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View original postI'd been holding out hope for you to reply as the only other person on this board likely to actually have seen the movie. 
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View original postWord is the director is about to sue the actress for defamation (libelle diffamatoire) and damages for having undermined the movie's international career.
View original postI just read Kechiche's diatribe on all the accusations against him... and I'm inclined to agree with the editor of the website who warned him beforehand that his diatribe might lead some to view him as paranoid. Though he may still have some good points - it's a long piece, much of it not really relating to this movie as such, but making some interesting accusations against certain journalists about having slandered other Cannes winners or jury members besides himself.
View original postAs for "undermined the movie's international career", though, let's be serious - as I wrote in my review, this kind of controversy can only increase the movie's box office.
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View original postWith the other actress who has distanced herself from her partner's criticism or at least severely nuanced them, this could be costly...
View original postI would hope that Kechiche has friends who will dissuade him from a move as foolish as suing Seydoux. But if your source for that rumour is no more than the vague threat in Kechice's piece, I think there is not much danger of a real suit being brought.
View original postI don't know. When he came here (or talked over the phone from Paris, I'm not sure) to promote the movie he didn't sound all that paranoid or excessive in his interviews (far less than I expected, that's for sure). He sounded quite hurt by the controversy, though.
View original postI don't know what effects the controversy has produced on the BO. The movie worked well in France. Here the movie has performed not quite as well as anticipated (for a movie in that category) despite the unanimous raving reviews. Things like what happened in Iowa are more likely to draw in audience attracted by the sex, but complaints about the director being abusive/unethical in his treatment of the actress aren't crowd pleasers.
View original postIt wouldn't stop me from going to see the movie but I know it's stopped my mom and her friends from going to see it, and they're pretty much in the target audience for this sort of French movies.
View original postAs for the question: I haven't seen it. Too busy with work. The only movie I've seen in a theater (except at work, anyway) this year was Gondry's L'Écume des Jours (which with a few minor reservations I've loved).
Is that the one he did with Noam Chomsky?
"I mean, if everyone had a soul, there would be no contrast by which we could appreciate it. For giving us this perspective, we thank you." - Nate
Blue is the Warmest Colour / La Vie d'Adèle
- 15/10/2013 08:58:27 PM
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You know, Legolas
- 15/10/2013 09:53:46 PM
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It was intended to be humorous and poke fun at ourselves as much as you.
- 15/10/2013 10:27:45 PM
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well, maybe I misunderstood then
- 15/10/2013 11:07:10 PM
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Is it better now?
- 15/10/2013 11:15:09 PM
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No. "Puritan prudishness" characterizes much of America perfectly. Leave it in.
- 16/10/2013 03:10:01 PM
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Either way though, it caused the thread to derail into quite unintended directions.
- 16/10/2013 06:35:21 PM
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I think it's silly and thin-skinned to get offended at statements of the obvious.
- 16/10/2013 03:07:18 PM
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I will clarify
- 16/10/2013 05:43:32 PM
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I fail to see any snarkiness, or who would be "irked".
- 16/10/2013 10:33:46 PM
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Well, I did admit that I may have misunderstood his intentions.
- 17/10/2013 12:03:00 AM
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The point is that people should just say what they mean.
- 17/10/2013 03:36:16 AM
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I certainly don't avoid interacting with those who disagree with me on most things.
- 17/10/2013 07:16:43 PM
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Perhaps my Americentrism is showing, but I don't understand.
- 15/10/2013 10:55:51 PM
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Either way, you guys, the point of my review was that this was more than just a sex movie. 
- 15/10/2013 11:20:02 PM
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- 15/10/2013 11:20:02 PM
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Well that makes it sound less interesting now, doesn't it? *NM*
- 16/10/2013 03:04:59 PM
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You can still go see it and consider it as one, if you like? *NM*
- 16/10/2013 06:08:03 PM
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*NM*
- 16/10/2013 06:08:03 PM
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It sounds interesting but the director sounds like a total idiot
- 16/10/2013 08:14:11 AM
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Well, a few more movies like this and he'll have a reputation that allows him to act that way.
- 16/10/2013 06:07:17 PM
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if they would cut the sex scenes out
- 17/10/2013 06:04:21 PM
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Let me get that straight.
- 17/10/2013 06:47:56 PM
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- 17/10/2013 06:47:56 PM
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Imight watch the rest of the movie but probably not
- 20/10/2013 11:27:05 AM
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Yeah, surprisingly enough, that longest scene really did get sort of boring.
- 20/10/2013 11:54:01 AM
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I seem to recall the author of the graphic novel, Julie Maroh, also criticising the sex scenes
- 18/10/2013 05:55:39 PM
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Interesting. I'll see if I can find that interview somewhere, should be interesting (Edit: found it)
- 18/10/2013 07:57:23 PM
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Funnily...
- 27/10/2013 07:22:27 PM
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What did you make of the movie, though?
- 27/10/2013 08:39:35 PM
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Re: What did you make of the movie, though?
- 27/10/2013 11:44:02 PM
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Re: What did you make of the movie, though?
- 29/10/2013 04:30:55 PM
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