#art house
Parallel and reverse shots in In the Mood for Love (2000)
dir. Wong Kar-Wai / dop.Christopher Doyle, Kwan Pung-Leung & Lee Ping Bin
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In the Mood for Love (2000)
dir. Wong Kar-Wai / dop. Christopher Doyle, Kwan Pung-Leung & Lee Ping Bin
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stop blaming marvel for art house films not being worshiped at the box office 2k22 challenge
we are still in the middle of a health nightmare
i don’t get it, I loved everything everywhere all at once and i can’t wait for multiverse of madness
why must one be superior to the other?
watch the movie you want to see, encourage others to see it too, and leave it at that.
screeching about how much marvel sucks( it doesn’t btw just because a section of media is not your thing does not make the section bad) is not going to make me wanna go see the northman ( even though I do wanna see it but you get my point)
The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Directed by Sergei Parajanov
Doomsy’s Rating: 92/100 (on my Great Films list!)
Serving as an amazing double feature with Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, Sergei Parajanov’s untouchable art-house masterwork The Color of Pomegranates is a one-of-a-kind experience that is an absolute visual feast from start to finish. The film is based on the life of Armenian poet Sayat-Nova, and is told through in a series of tableau set-pieces of rich symbolism and psychedelic mise-en-scene manipulation. A clear influence on several prominent pieces of modern media (namely the music videos for R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” and Lady Gaga’s “911″), this is a spoonfeeding of the Armenian oral tradition and its glorious cultural history. Although heavily censored by the Soviet Union against the wishes of Parajanov, likely for its less-than-flattering subtext about the occupation of the Soviets, the film remains a transcendent and enchanting journey through a culture never seen before on film. The use of color, so exquisite in its breadth, is nearly kaleidoscopic and wholly unforgettable. There is a certain patience required for a film like this, as its not a film that is best served in narrative terms, but that should not deter anyone from such an enigmatic and beautiful work. If you like your films a little impenetrable and mysterious, this is a tone poem for the ages.
Watched on Criterion Channel.
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François Truffaut
February 6, 1932 - October 21, 1984
“Making a film is like a stagecoach ride in the old west. When you start, you are hoping for a pleasant trip. By the halfway point, you just hope to survive.”
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