Filmbrain's Screen Capture Quiz: Round 15, Week 10

Though few had trouble recognizing the owner of that curly head of hair, many believed the shot came from The Conversation rather than the correct answer, Bonnie and Clyde. That's Gene Hackman as Buck Barrow admiring C.W. Moss' (greatest character actor ever, Michael J. Pollard) tattoo in Arthur Penn's poetic take on the infamous duo. As much I love the film, I can't help but wonder how it would have turned out had Godard directed it, which came very close to happening. (If I remember correctly, the studio panicked at the 11th hour.) My week has pretty much consisted of timing subtitles for a nearly three-hour film, a Sisyphean task if ever there was one. At the end of a marathon session the other night, I collapsed on the sofa and actually sat through Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, as I was too burnt out to even deal with the remote. Sad days indeed. This week -- a remarkable close-up from an equally remarkable film that's perhaps a perfect choice for mother's day. Name the actress and the film. Submit your answers to this address. Good luck!

Comments

[Robert]

I've always heard that Truffaut actually came closer than Godard in getting the "Bonnie and Clyde" job, but backed away because he didn't think his English was good enough. There's a related anecdote that may be apochryphal, since I've only seen it in print in one source. After the success of "B & C", it was announced that Godard was going to direct Jules Feiffer's "Little Murders", from an adaptation by Newman and Benton. It fell through when Godard publicly stated that he was just going to take the money and make whatever film he wanted...

[mike]

"At the end of a marathon session the other night, I collapsed on the sofa and actually sat through Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, as I was too burnt out to even deal with the remote. Sad days indeed."

Heavy is the head that wears the crown, FB!!!

[Noel Vera]

What threw me was the gas mask. I shoulda recognized the tattoo.

[Paul Matwychuk]

Yeah, according to PICTURES AT A REVOLUTION, Truffaut was the director that Benton and Newman, the screenwriters, pursued most ardently. They had many meetings with him and apparently got some very valuable advice on the art of screenwriting, but Truffaut never quite committed to directing it. He was trying to put together FAHRENHEIT 451 at the time, and by the time Benton and Newman could get a studio interested in the project, Truffaut's interest had moved on to THE BRIDE WORE BLACK.

Truffaut arranged for Benton and Newman and (I believe) Warren Beatty to meet with Godard to feel him out as a possible replacement--Benton and Newman really wanted the film to have a French New Wave feel--but the meeting was a disaster, the personalities didn't mesh, and Godard stormed out after only a few minutes.

[Filmbrain]

My memory might be failing me, but I could swear Biskind had a lengthy section about Godard's involvement with B&C (initiated by Beatty) in Easy Riders and Raging Bulls.

[brian]

Hi, could you give me the title of this film?

Thanks

[Filmbrain]

Brian --

It's from Godard's Hail Mary.