How about the french mainstream comedy “Le Corniaud”, from Gérard Oury with Bourvil and Louis de Funès, in which a cadillac is transformed to hide gold an diamants. Best. A.C.
From: Nicholas Hamlyn Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 11:36 PM To: Experimental Film Discussion List Subject: Re: [Frameworks] new critical studies film course in car culture How about La Grande Bouffe, in which Marcello Mastroianni freezes to death in his sports car, maybe a Bugatti?, Nicky. On 17 Dec 2012, at 21:57, Caryn Cline wrote: To all of these great suggestions for Bryan, I'd like to add The Conformist, which uses a car trip as a central trope. Best, CC On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 5:32 PM, franco base <[email protected]> wrote: One of the best animation movie about car by Bruno Bozzetto Il signor Rossi compra l'automobile "Mr Rossi buy a car" 1966 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQksyniUqPo 2012/12/15 Jack <[email protected]> The book lost highways: the illustrated history of the road movie that I co-edited has some essays that may be of interest. Jack Sent from my iPhone On 16/12/2012, at 2:47 AM, Bryan Konefsky <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks everyone for your input... still hoping to get a few more film ideas AND suggestions on readings. best, bryan konefsky On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 2:49 PM, David Dvorchak <[email protected]> wrote: Laurel and Hardy is "Two Tars" On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Chuck Kleinhans <[email protected]> wrote: The about to open, On The Road, and an almost endless stream of road movies in Hollywood. There's a famous Laurel and Hardy film (whose name I forget at the moment) which includes tearing a car apart in a dispute. Not about film, per se, but in the 1920s the expansion of relatively inexpensive autos created a certain moral panic around cars as mobile bedrooms for young people who could escape being chaperoned. Chuck Kleinhans On Dec 14, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Bryan Konefsky wrote: > > Hello Frameworkers - I am in the early moments of developing a critical studies course that looks at different ways the automobile has been imagined in cinema. To this end I'd love to hear from ya'll with titles of films that you think might be useful to explore/expand this idea and readings that might also dovetail themes that might be explored. > > Do know that my pal Antoni Pinent recently turned me on to a great text titled Car Fetish. > > OK, let's hear what ya got! > best, _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks -- Dave Dvorchak AS220 Communications Director [email protected] (401) 831-9327 x121 _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks -- Bryan Konefsky director, Experiments in Cinema presidente, Basement Films lecturer, Dept of Cinematic Arts UNM visiting lecturer, UCSC board of advisors, Ann Arbor Film Festival _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks -- Caryn Cline Filmmaker and Teacher New York City and Seattle, WA vimeo.com/carynyc _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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