Do androids dream of electric sheep? A better question: What if their R.E.M. cycles were filled with the same wish-fulfillment scenarios and sweaty-palm nightmares that the rest of us have, as thoughts of love and loneliness and hopes and fears danced through their metallic heads?
Based on Sarah Varon’s 2007 graphic novel, Pablo Berger’s Robot Dreams treats that idea as a given — one of this animated masterpiece’s main characters is, after all, a mechanical being designed to be a loyal companion, even if some initial assembly is required.
Based on Sarah Varon’s 2007 graphic novel, Pablo Berger’s Robot Dreams treats that idea as a given — one of this animated masterpiece’s main characters is, after all, a mechanical being designed to be a loyal companion, even if some initial assembly is required.
- 5/31/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Le Monde reports that Pierre Étaix, the Oscar-winning French comedian and filmmaker, has died at the age of 88. He’s best known for his acclaimed short- and feature-length films in the 1960’s, all of which were tied up in rights disputes for over 20 years until their eventual restoration and revival in 2012, courtesy of Janus Films. These films include “Le Grand Amour,” “As Long as You’ve Got Your Health,” “Land of Milk and Honey,” “Rupture,” “The Suitor,” and “Yoyo.”
Read More: A Comic Master Gets His Due
Étaix began his career as a designer before meeting director Jacques Tati in 1954 when he worked as a gagman and assistant director on his film “Mon Oncle.” His apprenticeship with Tati eventually led to his collaboration with Jean-Claude Carrière, whom he wrote his short film “Happy Anniversary,” which won the Oscar for Best Short Subject in 1963. Étaix and Carrière would collaborate on the...
Read More: A Comic Master Gets His Due
Étaix began his career as a designer before meeting director Jacques Tati in 1954 when he worked as a gagman and assistant director on his film “Mon Oncle.” His apprenticeship with Tati eventually led to his collaboration with Jean-Claude Carrière, whom he wrote his short film “Happy Anniversary,” which won the Oscar for Best Short Subject in 1963. Étaix and Carrière would collaborate on the...
- 10/14/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Each week, the fine folks at Fandor add a number of films to their Criterion Picks area, which will then be available to subscribers for the following twelve days. This week, the Criterion Picks focus on the brilliant French comedian: Pierre Étaix.
Now re-discovered and restored after decades suppressed by distribution red-tape, enjoy “greatest hits” from this clever, warm-hearted clown’s directorial oeuvre and highlights from his acting career.
If you’ve never seen any of his films, this is a perfect opportunity watch some of his finest work. Don’t have a Fandor subscription? They offer a free trial membership.
Order the Pierre Etaix Blu-ray collection from Amazon, currently only $31.99 (47% off)
As Long as You’ve Got Your Health
In this endlessly diverting compendium of four short films, Pierre Etaix regards the 1960s from his askew but astute perspective. Each part is as technically impressive as it is riotous:...
Now re-discovered and restored after decades suppressed by distribution red-tape, enjoy “greatest hits” from this clever, warm-hearted clown’s directorial oeuvre and highlights from his acting career.
If you’ve never seen any of his films, this is a perfect opportunity watch some of his finest work. Don’t have a Fandor subscription? They offer a free trial membership.
Order the Pierre Etaix Blu-ray collection from Amazon, currently only $31.99 (47% off)
As Long as You’ve Got Your Health
In this endlessly diverting compendium of four short films, Pierre Etaix regards the 1960s from his askew but astute perspective. Each part is as technically impressive as it is riotous:...
- 9/15/2015
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
My, those Cinema St. Louis guys are tres occupé! Hot off the heels of their Q-Fest (the St. Louis Gay and Lesbian Film Festival), the Classic French Film Festival starts up this week at the same location. Discover the French culture! The Classic French Film Festival is sponsored by TV5MONDE USA , the French channel in the Us. I’ve never watched it but I’m sure it’s very French!
A downloadable Pdf of the fest’s program can be found Here
http://www.cinemastlouis.org/sites/default/files/downloads/2013/fffest2013_3lores.pdf
The Cinema St. Louis page about the event is Here
http://www.cinemastlouis.org/classic-french-film-festival
All films will be shown in the Winifred Moore Auditorium, Webster University’s Webster Hall, 470 E. Lockwood Ave.
$12 general admission, $10 for students and Cinema St. Louis members, free for Webster U. students
This is the Fifth Annual Classic French Film Festival,...
A downloadable Pdf of the fest’s program can be found Here
http://www.cinemastlouis.org/sites/default/files/downloads/2013/fffest2013_3lores.pdf
The Cinema St. Louis page about the event is Here
http://www.cinemastlouis.org/classic-french-film-festival
All films will be shown in the Winifred Moore Auditorium, Webster University’s Webster Hall, 470 E. Lockwood Ave.
