Love these videos as always. I have Marienbad on blu ray so I need to watch it, if you haven’t already you should watch “Muriel, or the time of return” directed by Resnais it’s my favorite I’ve seen from him between it and Hiroshima. Seyrig is the lead in Muriel and it’s much more effective than Hiroshima at catching this selective memory idea and loops it in with the meta guilt of what France did in Algeria. With Godard it seems like he always brings up Algeria angrily and out of context but in Muriel I find it ties in with everything and is used effectively in combination with the rest of the films themes. Thanks for the vid, if you ever make anymore film content I’ll be here!
Thank you! I’ll definitely have to check out Muriel; although, Resnais has always been very hit-or-miss with me. I even tried rewatching Hiroshima not too long ago and found everything-besides the directing, which is always good-to be utterly abhorrent. Speaking of Seyrig, I also may (emphasis on “may” because I value my sanity) rewatch Jeanne Dielman within the next month, as I bought the Ackerman boxset not too long ago. But in terms of recommendations, especially the ones I made during the video, I definitely suggest Marienbad, and if I had to narrow down one or two other “must sees” I listed during the video, I definitely recommend Grand Illusion and We All Loved Each Other So Much.” If you’re into films about life and the nature of mankind (and if you’re asking me, those two things are related), then these films will definitely scratch an itch. I don’t plan to slow down with these kinds of videos because I absolutely love talking (shocker), but I just need to find things to talk about, which usually isn’t hard.
Y’all aren’t ready for when I make Jules and Jim 2.
Love these videos as always. I have Marienbad on blu ray so I need to watch it, if you haven’t already you should watch “Muriel, or the time of return” directed by Resnais it’s my favorite I’ve seen from him between it and Hiroshima. Seyrig is the lead in Muriel and it’s much more effective than Hiroshima at catching this selective memory idea and loops it in with the meta guilt of what France did in Algeria. With Godard it seems like he always brings up Algeria angrily and out of context but in Muriel I find it ties in with everything and is used effectively in combination with the rest of the films themes. Thanks for the vid, if you ever make anymore film content I’ll be here!
Thank you! I’ll definitely have to check out Muriel; although, Resnais has always been very hit-or-miss with me. I even tried rewatching Hiroshima not too long ago and found everything-besides the directing, which is always good-to be utterly abhorrent. Speaking of Seyrig, I also may (emphasis on “may” because I value my sanity) rewatch Jeanne Dielman within the next month, as I bought the Ackerman boxset not too long ago. But in terms of recommendations, especially the ones I made during the video, I definitely suggest Marienbad, and if I had to narrow down one or two other “must sees” I listed during the video, I definitely recommend Grand Illusion and We All Loved Each Other So Much.” If you’re into films about life and the nature of mankind (and if you’re asking me, those two things are related), then these films will definitely scratch an itch. I don’t plan to slow down with these kinds of videos because I absolutely love talking (shocker), but I just need to find things to talk about, which usually isn’t hard.