captainofbeef
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Beauty Hides in the Deep
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Post by captainofbeef on Apr 23, 2006 13:24:49 GMT -5
  - New digital transfer, with restored image and sound - Stills gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes photos - Essays by François Truffaut and David Thomson - New and improved English subtitle translation |
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Post by lordofdance on May 13, 2007 21:12:56 GMT -5
After sitting through Bresson's later movies with zombie-like performances, this was quite a different experience. The story was fairly simple and the acting seemed normal enough. I didn't feel challenged at all as I watched it like I did with his other movies I've seen. Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne breezed by. I give it a ***1/2 out of *****.
I read some reviews that mention how the conflict in the movie doesn't really translate well for modern viewers. I really liked that Helene wanted revenge only because Jean agreed with her that there was no passion left in their relationship. People really are petty like that. Her way of getting back at him could still happen today (in a slightly modified way, perhaps), so I'm not sure that the criticisms are entirely valid.
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