-
Martine 2021-12-07 08:01:37
Francois Truffaut on "Gone with the Calamity"
Excerpted from the film critic collection "Movies in My Life" published by Truffau in 1974, English translation: American edition published by Leonard Mayhew Da Capo Press. The film that Truffau saw that year was not the rebuilt version of 1998 that is now widely circulated, but the version edited...
-
Leone 2022-03-25 09:01:08
"Beautiful Lady" - the messenger of justice covered with lice
The first time I saw an Orson Welles film, I was impressed by the long shot in the opening. The murderer hiding in the secret place, the hustle and bustle of the border town between the two countries, the explosive hidden behind the car, it seems that the protagonist is always too close to the...
-
Isaiah 2022-03-27 09:01:06
The picture is deliberately distorted by the wide-angle lens, as if it has been in a fantasy world.
-
Dwight 2022-03-24 09:01:51
The opening long shot leads the main characters to appear, and arranges for them to meet the bomb several times, implying the danger of calamity, and creating a full sense of black suspense. Marlene Dietrich has a small role, but she shines when she debuts, and finally ends with her sympathy. Touch the sin to become a gray arbiter, touch Zen to create a chivalrous woman. Photography is invincible. The rhythm in the middle is a bit rambling. //First Wells
Related articles
-
Quinlan: I don't speak Mexican. Let's keep it in English, Vargas.
Vargas: That's all right with me. I'm sure he's just as unpleasant in any language.
Sanchez: Unpleasant? Strange. I've been told I have a very winning personality. The very best shoe clerk the store ever had.
-
Tanya: We're closed.
Quinlan: You've been cookin' at this hour?
Tanya: Just cleanin' up.
Quinlan: Have you forgotten your old friend, hmm?
Tanya: I told you we were closed.
Quinlan: I'm Hank Quinlan.
Tanya: I didn't recognize you. You should lay off those candy bars.
Quinlan: It's either the candy or the hooch. I must say, I wish it was your chili I was gettin' fat on. Anyway, you're sure lookin' good.
Tanya: You're a mess, honey.
Quinlan: Yeah. That pianola sure brings back memories.
Tanya: The customers go for it - it's so old, it's new. We got the television too. We run movies. What can I offer you?
