Originally Posted by The_Return (Post 820626)

I think I'm going to just grab Eyes Without a Face and Viridiana for now...and then hopefully put in another order before the sale ends.

Very tempted to grab Dreyer's Passion of Joan of Arc - mostly because I'm such a huge fan of Antonin Artaud, and would love to see his performance here. (On a related note, I would love to see these guys put out a worthwhile edition of Abel Gance's Napoléon...even the heavily edited Coppola version is damn hard to come by these days, and you can forget about finding the original.)

Originally Posted by alkytrio666 (Post 820618)

Have you read Kino-Eye? I mostly liked it, he had a very interesting way at looking at the cinema, but godDAMN was that man high on himself!

Originally Posted by The_Return (Post 820626)

I think I'm going to just grab Eyes Without a Face and Viridiana for now...and then hopefully put in another order before the sale ends.

Very tempted to grab Dreyer's Passion of Joan of Arc - mostly because I'm such a huge fan of Antonin Artaud, and would love to see his performance here.

Originally Posted by fortunato (Post 820654)

And while it's cool to see Artaud at work, all the performances (while good) are rendered invisible next to Falconetti as Joan.

Originally Posted by fortunato (Post 820654)

I haven't checked that out, actually. I've heard pretty much all around what you said: interesting but arrogant and annoying.



It's one of my all-time favorites. Completely spellbinding. I give it a 100% recommendation.
And while it's cool to see Artaud at work, all the performances (while good) are rendered invisible next to Falconetti as Joan. To quote Dreyer himself on the subject:

"In Falconetti, who plays Joan, I found what I might, with very bold expression, allow myself to call 'the martyr’s reincarnation'."

Also, it has some of the most stunning cinematography I've ever seen; the composition is completely revelatory (which sounds melodramatic, I know, but seriously...wait until you watch it).

Originally Posted by alkytrio666 (Post 820701)

No doubt- watching that performance takes a year off your life.

Originally Posted by Papillon Noir (Post 820788)

Agreed!! I have Joan of Arc on VHS and it is spellbinding! You forget you are watching a silent film. Falconetti's performance is some of the best acting in history. Unfortunately, it was the last film she acted in and it was lost for 50 years until it was found in a janitor's closet.

Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ (Post 820845)

Anyone pick up Salo? I wanna see the special features.

Originally Posted by fortunato (Post 820846)

Yeah, I bought that one back when they re-issued it.
The special features are great. Some in-depth interviews with appreciators of the film and people that worked on it, and a lot of digging-into the film, which is especially great with a work like Salo.

By the way, if anyone's interested, here is an incredible article written on Salo by Ben Simington:

http://www.theauteurs.com/notebook/posts/347