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MORE DIRECTORS SERIES - Volume #209 - THE FILMS OF FRANCOIS OZON

post #1 of 34
7/19/05 at 6:35am
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Volume #209: Francois Ozon

Temps qui reste, Le (2005)
5x2 (2004)
Swimming Pool (2003)
8 Women (2002)
Under the Sand (2000)
Water Drops On Burning Rocks (2000)
Criminal Lovers (1999)
Scènes de lit (1998)
Sitcom (1998)
X 2000 (1998)
Regarde la mer (1997)
... aka See the Sea (USA)
Homme idéal, L' (1996)
A Summer Dress (1996)
Jospin s'éclaire (1995)
Petite mort, La (1995)
Truth or Dare (1994)
Une rose entre nous (1994)
Victor (1993)
Thomas reconstitué (1992)
Deux plus un (1991)
Peau contre peau (1991)
Trou madame, Le (1991)
Une goutte de sang (1991)
Mes parents un jour d'été (1990)
Doigts dans le ventre, Les (1988)
Photo de famille (1988)
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post #2 of 34
7/19/05 at 6:53am
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Prolific French director with a widely varied oeuvre.

1. 8 Women - A (A delightful throwback to 50's Hollywood musicals with entertaining music and a feather light murder mystery story. Wonderful performances by an all-star cast of French actresses. Plus a Catherine Deneuve-Fanny Ardant catfight, ooh-la-la indeed!)
2. Under the Sand - A- (The film that re-invigorated Charlotte Rampling's career is a powerful story of loss and need following the mysterious disappearance of her character's husband.)
3. Water Drops on Burning Rocks - B+
4. Criminal Lovers - B+
5. See the Sea - B+

6. Potiche - B+
7. Time to Leave - B+
8. A Summer Dress - B+

9. Ricky - B+

10. Angel - B
11. 5x2 - B

12. Hideaway - B
13. Swimming Pool - B- (While certainly watchable due to the large amount of screentime the gorgeous Ludivine Sagnier spends nude and another fine performance by Charlotte Rampling, I was less than taken with the "twist" at the heart of the story.)

Own: 0 (France has a 3-disc super duper edition of 8 Women I'd love to own but it doesn't have subs. Over here we get an overpriced movie only disc)


Edited by Brook K - 7/21/11 at 11:11pm
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post #3 of 34
7/19/05 at 6:58am
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Own: 0 (France has a 3-disc super duper edition of 8 Women I'd love to own but it doesn't have subs. Over here we get an overpriced movie only disc)
It's a shame about the "8 Women" set with no subs, and the same with "5x2". But there's an amazing 5-disc set from France of all his earlier feature and most of his short films that does include English subs. (Though not for all the commentaries, etc.) The individual films in the box are all available, but the boxed set itself sold out awhile back. However, I've noticed that quite a few sealed version are for sale by amazon marketplace vendors through amazon.fr.

More to come (I love Ozon!).
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post #4 of 34
7/19/05 at 6:58am
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Oops, if a mod happens by this thread, could you please change the title to volume 209. Thanks! :b
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post #5 of 34
7/19/05 at 8:12am
8 Women ***1/2
5X2 ***
Under the Sand ***
Water Drops on Burning Rocks ***1/2
Swimming Pool ***
Time to Leave ***
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post #6 of 34
7/19/05 at 9:08am
Never heard of Ozon. Never seen any of his films.
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post #7 of 34
7/19/05 at 10:35am

Ratings from to
 

 

Potiche (2010) star.gifstar.gif

Hideaway (2009) 

Ricky (2009) star.gifstar.gifstar.gif (Own the DVD)

Angel (2007) star.gifstar.gifstar.gif

A Curtain Raiser (2006) 

Time to Leave  (2005)
5x2 (2004)
Swimming Pool (2003) (Own the DVD)
8 Women (2002) (Own the DVD)
Under the Sand (2000)
Water Drops On Burning Rocks (2000)
Criminal Lovers (1999)
Scènes de lit (1998)
Sitcom (1998)
X 2000 (1998)
See the Sea (1997)
Homme idéal, L' (1996)
A Summer Dress (1996)
Jospin s'éclaire (1995)
Petite mort, La (1995)
Truth or Dare (1994)
Une rose entre nous (1994)
Victor (1993)
Thomas reconstitué (1992)
Deux plus un (1991)
Peau contre peau (1991)
Trou madame, Le (1991)
Une goutte de sang (1991)
Mes parents un jour d'été (1990)
Doigts dans le ventre, Les (1988)
Photo de famille (1988)

Seen 12
Own 3


Edited by Bill McA - 2/5/12 at 1:09pm
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post #8 of 34
7/19/05 at 11:02am
Didn't know he had so many films already.

