Jeanne Balibar makes her escape...
...and one of the great drunk sequences in all film:
May he rest in peace...
Thursday, May 06, 2010
William Lubtchansky
William Lubtchansky has died. Perhaps not a household name, except for French movie fans. I'm mostly familiar with his work with Rivette - beautiful, elegant, understated and witty, as I think these shots, all from Va Savoir (a film that seems a little overlooked, even by Rivette's standards), should show...
Jeanne Balibar makes her escape...
...and one of the great drunk sequences in all film:
May he rest in peace...
Jeanne Balibar makes her escape...
...and one of the great drunk sequences in all film:
May he rest in peace...
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No doubt about it, he was one of the greats. I haven't seen Va savoir yet (mostly because it's only available in a cut version, one reason it's been relatively downplayed in Rivette's oeuvre thus far) but the rest of Lubtchansky's work with Rivette is stunning. I recently saw Jeanne la pucelle and was stunned by the muted but subtly striking quality of the images, especially some haunting nighttime scenes. Lubtchansky also worked with Godard on some of the great director's most adventurous work, including his little-seen late 70s experiments and, most notably, the masterful Nouvelle vague. What an amazing resumé Lubtchansky amassed. He'll be missed, but at least we still have all the films he shot.
On the other hand, Va Savoir is the only Rivette I remember to play in an actual, first run, commercial theater - and the only one I've seen on DVD shelves... maddeningly enough. Like all the other Rivettes, 2 1/2 hours feels way too short - I always want them to keep going. Another hour of it would be a fine thing...
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