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In Reply to: Films by the Greats that you can't stand posted by Victor Khomenko on November 07, 2002 at 18:37:27:
Boring & sentimental. lalalala lalal
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...but David Lean is not a great director, so he is excused.BTW, the film is awful, but the novel is far worse.
Thank you. "Dr. Z" is (was) on my list of books that I should get around to reading some day. The film, though beautifully photographed, was boring and sentimental.It was quite the big deal here in the 'states -- probably because the book (reportedly) had been banned by the Soviets.
The history of the book and its author is fascinating, and I suggest you read ABOUT it, rather than the book itself. It was smuggled out of the country and brought Pasternak the Nobel Prize. So it is interesting from the political perspective, but it is poorly written.Pasternak was easily the best Russian poet of the 20th century, a titan or true standing, but his prose was awful.
However, the book contains some of the most beautiful poetry... not sure about the translation, of course.
Reading his biography might be interesting, as it was heavily intertwined with the history of the Soviet culture of that period... quite fascinating.
I am not quite sure then, what a great director is in your mind...
I think he has quite a fiew masterpieces...
Think of " Brief Encounter " His best.
Or,
Pygmalion ( remember..)
Laurence, was good too,and in the same league, the Brigde...
Oliver was nice too.
I don't recall the Brief Encounter, but neither the Pygmalion not Laurence raise to the level where the word Great would seem appropriate, in my view. Ditto for the Bridge.
Yes, but what films are left to be called " GREAT " not too much..Is it not ?
Brief Encounter, is de.fi-ni-ti-ve-ly, one ! ( That is why I start with it)
The quality of the film and the music, in Laurence, both were great. Some actors, too.
Actually, there are quite a few directors and films I would put in the "Great" category.I will try to view the Brief Encounter some day.
Gotta agree on this one. I haven't seen it in about ten years, and I plan to watch it again someday to be sure, but originally this one nearly put me to sleep, despite the eye-candy cinematography.
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