tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post4987089291283800323..comments2024-01-15T05:26:06.518+00:00Comments on THOUGHTS OF XANADU: Claire's KneeKubla Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973223751363547679noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-86817767836126060742010-12-17T19:20:51.628+00:002010-12-17T19:20:51.628+00:00Sorry, as regards how long it takes for one post, ...Sorry, as regards how long it takes for one post, well, not really more than half an hour usually, for I don't really write them but 'type' them in a conversational style really. I will not call these posts as writings. But yes, I do tend to talk like this. I am a sucker for prolixity.Kubla Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973223751363547679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-78795752481452070652010-12-17T18:53:33.348+00:002010-12-17T18:53:33.348+00:00Hello Roxana,
I do not usually jot down these imp...Hello Roxana,<br /><br />I do not usually jot down these impressions immediately after seeing the movie but always, always, a few days after. I do remember some words that I quote only because they must have made an impression. I write these pseudo-reviews only because something pressurizes me to share it with someone, and hence here. Also because I am not reading much these days and my so-called poems have dried up.<br /><br />Jerome is very unconventional in appearance. He is in his late thirties or early forties, a bit portly and bearded. He is not exactly a French model.His unconventional appearance made him more 'apparent' to me. Also, importantly, Jerome never hurries even when he should. He is seldom bothered and seemed relaxed always. Hence, I really liked his exterior charms. Jerome is clearly a psychological type. Also, thinking now, he resembles a relative of mine!<br /><br />As regards cinematic technique, Rohmer is different to Godard or Chabrol say but I do really like the Rohmer technique personally because all my life, I have known the talking types. I may not agree with all the results he gets.Kubla Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973223751363547679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-88118109464204644482010-12-17T17:58:02.073+00:002010-12-17T17:58:02.073+00:00actually i remember seeing a Rohmer, Autumn Tale i...actually i remember seeing a Rohmer, Autumn Tale it was, but also many years ago. i liked it, but i couldn't say it is my type of cinematic style.Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-61619670068912185552010-12-17T17:56:23.241+00:002010-12-17T17:56:23.241+00:00i am marvelling again at your deep knowledge about...i am marvelling again at your deep knowledge about films, and sensitivity - all these reviews are a delight to read! how long does it take for you to write one post? do you write it immediately after seeing the film? otherwise how could you remember the details?<br />unfortunately i haven't seen many of these films - i have seen the Bunuels but long ago so i couldn't possible come up with important arguments without watching them again.<br /><br />why do you say: "Jerome is the kind of character that I immediately warmed to, for vague reasons really, not because he is fully bearded but perhaps because he seemed to have a lot of time on his hands, and appeared relaxed" - i found this funny, the first reason that popped into your head could be related to his being "fully-bearded", why should this be a criterion to like or dislike somebody? or is your judgment made in the context of the film, where this appeareance detail plays a role?Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.com