favorite jean-luc godard movies? - Page 2

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 05.13.2009, 11:34 PM

une femme est une femme
a bout de souffle
pierrot le fou
week end
masculin feminine

chairman of the bored · 05.13.2009, 11:42 PM

man i hope these two new releases are good...i hate it when you finally exhaust the releases of any artist/musician/writer/director that you love, and there's nothing left to gather by them.

chairman of the bored · 05.13.2009, 11:45 PM

these are the ones i've seen:

1. pierrot le fou
2. alphaville
3. my life to live
4. a woman is a woman
5. week-end
6. contempt
7. breathless
8. band of outsiders
9. le petit soldat

Skuj · 05.14.2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by i am the arm

as long as we're being film snobs...

1. WEEKEND (this movie is so fucking awesome i can't believe it, scares the shit outta people)
2. Alphaville
3. Band Of Outsiders
4. A Woman Is A Woman
5. Contempt
6. Tout Va Bien

i still gotta see Breathless...

Oh Man....a Godard thread. (But I hate this notion that Godard fan's must be snobs, intellectuals or whatever. Meh.)

2009 is a huge Godard Exploration year for me, and I'm dizzy about it. I think Pierrot Le Fou is my favourite, possibly the greatest film ever made. Contempt is also right up there. I think his later works have been vastly overlooked, and I rank 2004s Notre Musique right up there with his best, as well as 1985s Detective. I have so much more to say about all this....later....after I read this thread....but Godard has changed my life, Fuck!

Skuj · 05.14.2009, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnywinternoshow

i was bored stupid by a bout de soufle

This post made me cry. A lot.

Skuj · 05.14.2009, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by chairman of the bored

Bumpity-bump bump. Criterion is releasing 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her and Made in USA. Anyone know if these are worth picking up?

I am so fucking on this! I have not seen these, nor Weekend, nor My Life To Live, yet.

Yes, I'm a Phillistine!

Skuj · 05.14.2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Better_Than_You

One of the greatest responses to a question ever.

demonrail666 · 05.14.2009, 01:39 AM

I'm not a big fan really. I do love Contempt though. Although I think this has more to do with Bridget Bardot than it does with Godard.

demonrail666 · 05.14.2009, 02:34 AM

I don't mean this flippantly, but I think he's a very boring filmmaker. The kind of person who can do all the tricks but doesn't have what's required to transform them into something really engaging. What's more, he's always struck me as being one of the most humourless filmmakers out there. A fact made especially evident in his so called comedies.

evollove · 05.15.2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Skuj

I rank 2004s Notre Musique right up there with his best, as well as 1985s Detective.

Godard's made at least a film a year for the past four decades or so and this was the first post to acknowledge that. I get the impression many people think he retired after 1971 or something.

Kudos to you.

To be fair, a lot are hard to track down, but not impossible if you all are the fans you claim to be.

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 05.15.2009, 05:37 PM

Alphaville and Masculin Feminin are my personal favorites. Godard is brilliant.

Diesel · 05.15.2009, 06:33 PM

a-p a. niemi · 05.16.2009, 03:32 AM

So far i've seen like 15 films of his.
Most of the 50-60's are awesome, also Notre musique, Détective and Prénom Carmen are great.
The collection of four short films (released by ECM) is great, one of them "Je vous salue, Sarajevo" is one my all time favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItEHvYi8KZI

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 05.16.2009, 02:07 PM

^

That was beautiful.

atsonicpark · 06.10.2009, 03:58 PM

My favorite moment in Weekend is that looooooooooong shot of the highway... that 10+ minute tracking shot, showing a million cars, a boat, giraffes, dead bodies, etc. I had no idea this shot was in the movie when I first watched it so when it came on I was blown away.

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 06.10.2009, 06:00 PM

Damn, I still have yet to watch Weekend!

