Tuesday, June 05, 2007

A day at the beach

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Jacques Gamblin and Sandrine Bonnaire, Au coeur du mensonge

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Benoît Magimel and Laura Smet, La Demoiselle d'honneur

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Benoît Magimel and Mélanie Doutey, La Fleur du mal

  • Ever notice how Claude Chabrol uses drab, cheerless off-season beaches—or deserted shore villages, as in Les Biches, Que la bête meure and Les Innocents aux mains sales—to bridge his scenarios from first act character introductions to the second act’s psychological quandary? One of these days I really should look into this—the topsy-turvy metaphor of water for a bridge.
  • 2 Comments:

    Anonymous Pacze Moj said...

    Neat discovery! I haven't seen any of Chabrol's films yet, but I did recently get a copy of Les biches.

    11:28 AM EST  
    Blogger Campaspe said...

    beach? there are beaches in those photos?

    ah Benoit ... (falls into reverie)

    7:35 AM EST  

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