I have the same feeling about a lot of the films of the later New Wave directors. First, a lot of what they did was theoretical and not really up on the screen. Second, what they did innovate was so quickly followed by others that it's hard to appreciate them for doing it. Also, many of the films tell stories of people I just don't like. Two examples: Breathless (1960) and Jules and Jim (1962). Not that there aren't films by both men I admire -- especially Godard!
I did really like Bresson's film Pickpocket. I'm gonna guess that you will get it a C... Plus!
A big reason I love Calvary is that Father James is a decidedly complicated character. The fact that he abandoned his troubled daughter to join the priesthood is very important. He is flawed. Of course, I love Pasolini's The Gospel According to St Matthew, so who knows...
I haven't seen most of those New Wave movies in a long time… but I remember wanting somebody to make Belmondo fall in a pile of horse poop or something. He's too smarmy. And I remember rooting for the sad sack piano player in the Truffaut film. I need to see more of these and re-watch some I've seen before!
I really was close to Jules & Jim for awhile in my early 20s, as I knew a guy who always liked the same lovely Sad Damsels I did, and they always liked him better. But watching it years after that… it didn't do as much for me.
It didn’t help when we were invited to his wedding, and he sent an email saying Mrs. twinsbrewer should bring a dress, if she had any dresses… that did NOT go over well with us. Of course she has dresses! What the f*** was THAT comment about? He only met her once, and she wasn't wearing a dress that day. So the hell what? I wasn’t wearing a business suit, either! Weird comment.
I have the same feeling about a lot of the films of the later New Wave directors. First, a lot of what they did was theoretical and not really up on the screen. Second, what they did innovate was so quickly followed by others that it's hard to appreciate them for doing it. Also, many of the films tell stories of people I just don't like. Two examples: Breathless (1960) and Jules and Jim (1962). Not that there aren't films by both men I admire -- especially Godard!
I did really like Bresson's film Pickpocket. I'm gonna guess that you will get it a C... Plus!
A big reason I love Calvary is that Father James is a decidedly complicated character. The fact that he abandoned his troubled daughter to join the priesthood is very important. He is flawed. Of course, I love Pasolini's The Gospel According to St Matthew, so who knows...
I haven't seen most of those New Wave movies in a long time… but I remember wanting somebody to make Belmondo fall in a pile of horse poop or something. He's too smarmy. And I remember rooting for the sad sack piano player in the Truffaut film. I need to see more of these and re-watch some I've seen before!
I really was close to Jules & Jim for awhile in my early 20s, as I knew a guy who always liked the same lovely Sad Damsels I did, and they always liked him better. But watching it years after that… it didn't do as much for me.
It didn’t help when we were invited to his wedding, and he sent an email saying Mrs. twinsbrewer should bring a dress, if she had any dresses… that did NOT go over well with us. Of course she has dresses! What the f*** was THAT comment about? He only met her once, and she wasn't wearing a dress that day. So the hell what? I wasn’t wearing a business suit, either! Weird comment.