tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post6392495972076072610..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Two English GirlsEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-49089690066707575762012-07-19T14:13:36.930-04:002012-07-19T14:13:36.930-04:00Thanks, Sam. It's one of my favorite Truffauts...Thanks, Sam. It's one of my favorite Truffauts as well, though nothing tops <i>The 400 Blows</i> (I've never been as wild about <i>Jules and Jim</i>). It's emotionally powerful and yet has a stern, cool detachment that only makes its emotional melodrama hit that much harder. The score has that same balance, as you say.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-45328635699799850802012-07-19T13:58:24.665-04:002012-07-19T13:58:24.665-04:00"Sensual, emotionally rich, ambiguous and ult..."Sensual, emotionally rich, ambiguous and ultimately bittersweet, Two English Girls is one of this director's greatest statements on tragically denied love."<br /><br />Geez, talk about coincidence, I was just discussing this particular film at length over the phone yesterday with my friend and site colleague Allan. Both of us consider it a masterpiece (Allan thinks it's Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com