What I Watched in September
An overview of what I watched in September.
That Man from Rio (L'Homme de Rio) (1964)8½ (Otto e mezzo) (1963)
That Night in Rio (1941)
This was fun but not as fun as Week-End in Havana, which I watched in July and absolutely loved (and also features the same three principals).
She's Back on Broadway (1953)
I didn't like this except for this overdramatic scene with the showgirl stomping off and then turning back to deliver a withering rebuke of Virginia Mayo (for dumb reasons, but still, it's the drama of the moment).
Love is a Funny Thing (Un homme qui me plaît) (1969)
Ooh, this was good. Jean-Paul Belmondo Day continues to treat me well.
Indochine (1992)
Dammit, now I want Catherine Deneuve to have won a competitive Oscar (not necessarily for this). Her oeuvre is so good, how did they overlook her all these years?!
ALSO WATCHED:
Blonde Fever (1944)
She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
Surprise Package (1960)
Love is a Headache (1938)
Fate is the Hunter (1964)
Sol Madrid (1968)
George White's Scandals (1945)
This Man is Mine (1934)*
I also watched The Automat documentary and just...bring them back, I want to go to an automat!
* The top reviews on Letterboxd all said "All this for Ralph Bellamy" and readers, I must agree.
Enjoyed reading about your new-to-you movies, Jess. I am bumping up 8 1/2 on my watchlist, and you definitely are making me want to check out more Jean-Paul Belmondo! (Also, I didn't know anything about Francoise Dorleac, so I looked it up -- what a tragedy!)
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