Better_Than_Deux · 06.11.2009, 04:59 PM

I think the greatest part about that shot is how bad it made me feel... it totally makes me rethink slow traffic on the interstate.

but think about it. we're so desensitized we don't even give a hoot if someone died on the road, we just want to go about our day and not give a fuck about anyone else. and i think godard captured that perfectly.

summer · 06.11.2009, 05:29 PM

The only Godard movie I've seen is Band of Outsiders, but I liked it a bit. I wanna see Breathless, Contempt, and Alphaville, but dunno which one to see first.

Better_Than_Deux · 06.11.2009, 05:50 PM

i think you have to be a hopeless romantic trapped inside a badass rebels body to really appreciate breathless.. so watch that one last or first depending on how those adjectives describe you.

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 06.11.2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by summer

The only Godard movie I've seen is Band of Outsiders, but I liked it a bit. I wanna see Breathless, Contempt, and Alphaville, but dunno which one to see first.

You should check out Alphaville next.
Here's why:

05.13.2009, 11:34 PM	#21
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	une femme est une femme a bout de souffle pierrot le fou week end masculin feminine
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05.13.2009, 11:42 PM	#22
chairman of the bored the destroyed room Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 569	man i hope these two new releases are good...i hate it when you finally exhaust the releases of any artist/musician/writer/director that you love, and there's nothing left to gather by them. __________________ stay awake to the ways of the world
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05.13.2009, 11:45 PM	#23
chairman of the bored the destroyed room Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 569	these are the ones i've seen: 1. pierrot le fou 2. alphaville 3. my life to live 4. a woman is a woman 5. week-end 6. contempt 7. breathless 8. band of outsiders 9. le petit soldat __________________ stay awake to the ways of the world
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05.14.2009, 01:39 AM	#28
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,509	I'm not a big fan really. I do love Contempt though. Although I think this has more to do with Bridget Bardot than it does with Godard.
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05.14.2009, 02:34 AM	#29
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,509	I don't mean this flippantly, but I think he's a very boring filmmaker. The kind of person who can do all the tricks but doesn't have what's required to transform them into something really engaging. What's more, he's always struck me as being one of the most humourless filmmakers out there. A fact made especially evident in his so called comedies.
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05.15.2009, 05:37 PM	#31
Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,570	Alphaville and Masculin Feminin are my personal favorites. Godard is brilliant.
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05.15.2009, 06:33 PM	#32
Diesel the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 570	Leon
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05.16.2009, 03:32 AM	#33
a-p a. niemi the destroyed room Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: tampere, finland Posts: 568	So far i've seen like 15 films of his. Most of the 50-60's are awesome, also Notre musique, Détective and Prénom Carmen are great. The collection of four short films (released by ECM) is great, one of them "Je vous salue, Sarajevo" is one my all time favorites. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItEHvYi8KZI __________________ kaukana väijyy ystäviä
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05.16.2009, 02:07 PM	#34
Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,570	^ That was beautiful.
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06.10.2009, 03:58 PM	#35
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	My favorite moment in Weekend is that looooooooooong shot of the highway... that 10+ minute tracking shot, showing a million cars, a boat, giraffes, dead bodies, etc. I had no idea this shot was in the movie when I first watched it so when it came on I was blown away. __________________
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06.10.2009, 06:00 PM	#36
Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,570	Damn, I still have yet to watch Weekend!
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06.11.2009, 04:59 PM	#37
Better_Than_Deux children of satan Join Date: May 2009 Location: minnesota Posts: 325	I think the greatest part about that shot is how bad it made me feel... it totally makes me rethink slow traffic on the interstate. but think about it. we're so desensitized we don't even give a hoot if someone died on the road, we just want to go about our day and not give a fuck about anyone else. and i think godard captured that perfectly. __________________
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06.11.2009, 05:29 PM	#38
summer stalker Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 540	The only Godard movie I've seen is Band of Outsiders, but I liked it a bit. I wanna see Breathless, Contempt, and Alphaville, but dunno which one to see first. __________________
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06.11.2009, 05:50 PM	#39
Better_Than_Deux children of satan Join Date: May 2009 Location: minnesota Posts: 325	i think you have to be a hopeless romantic trapped inside a badass rebels body to really appreciate breathless.. so watch that one last or first depending on how those adjectives describe you. __________________
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