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Le Plaisir; Boy, was I wrong!
Topic Started: Feb 7 2009, 11:11 PM (86 Views)
panzer the great & terrible	Feb 7 2009, 11:11 PM Post #1
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,326 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	I just re-watched this for the first time since I was 17. Turns out I was too young to understand it then. It's not meant for young people, but for people with some experience of life & love. Apparently I confused it in my memory with Jean Renoir's Partie de Compangne. Its three tales come from short stories by Guy de Maupassant, all of which hint that you can't use the opposite sex without doing damage. The first story concerns an old roué who has always mistreated his wife; the second is a light tale about a madam who closes her brothel and takes the girls to the country to attend her niece's first communion; and the third is about a painter who courts a model with tragic consequences. The whole thing leaves you with a bittersweet feeling of love and loss: de Maupassant's Gallic view of life overlaid with Ophuls' Viennese sense of the ephemeral nature of happiness, with the camera always prowling around the gorgeous sets, but so skilfully that you rarely even notice. I've never seen a bad Ophuls picture, and this one's nearly his best. Strong stuff.
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The Batman	Mar 24 2009, 07:26 AM Post #2
Charter Member Posts: 5,570 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: September 4, 2005	Thanks for the review, Mr. P. I did pick this one (and La Ronde) up, so I will definitely be putting Le Plaisir to the top of my viewing pile for this weekend.



panzer the great & terrible	Mar 25 2009, 09:49 PM Post #3
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,326 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	So did you like it?
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The Batman	Mar 26 2009, 05:12 AM Post #4
Charter Member Posts: 5,570 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: September 4, 2005	panzer the great & terrible Mar 25 2009, 09:49 PM So did you like it? Not having a good day posting, Mr P? I posted that on Tuesday, March 24th, for this weekend. I'll let ya know Monday.



panzer the great & terrible	Mar 26 2009, 09:29 AM Post #5
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,326 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	My excuse is I've been on the road for a couple of weeks and am a bit disoriented. Enjoy your weekend, Mr. B.
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The Batman	Mar 26 2009, 09:59 AM Post #6
Charter Member Posts: 5,570 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: September 4, 2005	No worries, Mr P. We are all human, once in a while.



The Batman	Mar 30 2009, 10:23 AM Post #7
Charter Member Posts: 5,570 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: September 4, 2005	The Batman Mar 26 2009, 09:59 AM No worries, Mr P. We are all human, once in a while. And proving my own post, I discovered I don't have Le Plaisir or La Ronde. Yet. I do, however, have them on order with my local DVD supplier and should receive them soon. Will report back then.


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