OT Francophone film club

BBC4 showed Cockles & Muscles with hard subtitles last night. I enjoyed it.
Being BBC4 they will undoubtedly show it again soon. Friday 04 February
12:00am BBC4 to be precise.

"Directors Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau combine the charm of Eric
Rohmer (Claire's Knee) with the sauciness of Roger Vadim (Barbarella) in
this delightful sexual romp, which makes splendid use of both its Côte
d'Azur locations and its engaging ensemble cast"

French title is "Crustacés et coquillages" if you want the French version.

Yes, there's a bit of cottaging but just as much going on with the straight
couples. Nothing graphic just farcical in a good way.

 

Does the punny title work in French?

 

**** knows

the des bot will be along shortly to demonstrate its knowledge of French
colloquialisms and soft porn

 

No.

 

Oi, I don't 'do' porn, TYVM.

--
des
'... the Palestinian leadership is not, and has never been, eager for
any compromise resolution. Instead, its top priority has been total
victory, possession of the entire land, with Israel's disappearing from
the map'.
(Barry Rubin)
<http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/>

 

it's rubbish.

If you must watch french cinema, see "13 Tzameti" or "La Haine",
or..."La Nuit américaine"...or even "Le Dîner De Cons" instead.

 

The latter was on tv a week or so ago.

 

Le Dîner De Cons was on last week. French farce can be a little hit
and miss but this one's a corker.

 

well, at least see it instead of the pathetic American remake[1]

[1] on a related side-note, has there ever been an American remake of
a European film that was better than the original? I'm not saying
there hasn't been; just that I can't think of one.

 

Let me in was "not bad" if a little unnecessary.

 

Apparently the remake of Let The Right One In is better than the
original.

I haven't seen it, though, so can't confirm or deny this.

--
Veggie Dave
http://www.iq18films.co.uk

"To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim
that Jesus was not born of a virgin." Cardinal Bellarmine

 

Must resist. Must res...

13 (Tzameti)
Amélie
Anna M.
Angel-A
L'Appartment
L'Armée Des Ombres
Avril
Battle Of Algiers
Betty Blue
Le Bossu
Brotherhood Of The Wolf
Camille Claudel
The Chorus
The City Of Lost Children
The Closet
Un Coeur En Hiver
Conversations With My Gardener
The Crimson Rivers
The Crimson Rivers II
Delicatessen
Le Dîner de Cons
District 13
Empire Of The Wolves
Les Enfants Du Paradis
L'Enfer
Être et Avoir
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
French Twist
Frontier(s)
The Girl From Paris
Girl On The Bridge
La Haine
Hell
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
I Do
Inside
Intimate Enemies
Irreversible
Jean De Florette
Jean De Florette - Manon des Sources
L.627
Lourdes
Ma Femme Est Une Actrice
Man Bites Dog
Martyrs
Micmacs
Nathalie
The Nest
Nikita
Noce Blance
One Deadly Summer
Orchestra Seats
The Piano Teacher
Priceless
Read My Lips
La Reine Margot
The Return Of Martin Guerre
Romuald & Juliette
Satan
Seraphine
The Serpent
Shut Up! AKA Tais-Toi!
The Sorrow And The Pity
Strayed
Subway
Taxi
Taxi 2
Taxi 3
Tell No One
Three Colours Trilogy (Red & Blue. White's pants...)
Les Valseuses
A Very Long Engagement
La Veuve De Saint-Pierre
La Vie En Rose
Wasabi

That should keep most of you Francophile film fans busy.

--
Veggie Dave
http://www.iq18films.co.uk

"To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim
that Jesus was not born of a virgin." Cardinal Bellarmine

 

Oddly enough, this is not as well-known in France as you might think,
if my (leftie) French acquaintances are any guide. It doesn't have
many French actors in it, because they didn't want to ruin their
careers. Given that the film was banned in France, they may have been
right.

 

it was rubbish.

 

I've seen both (and read the book) -the remake was crap.

 

oh, and that's all you need...

 

I do sometimes wonder if it's just a case of which you saw first. If
it evokes a particular response in you, then it's almost guaranteed
that a different interpretation won't match up to it.

But I'm not a movie-phile, so wibble flip.

 

hey, you forgot Baise Moi!

 

That's that one sorted out, then.