WEEK 43

43. LES BONNES FEMMES, dir. CLAUDE CHABROL, 1960

1. JULIA was a compelling movie, and it revived my interest in tilda swinton, who for me was veering dangerously close to overexposure. i'm reined in again. she is undeniable.
2. it was only after finishing the movie that i realized erick zonca also made THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS, a film i've always liked a lot. it's a movie that is decidedly slower, quieter than JULIA, but zonca shows in both a talent for rendering worlds that feel dark and real and riddled with difficulty. erick zonca: henceforth on my radar.
3. the common thing i've read about JULIA: that it is a direct descendant of cassavetes. this is a great compliment. i agree that it is true.
4. AN ASIDE: because this is a film blog, i'd like to mention INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, which rhan and i saw yesterday and which i thought was just great. an energetic, insanely violent revenge fairy tale that bears no resemblance to any sort of historical reality, nor is it meant to. critical opinion is divided. i loved it.

THIS WEEK: i need to see some claude chabrol.