tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post3302046223491992755..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: AnticipationEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-24036105977141733742009-07-26T09:34:49.969-04:002009-07-26T09:34:49.969-04:00I just thought it interesting to note that when as...I just thought it interesting to note that when asked about Anticipation's relationship with Alphaville after a screening of the later at the Melbourne International Film Festival, Karina said that she flat out had no recollection of making the short so couldn't comment. Clearly left a big impression on her!Trent Vittoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227083968814541436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-38033797527719974282009-04-25T01:00:00.000-04:002009-04-25T01:00:00.000-04:00So it turns out that this is up on YouTube, albeit...So it turns out that this is up on YouTube, albeit monochrome and with a few errors in the subtitles. Here's hoping Criterion does take into account the emails sent to them.<br /><br />Part 1-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SiumbpQhO0<br />Part 2-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA-OPM9B4awDaniel Nuneznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-27969376850669175182009-04-24T18:19:00.000-04:002009-04-24T18:19:00.000-04:00In regards to that anecdote of Brody's, I have to ...In regards to that anecdote of Brody's, I have to mention that I never saw the ending of Vivre Sa Vie as anything less than sympathetic. In fact I'd say there's an absence of malice as pertaining to her character, I saw it as much more critical of the men.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455492676909216509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-32754420168247390222009-04-24T17:13:00.000-04:002009-04-24T17:13:00.000-04:00Needless to say, I also have not seen this film bu...Needless to say, I also have not seen this film but I am most intrigued. It's Godard with a sniff of Antonioni. Your mention of MADE IN USA and 2 OR THREE THINGS is appropriate, as I believe those were the two newest Criterion announcements, and this would be great to have on either, especially with that thematic kinship with ALPHAVILLE, which I greatly admire. That's some Brody quote there!<Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-62598034086942926582009-04-24T16:29:00.000-04:002009-04-24T16:29:00.000-04:00Nice, Joshua. I hope many more follow suit and tha...Nice, Joshua. I hope many more follow suit and that Criterion pays attention - otherwise an important piece of Godard's 60s puzzle is going to remain missing for who knows how long.<br /><br />And I agree about Godard's treatment of Karina. Godard has had some typical mother/whore issues with regards to women, and has sometimes worked them out in his films, especially the 60s films, but even whenEd Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-65708992306070744832009-04-24T15:24:00.000-04:002009-04-24T15:24:00.000-04:00Emailed. Hope it helps as you've made me intensely...Emailed. Hope it helps as you've made me intensely curious. I've not seen the short so I'm not going to comment on its contents beyond the fact that Godard never appeared to have any contempt for Anna K, at least not in my opinion.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455492676909216509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-42882465094384132342009-04-24T15:08:00.000-04:002009-04-24T15:08:00.000-04:00Thanks for the exact Brody quote, Daniel. I still ...Thanks for the exact Brody quote, Daniel. I still think he's badly misreading that scene. It's obviously sexual, but Karina is not "abased" to the other man in the film: they're engaging in a mutual sexual ritual of some kind. Moreover, in the film as a whole, Godard does not show contempt for these characters. The film's arc is a progression away from the empty, mechanized sexuality represented Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-11734733290569989522009-04-24T14:49:00.000-04:002009-04-24T14:49:00.000-04:00Hi there, I've been reading this blog for a while ...Hi there, I've been reading this blog for a while and felt like I should chime in. I haven't seen Anticipation, of course, but I have read Brody's book and referring back to it, Brody says about the face spraying,<br /><br />"It is Godard's most obscene and degrading shot to date, showing the cruel subjection of a woman, with her face sprayed as if with sperm or urine, which the actress is Daniel Nuneznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-41120541449649387182009-04-24T14:29:00.000-04:002009-04-24T14:29:00.000-04:00I think that's a great example of Brody obviously ...I think that's a great example of Brody obviously twisting facts to better fit his pre-baked (and probably half-baked) conclusions. Charrier sprays Karina, then she sprays him immediately afterward, and the two shots are treated identically. To interpret this as a punishment of Karina is just perverse. It's just Godard mocking consumer rituals and the fetishization of sexuality into stylized, Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-33061164188184173532009-04-24T12:13:00.000-04:002009-04-24T12:13:00.000-04:00Compelling review of a film I haven't seen (and wh...Compelling review of a film I haven't seen (and which it looks like I will be unable to see for a while; I should take you up on that e-mail Criterion suggestion). Brody's book posits the spraying as a very misogynistic image, Godard taking out his aggression on Karina (a reading which becomes even more bizarre than it already is when he notes, in a brief aside, that she then sprays her lover in Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.com