Philippe Garrel
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Its loosely based on the life of Christ, but with all manner of odd twists and strange moments with stark black and white photography. David probably knows better than I do, but I'm thinking it was inspired by Pasolini's Gospel According to St. Matthew and Bunuel, though there are moments that remind me of Rivette, particularly Paris Belongs To Us, and especially Dreyer (minimalist sets similar to Joan, plus the scary religious aspect). I understand it was supposed to have been done under the influence of a lot of drugs, and the soundtrack is pretty intense, though not as much as The Inner Scar, I understand, but I would like to see that (I'm a fan of Desertshore.)Cold Bishop wrote:but whats the film "about"?David Ehrenstein wrote:Oh Le Lit de la Vierge is excellent. it was the fist Garrel I saw. Pierre Clementi, Zouzou, and Tina Aumont with songs by Nico.
Oh, and Le Lit de la Vierge has one of the best opening shots of the 60s, hands down, which is ably presented on the DVD.
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Are you sure? I don't see anything other than the pop compilation.David Ehrenstein wrote:Here is where you can find obscure Garrel and obscure everything else.
Yes, you too can be cooler than Wes Anderson!
EDIT: And looking at cached web pages on Google, it appears he's removed them.
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Trailer for La Cicatrice Interieure from the OOP Japanese DVD on YouTube. Looks like El Topo meets Nico.
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David, I just read your FILM: 1984 book and was especially interested in the section on Garrel. La Cicatrice Interieure has been restored, hasn't it? Do you know who has the rights and if there's any chance of this seeing a DVD release? Interesting that you bring up Bunuel's La Voie Lactee made the same year and its Christian iconography, since Pierre Clementi was in both -- and appeared as the Devil in the Bunuel film.David Ehrenstein wrote:The little boy leading the horse is Ari -- her son by Alain Delon.
I also appreciated your descriptions of the Jean Seberg film. Very evocative.
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Merci Beaucoup! I saw the restored print last year here in L.A. at a UCLA screening. A laser disc of the film was produced in Japan back in the laserdisc era and a friend made me a DVD copy, but none exists for the U.S. market -- a circumstance I hope someone will try to rectify, hint, hint ! (hello Criterion!)jesus the mexican boi wrote:David, I just read your FILM: 1984 book and was especially interested in the section on Garrel. La Cicatrice Interieure has been restored, hasn't it? Do you know who has the rights and if there's any chance of this seeing a DVD release? Interesting that you bring up Bunuel's La Voie Lactee made the same year and its Christian iconography, since Pierre Clementi was in both -- and appeared as the Devil in the Bunuel film.
Clementi is very much an actor-auteur, especially in the 60's working for such presumably different directors as Visconti (The Leopard), Bertolucci (Partner), Pasolini (Porcile), Bunuel (Belle de Jour, La Voie Lactee), Glauber Rocha (Severed Heads) and Garrel.
He played Christ in Le Lit de la Vierge, by the way. In La Cicatrice Interieure he's closer to Siegfried.
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James Toback, who directed him in Exposed, told me about this just last week.jesus the mexican boi wrote:Did he? Everything I saw mentioned complications of liver cancer. Not to say he didn't have it.David Ehrenstein wrote:Well he died of AIDS -- which is an invariably sad end.
Au revoir, space monkey.
One must read obits with care, and more than a grain of salt -- just like at the beginning of the epidemic.
People are still dying of AIDS. Just more slowly.
Beware "heart failure" (not a cause of death ever -- just an indication that you're dead) and "liver cancer."
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Pneumonia was in the early years of the epidemic, prior to this discovery that it was a specific strand of pneumonia. That's fairly under control these days.
Or at least until the next generation of the HIV-infected goes into full bloom.
Hibiscus was an early casualty.
Or at least until the next generation of the HIV-infected goes into full bloom.
Hibiscus was an early casualty.
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L'Enfant secret (Garrel, 1979)
L'Enfant secret
Directed by Philippe Garrel and winner of the Prix Jean Vigo in 1982.
The boyfriend of my friend's sister was in this film - his name is Xuan Lindenmeyer. She would like to source a copy. However the IMDB record suggests no DVD details, and a quick look on the net suggests the same. Would anyone have any ideas of the best way to search for copies of this film? Also, has anyone actually seen the film and has thoughts upon it?
Cheers
Directed by Philippe Garrel and winner of the Prix Jean Vigo in 1982.
The boyfriend of my friend's sister was in this film - his name is Xuan Lindenmeyer. She would like to source a copy. However the IMDB record suggests no DVD details, and a quick look on the net suggests the same. Would anyone have any ideas of the best way to search for copies of this film? Also, has anyone actually seen the film and has thoughts upon it?
Cheers
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L'Enfant secret
30fps, I don't know of any official DVD version of L'Enfant secret circulating, nor have I seen this particular Garrel film, but he's a filmmaker that I hold in the highest esteem based on the films I've been lucky enough to see. There is a copy circulating online with Japanese subtitles, I'm not sure if it's from a VHS or laserdisc or what.
There's also this scene on YouTube - wonderful clip...
There's also this scene on YouTube - wonderful clip...
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L'Enfant secret
The copy of L'Enfant secret with Japanese subs is undoubtedly from the (now out of print?) dvd Uplink released in Japan. It's an incredible film. One of Garrel's greatest.
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It's been two years since the screening of the restored print of "La cicatrice interieure" in Cannes and not even a discussion regarding an upcoming DVD release.
Am I the only one interested in seeing it again together with "Les hautes solitudes" on an extra filled disc....?
It's the the same call for infos as in the Eustache threat, any little news is welcome !
Am I the only one interested in seeing it again together with "Les hautes solitudes" on an extra filled disc....?
It's the the same call for infos as in the Eustache threat, any little news is welcome !
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Le berceau de cristal
Le berceau de cristal (The Crystal Cradle) will be screened at the Tate Modern Starr Auditorium this Saturday. This is part of the Paradise Now! Essential French Avant-garde Cinema, 1890–2008 retrospective. Too bad I am in Canada and unable to attend these events. Anybody seen Le berceau de cristal and offer some insight of this film and how it compares with his other works?
After reading over this thread and sampling extracts from YouTube I definitely have to dive into Garrel's work thoroughly. The Euro - Canadian exchange is too large for my pockets at the present time but at least there are some DVDs for a future purchase.
His new film La Frontière de l'aube is completed but I can't find any details of the production. That is for the new films thread anyway.
After reading over this thread and sampling extracts from YouTube I definitely have to dive into Garrel's work thoroughly. The Euro - Canadian exchange is too large for my pockets at the present time but at least there are some DVDs for a future purchase.
His new film La Frontière de l'aube is completed but I can't find any details of the production. That is for the new films thread anyway.
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