You should repost that on his defend the indefensible thread.
― Madame Bob George (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 24 October 2016 23:36 (seven years ago) link
My dad loved Jacques Tati, but my dad was a weird Francophile.
― Millions of species Faye Dunaway (Tom D.), Monday, 24 October 2016 23:40 (seven years ago) link
Playtime was incredible. Trafic wasn't quite Playtime, but it was still pretty great
― Dan S, Thursday, 11 October 2018 01:00 (five years ago) link
I think my second favorite Tati film after Playtime though is Mon Oncle
― Dan S, Thursday, 11 October 2018 01:03 (five years ago) link
Boy, my students, to my surprise, took to Playtime yesterday. It took them a while to let its rhythms work on them, though.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 11:47 (four years ago) link
Why surprise?
― If I were a POLL I’d be Zinging (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 12:06 (four years ago) link
Long, French, no close-ups, made before May 2019.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 12:42 (four years ago) link
and I assume the screen wasn't mammoth, which is a disadvantage
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 12:46 (four years ago) link
I've got an auditorium, so the projector screen is wall-sized.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 12:48 (four years ago) link
oh that's good
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 14:10 (four years ago) link
saw M Hulot's Holiday for the first(!) time the other night. loved it. maybe my favorite type of movie, just gently whimsical and absurd, a repetitive jazz score which plays off the environs perfectly, a gently sad ending as he pauses and then just decides to get in his car and head off.
i was blown away by the fact that much of the boat/shark gag was filmed in 1978(!!)
― omar little, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 19:17 (eight months ago) link
Had no idea there were two versions! I guess that scene is a Jaws reference then?
― abandoned luncheonmeat (Matt #2), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 19:24 (eight months ago) link
the scene i can't get enough of is when he's painting his boat and the can of paint keeps floating around to the other side of the boat and he never even clocks it's moved but somehow always puts his paintbrush down exactly where it's floated to in order to load up with more paint, just the best
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 21:15 (eight months ago) link