d. Philippe Garrel
c. France
y. 1996
description:
"A hangdog, middle-aged painter falls in love with a tender young college student after he leaves his philandering wife and his children in this romantic French drama. To console himself, the fundamentally bohemian Phillippe finds comfort in the arms of various prostitutes, especially Valeria. It is while searching for her that he meets lovely Justine, the student. Sparks fly and they move into together. Things go well until Phillippe begins pining for his children. This makes insecure Justine terribly jealous and tumult erupts until the aging artist is able to discover the true source of his anxieties." (AMG)
IMDB... 7.4 (47)
_AMG... 2.0 / 5.0
size: 1090MB
qlty: DVD
subs: no (Spanish?)
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The Phantom Heart
Emergency Kisses
d. Philippe Garrel
c. France
y. 1989
description:
"The kicker in this black and white film about the director of the film making a film about his life (got that?) is that almost everyone playing a family member of the director (who plays himself, naturally) really is a family member. In the story, director Phillippe Garrel is preparing to make a film about his life. When he informs his wife that her part is to be played by someone else she is understandably offended - after all, she is an actress, isn't she? This leads to all sorts of family arguments and discussions about what their relationship means to each of them. The couple's children, meanwhile, attempt to get on with their own lives in the best way possible, despite the insufferable silliness of their parents." (AMG)
IMDB... 7.6 (41)
_AMG... n/a
size: 770MB
qlty: ?
subs: no (Italian)
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Les bleu des origines
d. Philippe Garrel
c. France
y. 1979
description:
"Les Bleu des Origins is an uncompromising example of old school avant-garde cinema at its most cryptic, enigmatic and inscrutable. Made by Philippe Garrel in 1979 using a hand-cranked silent camera, Les Bleu represents absolute year zero in film-making, a return to the starkest basics of film's origins in early silent cinema, replacing any trace of narrative or even dialogue with an emphasis almost exclusively on close-ups of women's faces. The film is black and white, and absolutely silent for its full 50-minute duration. " (IMDB Comment)
IMDB... 6.8 (8)
_AMG... n/a
size: 710MB
qlty: ?
subs: no
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Secret Child
d. Philippe Garrel
c. France
y. 1979
description:
"Four chapters based on the birth of a 'secret child', or a film, with chapter titles: "La séction Césarienne" (Caesarian section: a descriptive detail introducing the mother); "Le dernier guerrier" (the last warrior: how the father sees himself); "Le cercle ophydique" (the serpent's closed circle: the couple reunites at the psychiatric ward); "Les forêts désenchantées" (unfairy forests: the film in the making). " (IMDB)
IMDB... 8.0 (34)
_AMG... 2.5 / 5.0
size: 980MB
qlty: DVD
subs: yes
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Berceau de cristal
d. Philippe Garrel
c. France
y. 1976
description:
"A weird and dreamy minimalist underground art movie, Le Berceau de Cristal offers no joy whatsoever to mainstream film buffs - but doomed romantics, drug takers and fans of director Philippe Garrel may find it hypnotic and profoundly moving. An androgynous poet/dreamer (played by Nico - Velvet Underground singer, Eurotrash icon and Garrel's other half) sits and writes and meditates on the aching void that is her life. Hieratic and semi-mythical beings show up to haunt her dreams. Dominique Sanda as a fleshy Pre-Raphaelite earth goddess. Anita Pallenberg as an impishly grinning, emaciated drug diva - shooting up live on camera. An early icon of 'heroin chic.' Not one of these figures utters a word to disturb Nico's reverie. Beyond the poet's voice is only silence and an intermittent, achingly lovely music score. (Uncredited, but perhaps the work of Garrel's frequent collaborator, the Velvet Underground guitarist John Cale.) Impossible to say what any of this is about, only that - in the last few seconds - Nico takes out a revolver and blows a hole in her skull. By that time, you may be so bored that you have an overwhelming desire to do the same, or you may be - as I was - curled up in a primal ball, gazing raptly at the screen and silently sobbing. So if you are a morbid manic-depressive neo-romantic, Le Berceau de Cristal is the film for you. If you value your sanity, stay well clear." (IMDB Comment)
IMDB... 7.2 (14)
_AMG... 2.5 / 5.0
size: 700MB
qlty: VHS
subs: ?
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Le revelateur
d. Philippe Garrel
c. France
y. 1968
description:
"A 4-year-old child is the element from and around which the action develops, and brings sentiments and emotions to light. The French word "révélateur"/developper describes the product to develop or "reveal" film negatives." (IMDB)
IMDB... 7.8 (44)
_AMG... n/a
size: 700MB
qlty: ?
subs: no
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Marie for Memory
d. Philippe Garrel
c. France
y. 1967
description:
"A young hippie feels disenfranchised with the modern world around him. He tries to enter into a relationship with a young girl, but the two are plagued by their own individual problems and things don't work out as they would like. The two feel alienated from society and each other in this symbolic and listless feature." (AMG)
IMDB... 6.9 (15)
_AMG... 2.5 / 5.0
size: 720MB
qlty: VHS
subs: no
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