criterionmaster
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Post by criterionmaster on Jun 16, 2006 3:56:16 GMT -5
  - New, restored high-definition digital transfer - The Footprints of a Spirit, a documentary featuring director Víctor Erice, producer Elías Querejeta, coscreenwriter Ángel Fernández-Santos, and actor Ana Torrent - Víctor Erice in Madrid, an interview with the director - Interview with film scholar Linda Ehrlich - Interview with actor Fernando Fernán Gómez - New and improved English subtitle translation - PLUS: a new essay by film scholar Paul Julian Smith |
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captainofbeef
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Post by captainofbeef on Jun 16, 2006 15:02:30 GMT -5
Looks amazing, will probably buy this.
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satantangofan
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Saigon...shit; I'm still only in Saigon. Every time I think I'm gonna wake up back in the jungle...
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Post by satantangofan on Jul 2, 2006 15:41:07 GMT -5
This is a marvellous, marvellous film. Still have the VHS tape from like eons back.
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criterionmaster
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Post by criterionmaster on Sept 1, 2006 9:00:13 GMT -5
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Post by captainofbeef on Dec 15, 2006 23:42:16 GMT -5
I have this on my computer, I will be watching this as soon as I can after I watch Ikiru.
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Post by criterionmaster on Jan 4, 2007 13:04:57 GMT -5
Spirit of the Beehive A brilliant commentary on what was happening in Spain at the time, told with many metaphors, etc. but since I don’t know much about what it was like in Spain many of the metaphors still are unknown to me. It follows two sisters who sit through a screening of 1931 Frankenstein, and the effect the film has on the sisters, but mainly the youngest one, Anna. First off I am a huge fan of Frankenstein, and it just made me so happy the scenes they showed from the film, and it was a surprise to find out that this was what the film was about, I had no idea. It’s beautiful and poetic cinematography makes the film at time feel like a dream, and the use of very little dialogue makes it even more so. It just flowed out, often times shots looking almost like paintings. The camera moves very little as well. It all has an eerie-feeling that I loved. And I haven’t even gotten to the performances, which just literally blew me away. The youngest, Anna, gives one of the best child performances and she completely brought me into the film. Normally, as I have said many times, I fucking hate kids, but her, she was just mesmerizing. And all the rest of the cast does great as well. Now I need help with the ending a little, what exactly happened at the end? She walked up to the door and stood there. I was blown away at first by the ending, but then I kinda forgot what I exactly saw. Can someone help me with what exactly happens, or the significance of it?  ... The scene that struck me the most was when Anna imagined Frankenstein coming to her, like he did in the movie Frankenstein, coming to her right by the water. The way it was film was just beauty. The film is most famous for its commentary on Spain, but trust me, that is not the reason it should be. It is beautiful, haunting, poetic, it feels like a fairytale. Just a masterpiece of a film. I have let it sit with me for a couple days now, I can’t get over it. No rating yet, but I am leaning towards a 10/10, I just want to find out about the ending first. I will sure buy this film soon. Allow us to discuss!  That looks like a painting. |
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ie
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Post by ie on Jan 5, 2007 2:21:17 GMT -5
Is watching the 1931 version of Frankenstein (1931) vital to enjoying this movie?
If no, would you still (C-Dan or anyone else) recommend it?
Or was it just kind of a nifty thing?
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Post by criterionmaster on Jan 5, 2007 21:01:58 GMT -5
No you don't need to have seen the film to enjoy it, you may enjoy the film MORE, but they show some scenes from Frankenstein in the film, so you should be good. Yes, I would recommend you checking it out, it is just beautiful. Even if you don't like it, which I don't know if you will, you will at least appreciate it.
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Post by ie on Jan 5, 2007 21:19:23 GMT -5
I added it to my library queue, although I'll probably end up watching Frankenstein before it even comes in and I unfreeze it from my queue so they can send it to my library and such.
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Post by nonfiction on Jan 14, 2007 0:37:15 GMT -5
Criterionmaster, in reply to your question about the ending. I could be wrong, but I think Anna's last words in that scene were "I am Anna". You know how earlier in the movie, her sister tells her something along the lines of "you have to be friends with the spirits (her sister had previously told her that Frankenstein was a spirit) to see them", or something like that. Basically, in the final scene she is befriending the other spirits. "I am Anna", she pledges. |
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Post by criterionmaster on Jan 14, 2007 13:55:46 GMT -5
Thank you! That is a fantastic ending, wow. Now I want to re-watch it. Thanks again, it made the film even better knowing what happened.
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