Steamed Hams but it's the French New Wave

[@handsomebrick]

Sad that most filmgoers will never see this masterpiece, instead they just want to watch "Steamed Hams but it's Star Wars" while shoving popcorn in their faces.

[@yy-hj4br]

handsomebrick wow, that took me a second.

[@Youcifer]

Lmao

[@lukethekuya]

True cinema

[@EugeneOneguine]

It's really poorly done. There's only one actual edit and I could probably do it better with 2 months of photoshop experience. They just took the French clip and put a B&W filter.

[@theothertonydutch]

As a real movie connoisseur I never eat popcorn. I mean I just hate popcorn.

[@Rhino-n-Chips]

Even with a fire big enough to burn down a building, there's not enough smoking for a French film.

[@Micolash_is_behind_you]

lol!

[@africanzungu7350]

God tier comment

[@micahgelfand8282]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@suicidalalien6298]

Agreed...

[@TrintellixLeGaulois]

The fact that the subtitles aren't faithful to the French audio is the cherry on the top. 10/10.

[@yvonetubla7682]

yes they are

[@Edwing77]

@@yvonetubla7682 right, for it's "poetic faithfulness" - the essence of the subtitles being equivalent to that of the dialog (or how Monsieur Scuynère put with regard to burgers vs. clams) in comparison to the unfathomable vastness of the universe 🍷🥖

[@theothertonydutch]

@@Edwing77 French isn't real anyway. France doesn't exist. It's a hollywood myth invented to have an exotic location to visit. Source: I've been to france and it wasn't there.

[@andrerenault]

I like how it’s “steamed salmon” in the audio

[@randl7423]

@@andrerenault So it can rhyme with "jambon" I would asssume. Salmon/ jambon

[@necrolapin]

- You call hamburgers steamed hams. - Yes, it’s a Parisian dialect. - Uh-huh. Which bank ? - Uh, Rive Droite - Really. Well, I’m from Le Marais and I never heard anyone use the phrase, “steamed hams.” - Oh, not in Le Marais, no; it’s an Montmartre expression. - I see.

[@trisblackshaw1640]

Nice.😂

[@paftaf]

Le Marais is on left bank (left of the river, as the water flows towards the ocean)

[@necrolapin]

@@paftaf No it's not.

[@paftaf]

@@necrolapin Oops, yes, rive droite. Thanks.

[@theothertonydutch]

@@paftaf If that's some sort of mnemonic device it wouldn't hold any water because the Seine has a bunch of curves and bends in it, and more importantly the Seine spills into the English channel which is arguably not the Atlantic ocean proper.

[@yokatta-f]

-Superintendent, I hope you're ready for some mind-watering postmodernism!

[@oliverhilton6086]

I thought we were having existentialism?

[@suchiuomizu]

Ho ho ho, delightfully dadaist, Seymour.

[@End-Result]

@@suchiuomizu if only

[@sylph8005]

@suchiuomizu Why is your art without meaning, Seymour?

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

It's a regional mise-en-scene

[@twokool4skool129]

"Seymour! The house is on fire!" "No mother, that's just a manifestation of our eternal struggle against an uncaring universe."

[@aptspire]

Ah yes, I liked the critique of modern american economy, of Skinner running in front of the Simpsons' house, as it displays the absurdity that Skinner, a single man living with his mother, has a smaller, older house than that of the Simpsons, a family of five with a single breadwinner. Our tortured protagonist is in a hurry, while the cozy bourgeois stand still and relax. Truly a masterpiece. Let us not forget the ending, where Skinner has a choice to make: he either keeps this charade going, or he accepts the moral high ground by revealing his lie to Chalmers.The best part is the ambiguity of it, to have the audience guess Skinner's choice according to the hints previously given in this short film. Beautiful.

[@Jobseekr_Music]

excellent deconstruction! I'd also like to point out the films mockery of the bourgeois' so called superior taste, as when Chalmers (a clear stand in for the upper class) is confronted with the spread laid out by Seymour, although he asks some questions at first, he ultimately accepts Seymours lies and accepts the meal as worthy of his approval (and hence the approval of his echelon) , only cementing the fact that the taste of the upper classes is a total facade!

