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Re: Claire Denis

#51 Post by dda1996a » Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:57 am

It has Denis' second best use of music and dancing (slightly ahead of I Can't Sleep) and her only fart joke. That alone makes it a great film.

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Re: Claire Denis

#52 Post by bearcuborg » Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:25 am

dda1996a wrote:
Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:57 am
It has Denis' second best use of music and dancing (slightly ahead of I Can't Sleep) and her only fart joke. That alone makes it a great film.
Perhaps it’s just based on hearing a lot of smooth jazz as a kid, but that scene with The Commodores was magical in the theater. The movie also make you want to buy a rice cooker with lots of lights and buttons.

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Re: Claire Denis

#53 Post by dda1996a » Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:45 am

I think that scene is magical irregardless of your music taste! Regarding rice cookers, Tsai got me there first but it was nice seeing it in a Denis film too

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Re: Claire Denis

#54 Post by ianthemovie » Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:51 pm

For those who can't make it to BAM, The Brattle in Cambridge, MA, will screen eight of her films from March 25 to April 11, with the director in attendance for a screening of High Life on April 1.

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Re: Claire Denis

#55 Post by Cronenfly » Sat Mar 16, 2019 11:55 pm

Anyone know the best place to watch US Go Home, if any? I arrived late to the screening and am wanting to watch the first little bit.


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Re: Claire Denis

#57 Post by hearthesilence » Tue Apr 02, 2019 5:53 pm

FWIW, BAM has a retrospective of her films going on right now. (US Go Home plays on Saturday too.)

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Re: Claire Denis

#58 Post by senseabove » Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:18 pm

Speaking of that retro, is there anywhere else to see her Rivette doc, or at least part 1? It looks like it used to be on YouTube, but part 1 has been taken down and only part 2 remains.

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Re: Claire Denis

#59 Post by furbicide » Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:22 pm

Here's part 1, senseabove: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgX7TXyeLtg
(and here's part 2 for anyone else who can't find it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOCTYWF1VNY)

I think there might be English subs floating around, too.

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Re: Claire Denis

#60 Post by senseabove » Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:33 pm

Thanks!

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Re: Claire Denis

#61 Post by hearthesilence » Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:43 pm

furbicide wrote:
Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:22 pm
Here's part 1, senseabove: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgX7TXyeLtg
(and here's part 2 for anyone else who can't find it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOCTYWF1VNY)

I think there might be English subs floating around, too.
Something's wrong with that upload of part 1, because it seems to be part 2 followed by a jarring repeat of a section of part 2.

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Re: Claire Denis

#62 Post by furbicide » Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:45 pm

Oh, really? That's weird. :|

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Re: Claire Denis

#63 Post by whaleallright » Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:43 pm

My immediate reaction to this was a silent but very enthused, "Oh, fuck yes."

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Re: Claire Denis

#64 Post by furbicide » Wed Apr 03, 2019 12:33 am

I wasn’t familiar with the book, but that sounds really cool, and you just know that in Denis’ hands it’ll be something special.

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Re: Claire Denis

#65 Post by DarkImbecile » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:18 am


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Re: Claire Denis

#66 Post by dda1996a » Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:03 am

Kanopy just added both 35 Shots and Trouble Every Day through Cinema Guild

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Re: Claire Denis

#67 Post by The Fanciful Norwegian » Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:19 am

Maybe it was just changed, but I'm seeing Trouble Every Day credited to KimStim, which seems correct since they also released the DVD.

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Re: Claire Denis

#68 Post by kubelkind » Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:21 am

Can't see them on there so maybe not in my country (UK)
However...Arte have Beau Travail up for free viewing in alleged HD. No English subtitles of course. https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/019921-00 ... u-travail/

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Re: Claire Denis

#69 Post by dda1996a » Thu Apr 11, 2019 12:29 pm

The Fanciful Norwegian wrote:
Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:19 am
Maybe it was just changed, but I'm seeing Trouble Every Day credited to KimStim, which seems correct since they also released the DVD.
You're correct. Erroneously thought both were from the same source

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Re: Claire Denis

#70 Post by FrauBlucher » Tue May 07, 2019 6:05 am

Over the last week I watched 35 Shots of Rum, which I absolutely loved and then The Intruder, which I found to be a convoluted slog to get through. White Material is the only other film of hers I've seen, which I liked. I'm trying to make my way through her cannon. I'll take recommendations.

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Re: Claire Denis

#71 Post by NABOB OF NOWHERE » Tue May 07, 2019 7:05 am

FrauBlucher wrote:
Tue May 07, 2019 6:05 am
Over the last week I watched 35 Shots of Rum, which I absolutely loved and then The Intruder, which I found to be a convoluted slog to get through. White Material is the only other film of hers I've seen, which I liked. I'm trying to make my way through her cannon. I'll take recommendations.
Go straight to Beau Travail without further hesitation

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Re: Claire Denis

#72 Post by bearcuborg » Tue May 07, 2019 8:14 am

Her documentary on Jacques Rivette is the best I have ever seen about of filmmaker. If you can find it...

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Re: Claire Denis

#73 Post by dda1996a » Tue May 07, 2019 2:31 pm

I saw them chronologically and it worked well for me so id recommend that. I'd wait on Beau as you get more out of it after her previous films

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Re: Claire Denis

#74 Post by zedz » Tue May 07, 2019 6:28 pm

FrauBlucher wrote:
Tue May 07, 2019 6:05 am
Over the last week I watched 35 Shots of Rum, which I absolutely loved and then The Intruder, which I found to be a convoluted slog to get through. White Material is the only other film of hers I've seen, which I liked. I'm trying to make my way through her cannon. I'll take recommendations.
If you liked 35 Shots of Rum, you'll probably like Vendredi soir. I feel like that's the closest of her other films.

L'Intrus is one of my favourites, but it's definitely Claire Denis: Advanced Studies, and is specifically designed to provoke and baffle, even on multiple viewings.

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Re: Claire Denis

#75 Post by FrauBlucher » Tue May 07, 2019 8:12 pm

Thanks all for the recommendations.

Zedz, I just read the L'Intrus thread. Interesting. I'll have to give it a second chance after I go through more of Denis' films. I'll have to watch it with more of a metaphorical observation which it now seems to me to be, including the title itself.

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