Destroy She Said Destroy She Said, the hard rock band from Melbourne, Australia are a grinding, incessant machine fuelled by a heady diet of classic Aussie rock and filtered through a range of influences including Black Sabbath, QOTSA, AC/DC and Rose Tattoo. Marguerite had two older siblings: Pierre, the eldest, and Paul. Being reborn into a Japanese story was bad enough. There are three characters who réside in a hôtel, or is it an asylum? Coming Soon. Start by marking “Destroy, She Said” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Circ ‎– Destroy She Said Genre: Electronic. Told in a series of drabbles. "Detruire..." is a good read, but lacks the subtlety of "L'Amant", "Le Ravissement" or "Moderato". Destroy, She said. I plan to reread this at some point, I'll be interested in seeing whether I get anything more concrete out of it then. Like many of Duras's novels, Destroy, She Said owes much to cinema, displaying a skillful interplay of dialogue and description. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. On the other hand, it's the only character that we actually get to see arrive from the outside, not a patient or guest, that is referred to by the others as insane. It is a play. «É quando estás presente que eu posso esquecer-te.». Like many of Duras's novels, Destroy, She Said owes much to cinema, displaying a skillful interplay of dialogue and description. There is no interview in the one I'm borrowing - no wait there is but it's all about the movie, no insight into this frustrating, gendered, ultra-French little roman. Nearing the end of ICM's best of 1969 movie poll,I took a look at titles which I may have overlooked for viewing. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Destroy She Said - Down to Dirty (2013) at the best online prices at eBay! I don't know if I could ultimately tell you. Refresh and try again. It's actually written as a play but reads well. By: remmy94. January 7, 2020 Just beyond, the woods, always the woods, a lure, a threat, a veil, a plot unfulfilled but tantalizing. DESTROY SHE SAID. Marguerite Duras almost never uses similies or metaphors. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. This is just the kind of book I wouldn't get through if any longer. [She believes the three characters—Thor, Stein, and Alissa—are in fact interchangeable. I did not get it at all so I do not give a rating. All Critics (1) Duras is at great pains here to create, despite her very specific sense of urgency, as open and destabilized a narrative as she can. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. 93 min. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy I love Duras's style, but I just don't get it. Thank you for existing, and writing. Word Horde presents the debut collection from critically-acclaimed Weird Fiction author Nadia Bulkin. Sites: Bandcamp, Facebook. Marguerite Duras was born Marguerite Donnadieu on 4 April 1914, in Gia Định, Cochinchina, French Indochina (now Vietnam). This book is very French in that weird let interesting way. Original Line-up: Simon McCollough (vocals), Dave Walker (guitar), Youngy (guitar), Scampers (bass) and Greg Aldrigde (drums). Summer Reading: The Hottest New Books of the Season. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published I definitely want to find the movie version. I avoided making curries. Just beyond, the woods, always the woods, a lure, a threat, a veil, a plot unfulfilled but tantalizing. Enmeshed in ritualistic power games, they continuously exchange personalities as each acts out his own ambiguous charades. Hmm, I kinda think Duras went a little too far in the spare, nonlinear direction with this one. Duras...she's great, for me this is second-tier Duras. Follow/Fav Destroy She Said. Statement from Destroy She Said: Some of you may have seen a bit of social media hoo ha over the past week regarding the appropriation of one of our songs. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. Existentiel dilemme, maybe? Maybe I'm not smart enough, but I don't know much more than what people are writing about in the reviews---maybe I am not literary enough to appreciate it. Silence. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. | Rotten (1). Warning: Spoilers. I edited the picture i had on my computer, =/ anyways enjoy comment suscribe do w/e you want It was a good place to live, despite its size and the lack of light, and in spite of the settling airs which held back escaping smells of the kitchen. Coming Soon. Be the first to ask a question about Destroy, She Said. The Unthinkable (Den blomstertid nu kommer), American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally. Elisabeth Alione (Catherine Sellers) is coping with a recent miscarriage and seems detached from her wealthy husband, Bernard (Daniel Gélin), while aspiring novelist Stein (Michael Lonsdale) grows increasingly besotted with the lovely Alissa. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. I am borrowing this from Dodie. Duras is at great pains here to create, despite her ver. and the Terms and Policies, Two men and two women, all mentally ill, meet in a desolate French convalescent hotel and become their own tiny insular society. Year: 2002. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". We’d like to take a moment to address any misconceptions that may have arisen as a result and to also address the use of terminology in relation to this song and subsequent claims made around it. Profile: Hard Rock band from Melbourne, Australia. This is a short, strange and haunting novel that I have been thinking about and trying to fully understand for years. Cinemark Coming Soon. Cinemark Marguerite Duras is such an assured stylist that I'm still dumbfounded by reading new works from her. In this classic novel by the best-selling author of The Lover, erotic intrigue masks a chillingly deceptive form of madness. At the end of her stay, the husband of the woman arrives to take her home. Welcome back. Read it, then read it again. Détruire, dit-elle; la Destruction la Parole = Destroy, She Said, Marguerite Duras Marguerite Donnadieu, known as Marguerite Duras (4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Buy Destroy, She Said (Duras, Marguerite) 1st Evergreen Ed by Duras, Marguerite (ISBN: 9780802151544) from Amazon's Book Store. I've read quite a few now, and Destroy, She Said would probably be up there hovering around my top five. Floating in ambiguity, three guests at a hotel that may be a sanitarium that may be some kind of waiting area just outside the next world that may be the most unremarkable of vacation spots -- three guests become obsessed with a fourth, and attempt to draw her into their company/game/world/madness, under the sound of unseen tennis courts. