Have you read Corneille? I've always preferred him to Racine.

About halfway through Against the Day (Kit just arrived in Germany for those who read it); alternating with Jon Ronson's Them, I've read the first three chapters, I very much like it so far, in particular that he's not treating the subjects like freaks (not that I agree with any of them, it just makes for better…

Yep, @avclub-e255a2ca61472d2e4198b1a703d9c4a5:disqus  has it right, the French opinion was very divided at the time. Even the May events of 68 weren't really a unified movement (not that surprising considering it started because boys weren't allowed in girls' dorms at Nanterre university, hardly a unifying issue),…

Us… Tu es français toi aussi? C'est vrai que le film est plutôt critique de la politique de de Gaulle.

@avclub-cfe912f5cb3aa572bd1c9ae2a9b82207:disqus  My mistake, I can't believe I forgot about that. Wine and cheese for penance it is then.

Good review, although if I remember correctly, the May events happened while he was filming, and he decided to include them in the film, I guess change was in the air.
It's also been a while since I've seen the movie, but when you mention Super French Man, I wonder if it isn't Moujik Man (played by Philippe Noiret!…

Somehow, I'm not sure this movie was an official French message from the government.

Gratefulness only went so far. And we also have to agree on what to be grateful for.
The US tried to remain neutral as long as possible, that hadn't been forgotten. US accounts also seem to downplay (probably even more during the Cold War) the role of the Soviet Union in defeating Germany; in France, the communist…

I didn't really like it, but I'd still say it's worth watching just for that scene in the metro.

"Why it is intolerable to be an American…" I'm not sure it was just symbolism.

I fart in your general direction.

I saw it at the BFI about five years ago, they hand out a programme note with each movie consisting of some reviews, contemporary or not, the only ones they could find for that one stated it was horrible, it's the only time I've seen that.

I saw it a few years, attracted by the description, wondering how a movie that apparently couod have been made just for me could have escaped my notice; after having seen it, it turned out the reason was that it's not very good. It is quite funny in places, in particular the scene in the metro with Red China Man and…

Movies and TV are what brought me here initially, I owe this site and the commenters a few discoveries and favourites in those areas (especially TV); and the place is definitely welcoming overall.

This week was a (very nice) blast from the past, it had been a while since I had done that much in a week, all concentrated on a relatively narrow segment.
And it's this place that is encouraging me, even if there is a limited overlap between my interests and those of a majority of commenters, seeing so many people so…

Great, thank you.
They're the ones I was most interested in.

I'd like to pick your brains as resident cinephile.
The local cinematheque is doing a Lars von Trier retrospective in May, I'm tempted to go to one or more from the "Europa trilogy", my only doubt is that shaky-cam makes me sick (case in point being Manderlay where I ended missing a scene to two), is it a style he…

Busy week, even if not really pop.

Agreed that in context it was fine, it sounds a lot funnier in hindsight.
Though I must say that I've only seen The Sixth Sense and that I hated it, I thought there was no point to it, far too much mannerism, and  the twist changed close to nothing to the movie.

Quite a few Bergman movies are funny, it's a bit of a shame that people seem to think a movie cannot both be funny and art (lot of French New Wave movies woud also qualify).