tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627038.post8870414917073868323..comments2023-10-22T09:15:07.925-04:00Comments on 64th and Broadway, Barcelona: Friendly Persuasion, d. Wyler 1956scothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721020673597941254noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627038.post-79496203947357435372006-12-02T16:58:00.000-05:002006-12-02T16:58:00.000-05:00Curtiz' most famous noirish film is Mildred Pierce...Curtiz' most famous noirish film is Mildred Pierce, which is a really kooky, baroque, incestuous knockout of a film (with Joan Crawford). It's worth checking out.<br /><br />Unfortunately, none of Borzage's films are currently available on DVD (much like Ophuls' Hollywood films) in Region 1 (if anywhere). Man's Castle, Mortal Storm, and Moonrise are all masterpieces.Tim Frohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833418708042446803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627038.post-39484169097489254252006-12-01T09:55:00.000-05:002006-12-01T09:55:00.000-05:00I got Best Years of Our Lives and Dodsworth both s...I got <i>Best Years of Our Lives</i> and <i>Dodsworth</i> both somewhere in my queue. I shoulda moved em up instead of being saddled with Bergman this weekend. <br /><br />Did Curtiz do a few noirs, is that why I recognize his name? I will need to check out him and Borzage for sure.scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721020673597941254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627038.post-12138648855081980792006-12-01T00:30:00.000-05:002006-12-01T00:30:00.000-05:00Glad you decided to watch the film. Indeed, Wyler ...Glad you decided to watch the film. Indeed, Wyler was one of Hollywood's greatest craftsmen although one of its most often ignored (along with Michael Curtiz and Frank Borzage), probably because he appears to lack a definitive visual style. Nevertheless, Friendly Persuasion is, I find, cinema's greatest meditation on the impossibility of pacifism, and I really like what you said about how the scenes culminate with the literal violence of the Civil War. <br /><br />If you haven't seen other Wyler films, his masterpieces Dodsworth and The Best Years of Our Lives are great places to start. I really wish you could see Counsellor at Law, which is also an absolute gem, but it's unfortunately unavailable on DVD.Tim Frohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833418708042446803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627038.post-33725828809095245792006-11-27T10:29:00.000-05:002006-11-27T10:29:00.000-05:00You are right. I don't know why I wrote amish. Pos...You are right. I don't know why I wrote amish. Posting in a rush I guess. <br /><br />The film was sorta the same way, the first half hour or so I was just shrugging unsure of where it was going, then I really started to enjoy it.scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721020673597941254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627038.post-91583057664135393262006-11-27T09:12:00.000-05:002006-11-27T09:12:00.000-05:00According to the book, the family is Quaker, not A...According to the book, the family is Quaker, not Amish.<br /><br />The book was on Indy's "one book, one city" list a few years ago. It was the first book selected I think. I read the book but haven't seen the movie yet. When reading the book, I found myself bored at first, then ended up enjoying it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com