tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post4905306554431878560..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: La ruptureEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-84638653954191005092008-07-03T15:01:00.000-04:002008-07-03T15:01:00.000-04:00Nothing to add except that this is an exceptional ...Nothing to add except that this is an exceptional piece on one of my favorite Chabrol films...great work on a truly great film.Nostalgia Kinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506680500183270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-59541243908455088812008-07-01T08:32:00.000-04:002008-07-01T08:32:00.000-04:00This has always been one of my favorite Chabrols (...This has always been one of my favorite Chabrols (right up there with <I>Betty</I> and <I>Marie-Chantal contre le Dr. Kha</I>), partially because of its melodramatic robustness and partly because of the hommage to Murnau's <I>Sunrise</I> that anchors the entire plot.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-29648036720788753532008-06-30T23:08:00.000-04:002008-06-30T23:08:00.000-04:00Yea, I saw that particular twist coming but it was...Yea, I saw that particular twist coming but it was still hilarious when she urgently corrects him: "No, the <I>other</I> Helene!" So much going on in this film, and among other things I don't think I addressed its bizarre humor quite enough. I'm finding Chabrol really challenging so far -- it's almost like I have too much to think and write about after seeing one of his films.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-25350310932607375502008-06-30T23:00:00.000-04:002008-06-30T23:00:00.000-04:00I think what sold this film for me was the sexual ...I think what sold this film for me was the sexual assault of the mentally retarded girl and how it didn't work at all and that the mentally retarded girl proved to be smarter that the rapists. A pretty funny twist to an already twisted premise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com