Eclipse Series 2: The Documentaries of Louis Malle

“So Louis Malle made this documentary called God's Country in 1985 or '86— '85. When I— I grew up in Minnesota, actually, and in 1985, or in '85 or '86, I remember seeing, Ross McElwee's Sherman's March, which is his kind of portrait of the South and his kind of pursuit of unavailable women in the South, and, being blown away by it. And then at the same time, I saw Louis Malle's God's Country, in which he goes and talks to farmers in Glencoe, Minnesota, which was like an hour outside of the Twin Cities where I grew up. And I saw them at the same time, and I just remember feeling again, you know, as with these innovative documentaries, this sense of wanting to make work like that. And that's my two cents.”

“Louis Malle, a box set of Louis Malle. Hey, like… Vive Le Tour, Phantom India, Calcutta, God’s Country, …And the Pursuit of Happiness. I think this is very promising. I’m a big fan of Louis Malle.”

“Louis Malle’s boxset also. Phantom India is a film that I... I discovered when I had gone for my admission at the film school. They showed us this film and they told us to, like, comment on it. It’s so contemporary, even though it’s so... From such a long time ago. I think it’s a must-watch for everyone. And yeah, it’s a great, great collection.”

“I want to see The Documentaries of Louis Malle. I don’t know them. Are you interested? I’d rather choose... I mean, I’m interested, but I know Louis because I worked with him, so I want to go to places I’ve never been. Well, I haven’t worked with him.”

“We saw this in the cinema once, particularly the Phantom India, which again, a massive beautiful documentary. That was a real revelation, particularly the sequences of the dance sequences.”