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Ryan

About Me

A guy who has loved cinema since he was a child and has spent much of the rest of his life pursuing that love in an attempt to greater understand the medium and its complexities.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The laziest LORD OF THE RINGS film. A mess.

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The Last Wave

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Style

Auteur-driven
Wildly romantic
Deliriously surreal
Shh!—silent cinema
Of-the-moment
Of-the-past
High Art
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johnsonisjohnson

2Dec11

Nice to meet another AI fan. :)

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Ryan H.

2Dec11

There aren't terribly many of us.
SmokeyPSD

8Jan12

*Raises hand*

I like that we seem to agree, in terms of value/enjoyment/quality on _Youth Without Youth_ and _2046_, two movies which, though they are certainly not universally abhorred, have been often dismissed based on (largely, I believe) the respective directors' previous works/acclaim. Additionally, your listing of _The Fire Within_ as a superlatively pleasing film has me wanting to see it more than I already do.

Ryan H.

6Oct11

They're both lovely films. I'm hoping they both get reappraisals in future decades. That said, I don't believe I've ever said anything in regard to THE FIRE WITHIN. I've never seen it!
a Smith

6Oct11

You're right, I misread the post below yours for yours; it included 2046 and 2001, both of which I had seen in your favorites, thus my mistake. My apologies. Seeing your actual choices, I have to think about them; they are certainly visually impressive, but not as easily classified (for me) as pleasing.
Ryan H.

6Oct11

For better or worse, I am consistently drawn to ostentatious style and melodrama.
a Smith

7Oct11

I can see the attraction to both _The Red Shoes_ and _Last Year at Marienbad_ (I have not seen _Vertigo_), but "Shoes" is, as you say, ostentatious (very theatrical: heavy makeup, garish colors--don't get me wrong, I really like the film, but it is what it is). "Marienbad", on the other hand, is definitely visually impressive, many shots, composed like paintings, and making good use of black and white for sculptural-like imagery, but its structure and pace, in a way, can obscure the aesthetics. They are not inconceivable choices, but they are interesting.
Ryan H.

7Oct11

More than anything, I adore SHOES for its ballet sequence. It's such tremendous, exuberant spectacle, and genuine spectacle is nothing to sneer at. THE RED SHOES does not offer the depths present in some of the other Powell/Pressburger films, but it is the only one that enchants me. It plays to my fondness for the operatic (aside from film, opera is my favorite storytelling medium; that should speak volumes about my own sensibilities). MARIENBAD's uncanny quality goes a long way with me. But I am a Resnais fan through and through, from the heavier work of his earlier days to the more more joyful work of recent years. As far as I am concerned, he is the giant of the French New Wave. And you must see VERTIGO.
a Smith

7Oct11

Operatic is actually a word I was thinking about using for _The Red Shoes_. Have you watched _The Tales of Hoffman_? While not quite as concentrated as the ballet sequence in _The Red Shoes_, given that it is a complete film composed of balletic sequences from Powell/Pressburger, you may enjoy it if you haven't already seen it. And in addition to watching -Vertigo_, I need to rewatch "Marienbad".
Ryan H.

9Oct11

I have not seen TALES OF HOFFMAN. Sounds lovely, though, so I will make it a priority.