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Re: Watching old films

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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