Claire Denis
- John Cope
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Re: Claire Denis
Yeah, it's probably mine as well. Which is why I kind of hesitated to recommend Beau Travail as it seems to me too aesthetically similar and if someone doesn't like L'Intrus then they probably won't like that much either. But I also don't like the apparently much loved 35 Shots of Rum so one should bear that in mind.
- dda1996a
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Re: Claire Denis
And I find Linturs her worst, like 35 Shots and love Beau Travail. They're different enough imo
- The Fanciful Norwegian
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Re: Claire Denis
Le Cinéma Club to relaunch on June 14th with Denis' New York-set 1991 short Keep It for Yourself.
- dda1996a
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Re: Claire Denis
Wow! That's a double dose of great news
- bearcuborg
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Re: Claire Denis
That’s quite a platform they have lined up. The website in progress looks someone’s phone camera is on while in their pocket though.
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- DarkImbecile
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Re: Claire Denis
Good BFI interview:
Cinema is also born as a fairground art, by people who were already on the margins in some way. Not the Lumière brothers, of course, they were industrialists. But they quickly came to film marginalised people, and most actors were people from the margins. So I think that it’s an obligation, for me. And gangsters aren’t the only kind of marginalised people. And cinema isn’t just about compassion, we don’t have to cry about the terrible misfortune of someone. We can also show to what extent marginalised people cope and pull through without necessarily calling for help.
- Satori
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Re: Claire Denis
That is a great interview. Thanks for posting it. It is useful how it centers No Fear, No Die in her oeuvre. I think that is a great film that sometimes gets overlooked because of how many masterpieces she churned out in the 90s.
- criterionsnob
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Re: Claire Denis
This is streaming now for free for one week at Le Cinéma Club. It is a rare Japanese subtitled VHS copy currently streaming, but here's an update: Le Cinéma Club team believes they've "located the negatives of the film, and is hoping to be help restore them."The Fanciful Norwegian wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 12:41 pmLe Cinéma Club to relaunch on June 14th with Denis' New York-set 1991 short Keep It for Yourself.
- furbicide
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Re: Claire Denis
It's an excellent and enjoyable short film, kind of like early Jim Jarmusch in many respects (indeed, it even features a John Lurie soundtrack, and Sara Driver has a cameo). Amazing the things that turn up – anyone know which anthology the film belonged to? Anyway, great to hear that the negatives have been located!
- zedz
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- knives
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Re: Claire Denis
There's a whole bunch of overlapping crew for sure. As to the short there's a summary below the video, but basically it was part of a feature car ad called Figaro.
- kuzine
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Re: Claire Denis
Anyone any idea how the first outdoors NYC tracking shot was done roughly 2 minutes in? It starts quite high up and ends up almost at street level. Would guess they used some existing transport but unless there is a cable car or something I haven't heard of, can't figure out what it is...
- DarkImbecile
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Re: Claire Denis
A24 has bought the US rights to Denis' adaptation of Denis Johnson's The Stars at Noon with Robert Pattinson and Margaret Qualley
Set in 1984 during the Nicaraguan Revolution, the film follows a mysterious English businessman and headstrong American journalist who strike up a passionate romance. They soon become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country, with only each other to trust and rely on.
- therewillbeblus
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Re: Claire Denis
Sounds great, I'm in. Also, very different sounding than the author's (more autobiographical) other adapted work Jesus' Son, which was a terrific filmDarkImbecile wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 4:48 pmA24 has bought the US rights to Denis' adaptation of Denis Johnson's The Stars at Noon with Robert Pattinson and Margaret Qualley
Set in 1984 during the Nicaraguan Revolution, the film follows a mysterious English businessman and headstrong American journalist who strike up a passionate romance. They soon become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country, with only each other to trust and rely on.
- Oedipax
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Re: Claire Denis
It's the tram that runs from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan - ending up on E 60th St & 2nd Avenue.kuzine wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:10 pmAnyone any idea how the first outdoors NYC tracking shot was done roughly 2 minutes in? It starts quite high up and ends up almost at street level. Would guess they used some existing transport but unless there is a cable car or something I haven't heard of, can't figure out what it is...
It's weird that I know this as a non-native New Yorker (I've only visited a few times in my life), but on one of those trips I happened to take the same tram. This is the second time recently I've noticed it in a film - it's also featured at the very end of the Safdies' Daddy Longlegs, albeit from the perspective of the platform as the tram departs.
- NABOB OF NOWHERE
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Re: Claire Denis
Claire's Parisien diary
https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/claire- ... ripts.html
https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/claire- ... ripts.html
- criterionsnob
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Claire Denis
L’intrus listed as ”A Metrograph Pictures release”and coming digitally July 24. I wonder what the chances of Metrograph releasing this on Blu-ray are.
- senseabove
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Re: Claire Denis
I don't believe they've released any discs themselves, but Metrograph has struck a deal with Kino recently. Here's hoping there's been an unannounced restoration...
- criterionsnob
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Re: Claire Denis
I have the recent Hyenas Blu-ray, which has the Metrograph Pictures logo on the front exclusively, but also Kino on the back. It appears similar for the recent Blu-ray of Downtown 81 and upcoming A Bigger Splash (neither of which I have yet). Anyway, here's hoping they/Kino will release L'intrus too.
- criterionsnob
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- senseabove
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Re: Claire Denis
It seems odd for them not to have done one, but I'm not holding my breath since nowhere on anywhere does it mention a new restoration for L'Intrus, while many other titles on that filmstage.com list do... if anybody watches it let us know how it looks!
- whaleallright
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Re: Claire Denis
Not every film demands a "restoration," a word that comes pretty cheap nowadays anyway (often meaning any new digital transfer with a little algorithmic scrubbing applied).
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Re: Claire Denis
If not a full restoration, L'Intrus certainly deserves something better than the typically murky Tartan DVD (which is now out of print), hopefully it won't be streamed from that as a source. Having the Bruce Baillie film as a curtain raiser is a nice idea, though I think Valentin de las Sierras would have been a more inspired choice.