Godard or Truffaut

Supermallet · 08-02-10, 06:50 PM

The two most iconic French New Wave filmmakers. Allons-y!

And yes, I am bored at work.

Sessa17 · 08-02-10, 06:57 PM

Not even close for me.

But I can watch Jules & Jim a thousand times & still not get sick of it.

Supermallet · 08-02-10, 07:00 PM

That's funny, I find Jules et Jim to be too slow, and I think the 400 Blows is flat out boring. However, the later Antoine Doinel films are quite good (except the 5th one, which is a reader's digest of the other movies). Truffaut is hit and miss for me. Godard, on the other hand, exploded what film could be in the 60's. The repercussions can still be felt today. His best films bend time and character and genre. Alphaville is my personal favorite.

FRwL · 08-02-10, 08:22 PM

i remember watching a bit of Contempt w/ Jack Palance and it was pretty good and had a good visual look. Btw Fellini should be in a poll.

Solid Snake PAC · 08-02-10, 08:49 PM

Truffaut I prefer to watch over and over. Godard is the better filmmaker though...but....Truffaut for me. Love his childlike view of things in a way..he's..odd but very enjoyable to me.

Norm de Plume · 08-02-10, 09:39 PM

I would't rank either very high on a list of French filmmakers, but Godard's pretentious opacity is insufferable, so I guess Truffaut by default.

Finisher · 08-02-10, 09:45 PM

Hilarious that people still regard Godard highly.

Supermallet · 08-02-10, 09:50 PM

In terms of most important non-US directors, I'd put Godard at the top.

GenPion · 08-02-10, 09:58 PM

Truffaut. He may very well be my favorite film-maker now. I've loved every film I've seen from him (so far); He perfectly captures the essence of why I love cinema which is quite a feat.

FRwL · 08-02-10, 10:03 PM

Wait wasn't Godard a Maoist? that's not right Jim. I'm usually for the art=artist side but i'll make an exception for him.

inri222 · 08-02-10, 10:11 PM

Godard, one of the most important and influential directors of all time.

View Poll Results: Quoi?
Jean-Luc Godard	4	26.67%
Francois Truffaut	11	73.33%
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08-02-10, 06:50 PM	#1
Supermallet Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Termite Terrace Posts: 38,718	Godard or Truffaut The two most iconic French New Wave filmmakers. Allons-y! And yes, I am bored at work. __________________ "if you truly want to discuss Sodom with me, send me a PM" - dvdjunkie32 Watch me squawk on Twitter: @Supermallet Check out my Bond commentaries

08-02-10, 06:57 PM	#2
Sessa17 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: NJ, the place where smiles go to die Posts: 7,393	Re: Godard or Truffaut Not even close for me. But I can watch Jules & Jim a thousand times & still not get sick of it. __________________ "I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?" - Omar Proudly doing my part to support the economy

08-02-10, 07:00 PM	#3
Supermallet Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Termite Terrace Posts: 38,718	Re: Godard or Truffaut That's funny, I find Jules et Jim to be too slow, and I think the 400 Blows is flat out boring. However, the later Antoine Doinel films are quite good (except the 5th one, which is a reader's digest of the other movies). Truffaut is hit and miss for me. Godard, on the other hand, exploded what film could be in the 60's. The repercussions can still be felt today. His best films bend time and character and genre. Alphaville is my personal favorite. __________________ "if you truly want to discuss Sodom with me, send me a PM" - dvdjunkie32 Watch me squawk on Twitter: @Supermallet Check out my Bond commentaries

08-02-10, 08:22 PM	#4
FRwL DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 2,445	Re: Godard or Truffaut i remember watching a bit of Contempt w/ Jack Palance and it was pretty good and had a good visual look. Btw Fellini should be in a poll.

08-02-10, 08:49 PM	#5
Solid Snake PAC DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Tx Posts: 22,177	Re: Godard or Truffaut Truffaut I prefer to watch over and over. Godard is the better filmmaker though...but....Truffaut for me. Love his childlike view of things in a way..he's..odd but very enjoyable to me.

08-02-10, 09:39 PM	#6
Norm de Plume DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Toronto Posts: 5,918	Re: Godard or Truffaut I would't rank either very high on a list of French filmmakers, but Godard's pretentious opacity is insufferable, so I guess Truffaut by default. __________________ "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter" -Winston Churchill "The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least."

08-02-10, 09:45 PM	#7
Finisher Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 826	Re: Godard or Truffaut Hilarious that people still regard Godard highly.

08-02-10, 09:50 PM	#8
Supermallet Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Termite Terrace Posts: 38,718	Re: Godard or Truffaut In terms of most important non-US directors, I'd put Godard at the top. __________________ "if you truly want to discuss Sodom with me, send me a PM" - dvdjunkie32 Watch me squawk on Twitter: @Supermallet Check out my Bond commentaries

08-02-10, 09:58 PM	#9
GenPion DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,486	Re: Godard or Truffaut Truffaut. He may very well be my favorite film-maker now. I've loved every film I've seen from him (so far); He perfectly captures the essence of why I love cinema which is quite a feat. __________________ My Setup: Samsung PN50A450 50-Inch Plasma HDTV / Denon 1909 7.1 Receiver / Klipsch and Onkyo 5.1 Surround Speakers / Sony 40 GB Playstation 3 Insignia NS-BRDVD4 [Region Free DVD/Blu-ray Player] / HD-DVD Player HD-A30 My DVDTalk Reviews / My DVD/HD DVD/Blu-ray Collection

08-02-10, 10:03 PM	#10
FRwL DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 2,445	Re: Godard or Truffaut Wait wasn't Godard a Maoist? that's not right Jim. I'm usually for the art=artist side but i'll make an exception for him.

08-02-10, 10:11 PM	#11
inri222 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 9,415	Re: Godard or Truffaut Godard, one of the most important and influential directors of all time.