Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by orejones (D) on November 28, 2001 at 10:21:55

In Reply to: What director is the best "photographer"? posted by roly94 on November 13, 2001 at 15:07:13:

If the question is: "who makes the best filmic use of photography?", then Welles is the absolute winner: just look at what he did for filmic (visual) language in "Citizen Kane", after which pictures never would be the same; the aquarium, and the mirror room scenes (I have always prefered the aquarium scene, with those dangerous fishes appearing and disappearing behind Rita Hayworth and Welles, thus revealing the true essence of what was happening) in "The Lady from Shanghai", the incredible travelling opening "Thirst of Evil" (I´m not sure if this is the English title for that film with Charlton Heston, Welles, Marlene Dietrich,..., in which Heston is a Mexican policeman, named Vargas, and Welles incarnates a corrupt policeman in a US border small town), and the immaculate, clean photography in "An Immortal Story", a filmic jewel just 40 minutes long...

As the most beautiful image maker in cinema, I still think Kurosawa is unbeatable. Just enjoy the two first parts of "Dreams", and you´ll realize why: the wood scenes, and the van Gogh pictures coming into life are of an overwhelming beauty!

Regards

BF