How about La Grande Bouffe, in which Marcello Mastroianni freezes to death in his sports car, maybe a Bugatti?,
Nicky. On 17 Dec 2012, at 21:57, Caryn Cline wrote: > To all of these great suggestions for Bryan, I'd like to add The Conformist, > which uses a car trip as a central trope. > > Best, > > CC > > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 5:32 PM, franco base <frenk.ca...@gmail.com> wrote: > One of the best animation movie about car > > by Bruno Bozzetto > Il signor Rossi compra l'automobile > "Mr Rossi buy a car" > 1966 > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQksyniUqPo > > > > 2012/12/15 Jack <j...@jacktext.net> > The book lost highways: the illustrated history of the road movie that I > co-edited has some essays that may be of interest. > > Jack > Sent from my iPhone > > On 16/12/2012, at 2:47 AM, Bryan Konefsky <bkonef...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks everyone for your input... still hoping to get a few more film ideas >> AND suggestions on readings. >> best, >> bryan konefsky >> >> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 2:49 PM, David Dvorchak <da...@as220.org> wrote: >> Laurel and Hardy is "Two Tars" >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Chuck Kleinhans <chuck...@northwestern.edu> >> wrote: >> The about to open, On The Road, and an almost endless stream of road movies >> in Hollywood. >> >> There's a famous Laurel and Hardy film (whose name I forget at the moment) >> which includes tearing a car apart in a dispute. >> >> Not about film, per se, but in the 1920s the expansion of relatively >> inexpensive autos created a certain moral panic around cars as mobile >> bedrooms for young people who could escape being chaperoned. >> >> Chuck Kleinhans >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 14, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Bryan Konefsky wrote: >> >> > >> > Hello Frameworkers - I am in the early moments of developing a critical >> > studies course that looks at different ways the automobile has been >> > imagined in cinema. To this end I'd love to hear from ya'll with titles >> > of films that you think might be useful to explore/expand this idea and >> > readings that might also dovetail themes that might be explored. >> > >> > Do know that my pal Antoni Pinent recently turned me on to a great text >> > titled Car Fetish. >> > >> > OK, let's hear what ya got! >> > best, >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> >> >> -- >> Dave Dvorchak >> AS220 Communications Director >> da...@as220.org >> (401) 831-9327 x121 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Bryan Konefsky >> director, Experiments in Cinema >> presidente, Basement Films >> lecturer, Dept of Cinematic Arts UNM >> visiting lecturer, UCSC >> board of advisors, Ann Arbor Film Festival >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > > -- > Caryn Cline > Filmmaker and Teacher > New York City and Seattle, WA > vimeo.com/carynyc > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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