The film does not tell a story so much as a present a disturbing character study of married women with children whose husbands agree or encourage them to sell their bodies in order to maintain a high standard of living. Now, in two or three things i know for sure, she takes a probing look at her familys history to give us a lyrical, complex memoir that explores how the gossip of one generation can become legends for the next. Two or three things i know about her is a 1967 french new wave film directed by jeanluc godard, one of three features he completed that year. This camera movement gestures a rising of consciousness to use hendersons phrase. Jeanluc godards 1967 treatise on consumerism largely functions without a narrative.
The greatest film by the greatest post1950s filmmaker, jeanluc godards two or three things i know about her presents the critic, humbled by the beauty of its surfaces, the density of its ideas, and the uncanny coherence of its fragmented structure, with a writing dilemma. He knew that a yearning glance fell upon him, now and then, through a film of tears, but he refused recognition of it. At the end of two or three things i know about her, the camera pulls back from a pack of hollywood chewing gum and encompasses the museum of groceries on a bed of grass. The greatest film by the greatest post1950s filmmaker, jeanluc godards 2 or 3 things i know about her presents the critic, humbled by the beauty of its surfaces, the density of its ideas, and the uncanny coherence of its fragmented structure, with a writing dilemma. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing two or three things i know about her near you. Family drama and historical truth collide in this film about the painful legacy cast by hanns ludin, a prominent nazi executed for war crimes in 1947. In this addition to the harvard film studies series, guzzetti not only provides a close. Articulated though the repeated reflection, a landscape is like a face, jeanluc godard juxtaposes images of largescale. Two or three things i know about her marks a turning point in godards filmography one that may confound more narratively dependent audiences, but rewards repeated viewings. Everything should be put in a film, wrote godard about 2 or 3 things. Jan 24, 2007 2 or 3 things i know about him, which opens today at film forum, is being shown along with benjamin rosss torte bluma, an 18minute vignette inspired by the true story of the. Paris the her of the title is undergoing a consumerist reconstruction redirected in. Jul 21, 2009 the greatest film by the greatest post1950s filmmaker, jeanluc godards 2 or 3 things i know about her presents the critic, humbled by the beauty of its surfaces, the density of its ideas, and the uncanny coherence of its fragmented structure, with a writing dilemma. Martin, two or three things i know about her,dvd commentary, madman entertainment, melbourne, 2006.
However, unlike the similarly minded films aforementioned, 2 or 3 things i know about her 1967 doesnt quite come together as a consistent and cohesive whole, instead seeming somewhat sluggish and anchored to a character that is neither interesting nor particularly well performed. In this scene, to shows us how every action during surgery has multiple simultaneous reactions. The her refers to paris rather than the female protagonist and the only gun apparent is a toy that belongs to her son. Two or three things i know about her senses of cinema film.
Basically, what i am doing is making the spectator share the arbitrary nature of my choices, and the quest for general rules which might justify a particular choice. Jeanluc godards two or three things i know about her, started out, he tells us, as a sort of remake of the big sleep 1946 with marina. In this documentary, hanns ludins son, filmmaker malte ludin, breaks 60 years of silence and repression, investigating his fathers dark deeds and interviewing his stilldenying sisters. This is 2 or 3 things i know about her part 1 jean luc godard, 1967 by adriana valdez young on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people 2 or 3 things i know about her part 1 jean luc godard, 1967 on vimeo.
It is an astounding collage of images that acknowledges the transformation of modern society into a technological monstrosity. Among the legendary french filmmakers finest achievements, the film takes as its. In his dvd commentary for the film, adrian martin argues effectively that godard seems equal parts perturbed and fascinated by the colours and forms of the consumerist world he essays. Maltes father, hanns ludin, was the third reich s ambassador to slovakia. Two or three things i know about her is a skillfully composed visual essay. All of the shots are extremely similar to the famous swirling cup of coffee in two or three things i know about her. Despite some timebound concerns and irritating concepts, the sheer energy of godards dazzling sociological fable is enough to commend it. As such, he signed deportation orders that sent thousands of jews to auschwitz. Two or three things continues godards mission to subvert conventional film conventions. Jun 24, 2016 tongs personality is the richest in the film since she is the audiences standin. As the city of paris and the french people grow in consumer culture, a housewife living in a highrise apartment with her husband and two children takes to prostitution to help pay the bills. He knew that in her heart his aunt was on her knees to him, and he was morosely gratified by the consciousness of it. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. Why am i making this film, why am i making it this way.
Village voice critic amy taubin considers it one of the greatest achievements in filmmaking. In his shock to the cinematic system, shot in 1966 and released the next year, jeanluc godard wanders far and wide over two. The film is a kind of dramatised documentary, illustrating. Two or three things i know about her film the guardian. Social mores have shifted significantly in the two decades since this oscarwinning film s release. Elsewhere i have extensively addressed the film for its particular. Among the legendary french filmmakers finest achievements, the film takes as its ostensible subject the daily life. Unlike godards tendency to become obsessed with the pulp culture of america and its destructive fundamentalisms such as capitalism and the illogical logic of war which resulted in a notorious detriment of his cinematic quality, he. The her in the title of jeanluc godards 1967 film is meant to be paris.
