Recommend to me... 1. a movie 2. a book 3. a musical artist, song, or album 4. a LiveJournal user not on my friend's list 5. what I should have for dinner 6. a website and put it in a comment and then put this in your journal
The website is marvelous--but scarey!! Both in concept and realization.
I greatly admire the Jacques Prevert Les Enfants du Paradis--assume that's the only one. I think that's the sort of Dada film with the gruesome eyeball scene?
Thanks for suggesting diony--looks very interesting.
Greatly looking forward to the others. Your food thoughts have supplied many a fantasy--now for a reality!
the sort of Dada film with the gruesome eyeball scene? That's Un Chien Andalou, Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel. Les Enfants du Paradis (1945) was made by Marcel Carne and Jacques Prevert, and is a sweeping poetic epic about the world of theatre, performance and crime in early C19th Paris. Major performances by Arletty as Garance, and Jean-Louis Barrault as the mime Debureau. It's an extraordinary film, particularly as it has a cast of 1000s and was made in hiding under the German Occupation.
Oh, right. I think I have not seen the one you suggest--and really must. In fact, the film course here is in my department--I'll buy it for them. Thanks for the reminder.
Hope you get emails on comments to old posts! Just want to say a very big thanks for Children of Paradise. I got the wonderful new edition with very insightful commentary. It's a real treat--I really love all the plays within plays and art/life mirrorings. Arletty is incredible! I can't believe it's called the French Gone with the Wind--it's so much better than that.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it - and pleased to note that it is now out in DVD! I have trekked to some very obscure cinemas all over London to catch it, and it hasn't been revived for quite some time.
Yeah--the Criterion Collection DVD is the one I bought. The commentary, etc., is really rich. And the quality is lovely. Actually, I got it a few weeks ago and then refound your post when I went back to check on some book recommendations. I really bought it for our departmental film course (I'm not the one who teaches it) but liked it so much I decided to keep it and get them another copy!
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I greatly admire the Jacques Prevert Les Enfants du Paradis--assume that's the only one. I think that's the sort of Dada film with the gruesome eyeball scene?
Thanks for suggesting
Greatly looking forward to the others. Your food thoughts have supplied many a fantasy--now for a reality!
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That's Un Chien Andalou, Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel. Les Enfants du Paradis (1945) was made by Marcel Carne and Jacques Prevert, and is a sweeping poetic epic about the world of theatre, performance and crime in early C19th Paris. Major performances by Arletty as Garance, and Jean-Louis Barrault as the mime Debureau. It's an extraordinary film, particularly as it has a cast of 1000s and was made in hiding under the German Occupation.
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Anyway, thanks again.
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