#philippe djian

[exhaled-spirals]

« Although I am, today, much more moved by sober writers (in terms of writing style), I still feel the greatest admiration (and a particular tenderness) for the others, the luxuriant ones, the generous, the feverish, the monsters. It's as though they were afraid of missing a single thing. They want to embrace the whole world, imprison it in a net they are weaving as they go, urgently, as if they had to erect a cathedral before nightfall, without anyone's help, at the risk of having the entire building fall in on them. Only the sheer size of the walls and the mass of material used can maintain the improbable balance and transform ugliness into beauty. These writers are saints. Sober writers are angels. »

— Philippe Djian, Ardoise

[creepynostalgy]

Jean-Hugue Anglade and Béatrice Dalle on set of 37°2 Le Matin aka Betty Blue (1986)

[theoscarsproject]

Betty Blue (1986). A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.

While this film is just soaked in masculine fantasy, I still enjoyed the first half as a depiction of a manic romance, particularly Béatrice Dalle's magnetic performance as the titular Betty, but good lord, if it doesn't let itself down in the final act where it pivots from sexist to outright misogynistic. The end of Betty's arc left me pretty furious, and I feel would likely colour any repeat viewing of it. Just - - yeah. Not Good. 4/10.

[linsaad]

¿No debería uno prestar la máxima atención a cada momento de la vida y convertirlo, por así decirlo, en el último cigarrillo antes de la ejecución, el cigarrillo del que se dicen tantas cosas buenas y se dice que es el rey de todos los cigarrillos y nada es mejor que ¿él? ¿No deberíamos tomar los cielos antes que arrastrarnos sobre nuestros escombros, no deberíamos tomar la medida de todo lo que nos rodea?

Philippe Djian

[cheruib]

2024 faves 🤍

(tagged by the sweetest @symptomofloves )

albums:

waysides by bedouine

glow by alice phoebe lou

charm by clairo

le tourbillon de ma vie by jeanne moreau

ask me tomorrow by mojave 3

books:

reality sandwiches by allen ginsberg

un soir d’été by philippe besson

les chats de hasard by anny duperey

la rue du chat qui pêche by yolande foldes

betty blue by philippe djian 💙

movies:

la chimera (2023)

paper moon (1973)

riddle of fire (2023)

the long goodbye (1973)

the red shoes (1948)

tagging: @soulmvtes @abigail @hearditinapastlife2019 @surrender2022 @unyearn @whimseee @dendrochronologies @annalogien @maryolive @marusyenka @callmemossbrain + anybody else who would love to share their faves with us! 🤍

[lisaalmeida]

Oui, bien sûr, il faudrait qu'elle comprenne que le Bonheur n'existe pas, que le Paradis n'existe pas, qu'il n'y a rien à gagner ou à perdre et qu'on ne peut rien changer pour l'essentiel.

Et si tu crois que le désespoir est tout ce qu'il te reste après ça, ben tu te goures une fois de plus, parce que le désespoir aussi est une illusion.

Tout ce que tu peux faire, c'est te coucher le soir et te relever le matin, si possible avec le sourire aux lèvres, et tu peux penser ce que tu veux ça ne changera rien, ça va seulement compliquer les choses.

- Philippe Djian, 37°2 le matin

[onlylivingforwords]

"C'est pas moi qui serre

Autour de ton cou"

Philippe Djian

[carraways-son]

Mercredi soir

Beau coucher de soleil sur l’océan, aussi implacable dans sa course qu’imprévisible dans sa manifestation, ses développements. Plus tard, l’émission de télé La Grande librairie avait pour invités Lydie Salvayre et deux écrivains contestés auxquels je suis fidèle depuis des décennies, Philippe Djian et Bret Easton Ellis. Même fenêtres fermées, l’océan est là, bien présent, comme un chien qui ronfle dans la nuit.

