The Duchess of Langeais (Jacques Rivette, 2007)

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Michael Kerpan · #51 Post by **Michael Kerpan** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:46 pm

Loved it, absolutely loved it.

And found (at least some parts of) it much funnier than I expected.

#52 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:12 pm

For those who must own this with the original title, Artificial Eye's disc comes out next week in the UK. =D>

Jack Phillips · #53 Post by **Jack Phillips** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:10 am

I just went over to the Gutenberg Project and read the Balzac story (in English). Wow, Rivette has been incredibly faithful to his source. I had thought that, at the very least, Rivette had imposed a more cinematic structure on the material. Not so. Decades before cinema was even imagined, Balzac had already mastered the flashback.

Ted Todorov · #54 Post by **Ted Todorov** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:42 pm

An news on a R1 DVD release?

Knappen · #55 Post by **Knappen** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:19 pm

Balzac should have kept the original Ne touche pas à la hache title which I find strikingly modern and fresh. The Duchesse de Langeais never made me want to read the book. Makes you think of naphtaline.

Numero Trois · #56 Post by **Numero Trois** » Fri May 21, 2010 3:49 pm

Coming to Netflix Instant Watch on June 7.

ando · #57 Post by **ando** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:40 pm

I was riveted until about two thirds of the way through. Rivette did something that broke his hold on my imagination, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was. It will take another viewing, obviously.

barryconvex · #58 Post by **barryconvex** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 12:14 am

Btw, my suggestion for the best title in English: Careful With that Duchess, Eugene.

How about?

Eugene!! Don't axe that duchess!!

I'm sorry..I couldn't help myself...

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