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Having just read the pieces on "Muriel" (Resnais) by David Ehrenstein and "What Price Glory?" (Walsh) by Robert Keser in Senses of Cinema (current), I just...
Merci, Blake! I've always loved "Muriel" and it's my great regret that it's so little known. A couple of years back I got a great Region 2 DVD with Japanese...
Many thanks for your appreciative words, Blake. It's very nice to hear feedback (not least when it's so positive!), though I think David had the thornier...
... I'll cheat a bit and say Vittorio De Sica, although I don't think he was the type you had in mind when you posed your question. One of my favorite ...
He's as obvious as Eastwood (if not more), but the discussion wouldn't be complete without mentioning John Cassavetes (though he might fall more under the...
... to achieve distinct and individual directorial prowess? I would also name Takeshi Kitano. My favorite film by him is one that he does not star in, "A ...
Something tells me I've asked this question before. But I don't recall the answer. And I did a search which turned up nothing. Voiceover singing underscores...
"Muriel" (1963) Songs by Hans Werner Henze. ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go:...
... not sung ... story world). ... English ... Amazing that anyone could make such a claim, but I guess no claims made for that absurdly overrated false...
Off the top of my head...(apart from those mentioned already) Greats: Griffith Keaton Chaplin King Hu Notable/Interesting Auteurs: Fatty Arbuckle Mack Sennett ...
Also Jeanne Moreau a one-shot by Lillian Gish. Valerie Bruni-Redeschi Jane Birkin What interests me is how the perspective from one side of the camera...
A couple more to add to the list Isild le Besco (btw, her film DEMI-TARIF is now out on DVD) Mathieu Amalric - I enjoyed MANGE TA SOUPE and LE STADE DE...
My bad. Just thought of another one-shot: Peter Lorre. ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Fussy?...
... claim ... In my haste to properly identify the song as a "ballad" I carelessly mistitled it. It is actually called "The Legend of Chuck-a-Luck."...
Some of those mentioned remained actors after they became directors, while others did not. An example of the latter category is Richard Quine--a fine director ...
So many directors had early careers as actors, that it would take a whole doctoral dissertation to list them. Griffith disciples Raoul Walsh and Erich von...
... Her second feature, CHARLY, is out next week here in France. I'd also mention: - Steve Buscemi, for his two first films and his excellent SOPRANOS ...
... Who was very good in Godard's video film "Grandeur et decadence d'un petit commerce du cinema.' ... I beg to differ. "Lady in the Lake is superb -- and...
... Roman ... Mention of Lamont Johnson for some reason reminds me of Sydney Pollack, who started as an actor and (happily!) still takes acting jobs and excels...
... I would say he's an infintely finer actor than he is a director. And as a director he's no slouch. No fave of mine, but scarcely chopped liver. I thought...
... My modest contribution to this erudite thread: "Here they stand side by side The killers that died In the gunfight at the OK Corral." ... endings) ... ...
Your choice of de Sica makes me think of films in which two or more directors, other than the director of the film, portray people other than themselves. This...
... Roman ... I recently rewatched Polanski's "The Tenant" and was fascinated by a shot of him walking away from the camera in a street with his hands in his...
Two more ooccurred to me, after reading the various notes in response: Bob Fosse (though "dancer as director" would probably be the more appropriate...
Jon Landis' barely-known "Into the Night" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089346/fullcredits#cast Boasts a cast including David Cronenberg, Paul Mazursky, Paul...
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