Last Movie You Watched

Started by Drasko, April 06, 2007, 07:51:03 AM

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ritter

I've only watched Melville's Les Enfants terribles (based on Cocteau), but the comments @T. D. , @brewski and @Papy Oli has led me to read more on him, and I've just ordered this —his first film— on DVD:



This is a movie adaptation of the novella Le Silence de la mer by Vercors (alias of Jean Bruller). The book is one of the main literary texts of the French resistance. Bruller co-founded the prestigious Les Éditions de Minuit publishing house in occupied Paris to (clandestinely) release his book. The novella was translated into English, as Put Out the Light, by no less a figure than Cyril Connolly (while the war was still ongoing).

Apparently, Melville was director, producer, screenwriter and assembler in this movie.

SonicMan46

Quote from: Karl Henning on Today at 06:14:23 AMMary Poppins. I still love it. Honestly, if I'm in a pugilistic contrary mood, I find the "Feed the Birds" number overly sentimental, but no such conditions prevailed yesterday.

Karl - did you ever see Saving Mr. Banks (2013) w/ Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks?  Dave


Karl Henning

Quote from: SonicMan46 on Today at 08:30:50 AMKarl - did you ever see Saving Mr. Banks (2013) w/ Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks?  Dave


Yes, Dave. Delightful!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

As happens, watching a reaction vid prompts me to re-watch the movie itself. Now: Neil Simon's Murder by Death
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot