Comments on: Coming out of my ears. http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/coming-out-of-my-ears/ David Cairns' wilfully eccentric film blog. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:39:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: m http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/coming-out-of-my-ears/#comment-2898 m Fri, 09 May 2008 21:00:40 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=743#comment-2898 It kind of pissed me off at the time thinking 'But I'm the film maker!' oh and Film Comment had a great article about her - Varda not my mother. It kind of pissed me off at the time thinking ‘But I’m the film maker!’ oh and Film Comment had a great article about her - Varda not my mother.

]]> By: dcairns http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/coming-out-of-my-ears/#comment-2896 dcairns Fri, 09 May 2008 18:55:30 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=743#comment-2896 Wow! Wow!

]]> By: m http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/coming-out-of-my-ears/#comment-2892 m Fri, 09 May 2008 10:31:58 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=743#comment-2892 My mother ran her to ground in the filmhouse bar and had a long long chat with her. Made her a confirmed fan ! My mother ran her to ground in the filmhouse bar and had a long long chat with her. Made her a confirmed fan !

]]> By: dcairns http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/coming-out-of-my-ears/#comment-2889 dcairns Fri, 09 May 2008 09:07:13 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=743#comment-2889 Somehow missed the whole Varda retrospect. So few of her films are available! I've only read excerpts from Dundy's memoirs, but she was a lively writer with an amazing life. Somehow missed the whole Varda retrospect. So few of her films are available!

I’ve only read excerpts from Dundy’s memoirs, but she was a lively writer with an amazing life.

]]> By: David Ehrenstein http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/coming-out-of-my-ears/#comment-2882 David Ehrenstein Thu, 08 May 2008 23:35:25 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=743#comment-2882 <a HREF="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dundy8-2008may08,0,5395895.story" rel="nofollow">Here's Elaine Dundy's obituary.</A> Here’s Elaine Dundy’s obituary.

]]> By: m http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/coming-out-of-my-ears/#comment-2880 m Thu, 08 May 2008 22:07:40 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=743#comment-2880 Were they sisters ? I didn't realse. I'm looking forward to the Clarke Retrospective as well. Agnes Varda had a retrospective via the French Film Festival some years ago which might explain the reluctance of EIFF to do her in Edinburgh again. As much of the potential audience will have seen most of her back catalogue already. Were they sisters ? I didn’t realse. I’m looking forward to the Clarke Retrospective as well. Agnes Varda had a retrospective via the French Film Festival some years ago which might explain the reluctance of EIFF to do her in Edinburgh again. As much of the potential audience will have seen most of her back catalogue already.

]]> By: David Ehrenstein http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/coming-out-of-my-ears/#comment-2875 David Ehrenstein Thu, 08 May 2008 17:07:49 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=743#comment-2875 Well I'm glad Shirley Clarke is being honored. She's a great filmmaker whose work the younger generation of "indies" should know, particularly <i>The Cool World</i> and <i>Ornette: Made in America</i>. Her sister, Elainde Dundy, just passed away here in L.A. Well I’m glad Shirley Clarke is being honored. She’s a great filmmaker whose work the younger generation of “indies” should know, particularly The Cool World and Ornette: Made in America.

Her sister, Elainde Dundy, just passed away here in L.A.

]]> By: dcairns http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/coming-out-of-my-ears/#comment-2873 dcairns Thu, 08 May 2008 16:27:57 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=743#comment-2873 I think our festival director is anxious to celebrate women in film via the retrospectives -- last year's was Anita Loos. This year's Shirley Clarke should be good, but maybe I'd have preferred a full Varda or Duras season to the Moreau, since many of her films are pretty easy to see. Still, I predict I'll be missing more modern stuff in order to see them again. I think our festival director is anxious to celebrate women in film via the retrospectives — last year’s was Anita Loos. This year’s Shirley Clarke should be good, but maybe I’d have preferred a full Varda or Duras season to the Moreau, since many of her films are pretty easy to see. Still, I predict I’ll be missing more modern stuff in order to see them again.

]]> By: David Ehrenstein http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/coming-out-of-my-ears/#comment-2871 David Ehrenstein Thu, 08 May 2008 12:58:35 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=743#comment-2871 <i>Nathalie Granger</i> is essential Duras. She shot it at her own home. Moreau's co-star is Luica Bose, and a very young Gerard Depardieu does an indelible supporting turn as a discombobulated washing machine salesman. Nathalie Granger is essential Duras. She shot it at her own home. Moreau’s co-star is Luica Bose, and a very young Gerard Depardieu does an indelible supporting turn as a discombobulated washing machine salesman.

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