[@BizzarroGames]

I love you guys

[@FeatherWait]

Ah, les mots justes.

[@ALOTOFCARROTSTICKS]

Nice.

[@bengszy8124]

According to the popular opinion, the "Aurora borealis" can be considered as a "MacGuffin" which has no concrete meaning but functions as a plot device. However, I think Truffaut did something more subtle here. Imagine such a transcendental natural phenomenon happens in such a mondane circumstance and all its purpose is to cover up a horrific disaster caused by human error, hence in the last zoomed shot we see the struggling and hesitation on Skinner's face, he'd rather believe the existence of the Northern Lights than accept the death of his mother done by his own hand. Despite the already known fact that it's going to be an unresolved tragedy for Skinner, the film ended as if there was alternative and possibility for hope, Truffaut showed us his humanistic concern by not showing us the answer.

[@FungusMossGnosis]

It really burns my Balzac that this was snubbed at Cannes in favor of that puerile Hans Moleman schlock.

[@handsomebrick]

The real travesty is the American remake starring George C. Scott.

[@Isaacandjed]

One has steamed hams, but the other has a football in the groin

[@videoplusdvd]

“Un homme se fait frapper par un ballon de football”

[@amancalleddaniel1544]

But, the ball. His groin. It works on so many levels.

[@placerofobs5020]

I've heard people demand the final scene be recut so that Skinner gives a definitive answer to Chalmers. Philistines. The ambiguity is the point, it encapsulates all the themes of the film while at the same time subverting them.

[@bdletoast09]

Clearly Truffaut wanted us to ponder the true meaning of the aurora borealis and what the acceptance or refusal of Skinner would mean for his relationship with Chalmers going forward. The entire point of the film is the study of the reflection of the self within other. If Skinner were to give an answer, it would mess the entire thesis!

[@taiyoqun]

Oh, how ignorant some people can be! You couldn't be further from the truth you absolute troglodytes. The intention is clear. Skinner doesn't answer because it isn't on him to answer that. If Chalmers has really been captivated by the presence of aurora borealis and he truly wants to see it at that time of year, at that time of day, in France, completely localised within Skinner's kitchen, he needs to break with his conceptions of this inscrutable and fully unknowable universe. And only with the regained ignorance of an infant he can truly see aurora borealis where there is none. That was the unavoidable path of his character during the film. He starts depressed by the meaninglessness of the world and gets exposed to Skinner's absurdist philosophy, finding a more filling way to live by choosing to believe that truth isn't true, and falling in love with Skinner. For Skinner, the refusal to answer is filled with surprise, since that's the first moment he realises Chalmers wasn't humouring him and he was actually falling for how he was. He doesn't answer because he's just realised what Chalmers wants, and there's nothing at that point anyone can do to avoid it. It's a classic story of a middle-class worker trapped in the socioeconomic whirlpool having a philosophical awakening and falling for the person who helped them escape. The 1986 murals and the bande dessinée expand the story a bit and refine the essence of the original film.

[@0axel078]

When it started, I was hoping the end would be a zoom-in close-up of a freeze-framed face. I was not disappointed.

[@impatienstheshmuck5348]

400 Blows?

[@hipsterelephant2660]

You win the Palm D'oh

[@hannahs1253]

Underrated my goodness😂😂

[@willwatt4348]

Steamed Cannes?

[@MundoJuanci]

Will Watt Sundance Hams?

[@HarryBillyBobGeorge]

AT THIS TIME OF YEAR AT THIS TIME OF DAY IN THIS COUNTRY LOCALIZED ENTIRELY ON KZbin?

[@bswiders]

Palme d'Oh!

[@handsomebrick]

You call Sundanceburgers Steamed Cannes?

