tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478111043202609148.post8935563549464904733..comments2008-02-28T08:10:44.779-05:00Dan Sallitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13136066978329749513noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478111043202609148.post-9100721279892646702008-02-28T08:10:00.000-05:002008-02-28T08:10:00.000-05:00

Girish - thanks for the tip on Toronto's Film Reference Library. Looks as if their film holdings aren't available online.<BR/><BR/>Peter - I really like <B>The Private Affairs of Bel Ami</B> too - it's my favorite Albert Lewin film (though not the only good one). Maybe Maupassant needs some auteur study....

Dan Sallitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13136066978329749513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478111043202609148.post-4840111672739695642008-02-27T01:41:00.000-05:002008-02-27T01:41:00.000-05:00

I forgot to mention another great film based on a literary text. I refer to Albert Lewin's "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami", based on Maupassant's novel. <BR/>Peter

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I love <I>Summer Storm</I> too. It's available to the public for viewing on videotape in the Film Reference Library in downtown Toronto (if any lovers of the film happen to be in the area and in the mood). They have a nice collection of rare material even if it takes a while to sift through their records to identify it. Some hard-to-find films I've seen there include Claire Denis's <I>U.S. Go

girishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079328617099035797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478111043202609148.post-24755394068849574582008-02-26T04:03:00.000-05:002008-02-26T04:03:00.000-05:00

"Summer Storm" is probably my favorite Sirk film. It is a shame that it seems to be unavailable on vhs or dvd.<BR/>Peter

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Peter - <B>Summer Storm</B> is really good, isn't it. If the rest of Sirk's career didn't exist, people would find that film and be amazed at its existence.<BR/><BR/><B>Une Vie</B> turned out to be even better than I remembered: amazingly controlled, gorgeous to look at, full of little flashes of mystery and subjectivity. Somehow it reminded me of Welles more than anyone else: there's something

Dan Sallitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13136066978329749513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478111043202609148.post-68001930234263225342008-02-24T05:41:00.000-05:002008-02-24T05:41:00.000-05:00

Dan, I have not seen the Astruc film. My favorite film based on Maupassant short stories is the wonderful LE PLAISIR, directed by Max Ophüls.<BR/>Another lovely film based on a literary text, this time by Chekhov, is Douglas Sirk's SUMMER STORM. I have not seen that film for years, but would love to see it again.<BR/>Peter

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Thanks for the heads-up Dan...I'd never heard of this, but it sounds kind of unmissable now. (Kids these days.) I can just barely make it before heading to my evening shift.

Vadimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748591562916338637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478111043202609148.post-90080084096909515772008-02-06T12:15:00.000-05:002008-02-06T12:15:00.000-05:00

Dave - I was going to have to miss the Akerman, but I just rerouted my life so I can be there.<BR/><BR/>I don't think there's any really good text on Astruc available in English. Certainly the best-known piece about him is Godard's review of <B>Une Vie</B>, translated in <I>Godard on Godard</I> - you might be able to read it <A HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=qvzDbqWmW4IC&pg=PA95&lpg=

Dan Sallitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13136066978329749513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478111043202609148.post-50467703514576205242008-02-05T23:28:00.000-05:002008-02-05T23:28:00.000-05:00

I'll probably go to this, though I'm not that familiar with Astruc (even critically) beyond his idea of the camera as a <I>caméra-stylo</I>. Dan (or Danny), can you point me to some good articles that might prime me?<BR/><BR/>Danny, no complaining, you'll be at the Berlinale!<BR/><BR/>Speaking of must-sees, I'll be spending the evening at tomorrow's MoMA program, starting with Chantal Akerman's <

davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020826602374694194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478111043202609148.post-78242765266862394182008-02-05T22:23:00.000-05:002008-02-05T22:23:00.000-05:00

Oh please, rub it in that I'll be missing this film while I'm in Berlin! I've been waiting ages to see an Astruc. We need to spread the word on this screening.

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