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atsonicpark · 11.28.2010, 10:51 AM

Godard doesn't want DVD's of his work released, PERIOD. He HATES dvd's. He said the ONLY way to watch movies is at a cinema. He also said a non-Frence person should NEVER watch his work as they will only understand "6%, at the most" of it.

So... if we only watch what he "approves", we wouldn't be able to see his films, period.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 11.28.2010, 11:45 AM

What a dick.

I'm sure he's watched plenty of American films with translations. Should he have not watched those because he would on;y understand 6% of it?

That's just silly. Being a fan of his films, I would like to understand French so that I could appreciate them without subtitles, but what kind of filmmaker puts so much weight on the dialogue? I don't need to speak French to understand the visuals and the non-speaking sounds, which I'm pretty damn sure makes up about 85% of a movie.

atsonicpark · 11.28.2010, 08:23 PM

Well... I think perhaps what he means is that his films have a lot of things going on them that would only be understandable to the French... maybe he's saying something's lost in the language barrier, whereas american films are usually easy for him to understand.

Who knows -- it's just Godard. But like I said, to be fair, he doesn't even want his movies on DVD, period (notice he's never participated in any dVD releases of his work), so...

kinn · 11.28.2010, 08:26 PM

believing someone is a dick because they have standards for their work is, well, american.

that's prob why he feels like that.

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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Godard doesn't want DVD's of his work released, PERIOD. He HATES dvd's. He said the ONLY way to watch movies is at a cinema. He also said a non-Frence person should NEVER watch his work as they will only understand "6%, at the most" of it. So... if we only watch what he "approves", we wouldn't be able to see his films, period. __________________
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11.28.2010, 11:45 AM	#42
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	What a dick. I'm sure he's watched plenty of American films with translations. Should he have not watched those because he would on;y understand 6% of it? That's just silly. Being a fan of his films, I would like to understand French so that I could appreciate them without subtitles, but what kind of filmmaker puts so much weight on the dialogue? I don't need to speak French to understand the visuals and the non-speaking sounds, which I'm pretty damn sure makes up about 85% of a movie.
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11.28.2010, 08:23 PM	#43
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Well... I think perhaps what he means is that his films have a lot of things going on them that would only be understandable to the French... maybe he's saying something's lost in the language barrier, whereas american films are usually easy for him to understand. Who knows -- it's just Godard. But like I said, to be fair, he doesn't even want his movies on DVD, period (notice he's never participated in any dVD releases of his work), so... __________________
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11.28.2010, 08:26 PM	#44
kinn the destroyed room Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 540	believing someone is a dick because they have standards for their work is, well, american. that's prob why he feels like that.
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