Topic: MON HISTOIRE AVEC FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT (Read 5380 times)

ChasSmith · « **Reply #30 on:** May 13, 2015, 06:23:53 AM »

Quote from: FJL on May 13, 2015, 05:39:33 AM

With the news that "1776" is coming back to NYC in Encores, bringing back a salute to singing gorgeously about dysentery and saltpeter:

The John & Abigail Adams Family Theme Song mash-up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bUcJKIYFyw

Fantastic! Forwarded that to a few people.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #31 on:** May 13, 2015, 06:27:47 AM »

Well, today I must prepare for my all-day drive to Cincinnati tomorrow.

I'm taking a couple of hours to relax after the crazy day and evening that yesterday was. I didn't watch or listen to any news last night and only saw mention of the train derailment here, so I shall now ketchup here and elsewhere and face that bit of unpleasant music.

Coffee!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #32 on:** May 13, 2015, 06:29:01 AM »

How nice to have that not-quite-a-tiny-little-heat-wave broken. It feels like the first cool day of fall! A perfect day, fortunately, for refreshing oneself and getting things done.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #33 on:** May 13, 2015, 06:39:48 AM »

Very inspiring notes today, Mr. BK, sir.

I wish I could say my own history with Truffaut was more complete. I'm thinking that my first reading of the Truffaut/Hitchcock book might have been my introduction to the man! My goodness. Could that be?

I don't even know what my first film was, and I don't think I went to see Adele H. (I do remember seeing a trailer here and there), but won't know for sure until I watch the Blu-ray. I've actually been accumulating the films as good editions come out, so I will get started on a little chronological Truffaut festival one day soon.

FJL · « **Reply #34 on:** May 13, 2015, 06:49:18 AM »

Many thanks, Chas!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #35 on:** May 13, 2015, 06:51:26 AM »

BK mentions there being no real revival houses around the mid-1960s, which initially surprised me until I thought about it. By the time I was living in L.A. they were everywhere and going to them was a way of life. My gut guess is that they were reaching their peak in the early-mid 1980s which would coincide with cable and home video really taking off. But man, were those the days.

Oh wait, this can be an Ask BK: Someday, please please please raid your stash of "L.A. Neighborhood" movie listings (I think you said you have some) for sometime in the late 70s, early 80s. I'm thinking of that beautifully concise but thorough block listing in the Times, but anything would be of interest. I would treasure seeing a few samples of what we so took for granted then.

Amy · « **Reply #36 on:** May 13, 2015, 07:04:11 AM »

Yes, George, I meant Christian Bale yesterday. Doh!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 13, 2015, 07:25:35 AM »

DR VIXMOM be careful!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #38 on:** May 13, 2015, 07:26:13 AM »

Yes, that is the train that BOOKFACE DR JOSE takes quite often....he reported.....

Jane · « **Reply #39 on:** May 13, 2015, 08:09:01 AM »

DR elmore haven't you also taken that train to DC?

Jane · « **Reply #40 on:** May 13, 2015, 08:10:29 AM »

I am beginning to feel a bit sad. It was about to happen. Saying goodbye is difficult and the rain has made Paradise extra beautiful.

Ginny · « **Reply #41 on:** May 13, 2015, 08:21:37 AM »

Wednesday morning greetings! Sorry I never logged in yesterday. Monday evening I presided over my last AAUW Middletown meeting, at which we honored our scholarship recipients and installed our 2015-16 officers. It went very well, but I was exhausted. All I did yesterday was grocery shopping, reading, napping, and cooking a nice dinner for Richard. There are some transitional things to do before my presidential responsibilities are fully over, but the bulk of my work is done.

Ginny · « **Reply #42 on:** May 13, 2015, 08:27:04 AM »

Vibes for DR Vixmom as she recovers from her workplace accident. Tell them to fix that desk drawer!

Ginny · « **Reply #43 on:** May 13, 2015, 08:29:15 AM »

Continued moving vibes for DR Jane! I just read in an AARP publication that Portland is a very easy city in which to make friends...

Jrand74 · « **Reply #44 on:** May 13, 2015, 08:47:29 AM »

Continued vibes for DR JANE.

