Justine was featured in a live radio reading and discussion on Resonance104.4FM FM and on-line - http://resonancefm.com/
Inspiring Eric Rohmer (1920 - 2010):
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688 – 1763)
Wednesday March 11th, 2015, 8-9pm - with:
Justine Waddell (actor and screenwriter)
Joanna Hogg (curator and film-maker)
Gareth Evans (curator of film at Whitechapel Art Gallery)
Jonathan Romney (critic and film-maker)
Adam Roberts (curator and film-maker)
Who was Marivaux and why does he matter to lovers of Eric Rohmer's superb cinema?
The BFI are just coming to the end of a 2 month orgy of Rohmer - films that are adored by many for their poised dialogue scenes, where heart searching often leads to unexpected discoveries, where the human heart rarely if ever knows itself. Eric Rohmer's characterisations and plotting have been compared to that found in the plays of Marivaux - who straddled the 17th and 18th Centuries, and was best known for the drama he made for the Comédie-Française in Paris.
From his name comes the word 'marivaudage' - which indicates a comedy, with a romantic setting, nuanced dialogue and a concern for fine shades of feeling. This is achieved by means of deft and witty wordplay, perhaps of a rather precious kind. Which all sounds rather like a Rohmer film. This was first suggested by the critic Michel Serceau, although Rohmer resisted this claim in a 1994 Cinema de notre temps edition: Preuves à l'appui (see here)
This radio presentation offers a gathering of film writers, curators, actors and film-makers to read (very informally) through a play by Marivaux and then think about what is revealed - is Marivaux the source of the peculiar and distinctive style that Rohmer offered? The play selected is Careless Vows (originally Les serments indiscrets), translated by John Walters. With many thanks to Methuen.
A look at Rohmer's Le rayon vert (The Green Ray, 1986), currently playing in various venues in a newly restored version, but also available on DVD, is recommended before you listen.
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Justine was in a new radio play on March 11, 2015
Marivaux's Careless Vow:
A play reading with discussion asking who was Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688 – 1763), and why does he matter to lovers of Eric Rohmer's superb cinema? – presented by A Nos Amours. Gathering film writers, curators, actors and film-makers to read hrough Marivaux’s Careless Vows then deciding if this 17th Century play is the key to French New Wave master Rohmer’s distinctive film style. With great thanks to Methuen. Featuring Justine Waddell, Joanna Hogg, Gareth Evans, Jonathan Romney, Anna Procter and Adam Roberts. Visit anosamours.co.uk for more information.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/extended-clear-spot-marivauxs-careless-vows-11th-march-2015/
Listen to Justine Waddell audio clips from commercial ads here:
http://www.box.net/shared/mieu475s0c
Excerpts from the BBC Radio Drama for King Lear (Act 1, Scene 1; Act 4, Scene 4; Act 4, Scene 7):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZfGZG0F4dg&feature=youtube_gdata
TessMainTheme.mp3
Inspiring Eric Rohmer (1920 - 2010):
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688 – 1763)
Wednesday March 11th, 2015, 8-9pm - with:
Justine Waddell (actor and screenwriter)
Joanna Hogg (curator and film-maker)
Gareth Evans (curator of film at Whitechapel Art Gallery)
Jonathan Romney (critic and film-maker)
Adam Roberts (curator and film-maker)
Who was Marivaux and why does he matter to lovers of Eric Rohmer's superb cinema?
The BFI are just coming to the end of a 2 month orgy of Rohmer - films that are adored by many for their poised dialogue scenes, where heart searching often leads to unexpected discoveries, where the human heart rarely if ever knows itself. Eric Rohmer's characterisations and plotting have been compared to that found in the plays of Marivaux - who straddled the 17th and 18th Centuries, and was best known for the drama he made for the Comédie-Française in Paris.
From his name comes the word 'marivaudage' - which indicates a comedy, with a romantic setting, nuanced dialogue and a concern for fine shades of feeling. This is achieved by means of deft and witty wordplay, perhaps of a rather precious kind. Which all sounds rather like a Rohmer film. This was first suggested by the critic Michel Serceau, although Rohmer resisted this claim in a 1994 Cinema de notre temps edition: Preuves à l'appui (see here)
This radio presentation offers a gathering of film writers, curators, actors and film-makers to read (very informally) through a play by Marivaux and then think about what is revealed - is Marivaux the source of the peculiar and distinctive style that Rohmer offered? The play selected is Careless Vows (originally Les serments indiscrets), translated by John Walters. With many thanks to Methuen.
A look at Rohmer's Le rayon vert (The Green Ray, 1986), currently playing in various venues in a newly restored version, but also available on DVD, is recommended before you listen.
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Justine was in a new radio play on March 11, 2015
Marivaux's Careless Vow:
A play reading with discussion asking who was Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688 – 1763), and why does he matter to lovers of Eric Rohmer's superb cinema? – presented by A Nos Amours. Gathering film writers, curators, actors and film-makers to read hrough Marivaux’s Careless Vows then deciding if this 17th Century play is the key to French New Wave master Rohmer’s distinctive film style. With great thanks to Methuen. Featuring Justine Waddell, Joanna Hogg, Gareth Evans, Jonathan Romney, Anna Procter and Adam Roberts. Visit anosamours.co.uk for more information.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/extended-clear-spot-marivauxs-careless-vows-11th-march-2015/
Listen to Justine Waddell audio clips from commercial ads here:
http://www.box.net/shared/mieu475s0c
Excerpts from the BBC Radio Drama for King Lear (Act 1, Scene 1; Act 4, Scene 4; Act 4, Scene 7):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZfGZG0F4dg&feature=youtube_gdata
TessMainTheme.mp3
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