$12 general admission, $10 for students and Cinema St. Louis members, free for Webster U. students
This is the Fifth Annual Classic French Film Festival,...
- 6/10/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In theaters my week included Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's excellent Frances Ha, Iron Man 3 (read my review here) and Star Trek Into Darkness. At home I watched Pierre Etaix's Yoyo, The Suitor and two of his short films -- Rupture and appy Anniversary -- as I continue to make my way through Criterion's latest Blu-ray release, which I've already mentioned this week with my "Pierre Etaix pour Quentin Tarantino" post and I'll hopefully have a full review for you next week. At home I watched a little of the NBA Finals and on Friday night, just before bed, I watched an episode of "Arrested Development" for the first time in a long time and, of course, I watched the latest episode of "Hannibal" on Hulu. Interestingly enough, "Hannibal" will no longer air on the NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City. The local station, Ksl, posted on their Facebook page,...
- 5/5/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Last night I watched Pierre Etaix's Yo Yo and the first thing I thought of was Quentin Tarantino's foot fetish (for more on that click here). Strangely (to me at least), the scene actually is a little sexy. Etaix's Yo Yo is now on Criterion Blu-ray in a box set of Etaix's films including The Suitor, As Long as You've Got Your Health, Le grand amour and Land of Milk and Honey. For more information click here or pick up a copy for yourself amazon asin="B00B2BYXQI" text="right here".
- 4/29/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Pierre Etaix (Criterion Collection) My familiarity with Pierre Etaix is virtually zero. I only just received this brand new collection of the French director's five films a couple of days ago and only last night was I able to begin screening any portion of it, watching 30 minutes of Yo Yo, and taking in the zaniness for the first time. I watched his introduction to the film, him talking about the death of his father, his love of the circus and of Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 and I knew there was going to be something of a kinship here, but I can't give you a full report just yet. This Criterion set includes all of Etaix's films including five features -- The Suitor,Yoyo, As Long as You've Got Your Health, Le grand amour and Land of Milk and Honey -- and three shorts -- Rupture, the Oscar-winning Happy Anniversary and Feeling Good.
- 4/23/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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- 4/22/2013
- by Eric Larnick
- Moviefone
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: April 23, 2013
Price: 3-Disc DVD $49.95, 2-Disc Blu-ray $59.95
Studio: Criterion
Nicole Calfan and Pierre Étaix snuggle in Le Grand Amour.
A French master whose comedy films went unseen for decades as a result of legal tangles, director-actor Pierre Etaix and his movies have been rediscovered in recent years.
Pierre Etaix’s work can be placed in the spectrum of physical comedy with that of Jacques Tati and Jerry Lewis, but it’s also undeniably his own. The films, influenced by Etaix’s experiences as a circus acrobat and clown and by the silent film comedies he adored, are delightfully deadpan, but as an on-screen presence, Etaix radiates remarkable warmth. This collection includes all of his films, led by the following five feature-length efforts:
The Suitor (1962) • A shy young man who must get married within a few days in order to inherit a fortune.
Yoyo (1965) • In the 1920s, a...
Price: 3-Disc DVD $49.95, 2-Disc Blu-ray $59.95
Studio: Criterion
Nicole Calfan and Pierre Étaix snuggle in Le Grand Amour.
A French master whose comedy films went unseen for decades as a result of legal tangles, director-actor Pierre Etaix and his movies have been rediscovered in recent years.
Pierre Etaix’s work can be placed in the spectrum of physical comedy with that of Jacques Tati and Jerry Lewis, but it’s also undeniably his own. The films, influenced by Etaix’s experiences as a circus acrobat and clown and by the silent film comedies he adored, are delightfully deadpan, but as an on-screen presence, Etaix radiates remarkable warmth. This collection includes all of his films, led by the following five feature-length efforts:
The Suitor (1962) • A shy young man who must get married within a few days in order to inherit a fortune.
Yoyo (1965) • In the 1920s, a...
- 1/21/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Above: The Suitor (Pierre Etaix, France, 1962). French double grande poster (63" x 94.5") by André François
Film Forum’s retrospective of the films of Pierre Etaix, which starts today, brings belated recognition to a filmmaker, writer and comedian who is beloved in France (where he is regarded as the French Buster Keaton) but has too long remained unknown in the States. I was shamefully unaware of M. Etaix (although I would have seen his appearances in such disparate films as Pickpocket and Henry & June) until I saw him in Aki Kaurismaki’s Le Havre last year and someone—une Française naturally—told me of his renown. When I started to look into him I was bowled over to discover that not only had Etaix—who, at the age of 83 will be appearing at Film Forum tonight—been a close confidante of Jacques Tati in the mid 1950s, but had also designed...
