There's a silent movie called, I think, "Greed" that is a kick in the head. It only exists in bits that have been salvaged over time, but it is very cool. I wonder if "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" has pieces missing from it or if the disconnectedness is part of the whole plot-twist that's going on. Maybe the director had more respect for the audience's ability to keep up.
When we landed here you said you needed a few days to get space worthy again and is there somethin' wrong with your bunk?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
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Connie Neil - Jun 11, 2009 9:15:40 am PDT #2378 of 30000
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Kathy A - Jun 11, 2009 9:40:40 am PDT #2379 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I think my favorite silent film is The Passion of Joan of Arc. Amazing film, very modernist in the use of the extreme close ups and stark backdrops, and Falconetti is incredible in the title role.
DavidS - Jun 11, 2009 10:10:21 am PDT #2380 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I wonder if "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" has pieces missing from it or if the disconnectedness is part of the whole plot-twist that's going on. Maybe the director had more respect for the audience's ability to keep up.
Caligari's intact. The disconnectedness was intentional. Then again, it did have more than one director. Did you know it played continuously in Paris for decades? The first cult film.
Connie Neil - Jun 11, 2009 10:18:55 am PDT #2381 of 30000
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I have a DVD of Caligari that I found in a dollar store. I first saw it in a film class in college, and I find it very intriguing.
Fred Pete - Jun 11, 2009 10:20:47 am PDT #2382 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
I think my favorite silent film is The Passion of Joan of Arc
An incredibly good film, but too intense to see more than once.
"Greed" that is a kick in the head.
One that I'd love to see in its complete form.
Atropa - Jun 11, 2009 10:24:11 am PDT #2383 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Calvin's dad told Calvin this....
MY dad told me this. Reading Calvin & Hobbes strips is, in some ways, a look into my childhood.
Why don't I have a copy of Caligari? How is that possible? glares at DVD collection.
DavidS - Jun 11, 2009 10:26:06 am PDT #2384 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have a DVD of Caligari that I found in a dollar store. I first saw it in a film class in college, and I find it very intriguing.
It's a very fascinating film, and hugely influential. As your film professor probably pointed out, the sets were designed so there are no right angles. The whole movie is designed to keep you askew.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 11, 2009 10:34:05 am PDT #2385 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
All the talks about silent movies reminds Frank he must get around to watching that DVD of THE LODGER.
Volans - Jun 11, 2009 10:51:39 am PDT #2386 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Reading Calvin & Hobbes strips is, in some ways, a look into my childhood.
I somehow have Calvin without even trying to be his parents. Of course, Hobbes is currently a wombat.
I was OK with black and white movies, but they ARE boring for a kid. They are not frenetic and stuff doesn't blow up a lot. What really helped me with watching them was really getting into theater; so many early movies are very theatrical, or consciously NOT.
What I hated as a kid and still do are those 1940s - 50s films where the actors all put their heads close together so they are all in focus, cheat towards the camera, and then talk really fast. My father loved them and swore that's how people acted then.
Connie Neil - Jun 11, 2009 11:01:22 am PDT #2387 of 30000
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As your film professor probably pointed out, the sets were designed so there are no right angles. The whole movie is designed to keep you askew.
No shit. It's where my dislike of Art Nouveau as an architectural style was solidified. Rooms need real corners and right angles! Anything else makes me very nervous and gives me a headache.
Jilli, I suspect your appreciation of the movie would transcend mine. I can send you my copy if you don't think you'd be able to find it easily. I just stumbled across it flipping through the DVDs in a bin at the dollar store, and that was a year ago.