tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post2578723181500172243..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Stavisky...Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-12296152934771895292012-02-02T14:32:29.063-05:002012-02-02T14:32:29.063-05:00Huh, that sounds really interesting, David. Will d...Huh, that sounds really interesting, David. Will definitely have to keep an eye out for that one.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-51589054153926317592012-02-02T11:28:19.714-05:002012-02-02T11:28:19.714-05:00The Resnais, BTW, is the SECOND movie about Stavis...The Resnais, BTW, is the SECOND movie about Stavisky. The first <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028310/" rel="nofollow">Stolen Holiday</a> was made in 1937 -- not long after the events depicted in it. Claude Rains played the Stavisky figure and Kay Francis his wife. Michael Curtiz directed and it's really quite good. It shows up on TCM every blue moon. Look for it.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-73632596146298653382012-02-01T13:53:13.933-05:002012-02-01T13:53:13.933-05:00Thanks, Sam. This is a fine movie, another great o...Thanks, Sam. This is a fine movie, another great one from Resnais - but no surprise there, I've yet to find a misstep as I go through his work.<br /><br />David, nice background on the genesis of this film. The Sondheim music is integral to the film's mood, blending perfectly with the lavish production design and period detail, contributing to the sense of this as a BIG picture. And yes, Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-28216353712373310312012-02-01T13:42:12.283-05:002012-02-01T13:42:12.283-05:00Here's Ron Raines doing the number in the rece...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4nPLEGCdsE" rel="nofollow">Here's Ron Raines doing the number in the recent revival</a>DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-46214911987110852922012-02-01T13:36:21.682-05:002012-02-01T13:36:21.682-05:00Stavisky... is the most scrumptious of resnias'...<i>Stavisky...</i> is the most scrumptious of resnias' masterpeices. A Big Commerical Star vehicle AND a rich and complex "art film" at the same time, it's every bit the work of the the man who made <i>Muriel</i>.<br /><br />Resnais was living in New York in the early 70's (I know because I used to run into him all the time) and he went to see <i>Company</i> and <i>Follies</DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-1494251939491064442012-02-01T13:25:27.692-05:002012-02-01T13:25:27.692-05:00"Although the film's surface period evoca..."Although the film's surface period evocation is flawless — the art direction is sumptuous and detailed — Stavisky... is far from a typical period epic. Resnais, as he often does, uses non-chronological editing to fragment the narrative, weaving together flashbacks and flash-forwards that foreshadow and then outright depict Stavisky's downfall and death while he's still at the Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com