Ginny · « **Reply #45 on:** May 13, 2015, 08:58:29 AM »

Richard and I have taken that train several times...

Dan M · « **Reply #46 on:** May 13, 2015, 10:54:02 AM »

DR bk, don't forget that Fahrenheit 451 itself keeps kosher to Bradbury in that there are no opening titles per se.

Dan M · « **Reply #47 on:** May 13, 2015, 10:56:55 AM »

I loved Francoise Dorleac in the Polanski movie Cul-de-sac with a very strange Donald Pleasence and a great Lionel Stander performance. Don't leave out the chickens!

Dan M · « **Reply #48 on:** May 13, 2015, 10:58:55 AM »

What's great also about Truffaut is that he was a film critic first. That always saves some hope for me.

Dan M · « **Reply #49 on:** May 13, 2015, 11:02:21 AM »

The French scientist in Close Encounters?: Francois Truffaut.

bk · « **Reply #50 on:** May 13, 2015, 11:06:42 AM »

I'm up, I'm up - could not fall asleep and didn't until about four-thirty - so maybe six and a half hours of sleep.

Dan M · « **Reply #51 on:** May 13, 2015, 11:11:02 AM »

I liked Truffaut's The Wild Child (1970) which I saw with Herzog's The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974). Both are based on fantastic true stories and lend themselves to the philosophical question of "who is the savage?". An idea that was taken up by the film Greystoke which itself was a noble failure as it had pretensions for greatness.

Jane · « **Reply #52 on:** May 13, 2015, 11:23:36 AM »

Quote from: Ginny on May 13, 2015, 08:29:15 AM

Continued moving vibes for DR Jane! I just read in an AARP publication that Portland is a very easy city in which to make friends...

Thank you. We all ready have friends in Portland & dear sweet little Elinor I talk about and whom Bruce entertained. Our realtor says the Vancouver newcomers club is very good and they have two hiking groups. With luck we will make friends at the condo. The snowbirds should be back in town by now.

Jane · « **Reply #53 on:** May 13, 2015, 11:33:20 AM »

Quote from: Jrand64 on May 13, 2015, 08:47:29 AM

Continued vibes for DR JANE.

Thanks. They sent two nice packers. I prefer not to have more than that. We are still packing suitcases for our stuff. We got rid of all our food and the head packer said the guy who gave us the evaluation was wrong. We did not have to get rid of our non-perishables, and we had a full pantry of them. We donated most of it which is fine. On the upside, they will now pack the items we were taking with us.

Jane · « **Reply #54 on:** May 13, 2015, 11:33:54 AM »

Quote from: bk on May 13, 2015, 11:06:42 AM

I'm up, I'm up - could not fall asleep and didn't until about four-thirty - so maybe six and a half hours of sleep.

I wish I could get that much sleep.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #55 on:** May 13, 2015, 12:09:52 PM »

Quote from: Jane on May 13, 2015, 08:09:01 AM

DR elmore haven't you also taken that train to DC?

Yes. I posted that.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #56 on:** May 13, 2015, 12:14:00 PM »

I don't knaut from Truffaut..... I know most of the films mentioned here....and I enjoy French films from France more than I enjoy most Italian films from Italy....except for LA DOLCE VITA.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #57 on:** May 13, 2015, 12:14:58 PM »

I'm hone from a wonderful lunch at Patsy's Pizzeria:
http://www.patsyspizzeria.us

There may be a recording yet of the Duck Dynasty show. Question is whether it will happen this week in Las Vegas or here. The show closes on Sunday. I had a great visit with Steve the orchestrator and Don Oliver, who hired me to proofread. I got some more dish on the hated conductor of the Broadway hit. Fascinating!

Jane · « **Reply #58 on:** May 13, 2015, 12:53:37 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on May 13, 2015, 12:09:52 PM

Quote from: Jane on May 13, 2015, 08:09:01 AM
DR elmore haven't you also taken that train to DC?

Yes. I posted that.

Sorry-lol I am a bit distracted and my eyes haven't been all that in focus for the last couple of weeks.

singdaw · « **Reply #59 on:** May 13, 2015, 01:35:46 PM »

Let's turn the page.

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FJL