tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post4798748196029073251..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: I'll Do What I WantSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-23695137134644772472018-09-01T20:24:45.669-05:002018-09-01T20:24:45.669-05:00I find Godard very hit-or-miss. When he misses, he...I find Godard very hit-or-miss. When he misses, he misses big in my opinion, and there are enough of those that I'm never going to be a fanboy of his. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-69934215231916737982018-07-18T00:11:42.945-05:002018-07-18T00:11:42.945-05:00I'm liking Godard the more I see him as well. ...I'm liking Godard the more I see him as well. I love Weekend (which I saw last year) and after a rocky start, I thought Masculine-Feminine was brilliant by the time I was done. And the trend continues with Vivre sa vie, which was on TCM Imports the other night.<br /><br />I mean, it's no Weekend … but what is?<br /><br />And Anna Karina is pretty awesome.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-29113134163615720202012-02-19T09:42:58.965-06:002012-02-19T09:42:58.965-06:00The more Godard I see, the more I like him. And I ...The more Godard I see, the more I like him. And I agree that it is a great performance from Karina.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21498981716182161402012-02-19T06:25:37.894-06:002012-02-19T06:25:37.894-06:00This was one of my favourites from my Godard-a-tho...This was one of my favourites from my Godard-a-thon last year. I love the way that Godard experiments throughout the film. Almost every one of the vignettes is shot in a different way - and Anna Karina gives probably the best performance I have seen her give. I didn't mind the ending, though it made me very sad.<br /><br />Recently, my blog has experienced some issues when I changed my url. Could you update your link in my Blogroll (to http://thefilmemporium.blogspot.com), and if you follow me in a Reader, re-follow with the new Feed. Cheers.Andy Bucklehttp://thefilmemporium.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-58599900089458589152012-02-17T15:59:24.702-06:002012-02-17T15:59:24.702-06:00It's been a couple of days now since I've ...It's been a couple of days now since I've seen this, and there are parts of it that stay with me. Bordwell might be onto something here. I didn't consider that when watching, but it makes a certain amount of sense to me. <br /><br />Like most of the Godard I've seen in the last two years, I want to go back and watch them again. I think when I'm done with all of this, I might go on a month-long Godard kick.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-19427074328881148482012-02-17T14:14:11.267-06:002012-02-17T14:14:11.267-06:00Technically, it's Godard's fourth film (Le...Technically, it's Godard's fourth film (<em>Le Petit Soldat</em> was made in 1960, but held up for release until 1963), but yeah, your point still stands. The first time I watched this, I was thrown by the ending, too, and I was actually depressed by the film enough to think I didn't care for it very much. But I couldn't get it out of my head, and now it's one of my favorite Godard films. Albeit partially because I'm a big fan of his experimentation, and that's on display here in full force.<br /><br />David Bordwell has suggested that on a formal level, this film is a study in how to film conversations - the whole film is made up of conversations, and they're all shot differently - sometimes in two-shot, sometimes with one person showing in a mirror, sometimes with one person obscuring the other, sometimes as a silent film, sometimes as a wordless transaction between screen and audience. Of course, that doesn't begin to capture the emotional resonance the film has, especially on multiple viewings.Jandyhttp://www.rowthree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-42596902143294654262012-02-16T15:51:44.697-06:002012-02-16T15:51:44.697-06:00The abruptness of the ending worked for me.
http:...The abruptness of the ending worked for me.<br /><br />http://1001movies.posterous.com/749nicolas krizanhttp://1001movies.posterous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-15226366183671985302012-02-16T08:14:35.586-06:002012-02-16T08:14:35.586-06:00@Kevin--Yeah, it's quite definitely about exis...@Kevin--Yeah, it's quite definitely about existentialism. My take on it, though, is not so much about making a brave choice in the face of absurd reality, but of lacking choice in absurd reality. Nana really chooses nothing in the film despite her believing she does. Make of that what you will.<br /><br />@Ruth--I think what bothers me about the end isn't what happens but the complete lack of denouement. It just ends.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-16289900160859193682012-02-16T01:28:24.316-06:002012-02-16T01:28:24.316-06:00This was the first Godard film I saw (and I've...This was the first Godard film I saw (and I've only seen a couple), and thankfully I really enjoyed it! The ending definitely was abrupt though - I remember the whole cinema class (it was the first time we'd all seen it) was in disbelief! Karina is so beautiful as well.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175638828147935702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-15714341368328337912012-02-16T00:13:15.334-06:002012-02-16T00:13:15.334-06:00"Second, the ending is abrupt and surprising,...<b>"Second, the ending is abrupt and surprising, and not specifically in a good way.... it does make the viewing experience unsatisfying at the end, at least for me."</b><br /><br />I haven't seen the movie, but if Nana suddenly dies or gets killed at the end, then it's a good bet we're looking at the influence of existentialism: we live in an absurd, pointless universe, etc. In fact, since "Vivre sa vie" literally translates as "Living one's [own] life," I'd venture that existentialism suffuses the whole film: existentialism is, after all, all about making one's own brave, authentic choices in the face of an absurd, uncaring reality. And if Nana is wondering whether she's really living or merely existing, this calls to mind Meursault's haranguing of the priest in Camus's <i>L'Etranger</i>-- the moment when Meursault shouts that the priest is living like one of the dead.<br /><br />I wonder why Godard chose <i>twelve</i> tableaux, though. <i>Un petit soupçon</i> of a Judeo-Christian trope, perhaps?<br /><br />Knowing nothing of Godard and nothing of this film, I'm only guessing about all of this, of course.<br /><br />(By the way: "nana" is French slang for "chick.")Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com