[@Micolash_is_behind_you]

ayyyyyyyyyyyy

[@WheresPoochie]

The 400 D'Ohs

[@TheNationalfilmbored]

The Last Metro to Springfield

[@oscartovar5756]

A homer is a homer

[@tomasolivo6741]

Seymort le fou

[@greatcoldemptiness]

Homerlin Marginin

[@averagesizedperson]

I loved the special features they added on the Blu-Ray! The documentary about the Albany School was interesting as I had never heard of their form of philosophy, or their conflict with the Utica Realists. The video essay from Tony Zhou on how Mathieu de Groening based his shot composition on American television of the time was really eye-opening, as was the DVD commentary by film scholar Matthew Patrick. All in all, a great package. They even had the long-lost deleted musical number!

[@mortenrl1946]

You might enjoy the book "House of Leaves"

[@nakedflames]

That running scene was surprisingly evocative

[@conordrake2986]

Look up the final scene of the 400 Blows

[@nakedflames]

jean-pierre leaud has got to be one of my favourite actors, he's so incredible in la maman et la putain

[@almerylc128]

Does 2kki count as a cult vg? I think it does

[@FaustoBoamorte]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/haOUi4SApLJjapI Steamed Hams but it's a Portuguese live action remake xD

[@caffeinatedcinema1096]

This new 4K transfer is in excellent condition, looks like it was shot yesterday. Hopefully the original short film this was based on gets included on the Blu Ray.

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

Caffeinated Cinema Eh it's overrrated tbh, I prefer the American remake

[@caffeinatedcinema1096]

Jenifer Joseph I actually liked the American remake a great deal, it breathed new life in to the source material while still respecting its core themes. It's style was inventive in its own way, but the original just has far more replay value for me.

[@AshleyPomeroy]

I think the decision to add back the scenes taken out after early screenings is a mistake. The sound restoration is impressive - the footage was originally found in a disused nunnery in Mexico - but the director removed those scenes for a reason. It just destroys the pacing.

[@MapleMilk]

But Steamed Hams is already an art film.

[@Arcademan09]

MapleMilk *we need to go deeper*

[@ezandman6804]

Arcademan09 Any suggestions? :-)

[@BearOldcastle]

Epic theater, some needs to go full Brecht on this.

[@ezandman6804]

Sounds intense , good idea!

[@ezandman6804]

Bear Oldcastle, if I could I would make a dutch movie version for Steamed Hams. I am from the Netherlands.

[@tubularmonkeymaniac]

I am writing a dissertation on this.

[@tarentino3269]

Il disent essay en anglais

[@mauriaagria]

The voices of Seymour and Chalmers in French are beautiful.

[@Louisleloup123]

With South Park, I think the Simpsons sound so much better in french than in English. But I might be biased because I was raised with these voices haha

[@newnemesis666]

Totally

[@yarpen26]

It's really weird to think of such utterly American things as these two shows in any language other than English.

[@SynGirl32]

They actually translated the jokes really well. They're still called Steamed Hams, as it was supposed to be steamed Salmon (Salmon and Ham sound very similar).

[@Fuchsfein]

Absolutely agree with this, I find their voices strangely soothing... It's so pleasant.

[@MetroPolo1]

You had me at the criterion collection logo. But everything is perfect... and I just loved the open ending.

[@janicechristiedenton0451]

The Criterion logo made this perfect right from the start.

[@TimeandMonotony]

Camilo Alves I saw it in the thumbnail and immediately clicked.

[@TimeandMonotony]

Oh my god the criterion collection. PERFECT!

[@TrayChester]

i think there is something to say about the scene where Chalmers finds Seymour in the kitchen. Seymour says he is trying to prolong his feeble existence, and Chalmers completely ignores this to ask about the oven. Seymour is only in this situation to attempt to impress Chalmers, and Chalmers, being a man of higher status, ignores the "lesser mans" direct call to his plight, in order to point out a symptom of said plight. Chalmers could make a lot of Seymours problems go away. Seymour only has a lot of these problems due to his need to impress Chalmers, and when the idea of a less then satisfying life is presented to Chalmers, he merely turns and points out one of the things lowering its quality. The take away here is that "the higher parts of society don't care that you suffer, the most they will do is make you more aware of your suffering"

[@mariuspoppFM]

Great words

[@cyberninjazero5659]

