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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1920's) list
Notes: Well, itâs the 3rd movie I watched directed by Sergei Eisenstein and it was probably the most difficult one I have seen so far. While watching this movie, I tried to remember what I did learn at school about the 1917 October Revolution but it was more than 20 years ago and this movie certainly didnât give any background information. Eventually, the end-result was some kind of endless feverish dream dealing with the uprising that took place at the time in Russia. Seriously, the damned thing was quite relentless and I donât think they took a minute to breath and provide the viewers with the opportunity to absorb what they just watched. By now, I got pretty much used to the fact such Soviet propaganda movies actually never focused on the characters individually but, still, it was interesting that Lenin was mentioned only a couple of times (Vasili Nikandrov was a stunning look-a-like though). For Trotsky, the situation was even worse as, even though he did show up a couple of times, his name was never mentioned and, in fact, Eisenstein had to remove most of the footage dealing with him which shows how things can change in only 10 years. Eventually, what impressed me the most with this movie was the frenetic editing. Eisensteinâs idea was to edit together some shots of various things which apparently had nothing to do with each other to create an intellectual comparisons between them which was quite intriguing.2 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Well, itâs the 3rd movie I watched directed by Sergei Eisenstein and it was probably the most difficult one I have seen so far. While watching this movie, I tried to remember what I did learn at school about the 1917 October Revolution but it was more than 20 years ago and this movie certainly didnât give any background information. Eventually, the end-result was some kind of endless feverish dream dealing with the uprising that took place at the time in Russia. Seriously, the damned thing was quite relentless and I donât think they took a minute to breath and provide the viewers with the opportunity to absorb what they just watched. By now, I got pretty much used to the fact such Soviet propaganda movies actually never focused on the characters individually but, still, it was interesting that Lenin was mentioned only a couple of times (Vasili Nikandrov was a stunning look-a-like though). For Trotsky, the situation was even worse as, even though he did show up a couple of times, his name was never mentioned and, in fact, Eisenstein had to remove most of the footage dealing with him which shows how things can change in only 10 years. Eventually, what impressed me the most with this movie was the frenetic editing. Eisensteinâs idea was to edit together some shots of various things which apparently had nothing to do with each other to create an intellectual comparisons between them which was quite intriguing.2 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of October (Ten Days That Shook the World)
“Since this movie has a strong reputation like pretty much all the movies directed by Sergei Eisenstein, it is indeed included in the â1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieâ list among other things, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, itâs the 3rd movie I watched directed by Sergei Eisen” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Skin
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Jamie Bell, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though the material was quite strong and even though the damned thing definitely had some potential, Iâm afraid it was still missing s” read more
2 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Orpheus
“Since this movie has a really strong reputation (it is included in the â1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieâ list among other things), I was quite eager to check it out. By now, it was the 3rd movie I saw directed by Jean Cocteau and I guess Iâm starting to get more familiar with his sur” read more
2 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) list
Notes: By now, it was the 3rd movie I saw directed by Jean Cocteau and I guess Iâm starting to get more familiar with his surrealist vibe. Recently, I also watched âLa belle et la bĂȘteâ by Cocteau but, even if it did like it, to be honest, it didnât really blow me away though. In fact, I thought this other directing effort by Cocteau was actually much more intriguing. Sure, visually speaking, it was less fancy than âLa belle et la bĂȘteâ but Cocteau still had some neat tricks in this area but, as far as I was concerned, it wasnât the most interesting thing about this movie. Basically, he took an ancient Greek myth and set it in a contemporary setting, which is basically what we often do with many classic Shakespeare plays. Anyway, it was above all quite fun to see that he really took some liberties with the classic mythological tale. Indeed, even though OrphĂ©e still did go to Hell to save his wife Eurydice, he seemed to be actually most of the time rather annoyed by her and, in fact, he seemed to be actually more interested by Death who herself was also in love with OrphĂ©e. It probably sounds pretty weird if you havenât seen this movie and it was indeed weird but these unexpected turns were super interesting. Still, I have to admit I still struggled to get a good grip on this challenging material (the fact that I was really tired when I watched it probably didnât help) and I should probably re-watch it at some point.2 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: By now, it was the 3rd movie I saw directed by Jean Cocteau and I guess Iâm starting to get more familiar with his surrealist vibe. Recently, I also watched âLa belle et la bĂȘteâ by Cocteau but, even if it did like it, to be honest, it didnât really blow me away though. In fact, I thought this other directing effort by Cocteau was actually much more intriguing. Sure, visually speaking, it was less fancy than âLa belle et la bĂȘteâ but Cocteau still had some neat tricks in this area but, as far as I was concerned, it wasnât the most interesting thing about this movie. Basically, he took an ancient Greek myth and set it in a contemporary setting, which is basically what we often do with many classic Shakespeare plays. Anyway, it was above all quite fun to see that he really took some liberties with the classic mythological tale. Indeed, even though OrphĂ©e still did go to Hell to save his wife Eurydice, he seemed to be actually most of the time rather annoyed by her and, in fact, he seemed to be actually more interested by Death who herself was also in love with OrphĂ©e. It probably sounds pretty weird if you havenât seen this movie and it was indeed weird but these unexpected turns were super interesting. Still, I have to admit I still struggled to get a good grip on this challenging material (the fact that I was really tired when I watched it probably didnât help) and I should probably re-watch it at some point.2 years, 6 months ago
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Opening Night
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but it was rather late and I wanted to watch something short and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though I have a weak spot for Topher Grace, the damned thing was still rather wea” read more
2 years, 6 months ago
