Jacques Demy is a film god for me. I enjoy reading your thoughts here, but my loyalty to Demy and Legrand is very strong. Still, I appreciate your work here.
Ah the days of 99-seat theatre in LA. I was in a 3-character show and one night only two elderly people showed up. We had them outnumbered so we were going to cancel but they begged us to do the show and all I could think was - what if they left at intermission?😂They didn’t and they thanked us after the curtain call.
those were the days! (one time Cliff Robertson came to see Zombie Attack and he was the only person in the audience and he stayed afterwards in the beer Garden and regaled us with stories).
I have never, ever walked out on a movie. The closest I've come is watching a film at home and turning it off, but even then I finished it later (Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster) or fast-forwarded through parts so I got a general gist (Moulin Rouge). I've never walked out on a play, but I once attended one where I was the only person in the audience! That was a weird, weird experience. At the end, I applauded the cast and they, in turn, applauded me!
Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster! That was essential viewing when I was a child, but I knew it was trash. And Moulin Rouge. Oh boy seeing that in a cinema was positively assaultive!
Jacques Demy is a film god for me. I enjoy reading your thoughts here, but my loyalty to Demy and Legrand is very strong. Still, I appreciate your work here.
I am going to watch Umbrellas of Cherbourg and then give Rochefort another look.
Also, all the Demy films are attached to each other. Same characters run through his early films.
Ah the days of 99-seat theatre in LA. I was in a 3-character show and one night only two elderly people showed up. We had them outnumbered so we were going to cancel but they begged us to do the show and all I could think was - what if they left at intermission?😂They didn’t and they thanked us after the curtain call.
those were the days! (one time Cliff Robertson came to see Zombie Attack and he was the only person in the audience and he stayed afterwards in the beer Garden and regaled us with stories).
I have never, ever walked out on a movie. The closest I've come is watching a film at home and turning it off, but even then I finished it later (Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster) or fast-forwarded through parts so I got a general gist (Moulin Rouge). I've never walked out on a play, but I once attended one where I was the only person in the audience! That was a weird, weird experience. At the end, I applauded the cast and they, in turn, applauded me!
I commend you for your stamina and grace!
Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster! That was essential viewing when I was a child, but I knew it was trash. And Moulin Rouge. Oh boy seeing that in a cinema was positively assaultive!
In truth, the one film I might have walked out on was Spice World, but I didn't drive, so I was stuck there.