Oh, thanks LenchoLencho of the Apes wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:59 pm Lady Oscar by M. Jacques Demy.
Gender and class as fluid categories for people to play with at will, a charming fairytale that pretends social boundaries don't exist for anyone that chooses to ignore them. Recommended to anyone that's fans of him and seems like Evelyn-bait in particular.
! Yeah, I remember Carlos V. had a glowing review of this that made me think it'd be very much my thing. Sounds very poignant and resonant, and the French Rev background would be really interesting too. I don't think I have the emotional wherewithal at the mo to face a movie so close to home, but I'll keep it in mind for when I next have the headspace for that sort of thing. Oh great, right-o! Yeah, I'm sure it would fit into that space. I'll be sure to check it out soon -- thanks again for the rec!Lencho of the Apes wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:21 pm Yeah, I didn't think it spoke directly to your experience, just that it fitted into the space where your experience informs your aesthetic interests.
to me, the funny thing about being there is i remember absolutely nothing about being there, other than being there when i watched being there. sellers didn't blow me away (tho he never has tbh), and ashby does his typically perfectly fine (if unexceptional) job per usual, but i don't really recall anything in particular astounding about it. maybe i need to give it another watch, but i've just never felt the need for a revisit. the title says it all, for better or worse, it's just a movie, that's being there, waiting to be watched, eventually, by those, who, also, are being there, when being there happens to, you know, be there
Don't you think in Being There, the joke is on all the other characters? If anything, it's a warning that people will gravitate towards any idiot, don't think it's an endorsement. Of course the ending kind of throws the whole thing into question.
still recall one of my undergrad linguistics profs saying german was the easiest language to learn for native english speakers for that exact reason. always thought that was interesting, even though i find it an unpleasant language overall. one too many notes that sound like someone clearing their throat. i'm down for all the sausages and bier tho!
That's true, but Dutch is even more extreme. A Dutchman once told me his language was "like a strange throat disease."
never seen a jarman flick, or a monteiro flick, but monteiro says some funny things that forever make me think of other certain flickmakers, for better or worse
