tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20322754.post5192853471078540384..comments2010-08-20T01:36:49.231+10:00Matt Rivierahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856241078630118517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20322754.post-77583829391247025322007-05-02T08:40:00.000+10:002007-05-02T08:40:00.000+10:00Thank <B>you</B> for <I>your</I> kind words! In fact the whole purpose of the website is to give a better overview of what's happening in European cinema even if films do not always open everywhere... before the website started it often seemed that if Variety didn't review the film it didn't exist, and that if they gave the film a bad review it was just a bad film... the idea is to counterbalance this a bit and give people and idea of what is happening around the continent film-wise.<BR/><BR/>Happy to hear you are a "religious reader" ;)Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08911661238937757140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20322754.post-69159690266755052262007-05-02T04:13:00.000+10:002007-05-02T04:13:00.000+10:00Hey Boyd,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment! And for your kind words. I read <A HREF="http://european-films.net" REL="nofollow">European-films.net</A> religiously, so it means a lot. <BR/><BR/>The worldwide discussion on film and film criticism is still very US-centric (not to mention, of course, the industry as a whole), so it's thrilling that there's a strong (English-language, ie: accessible) voice coming out of Europe. <BR/><BR/>Many people out there won't have direct access to the films you write about, but they need to know that they exist, that they are out there, that there are millions of people who feel strongly about them. We can demand them of our local cinema, our video shop, our televisions. <BR/><BR/>Films like Téchiné's, for example, deserve to be seen widely. I also struggled to find a cinema in Paris who screened the film. I'm thinking it'll get significant worldwide exposure on the festival circuit though.Matt Rivierahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856241078630118517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20322754.post-82209408982032391582007-05-01T23:57:00.000+10:002007-05-01T23:57:00.000+10:00Salut Mathieu!<BR/><BR/>I am glad to read that there are other Les témoins-enthusiasts in France, since it did not make heaps of money (I was in Paris two weeks ago and it was hard to find a cinema where it was still playing). Thanks for your review - I especially liked the fact that you noticed the editing as well, which is one of the key elements why most of Téchiné's films seem to work so well. <BR/><BR/>Boyd<BR/><BR/>NB: My own review of Les témoins is online <A HREF="http://european-films.net/content/view/701/118/" REL="nofollow">here...</A>but it is a loooooooooooong read (even though I had to cut out a lot of what I wanted to say). Be warned!<BR/><BR/>(NB2: Je lis ton blog depuis un peu de temps et je crois que je suis en train de devenir un "fan"!!)Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08911661238937757140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20322754.post-76495226472371432852007-05-01T19:08:00.000+10:002007-05-01T19:08:00.000+10:00I am usually not a big fan of Techine, and was fearing a bit that topic of the film could be quite slippery. But I was definitely moved, intrigued and deeply interested in the film. It is subtle and keeps walking on the very thin line of presenting hedonism alongside rising concern and fear brought about by the news disease. Strongly recommended! PPascalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437646236296001724noreply@blogger.com