tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post2200632003219271744..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: Thursday Movie Picks: Non-English Language Filmsthevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-4612349724893383792018-08-25T11:41:23.777-07:002018-08-25T11:41:23.777-07:00@joel65913-Two of these films I have seen as I'...@joel65913-Two of these films I have seen as I'm a fan of both Bresson and Malle while I haven't seen the last film you mentioned.<br /><br />@Wendell-I stated in my post that all 3 of these films are available on Filmstruck as I suggest to check it out there.<br /><br />@Sonia-I hope you do as I'm just trying to spread the word for films that aren't seen by a wide audience.<br /><br />@Brittani-As a I mentioned in my post, they're available on Filmstruck. I doubt Netflix would carry these films as they're more concerned with putting Adam Sandler bullshit films than the films I mentioned.<br /><br />@Chris-You're welcome. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-29912789090492888722018-08-25T05:32:22.438-07:002018-08-25T05:32:22.438-07:00Peppermint Frappe sounds interesting, thanks for r...Peppermint Frappe sounds interesting, thanks for recommendingChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-9527916611845648942018-08-17T05:36:18.009-07:002018-08-17T05:36:18.009-07:00Touki Bouki sounds like something I'd enjoy bu...Touki Bouki sounds like something I'd enjoy but it's not on Netflix :( , I haven't seen any of your picks this week. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-59381720396723064112018-08-17T04:21:37.144-07:002018-08-17T04:21:37.144-07:00I haven't seen any of these but they all sound...I haven't seen any of these but they all sound like interesting movies. I'll check them out. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-27581748232377763422018-08-16T18:18:18.343-07:002018-08-16T18:18:18.343-07:00ImI kicking myself because you recommended Touki B...ImI kicking myself because you recommended Touki Bouki to me before and I still haven't seen it. Ugh!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-58772235427972952692018-08-16T18:17:41.969-07:002018-08-16T18:17:41.969-07:00I've only seen Peppermint Frappe of these thre...I've only seen Peppermint Frappe of these three. I thought Geraldine Chaplin was very good but I didn't like the film much outside of her.<br /><br />I was very broad based this week as far as what was included so I narrowed down by sticking to all French films.<br /><br />A Man Escaped (1956)-Director Robert Bresson tells the tale of Fontaine (François Leterrier), a member of the French Resistance, who is being held by the Nazis at Fort Montluc. Notified that he is scheduled for execution he begins to devise a plan to break out. Things are coming together slowly when he is assigned a new roommate. At first wary but needing to proceed Fontaine grudgingly brings the newcomer into the escape effort relying on crudely made weapons and an intricate knowledge of the prison’s layout to try for his freedom. Tense and involving this is based on fact.<br /><br />Elevator to the Gallows (1958)-Duplicitous Florence (an extraordinary Jeanne Moreau) married to the wealthy arms dealer Simon Carala (Jean Wall) is carrying on an illicit affair with one of his employees, Julien (an equally fine Maurice Ronet). They make a pact to dispose of Simon so late one night Julien climbs a rope into Simon's office, kills him and leaves unnoticed. Anxious to get away from the site Julien accidentally leaves the rope at the crime scene. After retrieving it he becomes stuck in the building's elevator while Florence desperately waits below. Frantic he soon finds that his bad luck is just beginning. Compelling, nerve jangling noir filmed with enormous style by Louis Malle. <br /><br />Police Python 357 (1976)-One night while pursuing a crook loner police inspector Marc Ferrot (Yves Montand) meets and is immediately smitten with the alluring Sylvia (Stefania Sandrelli) and they begin an affair. Unknown to Ferrot Sylvia is the mistress of his direct superior Commissaire Ganay (François Périer) who when he discovers the liaison murders Sylvia in a fit of jealousy. Panicked Ganay confesses his crime to his paralyzed wife Thérèse (Simone Signoret) who offers him advice on how to shift the evidence away from himself. Once the death is discovered Ferrot is assigned to investigate and as he wades through the case finds that all evidence points to him. Now he must race the clock to reveal the true culprit. A reworking of the 1948 Charles Laughton/Ray Milland film The Big Clock and rethought again in 1987 as the Kevin Costner/Gene Hackman No Way Out. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com