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07-26-2005, 10:34 AM
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MORE DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #220 - THE FILMS OF JACQUES BECKER
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Volume #220: Jacques Becker
Trou, Le (1960)
... aka The Hole
... aka The Night Watch (USA)
Amants de Montparnasse (Montparnasse 19), Les (1958)
... aka Modigliani of Montparnasse (USA)
... aka The Lovers of Montparnasse (UK)
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954)
Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
... aka Hands Off the Loot
Françoise Steps Out (1953)
Casque d'or (1952)
... aka Golden Helmet
... aka Golden Marie
Edward and Caroline (1951)
Rendezvous in July (1949)
Antoine and Antoinette (1947)
Paris Frills (1945)
It Happened at the Inn (1943)
Dernier atout (1942)
Cristobal's Gold (1940) (some scenes)
The People of France (1936)
... aka The People of France
Commissaire est bon enfant, le gendarme est sans pitié, Le (1935)
Tête de turc (1935)
... aka Une tête qui rapporte
Yes, Captain Hammer's here, hair blowing in the breeze. The day needs my saving expertise! - Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 313 Last Watched: Time of the Gypsies
Last 10 Films Watched:
Retribution - B / Frontiers - C
The Third Mother - B+ / The Mist - A
Diary of the Dead - B+ / The Invisible Man - B+
Inside - B / The Crazies - B
Lost Boys: The Tribe - C+ / The War of the Gargantuas - B
DVD BEAVER My Collection
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07-26-2005, 10:44 AM
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A director I'm familiar with thanks to Criterion. Becker served as an assistant to Jean Renoir in the 30's, made a few short projects and then entered the military. Upon release from a Nazi prison camp, he began directing in earnest, but only completed 13 films before dying in his 50's.
1. Casque d'Or - A (Beautifully done period crime film/romance. One of, if not the, best "new" films I've seen this year)
2. Le Trou - A- (one of the best prison escape films, Becker masterfully builds suspense while showing us the prisoner's preparations in absolutely meticulous detail. The use of sound editing is superb.)
3. Touchez Pas au Grisbi - A- (Gabin is at his best here as a weary gangster ready to leave the game, but who feels obligated to help a friend out of a fix)
Own: 1
Would love to see more of his films
Yes, Captain Hammer's here, hair blowing in the breeze. The day needs my saving expertise! - Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 313 Last Watched: Time of the Gypsies
Last 10 Films Watched:
Retribution - B / Frontiers - C
The Third Mother - B+ / The Mist - A
Diary of the Dead - B+ / The Invisible Man - B+
Inside - B / The Crazies - B
Lost Boys: The Tribe - C+ / The War of the Gargantuas - B
DVD BEAVER My Collection
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07-26-2005, 11:27 AM
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I've never heard of this guy, nor seen any of his films, yet I recognize many of his titles, which are on my to rent list for one reason or another.
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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07-26-2005, 04:20 PM
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Seen 3
* Own 2
* Trou, Le (1960) 
Amants de Montparnasse (Montparnasse 19), Les (1958)
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954)
* Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
Françoise Steps Out (1953)
Casque d'or (1952)
Edward and Caroline (1951)
Rendezvous in July (1949)
Antoine and Antoinette (1947)
Paris Frills (1945)
It Happened at the Inn (1943)
Dernier atout (1942)
Cristobal's Gold (1940) (some scenes)
The People of France (1936)
Commissaire est bon enfant, le gendarme est sans pitié, Le (1935)
Tête de turc (1935)
The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
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07-26-2005, 10:18 PM
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Rated from to
Titles in RED are theatrical screenings
Jacques Becker
Sep 15, 1906 - Feb 21, 1960
Le Trou (1960) (Own the DVD)
The Lovers of Montparnasse (1958)
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954)
Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) (Own the DVD, haven't watched it yet)
Françoise Steps Out (1953)
Casque d'or (1952) (Own the DVD, haven't watched it yet)
Edward and Caroline (1951)
Rendezvous in July (1949)
Antoine and Antoinette (1947)
Paris Frills (1945)
It Happened at the Inn (1943)
Dernier atout (1942)
Cristobal's Gold (1940) (some scenes)
The People of France (1936)
Commissaire est bon enfant, le gendarme est sans pitié, Le (1935)
Tête de turc (1935)
Seen 1
Own 3
My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Pretty Boy (1993,Carsten Sønder) 3/5, From the Edge of the City (1998,Constantine Giannaris) 3/5, The Holy Child (2001,Stéphane Clavier) 3/5, Boy's Choir (2000,Akira Ogata) 3/5, The Fire That Burns (1997,Christophe Malavoy) 4/5, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008,Nicholas Stoller) 3/5, Ong-bak (2003,Prachya Pinkaew) 3/5, I Want to Live! (1958,Robert Wise) 2/5, Nancy Drew (2007,Andrew Fleming) 3/5, But Forever in My Mind (1999,Gabriele Muccino) 3/5, Death at a Funeral (2007,Frank Oz) 3/5, Pumpkinhead (1988,Stan Winston) 4/5, Beach Cafe (2001,Benoît Graffin) 2/5, 15 (2003,Royston Tan) 3/5, Lonely Boy (1962,Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor) 3/5
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04-01-2006, 02:02 PM
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In order of merit:
1.Casque D'Or (1952) ****
2.Le Trou (1960) ***1/2
3.Touchez Pas Au Grisbi (1954) ***
4.The Adventures Of Arsène Lupin (1957) ***
Unfortunately, I've yet to pick up any of the Criterion Beckers and I also have FALBALAS aka PARIS FRILLS (1945) on VHS; I'd be interested in catching up with the rest of his feature films.
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09-07-2006, 11:04 AM
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Re: MORE DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #220 - THE FILMS OF JACQUES BECKER
Trou, Le (1960) - 9/10
Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) - 8/10
Casque d'or (1952) - 6/10
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07-08-2007, 06:58 PM
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Re: MORE DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #220 - THE FILMS OF JACQUES BECKER
UPDATED:
Le Trou (1960) (Own the DVD)
Seen 1
Own 3
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