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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, even though Maurice Chevalier was quite famous in the 30’s, it was actually the first time I saw a movie starring this guy. However, from the moment he started to speak, I remembered right away that he was the guy who actually sang the title song for ‘The AristoCats’. The funny thing is that I would usually never care for a character speaking English with such a heavy French accent, it is such a tiresome and annoying gimmick, the fact that I barely can stand it probably has to do with the fact that I’m French myself. However, with Chevalier, I have to admit that it actually worked so well. Indeed, this way of speaking of English was pretty much his trademark and the guy was just really charismatic. It is only afterwards that I discovered that Chevalier spent most of his career as a singer, which might explain why I didn’t see him before in another movie and, indeed, the songs here were not bad at all. Concerning the rest of the cast, they were quite entertaining as well and Chevalier definitely had some nice chemistry with Jeanette MacDonald (Myrna Loy was probably even more intriguing though). Concerning the story itself, sure, it was really feather-light and I have to admit that it is usually not my thing but I thought it was this time actually quite entertaining. 2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Love Me Tonight (1932)
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation (it is included in the ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ list among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, even though Maurice Chevalier was quite famous in” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to TV Shows I would love to watch list
What is it about?
A Teacher explores the complexities and consequences of a predatory relationship between Claire Wilson, a young teacher at a suburban Texas high school and her student, Eric Walker.
My verdict:
Well, even though the material was really tough, I thought it was a decent watch, especially thanks to Kate Mara and Nick Robinson who both gave some solid performances. Eventually, one thing that bothered me was the fact, even though the age gap (12 years) between the two actors was accurate, Nick Robinson was actually too old to play this character (25 years). Even more problematic was the fact that, even though a romantic relationship between a teacher and student is always really messed-up, I don't think that a romantic relationship between a 17-18 years old kid and a woman in her early 30's should be so traumatic. Hell, I was 23 years old when I met my first wife and she was 34 years old. Nobody ever thought that there was anything wrong with that and I don't think I was really much more emotionally and psychologically mature than the boy in this TV show but I don't think this age gap really traumatised me in anyway.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of After the Storm
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, once again, Koreeda has displayed here that he is one of the greatest humanist directors at work nowadays. Indeed, a lot of work has been done o” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Ronny's Dutch Film Club list
chosen by Eric
Notes: Well, even if this movie won’t be for everyone, I really enjoyed the damned thing though. Indeed, it is dark, nihilistic and, above all, really funny. In fact, I was actually expecting something really over-the-top and absurdist but I was amazed by how realistic it turned out to be after all. Basically, the bottom line with this movie is that even though, after millions of years, the human-being has become the most advanced specie on Earth, we still make incredibly idiotic decisions on a daily basis. I think they focused on the rich and super-rich above all because it is even more frustrating and pathetic with them because they have access to endless resources but, most of the time, they don’t do anything worthwhile or interesting with these resources. However, as displayed in the 3rd act, the rest of the population is probably not much better after all. Indeed, as soon as Abigail took command of the operation on this (supposedly) deserted island, you could feel a general cheer in the movie theater. At that point, we all believed that she would do better than the rest but, unfortunately, as soon as she was on top of the hierarchy and had a powerful position, she started to take some questionable and even moronic decisions. In my opinion, it displayed that, well, humanity will probably always be doomed to make the same mistakes over and over again, no matter the circumstances. Eventually, I guess the only way to handle this rather ghastly conclusion is to keep your sense of humor.
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to My favorite French movies list
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Freedom for Us (1931)
“To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since this movie seemed to have a strong reputation (it is included in the ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ list among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. I had heard of René Clair before but it was the” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1930's) list
Notes: I had heard of René Clair before but it was the first movie I saw directed by this guy. Well, I have to admit that I was so impressed by the damned thing. I have noticed that this movie has been heralded as a great satirical comedy but, in my opinion, it is also a fascinating political manifesto displaying so many Anarchist concepts and ideas. Indeed, it was against so many things such as Capitalism, working, productivity, money, wealth,… pretty much following the Anarchist dogma which was so neat. What was even more brilliant was that the fact it was tackled in such a light manner with some cute little longs along the way. These songs didn’t bother me at all, in the contrary, which was even more remarkable since I’m far from being a huge fan of musicals. Finally, even though it might all seem frivolous and superficial, I thought it was narratively actually quite strong. For example, at some point, Emile became head over heels in love with some random girl he met. Well, in most movies, at the end, he would get the girl but, here, she actually rebuffed him. It was really unexpected but it completely made sense because , well, she didn’t know him at all and it was so striking because it went against the most basic narrative conventions. Finally, at the end, the two main characters had basically nothing, no money, no job, no women, no possessions whatsoever,… They only had each other and, yet, they had both never been happier which was just so awesome and inspiring.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: I had heard of René Clair before but it was the first movie I saw directed by this guy. Well, I have to admit that I was so impressed by the damned thing. I have noticed that this movie has been heralded as a great satirical comedy but, in my opinion, it is also a fascinating political manifesto displaying so many Anarchist concepts and ideas. Indeed, it was against so many things such as Capitalism, working, productivity, money, wealth,… pretty much following the Anarchist dogma which was so neat. What was even more brilliant was that the fact it was tackled in such a light manner with some cute little longs along the way. These songs didn’t bother me at all, in the contrary, which was even more remarkable since I’m far from being a huge fan of musicals. Finally, even though it might all seem frivolous and superficial, I thought it was narratively actually quite strong. For example, at some point, Emile became head over heels in love with some random girl he met. Well, in most of movies, at the end, he would get the girl but, here, she actually rebuffed. It was really unexpected but it completely made sense because , well, she didn’t know him at all and it was so striking because it went against the most basic narrative conventions. Finally, at the end, the two main characters had basically nothing, no money, no job, no women, no possessions whatsoever,… They only had each other and, yet, they had both never been happier which was just so awesome and inspiring.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Sayonara
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Marlon Brando, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, I’m rather surprised that this movie was at the time nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award. It’s not that the story didn’t have some pote” read more
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