04-30-2019, 09:17 PM
I'm subscribed to the Criterion channel, but they don't show these yet as streaming.
But among the double features they promote is the odd pairing of Last Hurrah for Chivalry and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
The reasoning is that both John Woo and Jacques Demy were trying to revitalize their genres, and also John Woo ranks The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (with a very young Catherine Deneuve) as a personal favorite. There were other parallels mentioned, but I think it's mostly a pairing designed to draw attention.
But among the double features they promote is the odd pairing of Last Hurrah for Chivalry and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
The reasoning is that both John Woo and Jacques Demy were trying to revitalize their genres, and also John Woo ranks The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (with a very young Catherine Deneuve) as a personal favorite. There were other parallels mentioned, but I think it's mostly a pairing designed to draw attention.
I'm nobody's pony.