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The complete movie is divided in three parts and it is under the name "the fear within, an ode to Bunuel", it's in the link you send us. I liked the slicing part also and then it lost me too :lol: . I was ready to ask you if you understood it's meaning. Anyway it seems like the guy has an evil twin or a split personality or something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark F.
Recently saw Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. I haven't read the book so I can't comment on how far it related to the text, but I enjoyed the film very much and would recommend it.
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Nice to meet you. Tell you what, make you a deal. If you watch The Machinist, I'll watch The Dead. If you read my thread forget where exactly on the Lit posts, well I mentioned I found James Joyce a trifle hard going... But also said I was willing to be persuaded. ;)
Hi Haven, nice to meet you, also. I can make you that deal but currently I don't think "The Machinist" in my library. I have to wait till it comes around. When was it made? I will keep an eye out for it. Since my library gets all the films I would ever want to see (eventually), I have stopped renting. I guess I got cheap, but everytime I rented, in came the film the following week.Quote:
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To tell you the truth, I find Joyce hard going, as well. He writes 'stream of consciousness' style, like Virginia Wolfe, and you really have to persist to get into the book and digest it; I don't think either of these authors are for everyone. I really like the short stories best, more structured writing. "The Dead" has some Irish political references in it, I believe but not too weighty and it is a very Irish flavored story. It is mostly very universally 'human' and heartfelt and has a beautiful and great 'profound' last line (don't cheat and read ahead). As I mentioned, also "Araby" is a good story, and will make you think. It is shorter than "The Dead", but I do feel "The Dead" is probably Joyce's finest short story. If you ever get a chance to see the film it is equally lovely. Personally I prefer D.H.Lawrence's short stories, and their are tons to choose from (actually 3 whole volumes) but "Dubliners" is a nice collection. Some of the Lawrence's stories are here online at his site. I believe you can find the text to "The Dead" online somewhere, too...maybe even on this site. Before I bought the book I printed it out from another site online.
Hi manolia, how you been? Thanks for providing us with such great information on that film. I don't know though. I have reservations about seeing that eye slicing part. Just thinking about that makes me a little ill. I don't like things about eyes being defaced or sliced - ick. So how do you see the film, in case I change my mind and get brave? The rest of it sounds interesting - evil twins or whatever....Quote:
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Hi Janine. I've started feeling better these last few days..but the insomnia part is more or less the same.
Regarding the film, don't think seriously about my lousy interpretation. This is a demanding film to watch. Both Dali and Bunuel were eccentric people and from what i read in imdb many of the film's scenes were conceived in dreams (and the slicing part). It is a short (16 min approx) silent film. It was filmed in 1928 (or 1930 can't remember right now). I have read many reviews in imdb but nobody endeavours to analyse it (i wonder why :lol: ). I can't actually tell you if i liked it or not. Surely it has a spooky atmosphere, which i always like in a film. It's actually like viewing somebody else's dream. But i can't say that i liked it since i admit i didn't understand much. See it and tell me what you think ;)
Appreciate you saying that Janine about Joyce being a bit on the hard side. On the other hand I love Virginia Woolfe's short stories. Also a big fan of Jack Kerouac. Supose Alan Ginsberg was more 'stream of consciousness' although I know the 'Beat' era was categorised as such. But as we all know, when it comes to Lit. one size never fits all. Lawrence I love, maybe it was reading at an early age, 'the dark satanic mills' but something about his imagery just resonates. Read him at same time as T S Elliot poems and George Elliot's Mill on the Floss, and George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm and also Chinua Achebe's Thing Fall Apart, Plus Old Bill's Hamlet; doing my International Baccalaureate at the time.Quote:
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The Machinist was released in 2004, but won't hold you to that deal. It's not harrowing as such [really] but more like a lost man. Well you must know that Joyce revels in 'lost men'. Anyway, will see if library can get me a DVD of The Dead and will give it a whirl. Night time here, so g'night. :) Catch up with you soon. Nice talking to you. Haven.
Surrealism. What can I say? It was an esthetic research to try and reproduce a dreamlike structure, L'Age d'or is basically the same thing. Breton, Bunuel and all those people are pretty hard to understand, you either like it or don't. Don't knock yourself out trying to comprehend their work.Quote:
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:nod: Very true Mark. I like Bunuel very much (especially movies like "La phantome de la liberte" or "The milkyway"). I haven't seen "L'age d'or" yet but i will ;) .Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark F.
well, I can't say saw, but I can say will see - got tickets to the pirates opening show today...so my review will follow in about 17 hours :D
O.K., so I'm way behind the times.
Last night I saw V for Vendetta against my will. I had no desire to watch a film about a bomb toting self-described terrorist; but my B/F (who must ALWAYS possess the remote control) turned it on and I was too tired to leave the couch.
My rating for this movie..... 9 out of 10!!
I LOVED it. Any film that can cause me (the most anti-violent peacenik I know) to root for a homicidal sociopath in his bid to blow up the seat of government deserves a great rating. I was shocked (& pleased) by the not-so-subtle parallels to current U.S. politics (the discussion of which is strictly forbidden here). There were a few plot twists that took me completely by surprise (not an easy thing to do), it was well acted (with the exception of the female lead's horrible "accent"), and it had a great soundtrack as well.
Going out to the THEATER tomorrow (hell must be frozen over) to see Shrek the 3rd ..... Can't wait.
Saw Spiderman 3 the other day, considering it is meant to be the most expensive film ever made, it wasn't particularly impressive. The special effects were good but the plot was incredibly weak and didn't offer much else. Nevertheless, I did enjoy the bit when Peter Parker turned all 'emo' and was walking down the street dancing. I would therefore give it 5 out of 10.
I just saw "La mome -la vie en rose" in theater. What can i say? The movie is fantastic. It's a biographic movie about Edith Piaf, the famous french singer. I like biographic movies in general, but this one was amazing. And of course the music is fascinating and it adds to the deeply moving theme. 9/10
Hi manolia, this sounds like a neat film. It is French, right? Like you, I love stories that are based on truth and biographies. They are usually my very favorites, especially if they involve singers or muscians, composers, etc. I will have to keep an eye out for this film. What year was it released?Quote:
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PS: Glad your allergies are better; sorry insomnia is still plaguing you. It will probably go away soon. J
I saw Shrek the Third. I'll give it a 7/10. It was enjoyable enough, but I thought Shrek II was better.