DVD Talk reviews for Friday, June 19th, 2020
Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales: Criterion Collection (Blu-ray)
by Justin RemerThe Collection:
For all of the formal invention in cinematography and editing that came with the ascendance of the French New Wave in the '60s, French films of this movement are often pretty chatty. Hollywood films favor the storytelling mode in which action comes first, and any character development comes out of that action; the French New Wave's retort is, "Why don't we talk about it?"
The New Wave filmmaker best known for his talk is ric Rohmer. Many of his films offer their protagonists the privilege of voice-over, although smartly these inner monologues often complicate the viewer's reaction to these characters rather than simplify it. He also allows characters to converse, as one would overhear in life; every line spoken is motivated, but they ar...Read the entire review »