tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369610344911858466.post5137901404949409668..comments2024-01-09T04:01:00.672+00:00Comments on Breakfast In The Ruins: French Crime at the BFI.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951955227326548340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369610344911858466.post-59269575487428167542012-07-01T02:52:35.113+01:002012-07-01T02:52:35.113+01:00Gabin is the man. Le désordre et la nuit is a grea...Gabin is the man. Le désordre et la nuit is a great film with Gabin as a police inspector who beds a suspect in a murder.Elliot Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964519903027517480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369610344911858466.post-50082192652504058892012-06-05T14:40:56.398+01:002012-06-05T14:40:56.398+01:00Hey, thanks!
Yeah, I know what you mean about ...Hey, thanks!<br /><br />Yeah, I know what you mean about 'proper' world cinema often being a bit off-putting, but I find crime films are always a good way in, just because - like horror, or westerns or whatever - they offer a familiar framework within which you can note cultural differences whilst still basically digging what's going on without too much effort... if that makes any sense? <br /><br />Unlike films that are purely about politics or social problems or whatever, genre cinema travels well, and can often still address those things at the same time - that's one of the reasons I like it so much.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951955227326548340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369610344911858466.post-64111490002774380022012-06-04T19:44:47.250+01:002012-06-04T19:44:47.250+01:00Well damn, I've never been much of a French ci...Well damn, I've never been much of a French cinema fan, but you've very nearly got me convinced. Honestly it's more intimidating than anything else because of the trial and error aspect getting into it. You've certainly given me a good place to start, and excellently written too. Thanks!The Goodkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294509858220476081noreply@blogger.com