i liked the way the indoor scenes were filmed, but excessive handheld does nothing for me. i didn't like breathless but this one was closer. personally, i care more about how a film is shot than anything else. but if it's handheld the whole time it has to at least have a plot.
can someone please tell me his best shot film? or the one with the most interesting plot?
thanks
"PIerrot le fou" will probably be your favorite, then.
shareawesome, thank you
shareActually, re-reading your post, I feel I should clarify.
Few will disagree that "Pierrot le fou" is his 'best' shot film, but for story, I'd go with "Alphaville." I feel that that is his most accessible film, but a lot of people seem to have trouble with it. I would say you should see both of them. Godard, Cassavetes, Renoir... with most of the great directors it's not a good idea to see one film and then wait a while and then see another. It's better to see a whole bunch at the same time when you're first starting out.
even better. thanks!
how about bergman? i didn't like the seventh seal but i LOVED persona. can you recommend my next bergman film?
Wow. I loved "The Seventh Seal." I don't know of any other Bergman films that are like "Persona," but I recommend "Cries and Whispers" just because that's a brilliant film.
If you liked "Persona," you should check out Tarkovsky. See "Solaris."
cool. i did like solaris but i only saw it once i need to refresh my memory. i want to see more tarkovsky.
thanks for the recommendations!
i didn't like the seventh seal but i LOVED persona. can you recommend my next bergman film?
I'd go with "Alphaville." I feel that that is his most accessible film, but a lot of people seem to have trouble with it.
That's true. It was his most accessible for me, though that doesn't necessarily make it a good recommendation. I just thought I'd mention it, at least.
shareThe OP should watch Pierrot le Fou and Contempt.
As for Bergman, check out Cries and Whispers and Fanny and Alexandre.
I find Alphaville his film that I least like; way too repetitive and visually a bit uninspiring. Anything with Anna K though usually spellbinds me, particularly A bande apart and Vivre sa vie. I liked the playful charms of Pierrot le Fou as much as Une Femme est Une Femme. Contempt was also mighty fine.
shareAnd while Pierrot le fou is beautiful, I'd say his best "shot" film is Contempt
You could keep trying, but in the end no one except the worst kind of person would actually hold it against you if you don't like Godard.
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I find that if a person see's one Godard movie and doesn't like it, they usually don't like any.
I personally like his filming style. I really could do without slick hollywood effects and dolly shots in every scene. That's just me.
And keep in mind, Breathless was made by a movie fan on a shoestring budget.
Not sure I'd say that first bit of advice is true. I watched Breathless due to all of the acclaim I'd heard and really didn't like it (not because of the filming style, which I actually thought was cool, but because of the story.) so I was put off watching any more Godard films. However, I then watched Vivre Sa Vie and liked it, then watched Pierrot le Fou and loved it. So I suppose like most directors, some of his films fit different tastes.
share"weeekend" is one of the most brilliantly shot films of all time.
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Question: How can one know whether a movie has been shot with a handheld camera or not?
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