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Tag Archives: war
3 things about John Frankenheimer’s THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
The Manchurian Candidate [1962] 1. Pinocchio on the theater marquee. 2. He pours some wine into a V-shaped glass and drinks it down. 3. First on the forehead, then on the cheek, and then on the lips. 3 other things.
3 things about David Lean’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Lawrence of Arabia [1962] 1. When Lawrence first eats with Tafas, he uses his left hand. Bad etiquette. 2. A large bowl of chipped ice at the end of the bar. 3. “A deserter. But from which army?” The curl … Continue reading
3 things about Peter Weir’s THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY
The Year of Living Dangerously [1982] 1. “Here they come, Sir Guy and the Black Dwarf.” 2. She dips her hand into a bowl of water filled with flowers. 3. As they begin to dismantle his tape recorder, he slowly moves … Continue reading
3 things about Terrence Malick’s THE THIN RED LINE
The Thin Red Line [1998] 1. An old man walks past without ackowledging them. 2. In the midst of the bombardment, a blue butterfly. 3. “Sounds like bliss.”
3 things about John Sturges’ THE GREAT ESCAPE
The Great Escape [1963] 1. Trouser leg dirt sleeves. 2. Richard Attenborough’s eye scar makeup seems to come and go. 3. He ends up back in the cooler with his baseball.
3 things about Gillo Pontecorvo’s BURN!
Burn! [1969] 1. A group of children help carry the headless corpse to the wagon. 2. The soldiers set the field of sugar cane on fire, and shoot the rebels as they emerge from the flames. 3. Jodhpurs. A straw … Continue reading
3 things about Roberto Rossellini’s ROME, OPEN CITY
Rome, Open City [1945] 1. There are two small statues on the table in front of the priest: a nude woman and a saint. They face each other. He pivots the nude woman so that it’s not facing the saint. … Continue reading
3 things about Cavalcanti’s WENT THE DAY WELL?
Went the Day Well? [1942] 1. The old woman pretends to fiddle with the lid of the pepper mill, then blows the contents into the face of the German soldier. She makes quick use of her hatchet. 2. Leslie Banks … Continue reading
3 things about William Wyler’s THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
The Best Years of Our Lives [1946] 1. She points to the smoky smudges in the aerial photograph and asks, “What are those?” He smiles and replies, “Little black flowers that grow in the sky.” 3. Using the tines of … Continue reading
3 things about Darryl F. Zanuck’s THE LONGEST DAY
The Longest Day [1962] 1. “Wounds my heart with a monotonous languor.” 2. Click-click of the rifle. 3. The end credits take great care to let us know that everything is “alphabetically listed.” Bonus: the presence of two Bond villains … Continue reading
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