--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > > Unfriggin' believable. I grew up watching Belmondo, Alain Delon, > > and Leno Venturi on French TV in Quebec, so I'm quite familiar with > > those guys. It's nice to see what great shape he's in. > > > > By the way, if any American is wondering where sex and violence in > > movies comes from, it's from French cinema, not American. > > > > Look at the French movies of the '60s and '70s and you'll see enough > > of it to last a life time...AND a very unhealthy and I would say > > perverse mixture of sex TOGETHER WITH violence. > > > > It's no co-incidence that Quentin Tarantino has declared his > > greatest influence French films of this era... > > Then here's a film for you, Shemp. Rent a copy > of "Innocents" (called "The Dreamers" in the US), > by Bernardo Bertolucci. It's set in Paris, 1968, > in the milieu of first the Mediateque riots and > later the general strike riots. It's a true film > buff's film, with the three characters being young > film freaks who delight in acting out scenes from > their favorite classic movies. > > Not a great flick, but Bertolucci (gettin' up there > in years himself) still has a flawless eye for the > human body, and the film is full of nudity, the > most memorable aspect of which is Eva Green, who > will soon join the ranks of Bond girls in the > remake of "Casino Royale." > > Again, *not* a great flick, but wonderful for film > buffs. It's Bertolucci's homage to Nouvelle Vague, > the cinema that changed his life and made him a > filmmaker.
Yes, I saw it in the theatre when it came out (lasted about one week). And I've subsequently seen it 2 or 3 times on Cable since. Like you say, not a great film but quite worth watching. And it is precisely the type of film that had perverse sexuality I was talking about above, minus the violence (although there is that element with the impending student riots the brother and sister are about to participate in). I'm referring to the more-than-implied incest between the brother and sister. Of course, Bertolucci is Italian and not French but the film is about the era I was talking about. Is Eva Green the sister in the film (I guess I should just look it up on imdb.com). As for the actor who played the American student, he's a real up-and- comer. Saw him in "Bully" which he was very good in...the film's very powerful...made by the same guy who made "Kids" a decade ago. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://standraise.corp.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://standraise.corp.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
