Welcome to the SEASON TWO FINALE of RohmerCast: the podcast about Eric Rohmer, his films, his working methods, and anything else we want to talk about related to Eric Rohmer. &nbsp;In our eighth episode we discuss Rohmer’s production methods via LA COLLECTIONNEUSE, PERCEVAL, and THE GREEN RAY. This leads to the following tangents: monster trucks named after Rohmer movies, post-dubbing naturalism, sound recording as a practical AND aesthetic choice, functional light, different approaches to working with actors, and connections to Dogme 95.&nbsp;At the time of this episode’s release, La Collectionneuse and The Green Ray are on The Criterion Channel; Perceval is on Tubi. &nbsp;Listen wherever you listen to podcasts (or go to RohmerCast.com).&nbsp;#ericrohmer #frenchnewwave #cinema #nouvellevague #filminstagram #filmtwitter #frenchcinema #cinephile #criterioncollection @criterioncollection @metrograph @mubi #podcast #filmpodcast @filmforum @screenslate #explore #arthouse #filmproduction

Season 2 Wrap Up!

Welcome to RohmerCast; the podcast about Eric Rohmer, his films, his working methods, and anything else we want to talk about related to Eric Rohmer.&nbsp;In our seventh episode we discuss Le rayon vert (The Green Ray), his entirely improvised film from 1986. This leads to the following tangents: summertime sadness, different kinds of holidays, traveling alone, the feeling of a documentary, premiering on television, The Worst Person in the World, personal superstitions, others dictating your life choices, tv interviews as the basis for improvisation, weird titles, poetic ideals, feeling invisible, and White Stripes vs Dashboard Confessional.&nbsp;At the time of release, you can stream the movie on The Criterion Channel.&nbsp;Listen wherever you listen to podcasts (or go to RohmerCast.com).&nbsp;#ericrohmer #frenchnewwave #cinema #nouvellevague #filminstagram #filmtwitter #frenchcinema #cinephile #criterioncollection @criterioncollection @metrograph @mubi #podcast #filmpodcast @filmforum @screenslate

The Green Ray

Welcome to the second episode of season two of RohmerCast, the podcast about Éric Rohmer: his films, his working methods, and anything else we want to talk about related to Éric Rohmer. In this episode, we discuss Perceval, his period adaptation of a 12th century poem. This leads to the following tangents: authenticity to period art and the language of the text, realistic (awkward) battles, theater in the round, artificiality in mise-en-scene, Bressonian acting, and the theme of youth and figuring yourself out. At the time of release, this movie can be streamed on Tubi @tubi. Listen wherever you listen to podcasts (or go to RohmerCast.com). Senses of Cinema article referenced in the episode: <a href="https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2017/cteq/perceval-le-gallois/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2017/cteq/perceval-le-gallois/</a>&nbsp;#ericrohmer #frenchnewwave #cinema #nouvellevague #filminstagram #filmtwitter #frenchcinema #cinephile #criterioncollection @criterioncollection @metrograph @mubi #podcast #filmpodcast @filmforum

Perceval

Welcome to the SEASON TWO PREMIERE of RohmerCast, the podcast about Éric Rohmer: his films, his working methods, and anything else we want to talk about related to Éric Rohmer. In our fifth episode we discuss La Collectionneuse (1967), his (second) first feature. This leads to the following tangents:&nbsp;coming up with a theme song for the show, the idea of a fictionalized documentary, the sound of the birds, direct sound as an aesthetic choice, intentionally with shooting ratio, Rohmer in relation to the Nouvelle Vague, comparisons to Bresson, the cognitive dissonance between image and voiceover, the objectification of Haydee, and achieving perfection in a single bound. At the time of release, this movie can be streamed on the Criterion Channel @criterioncollection (and is generally fairly accessible). Listen wherever you listen to podcasts (or go to RohmerCast.com).&nbsp;#ericrohmer #frenchnewwave #cinema #nouvellevague #filminstagram #filmtwitter #frenchcinema #cinephile #criterioncollection @criterioncollection @metrograph @mubi #podcast #filmpodcast @filmforum Clip from 'Magnolia (1999)' property of New Line Cinema.

Season Two Premiere: La Collectionneuse

Hello everybody! And welcome to RohmerCast, a podcast about Eric Rohmer: his films, his working methods, and anything else we want to talk about related to Eric Rohmer. Listen to our trailer to hear about the films we're going to talk about in season two! Primary Sources:<a href="https://bookshop.org/books/eric-rohmer-interviews/9781496802507" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eric Rohmer: Interviews</a> edited by Fiona Handyside<a href="https://bookshop.org/books/eric-rohmer-a-biography/9780231175586" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eric Rohmer: A Biography</a> by Noël Herpe and Antoine De Baecque #ericrohmer #frenchnewwave #cinema #nouvellevague #filminstagram #filmtwitter #frenchcinema #cinephile #criterioncollection @criterioncollection @metrograp

ANNOUNCING OUR SECOND SEASON!

