Oedipus Rex by Pier paulo pasolini (1967)
masterpiece
The gospel according to St. Matthew by Pier Paulo Pasolini (1964)
Millenium Mamabo by Hou Hsiao Hsian 2001
Three times by Hou Hsiao Hsian 2005
masterpiece
Street of shame by Kenji Mizuguchi 1956 - his last movie
Things to come by Mia Hansen-love 2016
Bad blood by Leos Carax 1986
masterpiece
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Sunday, April 16, 2017
More movies ahead
Come undone (2000) revisit Sebastien Lifshitz
Going South by Sebastien Lifshitz
Two movies similar style, with broken cuts, scenes, broken sequences...
Dust in the wind (revisit) (Hou Hsiao Hsian)
The way he looks (2014) by Daniel Ribeiro
Going South by Sebastien Lifshitz
Two movies similar style, with broken cuts, scenes, broken sequences...
Dust in the wind (revisit) (Hou Hsiao Hsian)
The way he looks (2014) by Daniel Ribeiro
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
More
Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovski) 1969
Masterpiece
8 chapters for person growth/experience
1. the jester: leaving
2. theophanes the greek: Being recognized
3. the passion according to andrei: religion and painting
4. the feast: sex and love
5. the last judgement: painting and conscience
6. the raid: committing sin
7.the silence: regret and punishment
8. the bell: inspired and resurrecting
The story of the last chrysanthemums by Kenji Mizoguchi 1939
Accattone (Beggar in Italian) Pier Paulo Pasolini 1961
Masterpiece!
Strapped (2010)
Weekend (2011)
Comrades: almost a love story 1996 Peter Chan
very so-so
Masterpiece
8 chapters for person growth/experience
1. the jester: leaving
2. theophanes the greek: Being recognized
3. the passion according to andrei: religion and painting
4. the feast: sex and love
5. the last judgement: painting and conscience
6. the raid: committing sin
7.the silence: regret and punishment
8. the bell: inspired and resurrecting
The story of the last chrysanthemums by Kenji Mizoguchi 1939
Accattone (Beggar in Italian) Pier Paulo Pasolini 1961
Masterpiece!
Strapped (2010)
Weekend (2011)
Comrades: almost a love story 1996 Peter Chan
very so-so
Monday, April 10, 2017
More movies
Sons and lovers (Jack Cardiff)
Master American style photography
Interesting dilogue
The crucified lovers (A Story from Chikamatsu) Kenji Mizoguchi
Blissfully yours (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
The piece before Tropical Malady
Master American style photography
Interesting dilogue
The crucified lovers (A Story from Chikamatsu) Kenji Mizoguchi
Blissfully yours (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
The piece before Tropical Malady
Friday, April 07, 2017
Friday night black/white asian films
Sisters of the Gion 1936 Kenji Mizoguchi
Masterpiece! and 1936!!!!!!
He lived 58 years and directed 90 films!
And he is a TAURUS!
I saw his movie "Ugetsu" many years ago - somehow not so impressed, probably I didn't like the style of fable story.
Spring in a small town 1948 Fei Mu
Chinese masterpiece!
Masterpiece! and 1936!!!!!!
He lived 58 years and directed 90 films!
And he is a TAURUS!
I saw his movie "Ugetsu" many years ago - somehow not so impressed, probably I didn't like the style of fable story.
Spring in a small town 1948 Fei Mu
Chinese masterpiece!
Thursday, April 06, 2017
The great loneliness, the special loneliness
La epidemia de la soledad gay / The Epidemic of
Gay Loneliness
Gay Loneliness
and this --
Gay Loneliness Is Real—but “Bitchy, Toxic” Culture Isn’t the Full Story - http://www.slate.com/…/gay_loneliness_is_real_but_toxic_gay…
QUOTES:
Whether we recognize it or not, our bodies bring the closet with us into adulthood.
This is how I spent my adolescence, too: being careful, slipping up, stressing out, overcompensating. Once, at a water park, one of my middle-school friends caught me staring at him as we waited for a slide. “Dude, did you just check me out?” he said. I managed to deflect—something like “Sorry, you’re not my type”—then I spent weeks afterward worried about what he was thinking about me. But he never brought it up. All the bullying took place in my head.
QUOTES:
Whether we recognize it or not, our bodies bring the closet with us into adulthood.
This is how I spent my adolescence, too: being careful, slipping up, stressing out, overcompensating. Once, at a water park, one of my middle-school friends caught me staring at him as we waited for a slide. “Dude, did you just check me out?” he said. I managed to deflect—something like “Sorry, you’re not my type”—then I spent weeks afterward worried about what he was thinking about me. But he never brought it up. All the bullying took place in my head.
