Comments on: An Auteur on Auteurs http://coosacreek.org/mambo/2008/09/01/an-auteur-on-auteurs/ Analysis and reviews of films from around the world. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:42:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick http://coosacreek.org/mambo/2008/09/01/an-auteur-on-auteurs/comment-page-1/#comment-24089 Rick Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:08:01 +0000 http://coosacreek.org/mambo/?p=1305#comment-24089 His interviews on those Criterion disks -- the ones he did in a series, sitting at his desk in the 60s -- are priceless. He seems totally candid, relaxed, and above all human. I came to French cinema through the New Wave, through Truffaut and Godard, then I saw Renoir, and learned why the New-Wavers revered him. His interviews on those Criterion disks — the ones he did in a series, sitting at his desk in the 60s — are priceless. He seems totally candid, relaxed, and above all human.

I came to French cinema through the New Wave, through Truffaut and Godard, then I saw Renoir, and learned why the New-Wavers revered him.

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As much as I like Renoir’s films, I get an extra kick out of watching some of the interviews on the various DVDs. Fascinating guy. He’s a huge reason I’ve fallen so hard for French cinema.

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