Top 5 Writer/Directors
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writers_reign — 16 years ago(January 12, 2010 06:12 AM)
Dix sur dix. You're right; living in London it's easy to get to Paris - two and a half hours by Eurostar - and the French take their movies seriously. In Paris there are roughly 20 art/revival houses compared to about three art in London. They're standing in line in Paris at nine A.M. at the Multiplexes andevery week of the year you're gonna find a 'cycle' (season) of Hawks, Wilder, Lubitsch, Sturges, Bogie, Cagney, Marx Bros, Mankiewicz, etc plus, of course, seasons devoted to domestic talent, Gabin, Morgan, Duvivier, Carne, Arletty, Renoir, etc.
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PenelopeTree — 16 years ago(January 12, 2010 11:30 AM)
yes, that I have known about the French, that they take these films you mention a lot more seriously. Certainly more than we Americans do. Meaning the government. And 51% of the people. It is so difficult for the Amerian govt.( more so with Republicans but not always), that I have thought artists/filmmakers need to go to France and get an endowment or a grant. lol. And meaning the people too, because the only huge turn out you would see in America except possibly for LA and NYCwould be a college campus showing of those directors and actors you mention. Is it this way in England? Are movies like "Transformers" a box office hit in London or Paris.?
I would travel to England and France if I had the bucks but do not, so nice to meet you. I would love that about France to experience their enthusiam. And that is just what Clint Estwood said when he accepted a recent award froom the French government/people. lol
I wanna be sedated.