Sao paulo sao paulo
Stormy in Sao Paulo tonight
US bombing Syria
what a night..
Good man good woman 1993 Hou Hsiao Hsian
THe use of silhouette of the villain figure (dark) + protagonist under the light (bright) dominating the frame, at the end move to edge of the frame, blocking the woman, while the child /baby walks to the middle of the frame. for a while.
A landscape wide shot (two trees), long at least 10 seconds, with non symmetrical, image, left side blank, one smaller tree in the middle but not exactly in the middle, a bigger tree on the right side, only 2/3 in the frame.
watching him film, is a feeling, a feeling of mass, a group of people, walking back and forth, running around, chasing this that belongs or doesn't belong to them
coldly express how Haodong executed, cremation bureau asks for money, they borrow money all over the place, the she asked her sister, did she see him, she said, yes, three bullets in the chest, head injury, etc - quite cold feeling
A comparison of 1950s and 1990s - both meetings, the dean of middle school is talking about how the classes conflicting problem, farmers, landlords, how to sell their house to make a newspaper so people know more, while in 1990s, the gang member meeting is all talking about to make networks, getting more money, killing other group of gang
as Hou use long wide shot, he has his own method for blocking in his long shot, , make it un-symmetrical, make it realistic but unusual, to make extra points
In the heat of sun 1994 Jiang Wen
The use of music
slow tracking shot of the young men sing "ka qiu sha"
Reality and fantasy
US bombing Syria
what a night..
Good man good woman 1993 Hou Hsiao Hsian
THe use of silhouette of the villain figure (dark) + protagonist under the light (bright) dominating the frame, at the end move to edge of the frame, blocking the woman, while the child /baby walks to the middle of the frame. for a while.
A landscape wide shot (two trees), long at least 10 seconds, with non symmetrical, image, left side blank, one smaller tree in the middle but not exactly in the middle, a bigger tree on the right side, only 2/3 in the frame.
watching him film, is a feeling, a feeling of mass, a group of people, walking back and forth, running around, chasing this that belongs or doesn't belong to them
coldly express how Haodong executed, cremation bureau asks for money, they borrow money all over the place, the she asked her sister, did she see him, she said, yes, three bullets in the chest, head injury, etc - quite cold feeling
A comparison of 1950s and 1990s - both meetings, the dean of middle school is talking about how the classes conflicting problem, farmers, landlords, how to sell their house to make a newspaper so people know more, while in 1990s, the gang member meeting is all talking about to make networks, getting more money, killing other group of gang
as Hou use long wide shot, he has his own method for blocking in his long shot, , make it un-symmetrical, make it realistic but unusual, to make extra points
In the heat of sun 1994 Jiang Wen
The use of music
slow tracking shot of the young men sing "ka qiu sha"
Reality and fantasy
Monday, April 03, 2017
More movies in brasilia
Three dancing slaves ( the third piece about the younger brother is very appealing, and the interesting dialogue of them after landing with umbrella (reminding me the dialogure of tropical melody, when adong wants to lay his head on abing), and motocycle scene, as well as the voiceover explaining briefly what happened,etc, oh and use of music, and not overly use of music0
Y tu mama tambien(Alfonso Cuaron)
Wild reeds (Andre Techine) (such a good multi character story)
(not crazy about some camera work)
Last scene of the girl running is incredible (original, unforgetable, realitic)
scene of motorcycle, the use of music and not overly use of the music - unforgetabble.
Slightly overuse of fable of Oak tree vs reeds on the fascist boy, but not as bad as Mengiu's graduate,
a bit too many dialogue
great blocking)
Rhapsody in August (Kurosawa) what a disappointing movie. (images of ants climbing on a rose?)
What I like of some of these movies is there is no clear 3-act and 5 act, just fragments of life, no climax, no organsm, plain/truthful/touching.
Y tu mama tambien(Alfonso Cuaron)
Wild reeds (Andre Techine) (such a good multi character story)
(not crazy about some camera work)
Last scene of the girl running is incredible (original, unforgetable, realitic)
scene of motorcycle, the use of music and not overly use of the music - unforgetabble.
Slightly overuse of fable of Oak tree vs reeds on the fascist boy, but not as bad as Mengiu's graduate,
a bit too many dialogue
great blocking)
Rhapsody in August (Kurosawa) what a disappointing movie. (images of ants climbing on a rose?)
What I like of some of these movies is there is no clear 3-act and 5 act, just fragments of life, no climax, no organsm, plain/truthful/touching.
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