I totally agre with you on this take on Truffaut, especially
for "Shoot the Piano Player" wherein he missed the essence of
Goodis' book and reduced it into a vaudeville...
This kind of statement already sent me many times
to the stake during discussions I had with so-called film
specialists, being all real "beni oui-oui".
As for Godard, I forgive him a lot due to the set
of incredibly good and inovative films he gave us : the films
you cite of course, but also what is maybe his darkest film
behind some festive and intellectual varnish that covers the
story here and there: PIERROT LE FOU. Intellectual noir
?
And I agree: in his best films, Godard is usually
noir.
E.Borgers
POLAR NOIR
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William Ahearn <
williamahearn@yahoo.com> a 飲it :
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DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net wrote:
>
> Godard is an avowed fan of US noir, mentions
a
> number of noir writers in
> Godard on Godard.
Breathless, Band of Outsiders, Weekend and Alphaville are
some of my favorite movies and I still haven't gotten through
the whole catalog. Godard "got" noir by making it his way.
Unlike Truffaut who totally missed it. He ruined The Bride
Wore Black and Waltz Into Darkness (Mississippi Mermaid) by
Woolrich and I hated Shoot the Piano Player. And yes, I read
Down There.
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
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