I feel the fact that he asks "Why" contradicts that, in asking the question "why" he attempts to peer into Skinners soul and discover what torments him so, only to be rebuffed by Skinner maintaining his charade thus elaborating deeper that even if the Elite are willing to help or at least understand, the lower parts of society too, are entrapped in the multifaceted patterns of deception making understanding impossible but a Further uncovering would show that Chalmers immediately left after he was rebuffed thus placing the original question into doubt once again. The films ambiguous ending asks the ultimate question of whether this charade can continue indefinitely no matter how flimsy the lie we call society becomes or if it's face will truly be uncovered when it's consequences burn around us. Steamed Hams remains a cinematic masterpiece to this day for it's insights into the human soul

[@novakattila]

Delightfully Pretentious Seymor

[@oldfool666]

Why pretentious?

[@BizzarroGames]

oldfool666 It's a french black and white "animated experiment" with meaningless pseudo philosophical sentences. That's why.

[@caffeinatedcinema1096]

I believe the critics called it "Delightfully Evocative."

[@legrubermeister3451]

It’s new wave you dip

[@novakattila]

We just don't get it

[@samking4704]

Not enough jump cuts

[@blakebonecutter]

Seriously considered adding more. There's actually a few small ones if you keep an eye out. I may have been too subtle with it tho

[@ebm93]

Go full Breathless

[@CaioAraujoRibeiro]

I mean, it said it was directed by Truffaut, he doesn't use it as much as Goddard

[@tomthefish6064]

This meme is definitely one of my favourites purely because of the creativity that goes into versions of these

[@yarpen26]

It's kinda like the prequel memes: it's not just one meme, just a whole bunch of them strung together. So they don't get old as fast as others.

[@k-leb4671]

A one-way ticket to Palme d'Or.

[@UltraVibeProductions]

Don't cry for hams, they're already steamed.

[@handsomebrick]

I see you are a fan of Pukeahontas.

[@louistournas120]

+TendoGamer101: Barney's Pukehontas was pretty good but Football in the Groin had a football i the groin.

[@yedi15]

Fookin brilliant, can't wait to add this to my letterboxd diary

[@mmovingcoins6249]

peaky fookin blindars

[@tomboz777]

What yow talkin about bab?

[@FaustoBoamorte]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/haOUi4SApLJjapI Steamed Hams but it's a Portuguese live action remake xD

[@Howlingd0g]

Someone needs to do a Jacques Tati version where the farce is conveyed in subtle mime and small comedic moments timed to perfection. I may be the only person on the internet to want this...

[@BizzarroGames]

Howlin' Dog Can you imagine the mise en scene? We would probably be able to see Skinner going to Krusty Burguer, buying the sandwiches and coming back right from the dinner room!

[@Howlingd0g]

Felipe Penteado But keep your eyes on the little dog in the left hand corner, or the man in the background with very exaggerated hand gestures.

[@lawrencelewis8105]

No you ain't!

[@diverguy3556]

Nope, that would be incredible. I want it so bad.

[@crispysteve42]

Well, Jean Reardon was an odd filmmaker but I must say, he shot a good film

[@peteranderson037]

This isn't French New Wave. This scene has a discrete beginning, middle, and end with a logical sequence of events all the way through. In order for this to be French New Wave it will need to be edited with large chunks of the plot missing and some shots placed out of order to make the audience constantly feel like they've missed some vital piece of information. The dialogue will also need to randomly change direction throughout the scene. This can be accomplished by taking the scripts from three different movies and shuffling the pages like a deck of cards. Also, you will need to violate the 180-degree rule several times for no discernible reason.

[@blakebonecutter]

lol this is true

[@sonnyalan9605]

Precisely. Plot is a bourgeois convention.

[@harrisonmorrow7172]

Right? Where are the dutch angles?

[@davidlevy4291]

Pfft. you're just thinking of Godard! this is clearly more of a Truffaut production!

[@verinonrenthar9176]

this guy gets it

[@TheProfet24]

The two main characters aren't smoking cigarettes all the time 9/10

[@SU76M]

I thought we are having 0/10.

