Comments on: Thoughts on La Fleur du mal (The Flower of Evil)

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:23:22 +0000

Pat, I watched it to participate in Flickhead’s blogathon, but I didn’t get the chance to write about it until after it was over. As I said, I’m not sure I absolutely loved it, but I found the masterful way he gets under your skin fascinating. I remember that about Le Boucher as well.

I’m still plowing through the blogathon entries, but I agree. I may have to go back and watch more of his stuff.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:19:43 +0000

Bill, I’m not sure what it is about French women. They seem to be stamped out of some mold or something …

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:14:49 +0000

Ok, between your review and Bill’s, I’ve decided I definitely need to give this one another shot. I started watching it once, in the vaguely recent past (maybe on IFC?) but got distracted about a half hour in, and never finished.

I am a Charbrol novice like you, Rick, but all these blogathon entries are getting me more and more interested in his work.

By: bill r.

bill r. — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:00:31 +0000

Oh, yes. I was utterly smitten with Doutey. She was so goddamn adorable. Incest be damned, I say.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:55:30 +0000

I saw your post, but I didn’t read it because I wanted to wait until after I’ve written mine. I’ll go back and read it at some point. I liked Le Coq — the cock? — a lot.

And, of course, Michele.

By: bill r.

bill r. — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:23:49 +0000

I liked this movie a lot, Rick, and wrote it up for the blogathon a couple of days ago. You and I seem to agree on Le Coq: he’s absolutely on target as a particularly ordinary and believe sort of bastard.