Floating Through Film

Floating Through Film

FLOATING THROUGH FILM HISTORY

  1. Jul 13

    Episode 222: Jean Renoir Week 5 (Night at the Crossroads + Experiment in Evil)

    On Episode 222 of Floating Through Film, we're conclude our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this final week of the series, Dany begins the episode by mentioning some important ideas relating to Renoir's approach to film and life (7:50). We then review two films from two different eras of his career, starting with 1932's Night at the Crossroads (42:27), followed by 1959's Experiment in Evil (1:53:54). We hope you enjoy! Sources mentioned: - "Boats on the Marne: Jean Renoir's Critique of Modernity" by Prakash Younger - "Jean Renoir" by Raymond Durgnat - Renoir Interviewed by Jacques Rivette and Francois Truffaut (Cahiers du Cinéma No. 34 + 35, April + May 1945) - "Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif" directed by Jacques Rivette - "Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d’acteur" directed by Jacques Rivette - "Jean Renoir" by Andre Bazin - "Jean Renoir, the French Films, 1924-1939" by Alexander Sesonske - 'Time Overflowing' Rivette Interviewed by Jacques Aumont, Jean-Louis Comolli, Jean Narboni, Sylvie Pierre (Cahiers du Cinema, No. 204, 1968) - "Directed by Yasujiro Ozu" by Shiguéhiko Hasumi - "Jean Renoir: The World of his Films" by Leo Braudy - 'Jean Renoir's Youth' by Eric Rohmer (Cahiers du Cinema No. 102, 1959) Episode Next Week: Music: - Intro: Night at the Crossroads - Break: Experiment in Evil - Outro: J.S. Bach's The Well Tempered Clavier: Book I: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major - Sviatoslav Richter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezZdbzreNcs) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

  2. Jul 6

    Episode 221: Jean Renoir Week 4 (The Golden Coach + French Cancan)

    On Episode 221 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this fourth week of the series, Dany begins the episode by speaking about Renoir's approach to actors and improvisation (10:33). We then review two films he made after returning to Europe, 1952's The Golden Coach (55:05), followed by 1955's French Cancan (2:11:07). We hope you enjoy! Sources mentioned: - "Boats on the Marne: Jean Renoir's Critique of Modernity" by Prakash Younger - "Jean Renoir" by Raymond Durgnat - "The Tao of Abel" by Rowan Righelato (Senses of Cinema) - Renoir Interview with Jacques Rivette and Francois Truffaut (Cahiers du Cinéma No. 34 + 35, April + May 1945) - "Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif" directed by Jacques Rivette- "Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d’acteur" directed by Jacques Rivette - "Jean Renoir" by Andre Bazin Episode Next Week: Jean Renoir Week 5 Music: - Intro: The Golden Coach - Break: French Cancan - Outro: French Cancan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pROMvaMJios) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

  3. Jun 29

    Episode 220: Jean Renoir Week 3 (The Woman on the Beach + The River)

    On Episode 220 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this third week of the series, Dany starts the episode by speaking about the ambiguity of nature in Renoir's cinema (9:43). We then review two of his films produced by American studios, starting with his 1947 film The Woman on the Beach (53:12), followed by his 1951 film The River, which was filmed in India (1:58:12). We hope you enjoy! Sources mentioned: - Painting: "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder - "Jean Renoir: The World of his Films" by Leo Braudy - "Jean Renoir" by Raymond Durgnat - Renoir Interview with Jacques Rivette and Francois Truffaut (Cahiers du Cinéma No. 34 + 35, April + May 1945) - TCM's Noir Alley Intro for The Woman on the Beach (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3W_N3JKX0s) - "On Renoir: Select Commentary" by Jacques Rivette (http://www.dvdbeaver.com/rivette/ok/JRonJR.html) - "Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker" by Andrew Ro inson Episode Next Week: Jean Renoir Week 4 (The Golden Coach + The French Cancan) Music: - Intro: J.S. Bach's The Well Tempered Clavier: Book I: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major - Sviatoslav Richter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezZdbzreNcs) - Break: The River - Outro: The River Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s) Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker) Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links: Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

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