Deneuve x 8 begins this weekend at IFC

IFC's new weekend classic series begins this weekend, and it's all Catherine Deneuve! (To my greatest sorrow, Donkey Skin was not one of the selected films, but Umbrellas of Cherbourg kicks off the series and Young Girls of Rochefort will play on the third weekend.)

On top of this, her latest movie "In the Name of My Daughter" opens next month.

Here's a link to series line up: http://www.ifccenter.com/series/weekend-classics/deneuve-x-8/

I know there are other fans here, so enjoy! I know I will!

Updated On: 4/17/15 at 07:16 AM

"This sounds fantastic! As you probably guessed, I do share your disappointment that Donkey Skin isn't included (I mean the Cake Baking song has got to be one of THE iconic Deneuve moments, even if the film isn't very well known outside France.)"

The Cake Baking song (in my crazy mind ) is not only one of the most iconic Deneuve moments, but one of the most iconic in all cinema!!

Donkey Skin is a giddy delight from start to finish and deserves to be more well-known. I wish I had that Donkey Skin costume to wear around the apartment if ever decided to do some baking!

Another good one is Le Sauvage with her and Montand in a screwball comedy. A young Tony Roberts is in it and I never knew he could speak French in real life. It is a Spanish production in French and English & subtitles in both.

It is available on Netflix

Whizzer - thank you for the thread. I love Catherine Deneuve but have never heard of Donkey Skin - just read the plot and I so want to see this movie. If you go - enjoy the movies x

I made it Umbrellas of Cherbourg last weekend and found it more enchanting than ever before. I really appreciated some of the those long takes that Demy used; once a new scene started it was actually very rare for any quick editing to occur. There were a few abrupt close ups of Deneuve, and they basically startle, both because of their infrequency and Deneuve's beauty.

Part three had always been my least favorite section, mostly because of Deneuve's absence, but I really felt for Nino Castelnuovo's Guy and the scene with Madeleine at the cafe where he (somewhat) halfheartedly expresses his love for her is rather touching. I like that Madeleine is smart enough to know that she might not fully have his heart and she's going into the relationship with eyes wide open.

Anne Vernon was always amusing as Deneuve's mother, but it wasn't until seeing the film with a full audience that I realized what I riot she was. Some of those lines!

A couple of the meta jokes are pretty funny too. Guy's co-worker at the garage saying her hates the opera- all that singing- I prefer the movies! Or when Vernon tells Deneuve to stop being so melodramatic, "people only die of love in the movies," shortly after which Denueve rather dramatically faints on the shop floor!

A real treat and I'm excited for Tristana this weekend.

Updated On: 4/26/15 at 08:14 AM

"I am planning on going to see YOUNG GIRLS when it screens at IFC in about 2 weeks."

I'd be curious as to the colour of the restored print they use, after our discussion on the BluRay disc

WHizzer, your thoughts on Cherbourg make me want to re-watch it immediately. I did see it in a movie theatre with a full audience 10+ years back, and it's true that sometimes you forget how much humour the film actually has.

I only first saw Tristana last year--would kill to see it on the big screen. I actually think it's Deneuve's best performance. Well, and Nero's too, but that's saying less. It's certainly the Bunuel film, a director I have a huge appreciation with but not a lot of emotional love for, I connect to the most. I agree with your take on the ending.

I've read there is some controversy about Bunuel's changes to the source material, that he makes Tristana a less strong character. I can't imagine how he does so, but...