Even Bela Lugosi can be found in Jean Luc Godard's epic collage, HISTORIE(S) DU CINEMA...
"Godard, Bunuel, Fritz Lang, they're not outmoded..." actress in SUCCUBUS discussing trends with Jack Taylor.
Jean Luc Godard is identified as a primary influence by Jess Franco not only in the dialogue of NECRONOMICON/SUCCUBUS but also in his recent interviews. Godard's massive "documentary" HISTORIE(S)DU CINEMA (1989-2004) will be available on FR PAL R2 DVD [with English subtitles] March 20, 2007 from Gaumont. It is a 4 disc boxset containing the documentary and three major featurettes.
Layered with images from films of all genres from all over the world, HISTORIE(S)... represents a cinephile's paradise. A challenging intellectual and sensual matrix which signals something of a paradigm shift in the art of categorization and commentary. It's been called Godard's testament on the evolution of cinema from the silent era onward in his unique personal essay format.
It will be interesting to see if this surfaces on R1 DVD anytime soon.
We'll be rotating screenshots from this amazing work at the top of this blog as a slideshow for the next few days...
www.dvdbeaver.com/ Amazon Fr HISTORIE (S) DU CINEMA
(c) Robert Monell, 2007
It seems ideal for a Koch Lorber or New Yorker port or even for Criterion's Eclipse line if they don't want to add anything to it.
ReplyDeleteI would hope to see it here at some point. It's definitely not going to be a mass market seller but fro specialty collectors.
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