Hi! While you all eagerly await the announcement of our second season, we thought we'd re-share Shaun's appearance on Oeuvre Busters, the podcast that launched this feed and <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/best-movies-film-podcasts-right-now.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">got some fun attention last week.</a> On the ep, Shaun goes into full 'cool teacher' mode, taking us through Manny Farber's theory. It's a fun listen, and we hope you enjoy it! We'll be back in soon with announcements about season 2!-- This week, based on a question from a listener, we sat down with filmmaker pal Shaun Seneviratne to talk about Manny Farber's influential theory of White Elephant Art and Termite Art. We talk about what the theory means, whether one type is good or bad, and whether Batman films are an elephant or termite. Finally, we discuss Liam's solo record, Neon Elephant. Shaun Seneviratne is a Sri Lankan-American filmmaker and educator in Brooklyn, NY. His past work has screened at festivals such as Nantucket, Montclair, CAAM, and San Diego Asian Film Festival.&nbsp;Currently, Shaun is developing his first feature film and teaches film production at the Brooklyn STEAM Center, as well as film history and visual storytelling at Pace University. Follow Shaun on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebrownshaun/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thebrownshaun/?hl=en</a> Check out Shaun's work: <a href="https://www.shaunseneviratne.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.shaunseneviratne.com/</a> Read more about Manny Farber here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Farber#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Farber</a>Here's a link to Farber's essay: <a href="http://www.coldbacon.com/writing/mannyfarber-termiteart-annotated.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.coldbacon.com/writing/mannyfarber-termiteart-annotated.html</a> You can find more OB content at&nbsp;www.oeuvrebusters.com.&nbsp;Also, please feel free to drop us a line, either via email or voicemail, at Oeuvrebusters@gmail.com. We are always looking to incorporate feedback from our listeners for the show, so leave us some thoughts and we might share them on the podcast. Please don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review whenever and wherever you can. We appreciate all the love and support. "Robobozo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

BONUS: White Elephant Art Vs. Termite Art! 

Hi everybody! We were thrilled and honored to be included in today's <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/best-movies-film-podcasts-right-now.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">13 Great Film Podcasts, According to a Film Critic</a> article published by Vulture. On this list, Bilge Ebiri highlighted some of the film podcasts he enjoys and has been on. We are in such wonderful company. Having Bilge on was a real highlight for us, and so we thought we'd re-release the episode for you to check it out. The entire back catalog of Oeuvre Busters is available! Check it out below! Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy this episode about one of the great masterpieces of cinema.

So... about that Vulture Article: HIGH AND LOW with Bilge Ebiri (an Oeuvre Busters re-release!) 

HI! The films that we talked about this season that are on Metrograph's at home app are leaving September 28, 2022! Though they are available on Archive.org, Metrograph's versions are beautiful! Go watch and listen before we start our second season!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: LISTEN TO OUR FIRST SEASON NOW!

or, The Rohmerian Cinematic Universe

Welcome to RohmerCast, the podcast about Rohmer: his films, his working methods, and anything else we want to talk about related to Éric Rohmer.&nbsp; In finale of season one, we ask ourselves, “What is Rohmerian?” and explore the “Rohmer Cinematic Universe” through The Aviator’s Wife (1981), Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987), and Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987) -- the three films programmed by <a href="https://metrograph.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metrograp</a>h in their Summer of Rohmer series. This leads to the following tangents: what makes someone an auteur, the qualities of a Rohmerian performance, “reasonable” characters, testing one’s own philosophies and principles, the use of dramatic irony and planting and payoff in his narratives, location setting, his direct visual style, and&nbsp; the role of coincidence in our lives. All the films discussed in this season are available as part of the Metrograph’s <a href="https://metrograph.com/category/summer-of-rohmer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Summer of Rohmer</a> series and can be streamed via <a href="https://metrograph.com/at-home/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metrograph at Home</a> (membership required). The films are also available on <a href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Eric+rohmer%22" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Archive.org</a>. Music note: the music in this week's episode comes from the <a href="https://metrograph.com/category/summer-of-rohmer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Summer of Rohmer trailer on Metrograph's site</a>. You can find Liam Billingham on Twitter<a href="https://twitter.com/liamgbillingham?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @liamgbillingham</a> and Shaun Seneviratne on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebrownshaun/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> and Twitter<a href="https://twitter.com/thebrownshaun" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @thebrownshaun</a>. Primary Sources:<a href="https://bookshop.org/books/eric-rohmer-interviews/9781496802507" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eric Rohmer: Interviews</a> edited by Fiona Handyside<a href="https://bookshop.org/books/eric-rohmer-a-biography/9780231175586" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eric Rohmer: A Biography</a> by Noël Herpe and Antoine De Baecque #ericrohmer #frenchnewwave #cinema #nouvellevague #filminstagram #filmtwitter #frenchcinema #cinephile #criterioncollection @criterioncollection @metrograph @mubi #podcast #filmpodcast

Season 1 Finale: What is Rohmerian? (or, The Rohmerian Cinematic Universe!)

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