[andfurthermore]

Betty Blue - Director’s Cut

Please take this first bit with a spoonful of sugar because I really like the movie, especially the director’s cut, but both versions have a problem (well, two).

The rant

It has to be noted that along with the axiom that men generally don’t understand women, director Jean-Jacques Beineix and/or novelist Philippe Djian willfully misunderstand women for the sake of drama.

I say this because—one of the most googled questions/debates and my largest complaint—when they wanted to give Betty a mental illness/disability, rather than research and select one like, you know, writers, they made one up with the symptoms that would suit their needs. It’s at least lazy, it’s at most ableist and male chauvinistic.

The review

My biggest problem with the theatrical release is that Betty/Zorg’s relationship is lopsided. Apart from sex, Zorg doesn’t put in nearly the effort of Betty until the pregnancy. I think we’re supposed to count as good things all the slapping around of Betty he does when she has episodes. I don’t care if was the 80s, that’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.

In the director’s cut, Zorg is basically all-in, maybe even more than to man-scale. It was a real shift and relief for me.

It’s hard to go into what’s new without spoilers, but there are new storylines, lots of new moments, and things are rounded out.

Idk how you feel about the ending. Zorg says essentially “we belong together forever” and then the thing happens. Well, the thing still happens but a little more happens, too. Nothing drastic that would make it a poetic ending, maybe the opposite. Fuck, I just think the ending is ridiculous. Again with the bad writing in an otherwise good movie.

The wrap-up

If you read this review you, you may be entitled to financial compensation.

[puchkinalit]

Ardoise

Philippe Djian à la cinquantaine entreprend de rendre hommage aux écrivains qui ont bouleversé sa vie. Il ne s'agit pas de dresser une biobibliographie de leurs œuvres mais plutôt de dire en quoi chacun de ces maîtres a impacté sa propre existence. Ainsi sont évoqués Salinger et son Attrape-cœurs, Céline et Mort à crédit, le poète Blaise Cendrars, Jack Kerouac et son rouleau, le Moby Dick de Melville, Henry Miller, Faulkner, Hemingway, Richard Brautigan et Raymond Carver. Une belle ballade qui raconte en creux Philippe Djian mais qui donne surtout envie de lire ou relire ces grands écrivains pour la plupart américains.

7,5/10

Ardoise / Philippe Djian.- Julliard.

[skillstopallmedia]

Review of Without counting | Warning, minefield

With an almost “Nothombesque” regularity, Philippe Djian concocts very digestible novels almost every year, without however sinking into lightness. Updated at 6:00 p.m. Known for dissecting often explosive couple relationships, he borrows, with Without countingrefreshing paths for the author, but tortuous for his characters. In the center of the chessboard, Nathan, editor in a daily newspaper…

[matatoune]

(via Philippe Djian - Sans compter)  @Gallimard #Sanscompter commence comme un récit sur les intimidations économiques et finit comme un roman policier à tendance psychiatrique.  #philippedjian #roman #book Présentation ici https://vagabondageautourdesoi.com/2023/03/27/philippe-djian/

[creepynostalgy]

Béatrice Dalle and Jean-Hugue Anglade in 37°2 Le Matin aka Betty Blue (1986)

[vagabondageautourdesoi]

Philippe Djian - Sans compter

Est-ce qu’un roman de Philippe Djian se raconte ? Et, pourtant, il faut bien donner envie de s’y plonger, de s’y noyer même, pour s’imprégner de l’atmosphère de ce cinquante-septième roman, Sans compter. Brins d’histoire Nathan se dévoile sans en dire plus qu’il n’en faut. Il rencontre une randonneuse, Nicole, qui vient de passer quinze jours dans une forêt, complètement perdue ! Lui qui…

[cheruib]

for those asking!! the books i got are:

aurélien by louis aragon

betty blue by philippe djian

white nights by fyodor dostoyevsky

just bought 3 used books:-) so excited im going to try to read more even though i have to study like. every waking moment of the day

[midmarauder]