I've seen "Monsieur Hire" and agree that it's fascinating. I also loved Leconte's "The Widow of Saint-Pierre" and "Girl on the Bridge." The latter stars the wonderful Daniel Auteuil and Johnny Depp's squeeze, Vanessa Paradis. Johnny has good taste.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda <no_reply@...> wrote: > > and ..I'll never desert you what a line at FFL:D > > L'Homme du Train, that remake interests me quite a bit not only because > of the reference of Certainty vs Uncertainty of Life > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/messages/274598?threaded=1&m\ \ > =e&var=1&tidx=1 > http://tinyurl.com/7xc2o2p > > Patrice Leconte (the original version) specializes in miniatures,.small > films with small casts in minimal settings. They are, in other words, > very "theatrical", depending very much on character and nuance rather > than plot. And when it comes to theatre, every time a play reopens > somewhere, it's a "re-make", actually a "re-think" a "re-image". And who > would refuse to see yet another Hamlet because "duh, I already seen it"? > But Man on the train ( quite similiar to the remake of Straw Dogs,) was > almost a scene for scene remake of the original just in a different > location, and a little different order...pointless. with such a director > and cutter.. oh forget little adapted line with references and quotes > by EE Cummings, Bukowsky, Henry James etc > NO---maskedzebra would have done a better (my apologies) script writing > > A couple of years back, Leconte has delivered another gem his "Monsieur > Hire" with another dreamy ending. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elNCMX8EzAM > > Monsieur Hire tells the moving story of a voyeuristic misanthropic > tailor a middle-aged, bald tailor much hated in his apartment > complex by both elders and children alike for apparently no reason. When > a a young teenage girl is murdered nearby, Monsieur Hire becomes the > No-1 suspect of the police but Monsieur Hire is drawn into a different > drama. He falls in love with Alice, the object of his voyeuristic > fascination > The setting is a dimly-lit corner Monsieur Hire is begging her to come > away with him to Lausanne and hands her the train ticket: > > "He isn't worthy of you. I know he means a lot to you. I can make you > forget him. It's okay if you love him more at first. I'll be > patient All, I want is for you to smile again. I love it when you > do. Alice, I'm a man of my word. I'll never desert you ." > > While the above scene was superb, the crowning glory of the movie comes > toward the end when Monsieur Hire returns home from the train station > and finds Alice and the police inspector in his home. In one of the most > touching scenes , Monsieur Hire, wearing an expression of infinite > sadness on his face, says: > > "You'll think me a fool, Alice. But I don't feel any anger. Just a > deathly sadness. But never mind, you gave me my greatest joy". > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwI-sszjQ70 > > Monsieur Hire is based on the novel by Georges Simenon. Original music > by Michael Nyman.and Johannes Brahms Quatuor en Sol Mineur Op. 25. > > Oh, almost forgot to tell you that Patrice Leconte originally wanted > to "make a remake "of Panique by Julien Duvivie and Barrio by Ladislao > Vajda . > > For Bairitu and Emily et al: > Monsieur Hire is available at the online DVD rental service Netflix. > Don't worry if you can't follow French because the movie has English > subtitles.-Barry Wright will certainly find his way... > knowing Americans hates film with subtitle still nourish the hope of no > US remake > MERRY CHRISTMAS >
