Gregory Purnhagen

Domenica 2022-03-22 09:02:28

the criterion collection 6#

are mostly drama elements. The film further expands the space for drama performances and creates more illusions through light and shadow technology.

The top-down shot of the father returning home is like a painting, covering all the characters while conveying a gloomy...

Herminia 2022-01-12 08:01:11

Perhaps it is because of the black and white film, I feel depressed, although the script is from a fairy tale. The angle of the camera in the movie is often from outside to inside, forming a prying effect in a sense. This kind of photographic technique runs through the entire movie, creating a...

Cade 2022-03-19 09:01:07

The slow motion when the beauty first entered the castle was elegant and beautiful, and she was deeply impressed by the head by the fireplace and the arm sticking out under the table in the wall. The opera soundtrack does not match the mouth shape and expression, but it also has a special flavor. There is one more poor and handsome suitor than the original story. At the end, the beast is reborn as a dead suitor (the rich and handsome are married), which is slightly ironic. Is another beast's corpse going to be rescued by the next beauty? Selfish, greedy and untrustworthy = worse than beasts?

Emma 2022-03-26 09:01:10

During the prosperous period of film noir, Cocteau made a "film noir" that looks strange today in the way of fairy tales and myths. Thinking about it carefully, many aspects of this film are in line with many summaries of later generations of film noir, such as the human background of greed and bloodthirsty, extremely troubled dreams, the main scenes seem to take place at two or three o'clock in the middle of the night, troubled and powerless men. And femme fatale beauties, and those classic and even stylized aesthetic appearances. The cult game of Cocteau's films is evident in the beast, especially the "shabby" make-up that has been criticized by many. After the appearance of "The Shape of Water", wouldn't it be different to watch these early films?