tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post7582975293349040557..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Eric Rohmer, 1920-2010Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-70480225215617615212010-01-12T12:29:48.666-05:002010-01-12T12:29:48.666-05:00You definitely do need to read it. Rohmer was a ve...You definitely do need to read it. Rohmer was a very subtle and suggestive critic. Many insights on Rossellini in those eassays -- among toehrs.<br /><br />I hope someone will get aroudn to translating Rohmer's masters thesis "The Organization of Space in Murnau's <i>Faust</i>." It was of crucial import to the commentary track Bill Krohn and I created for the "Masters of DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-600787280543190192010-01-12T08:21:10.054-05:002010-01-12T08:21:10.054-05:00It's great to see this outpouring of respect a...It's great to see this outpouring of respect and affection for this great director. Thanks, everyone.<br /><br />Steven, I'm glad you commented about <i>The Taste for Beauty</i>. I wasn't aware of that book and it sounds like I definitely need to read it. I always enjoy the criticism of the <i>Cahiers</i> critics/filmmakers. And the snippets I've seen people quoting in these Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-40067036890197390182010-01-12T02:10:48.670-05:002010-01-12T02:10:48.670-05:00I like the way you have honored the man and his mo...I like the way you have honored the man and his movies. Some sadness ans a lot of admiratiuon. ThanksVincenthttp://inisfree.hautetfort.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-43309402012543003812010-01-12T00:14:32.170-05:002010-01-12T00:14:32.170-05:00Unfortunately, I've only seen Claire's Kne...Unfortunately, I've only seen <i>Claire's Knee</i>, which I loved. I suppose I'll take this upsetting opportunity to acquaint myself with his oeuvre.Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-21699015798565225752010-01-11T21:56:04.094-05:002010-01-11T21:56:04.094-05:00Nice thoughts, Ed.Nice thoughts, Ed.WelcometoLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490618592042119755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-47096220695056259732010-01-11T20:48:20.814-05:002010-01-11T20:48:20.814-05:00This is beautiful, Ed. Thanks. R.I.P Mr. RohmerThis is beautiful, Ed. Thanks. R.I.P Mr. RohmerJust Another Film Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880550053788464732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-55235004451518130012010-01-11T19:59:16.861-05:002010-01-11T19:59:16.861-05:00The best way to honor Rohmer, and to remember him,...<i>The best way to honor Rohmer, and to remember him, is to watch his films</i>.<br /><br />Beautifully said. A great and heartfelt tribute Ed.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-47154153358560729622010-01-11T19:54:48.306-05:002010-01-11T19:54:48.306-05:00His films were just beautiful and beautifully just...His films were just beautiful and beautifully just.<br /><br />My faves include <i>Ma Nuit Chez Maud, Le Rayon Vert, Quatre adventures de Reinette et Mirabelle</i> and <i>Triple Agent</i>DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-53924870729932389892010-01-11T16:55:56.920-05:002010-01-11T16:55:56.920-05:00Ed, Allan just posted his excellent review of MY N...Ed, Allan just posted his excellent review of MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S at WitD in remembrance of Rohmer.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-25211468038172121462010-01-11T16:45:29.119-05:002010-01-11T16:45:29.119-05:00A lovely remembrance, Ed.
His films were beautif...A lovely remembrance, Ed. <br /><br />His films were beautiful. His *ideas* about film were, too - he was also an underappreciated critic and theorist of film. As a writer, he was the most faithful of the Cahiers critics to Andre Bazin's ideas about the ontology of the film image, doing a lot of great work in his writing on the relationship between what is spoken in films and what is shown. Steven Rybinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857419480853926876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-89445291538520575152010-01-11T16:19:24.403-05:002010-01-11T16:19:24.403-05:00Very nicely put, Ed.Very nicely put, Ed.Lights in the Duskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03120326024293724432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-48829166914273105202010-01-11T16:12:14.687-05:002010-01-11T16:12:14.687-05:00A giant has passed. He will be much missed.A giant has passed. He will be much missed.Allan Fishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-77728972796491811872010-01-11T16:06:28.878-05:002010-01-11T16:06:28.878-05:00I just got home from school, checked my e mails an...I just got home from school, checked my e mails and lo and behold I received this terrible news from my dear friend Kaleem Hasan. Your testament here is exquisite; Rohmer himself would have been moved. I am well aware odf your own affinity for his work. I do love him too, as does my colleague Allan Fish and many others in the blogosphere, but you Mr. Howard have been his greatest internet Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-26813332714158412832010-01-11T15:52:28.368-05:002010-01-11T15:52:28.368-05:00A fantastic piece Ed. I posted something similar a...A fantastic piece Ed. I posted something similar at my blog...I've always felt Rohmer was a kindred spirit, and his Moral Tales helped me pull through a very difficult time. What I say below dovetails nicely with your piece, I think:<br /><br />"Like his American descendent Whit Stillman, Rohmer overthinks sex while admitting to his audience in remarkably subtle gestures (an aridly lustyJoseph "Jon" Lanthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826623899121215596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-15497415061805208252010-01-11T15:12:21.932-05:002010-01-11T15:12:21.932-05:00What an elegant piece Ed. Rohmer was truly one of ...What an elegant piece Ed. Rohmer was truly one of the greats. RIPDrew McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054307044280470117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-12129438924960772212010-01-11T14:56:32.763-05:002010-01-11T14:56:32.763-05:00This is a great remembrance, Ed, of one of my favo...This is a great remembrance, Ed, of one of my favorite New Wave filmmakers. About a month ago I added a ton of his films to my Netflix queue so I could revisit his work...it's a sad irony. <br /><br />I like what you say about how Rohmer with this beautifully stated line:<br /><br /><i>In fact, Rohmer was one of the most sensitive and intellectually probing of directors. He had an ear, not Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.com