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johanlefourbe posted a review of Paris, 13th District
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Jacques Audiard, I was quite eager to check it out. The first thing I enjoyed with this movie was that it was so different then Audiardās previous work and the fact that his work is so versatile is pro” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Ronny's Dutch Film Club list
chosen by Peter
Notes: Eventually, the fact that I knew nothing about it before watching this movie allowed me to appreciate more this really harmonious family during the first scenes, without dreading the tragedy heading towards them. To be honest, this set up was rather slow but, in fact, the whole movie had a rather slow pace and I can imagine that it can be bothering for some impatient viewers. Anyway, it probably will be a surprise for the other members of the filmclub but, the more I think about it, the less I think it really impressed me after all. It's not that there was something really wrong about it though. Indeed, there was something genuine about the characters, all the cast gave some solid performances and the director went for a really realistic approach which worked pretty well. Eventually, I'm afraid I didn't feel much connection with the material after all. Maybe it had to do with some personal aversion I have with the mourning process in general. In fact, I have to admit that the way they developed and displayed some different grieving processes and how these processes could clash with one another was interesting but, as far as I was concerned, it just never became really fascinating to behold. The fact that this family was so nice and neat from the start might have been part of the issue and it was fairly predictable that they would manage their issues after all and continue again their lives in a fairly harmonious way. Anyway, I was clearly in the minority as everybody apparently loved this movie and I have to admit that it is definitely worth a look.
(Aug. 2023)
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1900's) list
Notes: In fact, I think it must be the oldest documentary I have ever seen. Sure, I saw āLife of an American Firemanā not long ago which was even older but so much of it was obviously staged, Iām not sure if you should really consider it as a documentary. However, in this case, you really fell like you have been dropped in a factory more than hundred years ago and, as far as I was concerned, for some reason, I thought it was quite mesmerizing to watch somehow. Indeed, you get to see the industrial revolution in its full glory and I thought it was quite interesting to see, in spite of all these fancy steam machines, how much people were still needed at the time to do some repetitive (and seemingly really boring) manual labor. Of course, at the time, nobody had any issue to have some kids involved as well. The main critic about this movie was the fact that a biscuit factory was extremely dull to watch but, while I would have to agree, I actually did appreciate that they focused on such a basic and decidedly not fancy establishment as you got a good taste of what it must have been for the folks doing this kind of jobs at the time.1 year, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: In fact, I think it must be the oldest documentary I have ever seen. Sure, I saw āLife of an American Firemanā not long ago which was even older but so much of it was obviously staged, Iām not sure if you should really consider it as a documentary. However, in this case, you really fell like you have been dropped in a factory more than hundred years ago and, as far as I was concerned, for some reason, I thought it was quite mesmerizing to watch somehow. Indeed, you get to see the industrial revolution in its full glory and I thought it was quite interesting to see, in spite of all these fancy steam machines, how much people were still needed at the time to do some repetitive (and seemingly really boring) manual labor. Of course, at the time, nobody had any issue to have some kids involved as well. The main critic about this movie was the fact that a biscuit factory was extremely dull to watch but, while I would have to agree, I actually did appreciate that they focused on such a basic and decidedly not fancy establishment as you got a good taste of what it must have been for the folks doing this kind of jobs at the time.1 year, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of A Visit to Peek Frean and Co.'s Biscuit Works
“Recently, I have been focusing on older movies and this one is one of the oldest I have seen so far. In fact, I think it must be the oldest documentary I have ever seen. Sure, I saw āLife of an American Firemanā not long ago which was even older but so much of it was obviously staged, Iām not ” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1960's) list
Notes: Eventually, itās something that took me a while to understand, the fact that Tatiās movies are actually much deeper than your usual vintage silent comedies and it was eventually even more obvious with this movie. To be honest, Iām hardly surprised that this movie was a commercial and critical flop when it was released. Indeed, there was definitely something unique about this movie and, if you have any understanding of movies in general, you canāt deny that it was the work of a true artist. The attention to the details was quite impressive and, eventually, you have to figure out on your own what Tati was trying to achieve here. The one thing that struck me the most was when you get to see some advertisement showing London with a skyscraper and, then, a few seconds later, you basically got exactly the same landscape in Paris and itās a feeling that I had so many times while I used to travel as much as possible. And, yet, even though I really admired the work done, Iām afraid it was still too random for me though. Itās not that I did mind the fact there was no real plot but there was also no real dialogues or even a main character. Indeed, even Mr Hulot only showed up and disappeared completely at random through the whole thing so there was not much for the audience to really hang on to. Anyway, even if I wasnāt completely sold, it was still a really original and intriguing movie.1 year, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Eventually, itās something that took me a while to understand, the fact that Tatiās movies are actually much deeper than your usual vintage silent comedies and it was eventually even more obvious with this movie. To be honest, Iām hardly surprised that this movie was a commercial and critical flop when it was released. Indeed, there was definitely something unique about this movie and, if you have any understanding of movies in general, you canāt deny that it was the work of a true artist. The attention to the details was quite impressive and, eventually, you have to figure out on your own what Tati was trying to achieve here. The one thing that struck me the most was when you get to see some advertisement showing London with a skyscraper and, then, a few seconds later, you basically got exactly the same landscape in Paris and itās a feeling that I had so many times while I used to travel as much as possible. And, yet, even though I really admired the work done, Iām afraid it was still too random for me though. Itās not that I did mind the fact there was no real plot but there was also no real dialogues or even a main character. Indeed, even Mr Hulot only showed up and disappeared completely at random through the whole thing so there was not much for the audience to really hang on to. Anyway, even if I wasnāt completely sold, it was still a really original and intriguing movie.1 year, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Playtime (1967)
“It has been ages since I saw a movie directed by Jacques Tati (the guy madeĀ onlyĀ 5 movies though) but since this movie has a really solid reputation, I was quite eager to check it out. I remember the first time I saw a Tati movie, I think it was āJour de fĆŖteā, it must have been more than 20 ” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Septembers of Shiraz
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. I wonder what was the meaning of this beautiful title but you wonāt get any answer after watching this flick” read more
1 year, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Claire Darling
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Catherine Deneuve, I thought I might as well check it out. While watching this movie, for some reason, I was thinking that, back then, they still had various actors to play the same character but this pract” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
“I wasnāt expecting much from this flick but, since my step-son Nick is a big fan of shark films, we still went to see the damned thing in the movie theater when it released. To be honest, even though we did see also together 'The Meg', I have to admit that I barely remembered it. Anyway, how was t” read more
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