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Originally Posted by alkytrio666
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!
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I haven't checked that out, actually. I've heard pretty much all around what you said: interesting but arrogant and annoying.
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Originally Posted by The_Return
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.
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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).