Three or four things i know about her chuck bentley. Two or three things i know about her is one of the most beautiful films of the young jeanluc godard, a great french. Depending on ones interpretation, the third or fourth of director jeanluc godards semititled segments, nudity with helena bielicic in the tub far from the most shocking element, as marina vlady as juliette brings her child to the suburban brothel, with the directors whispered narration, in 2 or 3 things i know about her, 1967. Oh, and the detective was to be transformed into a prostitute. There is virtually no plot, just a series of scenes with her children and at work as a prostitute. With marina vlady, anny duperey, roger montsoret, raoul levy. In the absence of structure, each viewing represents an individualized experience thats rather difficult to replicate. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The feminine pronoun in the title of this film from jeanluc godard refers to both a french housewife. There isnt a single real moment in any of his films. Two or three things i know about her gene siskel film center. Two or three things i know for sure kindle edition by allison, dorothy. A day in the life of a parisian housewifeprostitute, interspersed with musings on the vietnam war and other contemporary issues.
Donate today to ensure film at lincoln center remains a vibrant community. Tiff is a charitable cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world, through film. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing two or three things i know about her band of outsiders near you. If any film deserves a booklength exegesis, it is this one.
We see the risks inherent in her job in an early scene where she tries and fails to save a patient from brain damage. Two or three things i know about her abstract since its foundation in 2003, french architecture collective exyzt has developed projects that could be defined as open source architecture. The inspiration for the film came from an article on housewife prostitution. Godard expresses a strong central concern in two or three things i know about her. To accompany the jeanluc godard season at the nft, his 2 or 3 things i know about her has been rereleased in a new print.
He would hang out no signals, he would take notice of none. Two or three things i know about her is a film directed by jeanluc godard with joseph gehrard, marina vlady, anny duperey, roger montsoret, year. Jeanluc godards two or three things i know about her, which was shown yesterday at the new york film festival, is not one of his better films, although the title, i think, is one of his best. The her of jeanluc godards 1967 masterpiece is paris in the throes of redevelopment, and a parisian housewife the glowing marina vlady who moonlights as prostitute. Analysis of a film by godard harvard film studies guzzetti, alfred on. Two or three things i know about her alfred guzzetti harvard. Dec 24, 2017 two or three things i know about her is a highly eccentric and audaciously complex, but sincere, passionate, and infinitely fascinating exposition on identity, modernization, international politics, and consumerism. Bastard out of carolina, nominated for the 1992 national book award for fiction, introduced dorothy allison as one of the most passionate and gifted writers of her generation. Jeanluc godards two or three things i know about her, started out, he tells us, as a sort of remake of the big sleep 1946 with marina vlady playing the humphrey bogart role. Two or three things i know about her 1967 filmaffinity.
This is 2 or 3 things i know about her part 1 jean luc godard, 1967 by adriana valdez young on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people. Maltes father, hanns ludin, was the third reichs ambassador to slovakia. Two or three things i know about her harvard film archive. This film may be jeanluc godard at his least accessible. Two or three things i know about her 1970 home video. The film is a kind of dramatised documentary, illustrating and exaggerating the emotionless lives of characters in the new paris of the 60s, where commercialism mocks. Godards film two or three things i know about her, from 1967, takes place in a cityscape of demonic juxtaposition, with equal parts of decay, junk, and construction amid a growing forest of babbling one or two word signs, done with big letters. Among the legendary french filmmakers finest achievements, the film takes as its ostensible subject the daily life of juliette janson marina vlady, a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading two or three things i know for sure. Considered by many to be godards masterpiece, two or three things i know about her was based on a newspaper report about suburban housewives turning to prostitution to pay for their latest consumer goods. Money, sex, fashion, the city, love, language, war.
Unashamedly intellectual, discursive, noodling film making, a cinema of ideas, conceived in a language that is demanding. As the time out film guide, eighth edition 2000 puts it. Best movies like two or three things i know about her. Punctuated by looming scope closeups of soap boxes and everyday items. Two or three things i know about her marks a turning point in godards filmography one that may. Read the 2 or 3 things i know about him movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Its a pivotal film made in the summer of 1966, more essay than. Two or three things i know about her senses of cinema.
As the principal strength of the french new wave, godard created a masterpiece that comes across as revolutionary and modernist over thirty. Drive 1991 numerous shots throughout the film focus on closeups of swirling objects wheel covers, galaxies, etc. In this film, her refers to both paris, the character of juliette janson and the actress playing her, marina vlady. Two or three things i know about her 1966 raoul coutard. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Godards film two or three things i know about her, from 1967, takes place in a cityscape of demonic juxtaposition, with equal parts of decay, junk, and construction amid a growing forest of babbling one or two word signs, done with big letters in primary colors, made as if for giant children who will learn nothing beyond them. In 1966, after his thirteenth film, two or three things i know about her, he described this in more detail. Chuck bentleys 38th feature length film was shot in new york city and kalamazoo.
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