tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post5945078507685015258..comments2024-03-16T10:03:59.180-07:00Comments on The Movie Projector: Mr. Arkadin (1955): The 2006 Complete VersionR. D. Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post-11218184240011781072010-10-20T10:33:28.854-07:002010-10-20T10:33:28.854-07:00John, as always your comments are most appreciated...John, as always your comments are most appreciated. I have a lot of catching up to do with Welles and am currently looking for "Chimes at Midnight," which those who left comments at Goodfella's blog seemed to consider essential. Another director whose visual mastery came to mind is Mizoguchi, but I haven't seen enough by him ("Ugetsu," "Sansho," and the 2 parts of "The 47 Ronin") to feel that I could legitimately include him. He's another one I'm desperate to catch up on, but so little seems available in Region 1 DVD.R. D. Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post-3548776985018940122010-10-19T20:04:02.062-07:002010-10-19T20:04:02.062-07:00R.D.,
An exceptional review! The background infor...R.D.,<br /><br />An exceptional review! The background information is fascinating in itself as are your thoughts on Welles working methods. I have not seen this film but your review has certainly aroused my appetite.<br /><br />"The film also shows Welles's astounding ability as the complete cinematic visualist. You could turn off the sound, forget the plot, and just look at the images on the screen and still spend 105 minutes totally enthralled by what you're looking at. How many directors can that be said of? Murnau, von Sternberg, Eisenstein, Kurosawa, today maybe David Lynch and Terrence Malick—certainly no more than a handful in the history of cinema."<br /><br />You could arguably add Kubrick and Scorsese to this list but it remains very exclusive.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.com