La Nouvelle Vague

I once heard a joke which played upon the resemblance of vague and vague but I can't remember how it went. I'd rather hoped Andy would make some variation of it during class but alas, no.

400 Blows

I saw 400 Blows a few years ago and I didn't enjoy it that much, to be honest. I couldn't lay a finger on exactly why but it didn't click with c. 15 year old Flick.

19 year old Flick enjoyed it much more. It's a very emotional story and there are just so many lovely touches. The poignant for me is when Antoine falls in love with the writings of Balzac and attempts to honour him by building a shrine, the whole thing going up in smoke.


The Lonliness of the Long Distance Runner

I really loved this, it was engrossing and a real window onto a world that has passed. I felt with the characters, and the little touches of humour helped to bring the story along.

I didn't find the ending as glorious as Andy did. This is just because of who I am etc etc - if I were to seek revenge on the institution I certainly wouldn't do it by spoiling my chances of personal success and increasing the likelihood of a long sentence. If I were in a borstal and any good at running I'd win that race for myself because I don't feel that I belong to or represent anyone else. The editing that showed his thought processes was very good though.