tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post7919719318007019501..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: The Romance of Astrea and CeladonEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-11268091131012256462011-06-30T14:14:25.336-04:002011-06-30T14:14:25.336-04:00Yeah, Rod, my "to watch" list is pretty ...Yeah, Rod, my "to watch" list is pretty epic too, though at this point I can pretty much cross Rohmer off at least. I'd place <i>Astrea and Celadon</i> somewhere in the middle of his work if I were ranking them, incidentally.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-62819437281835592011-06-30T02:59:57.362-04:002011-06-30T02:59:57.362-04:00And as with too much Rohmer, this has a high place...And as with too much Rohmer, this has a high place on the "need to watch" list I now keep stapled to my earlobe for easy reference.Roderick Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107539379079558068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-71879370615545852372011-06-28T11:28:12.606-04:002011-06-28T11:28:12.606-04:00It does serve to remind one of what was always so ...It does serve to remind one of what was always so teriffic about Rohmer. While the rest of the cinema was inflating itself to obnoxious proportions he insisted on staying small and specific.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-86733974598876626302011-06-28T09:06:47.348-04:002011-06-28T09:06:47.348-04:00Thanks, Marilyn! It's definitely an appropriat...Thanks, Marilyn! It's definitely an appropriate last film, a kind of charming summing-up of the director's aesthetic and preoccupations in a very low-key way.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-89606754729975744432011-06-28T08:57:58.099-04:002011-06-28T08:57:58.099-04:00This review brought this film vividly back to my m...This review brought this film vividly back to my mind. I saw it on its release and also thought, like David, that it was charming but slight in comparison with his previous work. As a last film, however, I think it is highly appropriate, something gossamer and absurd as the reality of life itself to one about to leave it. Thanks for this!Marilynhttp://www.ferdyonfilms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-22098310221158560102011-06-28T08:57:44.900-04:002011-06-28T08:57:44.900-04:00I didn't think it was slight at all. I think i...I didn't think it was slight at all. I think it cuts right to the heart of a lot of essential Rohmer ideas - the philosophy of love, moral fixations, literary fidelity, youth, natural beauty, and so on. It's really delightful and fun on its surface but IMO there's a lot going on here, too, as in virtually every Rohmer film. <i>Triple Agent</i> is great, this is just a very different Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-39099703465727275542011-06-28T08:53:02.789-04:002011-06-28T08:53:02.789-04:00Pretty but rather slight,IMO. Rohmer makes the mos...Pretty but rather slight,IMO. Rohmer makes the most of Andy Gillet's androgynsness. But as pleasant as it is it's nowhere near the league of the film Rohmer made just before it <i>Triple Agent</i> -- one of the most startlingly original spy thrillers of all time.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.com