Middling noir, even though it is on the 250 quintessential noir list, as well as the DVD Beaver essential noir list, and Keaney's Guide and Alain Silver's Reader. It basically is the plot of most of the James Bond films, when you boil it down.
You almost don't need subtitles for this, but here you go:
You're watching the documentary film Soviet Elegy
8:50 - 10:38: Born 1906 into a peasant family, a child is given the name of Nikolaj. It happened in the village of Budka in the Sverdlovsk region. In 1929, at the age of 23 years, Nikolaj asks to marry the girl Klavdia who is two years younger.
It was a typical country wedding. The pastoral life of Ural didn't impress them. In his early thirties, the famine forced Nikolaj to leave the village.
Moving with the family to Bereznik in the Perm, Nikolaj started to work in the yards of the potassium industry. In 1931 the son Boris was born. The photo shows him as a civil engineer student at the polytechnical instutite in Ural, the 50s. He met his future wife. They had a typical student wedding. She studied in the same faculty.
In 1975, the father Nikolaj Ignatievich died at age 69. This photo shows his daughter-in-law, Naina Iosifovna, her two grand-daughters his widow and his son Michail.
Then: a lot of names subtitled in Italian (I think)
Then: Building 358 (superimposed)
Then: Silence until the end.
I found the full version here: (mod-edit: dead link removed) Not to take anything away from the virtuosity in planning, execution and camera work, I also found it a bit repetitious. I hope the crew was wearing gas masks. I also think there was a little bit of cheating going on, because it looked like there were some pre-lit candles. I liked the flaming comet tether ball the best.
You can view this at http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xe4zjf_matrimony-s-speed-limit-1913_shortfilms with added piano score. (note - :30 commercials added by site at :00, 5:00 and 10:00 marks)
Having read all of Michael Connelly's books, I thought the adaption was perfect. Casting great, pace was just right to allow for the plot twists, without telegraphing.
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Movie comment on World for Ransom
WalterNeff
Middling noir, even though it is on the 250 quintessential noir list, as well as the DVD Beaver essential noir list, and Keaney's Guide and Alain Silver's Reader. It basically is the plot of most of the James Bond films, when you boil it down.Movie comment on Leave 'Em Laughing
WalterNeff
http://www.hulu.com/watch/255315/the-lost-films-of-laurel-and-hardy-leave-em-laughingMovie comment on Recreation
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WalterNeff
Ah, the things we watch for checks. I thought the yellow chair's performance was riveting ;-).Movie comment on Sovetskaya elegiya
WalterNeff
You almost don't need subtitles for this, but here you go:You're watching the documentary film Soviet Elegy
8:50 - 10:38: Born 1906 into a peasant family, a child is given the name of Nikolaj. It happened in the village of Budka in the Sverdlovsk region. In 1929, at the age of 23 years, Nikolaj asks to marry the girl Klavdia who is two years younger.
It was a typical country wedding. The pastoral life of Ural didn't impress them. In his early thirties, the famine forced Nikolaj to leave the village.
Moving with the family to Bereznik in the Perm, Nikolaj started to work in the yards of the potassium industry. In 1931 the son Boris was born. The photo shows him as a civil engineer student at the polytechnical instutite in Ural, the 50s. He met his future wife. They had a typical student wedding. She studied in the same faculty.
In 1975, the father Nikolaj Ignatievich died at age 69. This photo shows his daughter-in-law, Naina Iosifovna, her two grand-daughters his widow and his son Michail.
Then: a lot of names subtitled in Italian (I think)
Then: Building 358 (superimposed)
Then: Silence until the end.
Movie comment on Vertical Features Remake
WalterNeff
You can find background and the narration in English here: http://petergreenaway.org.uk/vfr.htmMovie comment on Cry Danger
WalterNeff
Line for line this has the most snappy comebacks of any noir I've seen!Movie comment on The Killer Is Loose
WalterNeff
Look for Stanley Adams - "Cyrano Jones" in "The Trouble With Tribbles" - in a bit part.Movie comment on Muppet*vision 3-D
WalterNeff
I'm with you there, petenigma and Nuked.Movie comment on La coquille et le clergyman
WalterNeff
Here is a 31 minute version http://www.openculture.com/2011/07/the_seashell_and_the_clergyman_the_worlds_first_surrealist_film.htmlMovie comment on Der Lauf der Dinge
WalterNeff
I found the full version here: (mod-edit: dead link removed) Not to take anything away from the virtuosity in planning, execution and camera work, I also found it a bit repetitious. I hope the crew was wearing gas masks. I also think there was a little bit of cheating going on, because it looked like there were some pre-lit candles. I liked the flaming comet tether ball the best.Movie comment on The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
WalterNeff
What a splendid movie!Movie comment on H2O
WalterNeff
Hypnotic.Movie comment on H2O
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Hypnotic.Toplist comment on Box Office Mojo's All Time Worldwide Box Office
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What ReVision saidMovie comment on Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWM2ixqua3YMovie comment on Matrimony's Speed Limit
WalterNeff
You can view this at http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xe4zjf_matrimony-s-speed-limit-1913_shortfilms with added piano score. (note - :30 commercials added by site at :00, 5:00 and 10:00 marks)Movie comment on Black and Tan
WalterNeff
"Remove your anatomy from that mahogany"Movie comment on Le sang des bêtes
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Not for the squeamishMovie comment on The Lincoln Lawyer
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Having read all of Michael Connelly's books, I thought the adaption was perfect. Casting great, pace was just right to allow for the plot twists, without telegraphing.Movie comment on Schwechater
WalterNeff
Kinda feel guilty about getting a check for this one ;-)Movie comment on Afrique 50
WalterNeff
@Frt: Thanks for the subtitled link and the background on this doc.Movie comment on Validation
WalterNeff
I'm glad I am tackling this list - this was an unexpected joyful find!Movie comment on The Twilight Zone: Living Doll
WalterNeff
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