influenced by that stuff, and even then, indirectly by way of Lester, but it's all there in that 1964 movie, before A Hard Day's Night could have had any impact. George Roy Hill probably doesn't get enough credit among cineastes, I feel. Ah, I’ve only seen bits of that. It did have a lot of nouvelle vague borrowings and energy, which surprised me for a film of it’s period — I tend to think it took longer for Hollywood to be influenced by that stuff, and even then, indirectly by way of Lester, but it’s all there in that 1964 movie, before A Hard Day’s Night could have had any impact.

George Roy Hill probably doesn’t get enough credit among cineastes, I feel.

]]> By: David Ehrenstein http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-548 David Ehrenstein Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:58:26 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-548 I'm going to be writing about some Resnais that has just come out on DVD for DVD Beaver. <i>Muriel</i> isn't among them. I have a teriffic Region 2 of it with Japanese subtitles. Another otherwise very different movie with <i>J & J</i> freshness is George Roy Hill's <i>The World of Henry Orient</i>. It captures perfectly the New York I knew growing up in the late 50's and early 60's, and has a truly superb Elmer Bernstein score. I’m going to be writing about some Resnais that has just come out on DVD for DVD Beaver. Muriel isn’t among them. I have a teriffic Region 2 of it with Japanese subtitles.

Another otherwise very different movie with J & J freshness is George Roy Hill’s The World of Henry Orient. It captures perfectly the New York I knew growing up in the late 50’s and early 60’s, and has a truly superb Elmer Bernstein score.

]]> By: dcairns http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-547 dcairns Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:17:01 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-547 Atrociously, I haven't seen Muriel. But then, it's unavaliable over here. Have been hoping to see it for some time, and rest assured, it's on my list of things to buy from the US (but that's a long list). I have some other Resnais stuff to watch and blog about soon, hopefully. Michael Winterbottom (my nemesis) said he wanted get a Jules et Jim feeling for Jude, but then he just stole Marie Dubois' cigarette trick outright. J&J has an incredible freshness still. Atrociously, I haven’t seen Muriel. But then, it’s unavaliable over here. Have been hoping to see it for some time, and rest assured, it’s on my list of things to buy from the US (but that’s a long list).

I have some other Resnais stuff to watch and blog about soon, hopefully.

Michael Winterbottom (my nemesis) said he wanted get a Jules et Jim feeling for Jude, but then he just stole Marie Dubois’ cigarette trick outright.

J&J has an incredible freshness still.

]]> By: David Ehrenstein http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-546 David Ehrenstein Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:44:41 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/euphoria-23/#comment-546 I would cite the opening scene of <i>Muriel</i> in this regard. But what has always marked <i>Jules et Jim</i> for me was its infectious high-spirits. I had never seen a "period" film in which people were behaving exactly like me and my friends. It made all previous costumes pics seem unspeakably flat-footed and dull. I would cite the opening scene of Muriel in this regard.

But what has always marked Jules et Jim for me was its infectious high-spirits. I had never seen a “period” film in which people were behaving exactly like me and my friends. It made all previous costumes pics seem unspeakably flat-footed and dull.

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