[@brettconsolacion3027]

My three reasons: 1. Steamed Clams 2. Steamed Hams 3. Aurora Borealis

[@TimeandMonotony]

Brett Consolacion best comment.

[@ricksflicks-]

Finally, a Steamed Hams worthy of my film school degree.

[@jeremiahwallace2275]

I can hear the cries of anger from the French as Seymour suggests using fast food and disguising it as his own cooking.

[@tacticalbondsh]

"exercising to prolong my feeble existence" me at the gym

[@vaudevillain_2]

As a film student that just saw The 400 Blows, thank you. This was marvellous.

[@lillotso]

Few people know that indeed

[@reddyandre]

So many unanswered questions...

[@JimTheCurator]

You forgot to add Kino Lorber and Janus Films to the opening credits.

[@AndyKazama2]

Easily top 5 Steamed Hams

[@b3stafer4]

Top 3 fella

[@Mongolianpizza]

i'm going to get this when barnes and noble have the 50% off sale

[@marcor7044]

I attended the premiere for this film at the Cannes film festival, days before it won the Palme. I knew very little french back then but this really inspired me to make an effort to learn. Truffaut´s best film no matter what anyone says

[@CornyBum]

I can't believe you got to be there for the 17-minute standing ovation.

[@marcor7044]

@@CornyBum I know, I loved it so much I caught its world premiere at TIFF and attended the Oscar ceremony where it won Best Foreign Language Film over other contenders like Germany´s ´Steamed Hams but it´s a german expressionist film´

[@billjohnson2081]

Little known fact Francois Truffaut wrote for the Simpsons from '89 to '93 and this skit was put together from some of the unfinished drafts he left in the coffee lounge.

[@bensomethingetc]

-Old family recipe... -For steamed clams? -What is the point in signs which cannot adequately describe their subjects? -Why speak if you do not intend to convey meaning? -Um.. I should- Excuse me one moment.

[@QuantumElectricians]

This is excellent. Amazing attention to the authentic sound design!

[@squidlad]

A beautiful and transcendent piece of work, worthy of singular acclaim amongst the true greats of world cinema. A tragedy then that the vastly inferior American remake three decades later would tarnish the legacy of "Steamed Hams".

[@ccllarar]

why is the bit at the end when chalmers talk about the aurora borealis and the sad music comes in surprisingly touching

[@jakeola10]

K I N O

[@briancollins1296]

This is so true it's almost not even funny.

[@Mythraen]

I feel like it should have said "directions are meaningless in a directionless world."

[@wohololao]

I love how the director at 1:28 represents through Skinner's slowly running the desperation suffering of the human condition in a constant search of fixes for past mistakes. Genius

[@onemoreminute0543]

"Now this is pure cinema" - Martin Quotesese

[@aspectofhades]

The music that plays from 1:28 and at various other points in this video is from the soundtrack of Les quatre cents coups, if anyone is wondering.

[@charles_heres]

"Truth is merely a construction of our limited minds in a limitless universe"

[@davidninja20]

The 400 Blows is one of my all time favorite films and this video definitely pays tribute. Great job!

[@malsypright]

That cliffhanger at the end...

[@robgilbert1323]

Winner Of Short Film At cannes Film festival

[@hollandvw4250]

"Vous appelez "jambon-vapeur" les hamburgers vous ? - Oui, c'est un dialecte régional. - Hum hum hum. De quelle région ? - De Haute-Savoie. - Vraiment ? Je viens d'Annecy et je n'ai jamais entendu employée l'expression "jambon-vapeur". - Ah, mais pas à Annecy, ça vient de la région de Thonon-les-Bains. - Moui, je vois."

[@paulfish97]

This video should have been called "400 blows Steamed Hams", it's the only Nouvelle Vague movie reference. Still fun!

[@twokool4skool129]

"Exercising to prolong my feeble existence" I think I just found my new motto.

[@michaelstuart341]

Other then there not being enough chaotic editing, this was perfect.

[@SCWood]

You forgot to tamper with the conventions of film editing.

