April 9, 2008

Jean-Paul Belmondo @ 75.

Jean-Paul Belmondo Out of sight, out of mind? Granted, we haven't seen much of Jean-Paul Belmondo since his stroke in 2001, but even the French papers seem to have let his 75th pass without notice. I vaguely remember mention of some sort of special evening - Godard, among others Belmondo has worked with, would be present - but can't trace that mention now.

Meantime, in the German press, Markus Zinsmaier comments on 13 photos for Die Zeit; and Neues Deutschland sends its congrats.

"Outside of the larger canon of Godard's work, Pierrot le Fou makes little sense and satisfies few expectations; within it, it's perhaps his most perfectly achieved film," writes Evan Kindley in a review that happens to appear today at Not Coming to a Theater Near You. Updates: More on Pierrot from Erin Donovan at the Guru; earlier: an entry here on Criterion's release.

See also: Wikipedia - and Arbogast.



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Posted by dwhudson at April 9, 2008 8:10 AM

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You made my heart skip a beat there for a minute. I thought he had died. There's been too much of that lately. Hey Death, take a damn holiday already!

Posted by: Arbogast at April 9, 2008 9:47 AM

I hear you. These birthday and obit entries look too damn similar; maybe I should color code them or something...

Posted by: David Hudson at April 9, 2008 9:54 AM

My own very humble best wishes on his bon anniversaire...

http://arbogastonfilm.blogspot.com/2008/04/jean-paul-belmondo-is-75-today.html

Posted by: Arbogast at April 9, 2008 11:26 AM

Me too. But what color would the Bette Davis @ 100 entry be? ;-)

Myself, I need another Breathless viewing soon. It's been too long.

cp

Posted by: Craig P at April 9, 2008 4:10 PM

NWFF in Seattle is celebrating the man by putting him in the ring with Marcello Mastroianni for what we're calling The Duel of The Cool. The program opens later this month.

Posted by: Adam at April 10, 2008 10:59 AM

Great idea for a program, Adam - and a fantastic banner!

Posted by: David Hudson at April 10, 2008 11:06 AM