It's On The List
Gerry and Sammy talk about movies. Old, new, bad, good, and everything in between. Generally, two films that are loosely connected in some form or fashion will be discussed in each episode, but the boys will divert from this format to rank the filmographies of certain directors, discuss end-of-the-year best-of lists, etc. Come listen to the two smartest people in the world deliver their objectively correct analyses on a variety of films. Hosts: Gerry Hartman, Sammy Ray. Theme song produced by Eric Powell
It's On The List
#44: The Mise-en-Scène Gods
Come on a journey with us to the other side of the French New Wave: working alongside the more renowned likes of Godard, Truffaut, and Varda, critics/filmmakers Alexandre Astruc and Paul Vecchiali are two of the unsung greats of French cinema. Gerry and Sammy discuss Astruc's Balzac adaptation, Albert Savarus (1993), and Vecchiali's tragic comedy, Femmes Femmes (1974), discussing the stunning staging and formal rigor of these two underrated and under-seen artists. Contains spoilers for both films (which are available on YouTube and are linked below).
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:11) Vecchiali background
(00:09:08) Femmes Femmes
(00:37:42) Astruc background
(00:43:45) Albert Savarus
(01:09:50) Outro
Femmes Femmes: https://youtu.be/xJaadg2wBbw?si=tUxnpKgJeR7vj71r
Albert Savarus: https://youtu.be/i4eVB2dAhJ4?si=XSoEF1gEu4HUQE0Y
