Tag Archives: Jacques Demy

THE BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARES OF LEOS CARAX

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Jim Clark

The past few days we’ve been at TIFF many times to see the full output of a largely unappreciated film master, Leos Carax (b. 1960). Here we shall only try to briefly get to the nub of this complex, incisive … Continue reading →

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YANG FUDONG’S NEW WOMEN: COMMUNING WITH NEW FILMMAKING

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Jim Clark

Amidst all the buzz of anticipation about the Toronto Film Festival in September, something very quiet and very engaging has settled into the exhibition space at TIFF. Chinese visual artist and filmmaker, Yang Fudong, was commissioned by TIFF to develop … Continue reading →

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LOLA, AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL IN A NEW-FASHIONED FILM

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Jim Clark

Today we’re looking at a movie more than fifty years old, and as fresh as the day it was introduced in 1961. The fact that it has vanished from view as far as the world at large is concerned, lends … Continue reading →

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A NOTABLE FILM FROM 2012

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Jim Clark

We’re going to look at several of the movies produced in the past year, with a view to what they tell us about where we are and where we’re going. Not long ago we touched upon Holy Motors, divulging very … Continue reading →

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THE SAGA OF JACQUES DEMY:PAUL AUSTER’S “THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONS”

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Jim Clark

© 2010 James Clark I’ve introduced this piece, before dealing with “The Elephant Man” and “The Straight Story,” because it provides a look at someone else, besides Lynch, who has become haunted by the energies of French Surrealist artists. Moreover, … Continue reading →

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A LITTLE STORY

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Jim Clark

Here’s a little story that begins in what seems to be firmly fixed in the heart of the performing arts—specifically dance—but actually extends to contemporary fiction, music and the whole galaxy of Surrealism, including Surrealist graphics. In 1986, the great … Continue reading →

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