Friday, July 28, 2006
SILVER FOX
Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was François Truffaut's
L' Homme qui aimait les femmes / The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
It is a cleverly put together story and analysis of an obsessive womanizer.
But, it goes deeper than that to really show the innards of the obsession as well as how the women play a part in the outcome of the chase.
The construction of the film is delightful, consisting of one two hour flashback and many many mini-flashbacks amid the main one.
There are many surprises along the way.
Conventional explanations of the man's behavior arise only to be dashed with a surprise encounter with an old flame later in the film.
It is very enjoyable. Amusing, never really sad or depressing. It seems that everyone is having fun amid the revolving doors of the hero's love life.
It will get a 5 out of Netflix5.
