Mabel's Blunder - 1914 ***

I thought it would be interesting to see this advert for the film from 1914 in the theatre!
By the time Mabel had starred in this she had been in over 80 movies but only acting for 4 years. That's a heck of a lot of acting to fit into a short time.
She also directed this movie and you can tell because it has a mischievous glint to it. Towards the end I was laughing out loud. Am very grateful that the archives saved this from a certain demise.

(HORROR) Little Deaths - 2011 *

Hideous excuse for a horror movie broken into 3 stories, all revolving around the subject of sex and death (how original). All 3 segments were ridiculous and made no sense whatsoever. And I wish people would stop saying it's Megan Fox on the cover of the DVD, because it's obviously not!

Read My Lips - 2001 ** 1/2

Vincent Cassel is a good actor but I found his performance here in this French thriller. Devos is a deaf woman working as an underappreciated secretary for an Architecture firm. Her boss suggests she hires an assistant to help with her heavy workload and she is surprised to find the agency sends her an ex-con. However she quickly realises that she is falling for him and wants to help him better himself, he on the other hand believes no one can help him.

L'Age D'or - 1930 *

Sorry to say but I don't understand surrealist films. I can't pretend to try and like them either and it's unfair for me to label a film 'bad' because I don't understand it. It could be amazing but to me it wasn't. Bunuel went on to make some fantastic films which I DID understand and so for me this was a no-no.

Artists and Models - 1955 ***

Not a bad film and rather funny in places. Lewis and Martin work well together, however I have not found a film to overtake my love for 'The Nutty Professor' yet, and I doubt I ever will. Lewis can get a bit much with his constant 'over-the-top' acting, but Martin calms him down normally and you usually get a laugh out of it. Still, not one I would watch again.

L'Amour en Fuie - 1979 ****

Truffaut made five films about his 'alter ego' Antoine Doinel. This was the last one. And so I'm not sure whether it would have made more sense to watch in order or not. In fact it probably would have been better, because this film incoorporates all the drama and infidelity that happened in the last 4 films, as well as shows how established the characters already are. Doinel is a strangely weak character in my opinion, and flits from one woman to the next, spinning out the same lines and acting in the same selfish way. He appears to be a man never satisfied with what he has and is always searching for something better on the other side. The lead actresses perform extremely well in comparison and I liked the little touches from '400 Blows' that Truffaut managed to slot in subtly. I will not attempt to find the other 4 movies and watch them backwards.

L'Eclisse - 1962 ***

I think ironically, I am the least impressed with "L'Eclisse" and the most impressed with "L'Aventurra" out of the trilogy of Antonioni's films. Usually each film in a trilogy (especially from someone as renowned and respected as Antonioni) has something amazing about it that helps you differentiate between it and the others, but this movie and 'La Notte' sort of merged into one and I would probably have a hard time remembering the story for each if I hadn't read the synopsis.
This last story of the trilogy was based around the deteriorating relationship between a man and a woman and includes more wandering around and more close ups and sighing from both parties. A lot of symbolism in the film I'm sure, but I just found it rather tedious.

La Carriere de Suzanne - 1963 ***

Another of Eric Rohmer's 'Moral Tales' this time revolving around a woman named Suzanne who meets two university students and, flattered by their attention towards her, begins to be used as they enjoy themselves with her money. The men are deeply unpleasant characters who think that they have some god given right to abuse Suzanne's trust and morals simply because she has something that they want. Suzanne however, has a few tricks up her sleeve.
I really enjoyed this. Not too long, not too drawn out, just right for the story matter.