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. Sign up here. Free delivery for many products! There are recurring moods and motifs from the Duras repertoire: eroticism, lassitude, stifled desire, a beautiful woman, a mysterious forest, a desolate provincial hotel. 6 /10. Regal On vacation at a quiet hotel surrounded by a lush green forest, married couple Max (Henri Garcin) and Alissa (Nicole Hiss) become fast friends with two new arrivals. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. I avoided making curries. It's a short work, that benefited reading in one sitting, and I have since read it again. I pulled it off the shelf at her house and got engrossed, although usually I can't stand Duras. Their debut album Down to Dirty rolls right up to the listener, ready to pick a fight and buy you a beer after it’s over. Everyone knows Duras for 'The Lover', but she wrote many other novels, which may come as a surprize to some. Luckily, at 85 pages, I managed it in two sittings. Destroy, She Said (Détruire dit-elle) Quotes There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Three of the four main characters - Alissa, Max, and Stein are confident people, that is, in their chilling madness, and so begins a destructive game set in a rural hotel, which sees Elisabeth Alione, a vulnerable woman who is convalescing after giving birth to a stillborn child, being targeted for mental onslaught. I bought it at a used bookstore and, like in a fantasy movie, I found it has magical powers. Renowned French novelist Marguerite Duras directed the film from her own screenplay. I’ve read many times and will probably read it again. 2,158 likes. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. You're part of me [...] And I don't know you. At times, it is difficult to understand which of the men is engaging in dialogue. Her parents, Marie (née Legrand, 1877-1956) and Henri Donnadieu (1872-1921), were teachers from France who likely had met at Gia Định High School. I would still recommend it to fans of Duras and Nouveau Roman in general. “...a hypnotic film about five alienated people isolated in an otherworldly hotel. A couple years ago I was living in a basement suite, a bachelor pad, a single room with a half wall that divided the kitchen from the living and sleeping room and then a full wall that separated the kitchen from the bathroom, which was given the dignity of having its own door. Floating in ambiguity, three guests at a hotel that may be a sanitarium that may be some kind of waiting area just outside the next world that may be the most unremarkable of vacation spots -- three guests become obsessed with a fourth, and attempt to draw her into their company/game/world/madness, under the sound of unseen tennis courts. At times, it is difficult to understand which of the men is engaging in dialogue. All rights reserved. They spend much of the book engaging in conversations and semi erotic acts. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. Another 3.5 star book. She said, Destroy. In French with new subtitles by Spectacle. To see what your friends thought of this book, Détruire, dit-elle; la Destruction la Parole = Destroy, She Said, Marguerite Duras, Everyone knows Duras for 'The Lover', but she wrote many other novels, which may come as a surprize to some. In this classic novel by the best-selling author of The Lover, erotic intrigue masks a chillingly deceptive form of madness. The relationship of two men to a woman poses the question of whether they are both lovers of the woman, or whether one of the men is a spokesman or voyeur of the émotions or sentiment of the other man. It may have felt easy to read the first time around, but more complexities showed up the second time, giving it greater depth. Included in this volume is an in-depth interview with Marguerite Duras by Jacques Rivette and Jean Narboni. Yeah - I was engrossed, and then just grossed. Copyright © Fandango. morrison-dylan-fan 24 June 2018. Was this review helpful? There are recurring moods and motifs from the Duras repertoire: eroticism, lassitude, stifled desire, a beautiful woman, a mysterious forest, a desolate provincial hotel. Being reborn as the twin sister to a certain notorious mass murderer, was another thing entirely. It was a good place to live, despite its size and the lack of light, and in spite of the settling airs which held back escaping smells of the kitchen. Current Line-Up (2019): Simon McCollough (vocals), Dave Walker (guitar), Youngy (guitar), Bo Remy (bass) and Nick Hunt (drums). Destroy She Said, the hard rock band from Melbourne, Australia are a grinding, incessant machine fuelled by a heady diet of classic Aussie rock and filtered through a range of influences including Black Sabbath, QOTSA, AC/DC and Rose Tattoo. And like sleep-walkers, they spiral around and around eachother, under the sun and sound of the tennis courts, on the edge of the wood that none quite seem able to enter or pass through. Elisabeth Alione is convalescing in a hotel in rural France when she meets two men and another woman. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Anyway, this is her best novel, I think, a real killer. Stream Tracks and Playlists from Destroy She Said on … The bay windows are shut. 1986 Destroy She Said (Original) 8:07: Destroy She Said (De Donatis Remix) 5:42: Destroy She Said (Club Mix) 7:30: Credits (4) Alexander Perls Producer, Written-By. But what is that meaning? There is the dining hall and the woods where the characters meet and slowly reveal details of their intimacy, or is it proposed intimacy. She Said, Destroy. It's a clever work, that won't please those wanting something warm and comforting, as it's deceptively cold. Therefore very short. I don’t remember. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Max, a professor of future history and an aspiring author, is immediately attracted to the brooding wife of industrialist Bernard Alione, Elisabeth, who is recovering from a miscarriage. Once there were three character now two that remain in the hôtel, or is it an asylum? They had both had previous marriages. Being reborn into a Japanese story was bad enough. A couple years ago I was living in a basement suite, a bachelor pad, a single room with a half wall that divided the kitchen from the living and sleeping room and then a full wall that separated the kitchen from the bathroom, which was given the dignity of having its own door. Although Destroy, She Said avoids most of the vulgar conventional ties to place and character, and although it says very little once that it does not also say twice, it gives the impression finally of precision, eloquence and considerable wit. How many years? This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. I've read quite a few now, and Destroy, She Said would probably be up there hovering around my top five. In a secluded hotel circumscribed by a dense forest Max and Alissa Thor meet Stein and Elisabeth. 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