Ranking:

1. 8 Women
2. Swimming Pool
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post #9 of 34
7/19/05 at 1:19pm
Ranks and ratings on a scale of * to *****:

1: Swimming Pool (2003) ****

Seen 1
Own 1

I'd like to see more, but haven't gotten the opportunity yet.
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post #10 of 34
7/19/05 at 2:22pm
Never even heard of Francois Ozon.

So Brook just how "French" is this director? I mean, is this one of those tea sippin' conversationalists you have a hang-up for?

Knowing our very different "preferences", would it be worth my time and effort to look 'em up on IMDB? or should I just clip my toe-nails instead?
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post #11 of 34
7/19/05 at 3:02pm
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No tea sipping conversations here. You might like Swimming Pool which is sort of a mystery/thriller with a hint of Hitchcock sexual flavoring. I don't think Under the Sand would interest you and since you don't like musicals, I imagine you would rather clip your toes than watch 8 Women.

I don't think the films I've seen are particularly French in outlook or temperment. Two star an English actress, Swimming Pool even has quite a bit of English dialogue IIRC. The setting isn't nearly as important in Ozon as say in a Bruno Dumont or Michael Haneke film. Production values-wise they could be Hollywood dramas, they just have a more introspective take on characterization more common in Europe than in America.
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post #12 of 34
7/19/05 at 4:47pm
Regarde la mer (1997) ... aka See the Sea (USA)
Swimming Pool (2003)
Criminal Lovers (1999)
Under the Sand (2000)
Sitcom (1998)
Water Drops On Burning Rocks (2000)


I've seen the above, in order of preference. Have "8 Women" in my to-watch pile.
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post #13 of 34
7/22/05 at 5:26am
In order of merit:


1.8 Women (2002) ***
2.Swimming Pool (2003) ***
3.Water Drops On Burning Rocks (2000) **1/2
4.Under the Sand (2000) **1/2
5.5x2 (2004) **
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post #14 of 34
7/23/05 at 10:33pm
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...and since you don't like musicals, I imagine you would rather clip your toes than watch 8 Women.

Oh, I don't know, I don't care for musicals either, but I though 8 Women was a hoot. I need to get the DVD so I can double-bill it with Miike's The Happiness of the Katakuris. Call me crazy.
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post #15 of 34
8/20/05 at 3:58pm
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post #16 of 34
9/18/05 at 12:01am
UPDATED:

Le Temps qui Reste (2005)


Seen 8
Own 2
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post #17 of 34
11/16/05 at 8:51pm
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5x2 - B
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post #18 of 34
11/17/05 at 12:06pm
"While certainly watchable due to the large amount of screentime the gorgeous Ludivine Sagnier spends nude..."

Nevermind Swimming Pool, check out Water Drops On Burning Rocks
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post #19 of 34
11/17/05 at 12:46pm
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It's on my Netflix list, along with Sitcom and See the Sea.
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post #20 of 34
5/15/06 at 6:33pm

Re: MORE DIRECTORS SERIES - Volume #209 - THE FILMS OF FRANCOIS OZON

UPDATED:

5x2 (2004)

Seen 9
Own 2
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post #21 of 34
9/23/06 at 8:54pm

Re: MORE DIRECTORS SERIES - Volume #209 - THE FILMS OF FRANCOIS OZON

Water Drops on Burning Rocks ***1/2 out of ****
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post #22 of 34
11/18/06 at 12:08pm

Re: MORE DIRECTORS SERIES - Volume #209 - THE FILMS OF FRANCOIS OZON

Swimming Pool (2003) - 7/10

It's really annoying me how iMDB's "Power Search" requires you to use the oddball characters in foreign names.
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post #23 of 34
1/23/07 at 9:45pm
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Re: MORE DIRECTORS SERIES - Volume #209 - THE FILMS OF FRANCOIS OZON

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Le Tempe qui Reste aka Time to Leave - B+
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post #24 of 34
1/28/07 at 10:04am

Re: MORE DIRECTORS SERIES - Volume #209 - THE FILMS OF FRANCOIS OZON

Time to Leave *** out of ****
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post #25 of 34
6/18/08 at 9:37pm
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Re: MORE DIRECTORS SERIES - Volume #209 - THE FILMS OF FRANCOIS OZON

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Water Drops on Burning Rocks - B+
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post #26 of 34
7/8/09 at 11:12pm
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See the Sea - B+
A Summer Dress - B+
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post #27 of 34
8/27/09 at 10:50am
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Criminal Lovers - B+

Knocked down a grade for the ending, this is otherwise excellent.
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post #28 of 34
12/27/10 at 11:06pm
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Angel - B

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post #29 of 34
2/13/11 at 8:40am
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Hideaway - B

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post #30 of 34
4/15/11 at 11:19am
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Ricky - B+

 

What an oddity, part carefully observed family drama with a superb child performance, part goofy fantasy that somehow works even though the sfx are absurd and laugh out loud silly.

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