Month: October, 2009
Sun 25 Oct 2009
Ugetsu
Category: Janus Challenge
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Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Country: Japan Year: 1953 “Ugetsu is evocative of the Buddhist universe of Noh drama, where time is a movement of consciousness, memory is as tangible as the present, and the dead return to voice their grief or longing.”Pacific Film Archive “Ugetsu Monogatari is an exquisitely realized, serenely composed allegorical film on love, [...]
Sun 18 Oct 2009
The 39 Steps
Category: Janus Challenge
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“The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.”Alfred Hitchcock “Some films are slices of life, mine are slices of cake.”Alfred Hitchcock “I beg permission to mention by name only four people who have given me the most affection, appreciation, and encouragement, and constant collaboration. The first of [...]
Sun 11 Oct 2009
The Third Man
Category: Janus Challenge
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Director: Carol Reed Country: UK Year: 19549 “Graham Greene was a man of decency and courage; he chronicled the suffering of the world’s most oppressed people and devoted his life to writing books that enriched the lives of millions…”Richard Greene (no relation), in the preface to his book Graham Greene: A Life in Letters “Graham [...]
Sun 4 Oct 2009
Summertime
Category: Janus Challenge
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Director: David Lean Country: United Kingdom Year: 1955 I think people remember pictures not dialogue. That’s why I like pictures. I wouldn’t take the advice of a lot of so-called critics on how to shoot a close-up of a teapot. When the great actor says the line, you can put scissors precisely at the point [...]
