Bonjour Tristesse (1958) - Juliette Greco

I remember seeing this DVD at a Best Buy for like $18 a few years ago. I didn't get it. Now it will cost over $40 to get my hands on one. I really deserve to step on a rusty nail somewhere.

Having shared Mr. Crowther's scathing opinion, I will offer my own comment: I own the DVD, but it is not one that I *love*. I embrace it for its evocation of time and place and for the actors involved. The novel, apparently, was quite a sensation in France. I'd regard it as mandatory viewing for students of French culture, even though it was an American film made in English. Jean Seaberg, of course, was an American export to France and important in the New Wave period.

This novel/film has a Wiki entry that references the NYT film review by their long-time critic, Bosley Crowther. It is one of the most savage reviews I have ever read..."Almost everything about this picture, which opened at the Capitol yesterday, manifests bad taste, poor judgment and plain deficiency of skill."

For those who have not seen it, it should be noted that the bulk of the picture is quite different from this clip, which is part of a "frame" within which the main story is told.

A few years ago, I dragged a bike around France. My *best* day was a ride along the corniche (coast road) between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes (recommended by Lonely Planet). This is the exact setting of this story, one of the houses in the tiny strip between the road and the sea. October, mild, cloudless blue sky, *no* cars. Incredible.

where i can see the video in mexico i can´t get it

a wonderful share MinkEyeLashes :))

This is one of my all time favorite scenes in a movie. It says everything, and the wonderful Juliette Greco sings to set the mood. Great storytelling, the idle rich so beautiful yet so tragic.

films stupendo, interpretato da grandi attori..rivederlo, affiorano alla mente tanti bei ricordi..grazie francesco.-

this movie is "brilliant," as Elsa would say.

Nothing can satisfy her...she takes after her dad very well then!