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China\u2019s Hou Hsiao-hsien, director of The Flowers of Shanghai, Cafe Lumiere <\/em>and Three Times <\/em>(one of this year\u2019s best films), is back at work. And this time, he\u2019s filming in Paris\u2026 with Juliette Binoche.<\/p>\n

Even more interesting, some of the film takes place inside the Musee d\u2019Orsay, my favorite museum, and is the first of four films in a series celebrating that museum. As if that isn\u2019t enough to make me do the Dance of Joy (no, don\u2019t look for it on YouTube\u2026 some things should remain secret), it turns out that another of those four films will be directed by Jim Jarmusch.<\/p>\n

I visited the Musee d\u2019Orsay fifteen years ago, and I can picture it vividly\u2026 more vividly, in fact, than many places I\u2019ve visited in the last couple of years. I love the Louvre, don\u2019t get me wrong, but the light in the Musee d\u2019Orsay is quite different. In the Louvre, I feel closed in, as if I\u2019m descending into a labyrinthine mine full of beauty and history. The rooms are extraordinary, but they can make one claustrophobic after a while. The Orsay, on the other hand, is open and alive with natural light. I think that light suits the art, and invigorates the visitor. There\u2019s so much to enjoy there, and it\u2019s nice to feel comfortable strolling for hours and hours.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t wait to see what Hou Hsiao-hsien will do there. He\u2019s a master of long, slow scenes, and that should allow the museum to become as strong a presence as any character in the film.<\/p>\n

My favorite actress, my favorite museum, and one of my favorite directors, all together for one film. Now THAT qualifies as \u201cain\u2019t it cool\u201d news!!<\/p>\n

For some reason, I have an urge to go out and rent Russian Ark <\/em>again\u2026.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"