[Arte TV, february 19] Les Liaisons dangereuses

[Claude]

French-german culture TV station ARTE will be showing "Les liaisons dangereuses", the 1959 film by Roger Vadim, with Jeanne Moreau, Gerard Philippe, Boris Vian and others.

http://www.arte-tv.com/fr/semaine/244,broa...,year=2006.html

On Sunday 19th february 00:30 (the night from sunday to monday that is). It was also shown this week already at prime time, but I missed it.

NY Times review

Allmovie entry

The film is known among jazz fans for it's soundtrack composed by Duke Jordan and played by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with guest Barney Wilen. A different band appears in the film itself (Kenny Dorham, Barney Wilen, Duke Jordan, Paul Rovère, Kenny Clarke).

http://www.discogs.com/release/496255

Edited February 10, 2006 by Claude

[brownie]

Arte had this last evening already. Watched the opening scenes which feature the music by Thelonious Monk. The music is so much better than the film which has aged badly, not that it was really good when it was released. But Gérard Philippe and Jeanne Moreau make a strikingly beautiful pair, with all too brief appearances by Boris Vian.

Also always a joy to listen (and watch) Kenny Dorham, Barney Wilen, Duke Jordan (also getting composer's credit as Jack Marray!), Kenny Clarke play over the music from the Jazz Messengers.

Not to be missed if you have never seen this film.

[birdanddizzy]

Thank you Claude !

And a big to Arte !

[king ubu]

Arte had this last evening already. Watched the opening scenes which feature the music by Thelonious Monk. The music is so much better than the film which has aged badly, not that it was really good when it was released. But Gérard Philippe and Jeanne Moreau make a strikingly beautiful pair, with all too brief appearances by Boris Vian.

Also always a joy to listen (and watch) Kenny Dorham, Barney Wilen, Duke Jordan (also getting composer's credit as Jack Marray!), Kenny Clarke play over the music from the Jazz Messengers.

Not to be missed if you have never seen this film.

That sums it up quite nicely. But let me just repeat one thing: Moreau is so absolutely gorgeous in that film!

[brownie]

There was an earlier discussion on the Monk music for Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 here

Monk's music for the film has yet to be released!

[AllenLowe]

anybody know where Duke Jordan is these days?

[bertrand]

Allen,

It was posted on this forum a while ago that Jordan was still living in Europe (Denmark?) and quite ill.

Brownie,

Did you know Boris Vian? He was one of my heroes growing up.

Bertrand.

Edited February 11, 2006 by bertrand

[brownie]

Brownie,

Did you know Boris Vian? He was one of my heroes growing up.

Bertrand.

Same here.

Yes, I met him when I started writing for 'Jazz Hot'. At the time, he was one of the main contributors there.

I was asked to write an article with him on Frank Sinatra who was then turning out those great albums with Nelson Riddle for Capitol. I went to his place (right behind the Moulin Rouge) a couple of times to get this off the ground.

He was very, very busy by then with his record executive career, songwriting career. He was also at the start of his singing career. Too busy!

I was also busy with my highschool career

In the end, the Sinatra article was written by Marcel Romano ! With a small contribution by myself!

[medjuck]

I just got a copy of the new English translation of Vian's "Manual of Saint-Germain-Des-Pres. Didn't think it was very good but it's a beautiful edition-- I presume a copy of the original . BTW Do you know when the original was published? This edition never makes that clear. Bought it for the pictues of my old stomping grounds.

[brownie]

Medjuck, 'Manuel de Saint-Germain des Prés' was completed in 1950 but was first published posthumously in 1974.