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[George]

I think the only French films I've ever watched are La Cage Aux Folles and La Cage  Aux Folles II

I have both of those on laserdisc!

[George]

 
f i v e ! ! ! ! !

[George]

I do remember that back in the 90s, I saw the original film of The Baker's Wife at an old movie theater that showed old movies.

[George]

I think (I said I think!) the first French film I saw was Diabolique in college foreign film series. The next French film, I think, was Pourquoi Pas, about a menage a trois, that I saw in 1979, one of my first films in New York. Other films I like include:
Amelie
La Ceremonie 
Cyrano de Bergerac
Au revoir, les enfants
La Kermesse Heroique
La Femme du Boulanger
Queen Margot
Going Places
The Return of Martin Guerre

Of these, I've seen Amelie and The Return of Martin Guerre.

[George]

A Generation At War will be shown on the Fort Wayne PBS station in February.

They are having a premiere at the local cinema on February 7, I think.

I got word that I am still in final cut which is nice to know.

That's wonderful, Jrand!

Ditto!  Congrats, Jrand!

[George]

[George]

It wouldn't be the holiday season without an annual viewing of this:         
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRiYKf19T-k

[George]

Wordle 1,274 3/6

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Nice!

Thanks, Jane.

[bk]

Pretty sure the Daily Grill is still at the Marriott across from the Burbank Airport.

[bk]

Let's check.

[bk]

Yep, still there, but with no delivery services.

[bk]

A shame or I'd order the meatloaf.

[bk]

To bed or not to bed.

[bk]

That IS the question.

[bk]

There's a bit of hammering from across the street, so probably not.

[bk]

Maybe a bit later.

[John G.]

I think the one name in French films from France that stands above the others, IMHO, is Marcel Pagnol. I love the movies he made and those based on his books, including:
Jean de Florette
Manon of the Springs
My Father's Castle
My Mother's Glory
The Baker's Wife
The Well-Digger's Daughter

[singdaw]

Thanks for the reminder, DR George. Earlier I meant to post {{{HUGS}}} for DR elmore3003 on the anniversary of his father's passing.

[Jrand74]

More hugs for DR ELMORE.

[Jrand74]

DR singdaw I don't remember seeing that O Holy Night video before......and now I will never be able to unsee it.

[Jrand74]

Lots of basketball games on today, tonight, and tomorrow.

[bk]

I didn't discover Lelouch until around 1971 and after that you couldn't keep me away from his films. I own most of them on DVD now. Ironically, I didn't see his most famous film until about twenty years ago - A Man and a Woman. Not my favorite. But we released and sold out of it on CD, and we also did the soundtrack for Another Man, Another Chance.

[Jrand74]

Wordle in six.

[bk]

Also very fond of the films of Claude Sautet, enjoy many of the Chabrol films. I run hot and cold on Truffaut. Like 400 Blows and Shoot the Piano Player, love Fahrenheit 451, Small Change, Mississippi Mermaid, Day for Night, The Story of Adele H. and a few others.

[bk]

And of course, we haven't really mentioned the classics like Rules of the Game or Children of Paradise - I should watch both again, I suppose.

[bk]

I find almost all of Jacques Demy at least interesting, frequently brilliant, and the only one I can't really watch is The Pied Piper.

[bk]

Of the newer folks, Francois Ozon can be very good.

[bk]

And I'm a huge fan of Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face and Judex.

[bk]

Also a fan of Louis Malle.

[bk]

I discovered Jean-Pierre Melville only about fifteen years ago, but really enjoy many of his films.