Claude Chabrol dies at 80

[Weeping_Guitar]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_france_obit_chabrol

[Kurosawa Fan]

:sad:

R.I.P.

[Boner M]

Blows.

[megladon8]

Never seen a Chabrol film, but still, RIP.

[baby doll]

Les Bonnes femmes (1960) / ****
Les Biches (1968) / ***
La Femme infidèle (1969) / ***
Le Boucher (1970) / ****
La Rupture (1970) / ****
Ten Days Wonder (1971) / *1/2
Nada (1974) / **
Les Innocents aux mains sales (1975) / **
Une affaire de femmes (1988) / ***
La Cérémonie (1995) / ****
Merci pour le chocolat (2000) / ***
La Fleur du mal (2003) / ***

I need to rewatch Que la bête meure.

[dreamdead]

Somehow fitting that he and Rohmer would go in the same year. R.I.P.

[Boner M]

Never seen a Chabrol film, but still, RIP.
Que la bête meure seems very much up your alley.

[Grouchy]

Sad stuff. He was always my favorite director from the French New Wave.

The Butcher is a great movie.

[baby doll]

He was always my favorite director from the French New Wave.Interesting. He's definitely the most traditional of the pack, even more so than Demy, Rohmer, and Truffaut, since nearly every film of his I've seen has at least some elements of a thriller. (Seeing La Femme infidèle again a few weeks ago, I was struck by how utterly conventional it was.) And for that reason, I tend to find him, even at his best--Les Bonnes femmes, Le Boucher, La Rupture, and especially La Cérémonie--less impressive than Godard, Rivette, Resnais, Varda, and Marker, who are much more innovative and original filmmakers.

[Boner M]

Interesting. He's definitely the most traditional of the pack, even more so than Demy, Rohmer, and Truffaut, since nearly every film of his I've seen has at least some elements of a thriller. (Seeing La Femme infidèle again a few weeks ago, I was struck by how utterly conventional it was.) And for that reason, I tend to find him, even at his best--Les Bonnes femmes, Le Boucher, La Rupture, and especially La Cérémonie--less impressive than Godard, Rivette, Resnais, Varda, and Marker, who are much more innovative and original filmmakers.
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[MacGuffin]

[/grouchybait]

Yeah, no offense baby doll, but I don't think I really find this kind of post appropriate in a memorial thread, even if you are a fan of his work.

[baby doll]

Yeah, no offense baby doll, but I don't think I really find this kind of post appropriate in a memorial thread, even if you are a fan of his work.He was definitely a master, and I think La Cérémonie was one of the most impressive films made anywhere in the '90s, but I don't think the fact of his recently having died should stop us from taking an honest look at his career. (It's not like any of us knew him.) And the fact of the matter is that he was a very traditional filmmaker, and to my tastes, less exciting than an innovator like Godard or Rivette.

[Grouchy]

I dunno. For me, he was also less of a French douchebag.

[soitgoes...]

Yeah, no offense baby doll, but I don't think I really find this kind of post appropriate in a memorial thread, even if you are a fan of his work.
Eh, Paul Newman?

[MacGuffin]

He was definitely a master, and I think La Cérémonie was one of the most impressive films made anywhere in the '90s, but I don't think the fact of his recently having died should stop us from taking an honest look at his career. (It's not like any of us knew him.) And the fact of the matter is that he was a very traditional filmmaker, and to my tastes, less exciting than an innovator like Godard or Rivette.

Don't blame me if Chabrol haunts your ass.

[baby doll]

I dunno. For me, he was also less of a French douchebag.I think some one can be a douchebag and still be a great director. Hell, Roman Polanski's a convicted rapist, but I still like his movies.

[baby doll]

Don't blame me if Chabrol haunts your ass.That would be so cool if he did.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Cooler still if his buddy Paul Newman joins in on the haunting.

[kuehnepips]

Adieu.


Never seen a Chabrol film, ...


What?

[kuehnepips]

The Butcher is a great movie.

My. fav. Chabrol.

Meg, we expect your thoughts here in a week.

[SirNewt]

My. fav. Chabrol.

Meg, we expect your thoughts here in a week.

I have to admit I haven't seen one either.


Interesting. He's definitely the most traditional of the pack, even more so than Demy, Rohmer, and Truffaut, since nearly every film of his I've seen has at least some elements of a thriller. (Seeing La Femme infidèle again a few weeks ago, I was struck by how utterly conventional it was.) And for that reason, I tend to find him, even at his best--Les Bonnes femmes, Le Boucher, La Rupture, and especially La Cérémonie--less impressive than Godard, Rivette, Resnais, Varda, and Marker, who are much more innovative and original filmmakers.

But all of that makes me want to see one.

[endingcredits]

I've never seen a film by Chabrol either. I have Que la mete meure, The Butcher, and La Beau Serge on disk, but there are about 50 films in the pipeline before them.