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"The Lovers." Quite disappointing in some respects,

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In Reply to: La Ronde - charming... posted by Victor Khomenko on December 18, 2003 at 06:14:58:

yet the cinematography and the male supporting cast, with the solitary exception of the BLAND young archaeologist (it is unthinkable that with her husband and polo-lover she'd elope with this walking blob of oatmeal) saves it.
Jeanne is...well, cold as ever. This is an obvious tribute to "Madame Bovary," but Flaubert's picture, over several hundred pages, manages to make her "simpatica."
Moreau is a hare-brained, bored housewife---and a terrible mother, to boot. No wonder her husband disappears as soon as she appears!
The cinematography is splendid and it alone makes a viewing worthwhile.
The famous seduction scene, though a tad long, is a elegiac to Mde. Bovary's carriage ride...

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Re: "The Lovers." Quite disappointing in some respects, - patrickU 10:58:00 12/18/03 (12)
Lovers...La Ronde...Flaubert�s film...
Am I drunk or good old Tin?
Bovary maybe the best " roman " ever written.
- Refresh my memory - Victor Khomenko 11:27:41 12/18/03 (11)
  There's that French film about the legionaires in Africa, with one doing his best to kill off another one. It was quite powerful.
  - Beau travail ? nt - patrickU 12:14:43 12/18/03 (9)
    nt
    - Exactly - Victor Khomenko 12:19:24 12/18/03 (8)
      I had that mental block, apparently induced by my overindulgence in Swedish sex orgies and Putin's speech analysis... how could I forget that one?
      But I just checked - I still remember my wife's name. I called home and pretended I was someone else, from the telephone company, so I asked her first name and compared with my notes - and I was correct!!!!!!!!!
      - Re: Exactly - patrickU 12:25:08 12/18/03 (7)
        
        In Reply to: Exactly posted by Victor Khomenko on December 18, 2003 at 12:19:24:
        
        Worry it happen to me on a regular basis..I worry too....
        Don�t worry as long as I can still remember the name of YOUR charming wife..hehe...
        
        Count on Patrick to give it the French Twist - Victor Khomenko 12:36:31 12/18/03 (6)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Exactly posted by patrickU on December 18, 2003 at 12:25:08:
        
        But make it simple - call every woman "honey" - it will work.
        
        Re: Nice story on Audrey... - patrickU 13:01:11 12/18/03 (5)
        
        In Reply to: Count on Patrick to give it the French Twist posted by Victor Khomenko on December 18, 2003 at 12:36:31:
        
        one of my terrible daughter was dinning at our table this evening and we came to speak of Audrey...
        She was waiting for her at the equestrian farm she once was..It was knowed that she would appear for her UNICEF thing...katja ( daughter ) knew the way she had to come, so she place herself ..and there she came...
        She was like a bright star, she said.
        One year later she died.
        
        Katja is a nice name, Petia! - Victor Khomenko 13:13:13 12/18/03 (4)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Nice story on Audrey... posted by patrickU on December 18, 2003 at 13:01:11:
        
        I am sure your daughter will cherish that memory - she was lucky to see the Goddess... and a true Goddess she was. Everyone remembers her apearance at the Oscars - she was in retirement already then. As she entered the stage no one was left indifferent.
        I recall how speedy and sudden Audrey's demise was... it was a true shock. If I recall correctly only a few weeks passed since the anouncement.
        There have been speculations regarding Jackie Onasis taking things into her own hands towards the end - hard to blame her for that. Any sense that Audrey did so too?
        
        Re: Katja is a nice name, Petia! - patrickU 00:31:55 12/19/03 (3)
        
        In Reply to: Katja is a nice name, Petia! posted by Victor Khomenko on December 18, 2003 at 13:13:13:
        
        yes, she do not know about her or/ and her films, and it was pure coincidence to speak of Audrey at the table..but you should have seen Katja�s visage when she said " she was brighter than a star " and the photographes who came later must have made a billion of pictures ( good idea I will check next week if I can find some from local Paparazzis ) with both.....
        I just ordered he Bio...so I may learn something about her death..but it was very rapid I remember..cancer of ther colon..I think....
        Petia!
        
        Every family should have a story - Victor Khomenko 16:43:56 12/19/03 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Katja is a nice name, Petia! posted by patrickU on December 19, 2003 at 00:31:55:
        
        Ours is about my mother-in-law meeting Anna Akhmatova
        
        Re: Every family should have a story - patrickU 01:54:21 12/20/03 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Every family should have a story posted by Victor Khomenko on December 19, 2003 at 16:43:56:
        
        I had the chance to live just // to the " Negresco " hotel in Nice and ALL the big stars used to go down there..So I met a lot of them just in the streets..maybe it did start this film love affair of mine ?
        What is her best book?
        PS: just placed an order for Criterion�s new " La regle du jeu "
        
        Re: Every family should have a story - Victor Khomenko 07:24:45 12/20/03 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Every family should have a story posted by patrickU on December 20, 2003 at 01:54:21:
        
        I might order that one too - it is $27 on Amazon. A marvelous film.
        I would consider A Poem without a Hero, and Requiem.
        
        Re: Every family should have a story - patrickU 07:40:29 12/20/03 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Every family should have a story posted by Victor Khomenko on December 20, 2003 at 07:24:45:
        
        Requiem was without undertitles and I could not follow the lines..I will try again as my acuity for the language ( US ) may have improved.
        Pi was for the first one hour sooo good...but then if I remember...it was confused.
        The poem film I am not aware of.
  - Re: Refresh my memory - patrickU 12:02:41 12/18/03 (0)
    You mean the one we have discussed here?

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