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Tonight's Movies!

Tonight's movies are Burden of Dreams (1982) and Bob le Flambeur (1956). Burden of Dreams (1982) isLes Blank's documentary about the making of Fitzcarraldo (1979). Werner Herzog ate his shoe after he lost a bet to Les Blank when the latter made a movie and got it released in Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980), which we've watched before. Everything goes wrong that could go wrong in the Peruvian rainforest during the production. There's colonial exploitation, lots of fighting amongst the cast and crew, at one point Mick Jagger gets malaria, Klaus Kinski is Klaus Kinski. Bob le Flambeur (1956) is a great little heist movie by Jean-Pierre Melville. His characteristic style isn't quite as pronounced in this as it would be in his later films, but despite that (or because of that?) it is one of my favorite flicks that he directed. It was minorly scandalous at the time for its portrayal of the Montmartre underground.

Burden of Dreams (1982)

Stolen from Letterboxd:

The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.

• Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/burden-of-dreams/
• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083702/

Bob le Flambeur (1956)

Stolen from Letterboxd:

In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling – and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob’s luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.

• Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/bob-le-flambeur/
• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047892/

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Burden of Dreams (1982)

Links

• IMDB parental guide: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083702/parentalguide/
• doesthedogdie.com: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/93294
• UnconsentingMedia: (not listed)

List

• Dead animals (a parrot gets butchered)
• Blood/Gore
• Colonialism/exploitation of indigenous communities
• Cultural insensitivity
• Labor exploitation/unsafe working conditions
• A parrot gets butchered
• Substance use (tobacco and alcohol)
• Lots of fighting/verbal abuse (Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski are not having a good time)
• Environmental damage
• Brief nudity
• Strong language

IMDB Parental Guide:

Bob le Flambeur (1956)

Links

• IMDB parental guide: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047892/parentalguide/
• doesthedogdie.com: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/26731
• UnconsentingMedia: https://www.unconsentingmedia.org/items/4687

List

• Domestic violence
• 1950s French misogyny
• underage girlfriend
• death by gunshot
• discussion of pimping
• gambling

IMDB Parental Guide:

tankie.tube links:

• Burden of Dreams (1982): https://tankie.tube/w/mWdvRDB9ScWtSt6W5PtLVG
• Bob le Flambeur (1956): https://tankie.tube/w/tj9ejsTAmjUUuZ3ek65LW9