It can be an interesting experience, reading intelligent, skeptical, contemporary observers on the New Wave & Left Bank in particular, and seeing very tentative (or even hostile!) opinions on these filmmakers who became such major figures. For example also Noel Burch's article on the French New Wave, broadly defined.
Andy, I'm sorry that news about Peter got to you this way. I didn't know him well at all, or offline, but he always seemed like a genuinely thoughtful person.
I had never heard of Weinberg, so thank you for this beautiful introduction. Also "Chris Marker sometimes has it" made me laugh pretty hard.
It can be an interesting experience, reading intelligent, skeptical, contemporary observers on the New Wave & Left Bank in particular, and seeing very tentative (or even hostile!) opinions on these filmmakers who became such major figures. For example also Noel Burch's article on the French New Wave, broadly defined.
I had not heard about Peter. Thank you for mentioning this. RIP, old friend.
Andy, I'm sorry that news about Peter got to you this way. I didn't know him well at all, or offline, but he always seemed like a genuinely thoughtful person.
I believe I bought this book at Anthology Film Archives in the '90s and it's now in storage in my parents' basement.