I like classical Hollywood and Eric Rohmer.
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The Magnificent Ambersons 1942
Indeed, the tragically truncated final edit we have inherited leaves more to be desired, asking us to fill in the gaps, and perhaps even consult the original source material (Tarkinton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel). However, I personally console myself on the fact that Welles has conceived a film composed mainly of moments, achingly beautiful moments, that transpire before they will be buried in the character's memories, and our own. In this sense, "Ambersons" is a collection of scenes, a picture book…
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Holiday 1938
[4th viewing. Still heartbreaking. I love Ned and Linda so much.]
Linda: “What’s it like, to get drunk Ned?”
Ned: “How drunk?”
Linda: “Good and drunk.”
Ned: “Grand!”
Linda: “How is it?”
Ned: “Well…To begin with it brings you to life.”
Linda: “Does it?”
Ned: “And after awhile you begin to know all about it. You feel… important.”
Linda: “That must be good!”
Ned: “Yes. And then pretty soon the game starts.”
Linda: “What game?”
Ned: “A swell game. A…
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Pauline at the Beach 1983
It was pouring rain outside, so I decided to watch this sunny Rohmer film with red wine and Greek olives on the side. As I expected, the film didn't disappoint! Imagine a Jane Austen comedy implanted in 1980's France where the leading men and women talk about love, dance in night clubs, have sex and go swimming all day long. Rohmer, once again, shows us how the longing for freedom to affirm love and desire will always face challenges with…
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