In Reply to: Wilder belongs on any list of great American filmmakers. posted by Harmonia on February 5, 2010 at 13:03:58:
Wilder was an Austrian born director and his first films were like " Menschen in Berlin " somthing to reckon with.
On his way to exile he stayed in Paris where he made a not so good picture.
An old ( ! ) friend of mine now 102, learn to know him in Brussel, with his dog, she said he was a nice man, but he was also the scholar of the great Lubitsch, and never reach his class.
But who will ever forget " Sabrina ".
There are many great American directors, but Huston is outstanding.
I have now my third DVD of the Dead, looking for the best copy, still not out yet.
A shame for one of the best film ever.
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- RE: Wilder belongs on any list of great American filmmakers. - patrickU 13:27:55 02/05/10 (7)
- William Wyler before Billy Wilder. I'd say, anyway..... nt - tinear 18:51:15 02/05/10 (5)
- RE: Head to head each in his own category. nt - patrickU 04:13:21 02/06/10 (0)
- I wouldn't...and didn't...but I love Wyler's... - Harmonia 19:44:34 02/05/10 (3)
- HUGE agreement on "The Big Country." Perhaps the greatest Western of all. - tinear 08:13:44 02/06/10 (1)
- RE: John Ford MADE the best Western, and nobody else. nt - patrickU 01:28:06 02/07/10 (0)
- RE: Remember we talk about the music in " The Big Country "? - patrickU 01:29:27 02/06/10 (0)
- I would love Wilder if he'd only made... - Harmonia 13:59:25 02/05/10 (0)