tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post110913797199667862..comments2023-10-11T03:42:59.033-07:00Comments on The Criterion Contraption: #5: The 400 BlowsMatthew Dessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-10863051459198022172013-01-19T10:34:40.143-08:002013-01-19T10:34:40.143-08:00Nice analysis on 400 Blows, Matthew. However I fee...Nice analysis on 400 Blows, Matthew. However I feel like correcting some things you said at the beginning...<br /><br />Actually, Truffaut started interviewing Hitchcock in 1962. And the book came out in 1966. So I think the "Truffaut ruining Hitchcock" case really holds no ground.<br /><br />Plus, Hitchcock was America's most famous director since the beginning of his TV show in nanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-63927711206637831612011-05-29T12:29:07.288-07:002011-05-29T12:29:07.288-07:00Was the set of classics the Pléiade series? Gallim...Was the set of classics the Pléiade series? Gallimard started publishing that in 1931. In intent, it resembles the Library of America more than the Harvard Classics. It puts classic work on Bible paper.Spanish Technophobenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-79027375064728745392008-09-01T22:38:00.000-07:002008-09-01T22:38:00.000-07:00Kristin,Shepard writes about that, I think; someth...Kristin,<BR/><BR/>Shepard writes about that, I think; something about the expression Leaud gives the camera when he's asked if he's been with a woman, if I remember correctly. A great scene by any measure.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-90195172920018939852008-07-13T14:12:00.000-07:002008-07-13T14:12:00.000-07:00Another thing I found interesting from the extras ...Another thing I found interesting from the extras on the Criterion version is the short interview with Jean Pierre Leaud, who talks about the scene where his character is being interviewed by the psychiatrist. I was surprised to hear that that scene wasn't scripted - Truffaut just gave him ideas on how to answer the questions. Watching that scene, you can't help but be engrossed and disarmed by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-19320711350087632602007-08-04T02:58:00.000-07:002007-08-04T02:58:00.000-07:00John B.,I haven't seen this since I wrote about it...John B.,<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen this since I wrote about it two and a half years ago -- you could well be right about the way adults work in the film. Your take sounds right -- I guess what I had in mind (if I remember it correctly) was that Antoine seemed to be best off the less adults had to do with him. In any event, that's how I remember adolescence myself, so I may be projecting. Anyway,Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-61429517753564223492007-08-03T22:38:00.000-07:002007-08-03T22:38:00.000-07:00I don't have a film studies background (physician ...I don't have a film studies background (physician here). Thought I'd learn something by watching these and have some fun along the way. Your essays are becoming an essential part of my routine as I work my way through the catalogue. They're instructive as well as being a springboard for clarifying my thoughts. <BR/><BR/>I realize I'm lagging behind you by over two years, but I had a completelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-79794945245862504142007-04-16T02:08:00.000-07:002007-04-16T02:08:00.000-07:00Anonymous,"Unforgettable" is a value-neutral quali...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>"Unforgettable" is a value-neutral quality. <I>Pearl Harbor</I> and <I>Armageddon</I> are also unforgettable...Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-32428695209992381932007-03-21T08:11:00.000-07:002007-03-21T08:11:00.000-07:00Madness. "Frenzy" is unforgettable.Madness. "Frenzy" is unforgettable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1111392287852421042005-03-21T00:04:00.000-08:002005-03-21T00:04:00.000-08:00Yeah, see, I haven't seen Breathless or Last Year ...Yeah, see, I haven't seen Breathless or Last Year at Marienbad, so...<BR/><BR/>I did see "Shoot the Piano Player" in college but don't remember liking it much.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1110824487362505682005-03-14T10:21:00.000-08:002005-03-14T10:21:00.000-08:00Nice writeup, I'll have to watch this one again. W...Nice writeup, I'll have to watch this one again. When I got into French New Wave, I didn't think this was as good as some of the other films like Breathless, Last Year at Marienbad etc. Of course, I knew a lot less about film back then.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574086634758656290noreply@blogger.com