Even more useless to quarrel with their ordering of titles: Why is this film #11 and that one only #31? On the contrary, the sexually repressed nature of "Western Civilization" is depicted as inevitably leading to psychosis. They have no deeper significance. It contains ten titles that aren't included in my ever-growing Great Movies Collection, and I am now inspired to consider them. Well isn't that convenient in a world run by men, especially this one presented through the eyes of Powell-Pressberger. and Jo. The most respected poll, the only one I participate in, is the vote taken every 10 years by Sight & Sound, the British film magazine, which asks a large number of filmmakers, writers, critics, scholars, archivists and film festival directors. A group of nuns face challenges in the hostile environment of a remote old Himalayan palace that they wish to make a convent. The minute one of the nuns breaks free of these confines, she's a terrifying animal, whoring around, fully deserving her death sentence. Now playing. in "A Streetcar Named Desire. Beyond the obvious, that is. Very insightful - although even with all of the observations, I still find this an almost perfect film in terms of being compelling. Think of the first post as the original set of annotated storyboards, from which I felt free to depart whenever it felt right. I suspect Kubrick realized Wendy's last minute recovery was just too implausible and that they were roaming too far away from the novel's plot contstruction, (which he's on record as admiring) having already decided not to burn the hotel down.Anyway, I remember reading that and immediatly thinking of Sister Ruth--who also seems to have influenced Jack's transformation.Other Shining / Black Narcissus similarities: Isolated, rambling structure in the high mountains with some kind of "sinful" past; inhabitants going crazy as the wind howls outside; very similiar P.O.V. Part of his sexiness is that he's the only man around, even if he is filthy. Of course, whether you think Western rationalism will defeat Eastern superstition and sensuality or not, as soon as you frame things that way you've given up the game. "Citizen Kane" at the top of a list is a thumb in the eye to the kinds of people lathering to make "Transformers 3. Last week I went to view this film again, at a neighborhood RKO theatre. The Sight & Sound list at least reflects widespread thinking in what could be called the film establishment, and reflects awareness of the full span of more than a century of cinema. Although I heard that they shot that scene before they'd planned to because Welles injured his ankle, and neither Cotton nor the makeup department were really prepared for it. Just because you can't civilize them doesn't mean they can't pick your tea. The matte paintings are exceptionally good; here's one of the best. On the newest horror film to enter the Criterion Collection and others you should pick up. Robert Mitchum's response, holding up his cigarette, when Kirk Douglas offers him a smoke in "Out of the Past. Finally free from budget and stylistic constraints saddled during wartime, some of the greatest filmmaking talent the filmdom had arisen. and "Barry Lyndon" instead of "2001." were going to have Halloran become possessed in the film after Jack is killed somehow. The idea was not to overthink it, just to go with the flow and see where it led, like the ant-hole in hand / armpit / sea urchin / top of head sequence in "Un Chien Andalou." We don't need no badges. JUSTICE? He appears more of an anomaly, an eccentric Brit-ophile. ", The savage zeal of the Klansmen in Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation. It's absolutely essential viewing and an astonishing technical achievement. Humankind has been looking for the giant squid (Architeuthis) since we first started taking pictures underwater. And although it didn't have a door, we too had a tree - very much like the one you see and from which hung a tire. She was awarded the OBE in 1993 and died in 1998. "The Earrings of Madame de...," Ophuls, 32. A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad. My personal favorite is the sound version of "Floating Weeds," but I voted for "Tokyo Story" because it is also fully deserving, and I sensed it would find wider support. Then Wendy would burst in just as Halloran is about to kill Danny and stab Halloran to death. takes no skill whatsoever and imo, is the default mode of every hack I'm going to watch every last DVD in the Criterion Collection. maybe?- jonah, Jonah,That's a really interesting way to think about it, both structurally and thematically. In fact, 19 of their top 20 films are Great Movies, and I'll have to take another look at #19, "Point Blank." 2In our enlightened age, no one would make a movie with a character like Sabu's childlike general. predator could never be caught on film. No "The Third Man." The web is not so linear, actually. BN doesn't seethe with anger like in that film. The film makes no claims to realism, and I think most of it can take place as the nuns' fantasies of what the East is like, placed on screen; of course, Mr. Dean also states that the Easterners are primitive, but he's a colonialist, too. That said, I also enjoy The Merchant of Venice and Oliver Twist. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. "Black Narcissus," which electrified Scorsese. Though both Powell and Pressburger were credited with the direction of their films, it was Powell who was truly at the helm. ", "Badges? ", The mysterious body in the photographs in Antonioni's "Blow-Up. Jean Simmons' character needs a dominant, masculine force to make her happy; she literally has no voice of her own. That seems like the shortest, most direct way from imagination to articulation. The more windows we open, the better. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. A happy memory that, and which came flooding back upon catching sight of these - the animation backgrounds from the new Winnie the Pooh; thank God I was born when I was. Made the same year that Britain gave India its independence, Black Narcissus partially demonstrates why British occupancy failed in the first place, but its approach is far from political. Also with Coppola's "Apocalypse Now," which is second on their list. P & P seem gobsmacked that the nuns are both so prudish and blind. I had a long chat about Black Narcissus on my gap year so this blog is really interesting. ", Eva Marie Saint clinging to Cary Grant's hand on Mt. All lists of the "greatest" movies are propaganda. CASIA: Complaints Against Solicitors, action for Independent Adjudication, John Dowling's Excellent Video about the Law Society, Raymond Fox – Victim of Nuclear Contamination and Fraudulent Bankruptcy, Association of McKenzie Friends as Public Interest Advocates. "Singin' in the Rain," Donen and Kelly. The distant sight of people appearing over the horizon at the end of "Schindler's List.". Hoskin: "It's an oddly beguiling mix of noir thriller, fairytale and folk drama that I just don't think any other film has ever matched, or even thought to try." The most respected poll, the only one I participate in, is the vote taken every 10 years by Sight & Sound, the British film magazine, which asks a large number of filmmakers, writers, critics, scholars, archivists and film festival directors. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. ", That said, "The Night of the Hunter" is not an absurd title for the top of the list, with the caveat that all lists are meaningless. Warren Beatty to Annette Bening in "Love Affair" A little murmur goes through the theater when Warren Beatty says that line, because it reflects such a famous truth, coming as it does from a legendary Hollywood playboy. Dialogue by Mia Farrow in "Rosemary's Baby. The natives are much more in touch with their humanity, and are better off for it. capture the squid on camera for the first time, in the following clip taken from her recent TED talk."

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