Film Forum’s retrospective of the films of Pierre Etaix, which starts today, brings belated recognition to a filmmaker, writer and comedian who is beloved in France (where he is regarded as the French Buster Keaton) but has too long remained unknown in the States. I was shamefully unaware of M. Etaix (although I would have seen his appearances in such disparate films as Pickpocket and Henry & June) until I saw him in Aki Kaurismaki’s Le Havre last year and someone—une Française naturally—told me of his renown. When I started to look into him I was bowled over to discover that not only had Etaix—who, at the age of 83 will be appearing at Film Forum tonight—been a close confidante of Jacques Tati in the mid 1950s, but had also designed...
- 10/19/2012
- by Adrian Curry
- MUBI
The celebrated 'French Buster Keaton' has finally won his battle over distribution rights to get his films shown again
Pierre Étaix is back, by popular demand. Jerry Lewis acclaimed him as a genius and Terry Gilliam is a devoted fan, but until very recently, the 83-year-old Étaix, a comedian, magician and clown who Paris-Match called "the French Buster Keaton", was in danger of being forgotten entirely. His films are timeless treasures of whimsical, physical comedy, but copyright difficulties meant that his movies had not been distributed, let alone released on home video, for decades. Étaix's signature on a disastrous distribution contract cast his films into oblivion, but 56,000 more, including those of Jean-Luc Godard, David Lynch and Woody Allen, on a petition in 2009, have rescued them for posterity. The end to this long-running legal dispute should be a cause for celebration among film fans, even though many, quite understandably, will never...
Pierre Étaix is back, by popular demand. Jerry Lewis acclaimed him as a genius and Terry Gilliam is a devoted fan, but until very recently, the 83-year-old Étaix, a comedian, magician and clown who Paris-Match called "the French Buster Keaton", was in danger of being forgotten entirely. His films are timeless treasures of whimsical, physical comedy, but copyright difficulties meant that his movies had not been distributed, let alone released on home video, for decades. Étaix's signature on a disastrous distribution contract cast his films into oblivion, but 56,000 more, including those of Jean-Luc Godard, David Lynch and Woody Allen, on a petition in 2009, have rescued them for posterity. The end to this long-running legal dispute should be a cause for celebration among film fans, even though many, quite understandably, will never...
- 12/23/2011
- by Pamela Hutchinson
- The Guardian - Film News
George Clooney, Pierre Étaix and Tilda Swinton
to receive Silver Medallion Awards Over twenty-five new features plus revival programs
and unique programming from Guest Director Caetano Veloso will be presented as part of the 2011 exhibition
Telluride, Co (September 1, 2011) . Telluride Film Festival (September 2-5, 2011), presented by the National Film Preserve, announces its program for the 38th Telluride Film Festival. Featuring diverse programming from around the globe, Tff once again sets the stage for some of the year.s most highly anticipated films.
Tff opens its 38th year with over twenty-five new feature films plus special artist tributes, Guest Director programs selected by Caetano Veloso, Backlot programs, classics and restorations, shorts, student films, seminars and conversations, each introduced or proceeded with a Q&A by its filmmaker, actors, writer or producer. Telluride Film Festival opens Friday, September 2 and runs through Labor Day, Monday, September 5.
The .Show.
38th Telluride Film Festival is proud...
to receive Silver Medallion Awards Over twenty-five new features plus revival programs
and unique programming from Guest Director Caetano Veloso will be presented as part of the 2011 exhibition
Telluride, Co (September 1, 2011) . Telluride Film Festival (September 2-5, 2011), presented by the National Film Preserve, announces its program for the 38th Telluride Film Festival. Featuring diverse programming from around the globe, Tff once again sets the stage for some of the year.s most highly anticipated films.
Tff opens its 38th year with over twenty-five new feature films plus special artist tributes, Guest Director programs selected by Caetano Veloso, Backlot programs, classics and restorations, shorts, student films, seminars and conversations, each introduced or proceeded with a Q&A by its filmmaker, actors, writer or producer. Telluride Film Festival opens Friday, September 2 and runs through Labor Day, Monday, September 5.
The .Show.
38th Telluride Film Festival is proud...
- 9/1/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With 2010 only a week over, it already feels like best-of and top-ten lists have been pouring in for months, and we’re already tired of them: the ranking, the exclusions (and inclusions), the rules and the qualifiers. Some people got to see films at festivals, others only catch movies on video; and the ability for us, or any publication, to come up with a system to fairly determine who saw what when and what they thought was the best seems an impossible feat. That doesn’t stop most people from doing it, but we liked the fantasy double features we did last year and for our 3rd Writers Poll we thought we'd do it again.
I asked our contributors to pick a single new film they saw in 2010—in theaters or at a festival—and creatively pair it with an old film they saw in 2010 to create a unique double feature.
I asked our contributors to pick a single new film they saw in 2010—in theaters or at a festival—and creatively pair it with an old film they saw in 2010 to create a unique double feature.
- 1/10/2011
- MUBI
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