Marcel L'Herbier

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So, I've just procured a copy of La Nuit Fantastique but it is in French with Spanish subtitles! Anyway, talk about L'Herbier or the movie, even tell me if I can find a torrent of this thing somewhere.

― Under the paving stones, Paul Scholes (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 21:55 (nineteen years ago)

His L'Argent and L'Inhumaine are basically tied as my number one "holy grail" movies.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 23:13 (nineteen years ago)

Isn't Fantastic Night on DVD in the states? I've never seen the movie so I can't comment on that, but I'm almost positive I've seen the box that IMDB is showing before.

Checks Amazon. Yeah it came out a couple of years or so ago.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 23:54 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah it did, but it's FORTY FIVE DOLLARS!

Hence my procurement of said copy abovee.

― Under the paving stones, Paul Scholes (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 23:55 (nineteen years ago)

It is on Netflix and Greencine but I want my own copy!

― Under the paving stones, Paul Scholes (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 23:56 (nineteen years ago)

Gotchya!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 23:59 (nineteen years ago)

Haha you could have just stolen it from Netflix and claimed you returned it!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 00:01 (nineteen years ago)

I mean turnabout is fair play and all that shit.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 00:01 (nineteen years ago)

I could have just ripped it, but Toast won't burn .srt files.

― Under the paving stones, Paul Scholes (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 00:06 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

I saw "La Nuit Fantastique" a few months ago. It was great fun, gently surreal, sentimental, whimsical, etc. But the three silent films of his I've seen are even better: "Feu Mathias Pascal" (from Pirandello), "L'Inhumaine", and "L'Argent" - the last of which really deserves its status as a forgotten classic. I wish I could remember it better! There was a great balance between romantic melodrama and a very dark, critical sense of humor. Its take on the ruthlessness of business still rings very true, needless to say. And the way L'Herbier shot party scenes has stuck with me for some reason - how he cuts between long shots of the crowd and the little pockets of conversation that form within it.

― Sam Engel (Sam E.), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 03:07 (nineteen years ago)

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