[@henryolsen6248]

I love how you changed the 400 Blows theme music just slightly.

[@yeahcat7509]

This is my favorite movie, behind Citizen Kane of course. So good to see Jambons Cuits a la Vapeur in the original French - it’s faithful to the initial intent of the auteur

[@CloudyNebula]

Why does this not have millions of views is beyond my comprehension

[@Waxalousgalaxy]

I was so ready to hate this but its so good.

[@florianpierredumont4775]

< The "New Vague" had nothing really new, but sure was very vague. > (attributed to Michel Audiard).

[@LHGoupyl]

Starring Jean Dujardin as Skinner and Jean Dujardin as Chalmers. Special thanks to Jean Dujardin for the help on screen.

[@joshbooth3943]

9/10 needs more jumpcuts and existentialist themes

[@redtexan7053]

The 400 Hams

[@jackmonaghan8477]

I remember Jean-Luc Godard would later helm his take on this but in the end Skinner shot Chalmers and ran off to join Springfield's local revolutionary movement.

[@tincansquaredance]

That's how I run in my dreams.

[@PatrickWDunne]

The 400 Hams Hamless Celine and Steamed Hams Go Boating Hams Mon Amour Hams from 5 to 7

[@Autotrope]

One thing that has always amused me about this scene is that Flanders' kitchen is literally empty apart from an oven and a window

[@Derpageddon]

*[PTSD flashback to film class]*

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

Hiro-steama, mon amour

[@thegreatthesame98]

I love how it doesn't end with a clear resolution. That's very french new wave. lol

[@shadowsnake94]

This video has a 4.3 average on letterboxd

[@wiredupauhi]

Quincy Archer was it taken down

[@coltpoke2]

This totally works as an art film. The script and everything. I'm more impressed it's actually in French

[@arivas4846]

Now do Italian Neorealism.

[@haileyshannon7548]

or a Woody Allen film!

[@BizzarroGames]

Or Steamed Hams directed by Tarkovski

[@miiirky1904]

A Rivas now I want an Italian Neorealism version.

[@Statusinator]

I want a futurist version.

[@MrLuigi5577]

Bergman please!

[@elronman]

was expecting more random cutaways.

[@jphillips6983]

Give this man the $10,000!

[@kerrytking]

This meme just keeps on giving, haha

[@marekkawka2529]

They should also be smoking the entire time

[@absinthefandubs9130]

I expected gritty minimal wave music. C'EST LE DISAPPOINTEMENT GIGANTIQUE

[@connorsoldvideos]

I think I remember watching this in film school.

[@MilwaukeeF40C]

If you think you can remember, you weren't in film school at all.

[@lyxandrast0ttr0n1x8]

Well I feel significantly more cultured after watching this

[@erik_gerhard]

"Non."

[@r.v.3540]

Needs multiple angles of Skinner jumping out the window.

[@mathieuleader8601]

a unforgettable luncheon at an arthouse

[@JaredPlotts]

This is heavily referencing L'Orphee, which is an incredible movie. Director Jean Cocteau deployed some unique fx that still hold up very well today. It's a worthy watch. "A glass of water lights up the world."

[@Icebears4ever]

Holy shit this is awesome adding it to my Letterboxd diary.

[@glowkirby]

Criterion did such an amazing job remastering this film

[@dingleberryhandpump802]

*Smokes a cigarette in black and white*

[@friendlyrusset]

*comes in with a black noir dress*

[@moritzzz1]

"This better has the menu" I thought, and it actually did. And I love you now for that

[@PACKERMAN2077]

it looks just like those poor quality straight DVD rips from 1997 that I paid £79.99 for.

[@jaigooroo4041]

Love that close-up to Skinner's face at the end just like in 'Les quatre cents coups' lol

[@hazel3390]

criterion im already weeing myself

[@jesser6229]

saw Steamed Hams but it's Scream VI in the cinema the other day, really great film

[@captainchaos3667]

The funny thing is that the audio is actually just a straight translation from the American. I assume the subtitles are lampooning some perceived snobbishness in how these films are discussed in America.