In which we discuss ”Citizen Langlois” (1995) and ”Rock Hudson's Home Movies” (1992).

Matt Ellis is a writer/academic/musician from Portland, Oregon. He has a PhD in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University and studies media, culture, and history from the left.

He is teaching a class on France in the 1960s on Cinejourneys from January 27th through February 17th. It’s 100 bucks for 4 weeks, on Zoom, about two hours a class, with access to the films and readings for the class. You’ll get a France in the 1960s packet prepared by Ellis covering the period and ideas in question, and an individual one-on-one meeting with him to develop ideas for your own interest or work. And of course the classes!

And CineJourneys has other classes upcoming too like “Casablanca, Mildred Pierce”, March 5th, and “The Infinite Worlds of David Lynch”, March 9th!

Links:

cinejourneys.com/the-birth-of-cinephilia-france-in-the-1960s/

historiesofthepresent.com

x.com/matthiasellis

matthewellis.online

Topics

film, cinema, nostalgia, preservation, Weimar, Henri Langlois, digital media, film education, collective experience, French New Wave

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction to Matt Ellis and His Classes

00:03:49 Exploring Weimar Cinema and Its Impact

00:06:38 The Evolution of Film Viewing Experiences

00:09:36 Nostalgia vs. Preservation in Film

00:12:50 Understanding Restorative and Reflective Nostalgia

00:20:56 Exploring Historical Context in Cinema

00:23:47 The Role of Archivists in Film History

00:28:05 Crisis of Access in the Digital Age

00:34:59 The Importance of Contextual Viewing

00:38:59 Rediscovering Lost Films and Their Impact