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Duncan Gray
Palo Alto, California
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The Bridge on the River Kwai

People remember "Bridge" so much as one of the great adventure movies—which it is—that they forget how much is going on here: a tension between opposing code-bound militaries that end up sharing the same goal, with Our Hero (William Holden) wanting nothing more than to get out. Of course, the tragedy is that in the end, he becomes equally obsessed with seeing his mission through. Much like the audience. 5 stars.

Style

  • Auteur-driven
  • Melancholy
  • Zip, whiz, and energetic!
  • Fashionable alienation
  • Deliriously surreal
  • Nouvelle vague
  • Rebellion!
  • Canonical classics
  • Shh!—silent cinema
  • Pop Art
  • Other-worldly
  • Coming-of-Age

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rischka

21May13

thx for your notes on uchida's film. my options are rather limited since most of uchida's work is unavailable or without subs but i thought this could be an interesting choice, given the comparison with 'sword of doom' which many people have seen. glad to hear u think it stands alone. about the inagaki samurai trilogy: uchida filmed this too, in 5 parts 10 years later and i prefer his version!

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A_F_I

11Apr13

Thanks a lot for following and my best wishes for your coming DC match!

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Judicial Joe

11Apr13

Thanks for the follow, Duncan.

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Rahee

5Apr13

Thanks for the folllow! :)

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Footnote

Footnote

There are two Professor Shkolniks, a father and a son. They are both scholars of the Talmud. The father worked hard his whole life on research that, for brutally ironic reasons, never paid off. The…  read review

Mysteries of Lisbon

Mysteries of Lisbon

Raul Ruiz, who passed away this year after directing over 100 films (with nary a mainstream hit), is an interesting case. It’s not so much that I’ve never really heard a satisfying explanation for…  read review

The Help

The Help

This is where the rubber meets the road at awards season. One of the most instructive case studies on the Oscars comes from 1989, the year that Spike Lee made Do the Right Thing, which…  read review

War Horse

War Horse

One of the best things about cinephilia is its omnivorousness; when you reach a certain level, you can find someone willing to defend just about anything for one reason or another. Thus, while many…  read review

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Lola

Lola

  • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
Souls in the Moonlight

Souls in the Moonlight

  • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
The Desert of the Tartars

The Desert of the Tartars

  • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
Scarecrow

Scarecrow

  • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.