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Discreet Charm is not Bunuels best film

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In Reply to: Foreign film snobs, come blacken my eyes . . . posted by albee33 on January 22, 2004 at 20:09:27:

and definitely not a good introduction to his work, a self indulgent snapshot of a society that by 1972 was going the way of the dodo, it was dated even then
Belle de Jour with Catherine Deneuve I would recommend as his best known and most accessible film, The Exterminating Angel and That Obscure Object of Desire his masterpieces but still an acquired taste; dont expect Hitchcock or Indy Jones in either
If you only ever watch one more Bunuel film, make it Belle de Jour!
Graham

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Re: Discreet Charm is not Bunuels best film - Victor Khomenko 06:32:01 01/23/04 (1)
I see what you are saying, but I am really not sure what makes things like Exterminating Angel hard to penetrate - besides just the willingnes to do so. I think it is immediately funny and absorbing, in addition to be pretty clear.
I think one can always over-analyze instead of simply floating with the film's flow.
Ditto for the Desire... the walking scenes are sooooo well made one should simply enjoy them for what they are - sometimes things are as simple as they seem to be.
- Re: That Obscure Object of Desire - rico 06:57:20 01/23/04 (0)
  is my favorite Buenel film. The double casting of the girl, the casting of Rey, the terrorist background, etc-- all so very weird and so very Buenel.
Re: Tristana, - patrickU 03:37:45 01/23/04 (13)
May even be more accessible, for a start in his work, beside his wonderful " Le Chien Andalou " or " L�Age D�or " who are still and more than ever fascinating pieces of early cinema.
And you still got Catherine on top..( or better said in the laid..)
Of course " Belle " is the better film.
- Re: Tristana, - grinagog 05:38:19 01/23/04 (12)
  Thanks Patrick, I had forgotten that one. Bunuel wrote a stunning autobiography; apparently the original printing is in French and the USA released English paperback is somewhat abbreviated
  I had a copy of the English translation as a hardback which was available in the late 1980s, lent it out, and never got it back, if you read this you will see why its a book that once lent out will never come back!
  Graham
  - Amazon has it* apologies for the advertisement!* (Open in New Window)
  - Re: Tristana, - patrickU 05:53:23 01/23/04 (11)
    You welcome Graham!
    It is a bio I always want to read, but always forgot to...So now it was the right reminder...And just place an order at Amazon.fr...So in a certain kind..Thank you!
    Lending things out is a terrible thing to do, at the moment I am deseperately looking for missing DVD�s..Years ago it was LP�s and books....Sometimes I am enraged at myself to do the lending...And every time I do it again..I must possede a weak character!
    " Nazarin " was a film who left a profund mark in me too. Did you see it?
    - Re: Agree on lending - rico 07:00:27 01/23/04 (8)
      The reason I have a huge movie collection on laserdisc and DVD is freedom, freedom to watch whatever I want whenever I want. I can't tell you how many times I've gone looking for a film and can't find it because I loaned it out to someone and I even forget the someone. The same applies to CDs.
      So now I don't loan anything out.
      - Re: Agree on lending - patrickU 07:11:07 01/23/04 (7)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Agree on lending posted by rico on January 23, 2004 at 07:00:27:
        
        I still do.
        I can not manage to say " No. "
        I feel some kind of " Pat, you can not keep this beautiful things to yourself " even at the danger to not retrieve them.
        And boy am I tired to say to people...don�t forget to get them back to me...Until I have all, but forgotten myself.
        
        A good, solid recipe to build a good bibliotheca is... - orejones 08:10:56 01/23/04 (6)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Agree on lending posted by patrickU on January 23, 2004 at 07:11:07:
        
        ...to have many friends, and a poor memory...
        It works fine with discs, videos, DVDs,...
        Regards
        BF
        
        You mean to build THEM a good biblioteca, right? nt - tinear 08:44:14 01/23/04 (2)
        
        In Reply to: A good, solid recipe to build a good bibliotheca is... posted by orejones on January 23, 2004 at 08:10:56:
        
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        To build YOURSELF a nice bibliotheca you only need good friends (many, better than few) and... - orejones 09:07:01 01/23/04 (1)
        
        In Reply to: You mean to build THEM a good biblioteca, right? nt posted by tinear on January 23, 2004 at 08:44:14:
        
        ...then you borrow from them, while your poor memory doesn�t haunt you if you never return them...
        Easy, isn�t it?
        Regards
        BF
        
        Re: The moral? - patrickU 12:40:03 01/23/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: To build YOURSELF a nice bibliotheca you only need good friends (many, better than few) and... posted by orejones on January 23, 2004 at 09:07:01:
        
        It takes TWO friends with bad memories to build up ONE biblioteca....
        Good one..Bernardo!
        
        Re: For your friends? nt - patrickU 08:18:22 01/23/04 (2)
        
        In Reply to: A good, solid recipe to build a good bibliotheca is... posted by orejones on January 23, 2004 at 08:10:56:
        
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        My friends, unfortunately, keep lists - Victor Khomenko 08:25:48 01/23/04 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re: For your friends? nt posted by patrickU on January 23, 2004 at 08:18:22:
        
        I, OTOH, never do. Or almost never.
        
        Re: My friends, unfortunately, keep lists - patrickU 08:30:57 01/23/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: My friends, unfortunately, keep lists posted by Victor Khomenko on January 23, 2004 at 08:25:48:
        
        That is what I always WANTED to do...But lazy as I am.....
    - Re: Tristana, - grinagog 06:12:22 01/23/04 (1)
      No, I must confess thats one I have yet to see, but I will try and find it on laser disc or video
      Graham
      - Re: Tristana, - patrickU 06:34:45 01/23/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Tristana, posted by grinagog on January 23, 2004 at 06:12:22:
        
        It was politically tainted ( marxism ) and not without // to Pasolini " Gospel of St Matthew, the first was made in 1958 the later in 1965, I think.
        Strong films!

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