In Reply to: Watching old films posted by Victor Khomenko on February 18, 2004 at 10:00:29:
Not to confuse the words too much, but I think that period films (the traditional definition of this word is films that are historical in subject matter) tend to be the timeless ones. A movie like Lawrence of Arabia has to make a conscious effort to get the historical details right. This attention to detail combined with all it's other great elements makes it timeless.A movie like Philadelphia Story or Sabrina ("period" according to your definition- contemporary at the time of filming, but old now) is timeless becuse the dynamic of the characters is very real and still relevant today.
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- Re: Watching old films - Troy 11:21:03 02/18/04 (11)
- Re: Watching old films - Victor Khomenko 13:04:35 02/18/04 (4)
- Re-read my second paragraph - Troy 15:03:37 02/18/04 (3)
- Re: Sabrina is just a charming film. Wonderful. nt - patrickU 05:04:05 02/19/04 (0)
- Re: Re-read my second paragraph - Victor Khomenko 15:23:49 02/18/04 (1)
- Hmmmm - Troy 22:37:01 02/18/04 (0)
- Re: Watching old films - Dmitry 11:48:57 02/18/04 (5)
- Re: Watching old films - Victor Khomenko 13:14:49 02/18/04 (4)
- Re: Watching old films - Dmitry 13:43:38 02/18/04 (3)
- What exactly is wrong with my ties? - Victor Khomenko 14:01:05 02/18/04 (2)
- Re: What exactly is wrong with my ties? - Dmitry 14:33:20 02/18/04 (1)
- That tie ain't gonna fly - Victor Khomenko 15:02:03 02/18/04 (0)