the cigarette flits in the
flicker of the lit sign
signalling night has struck
the down-on-their luck
plume behind the shroud
in the gutter bottle eyeing
the heel-clack strut smelling
of blossom-rose and regret—
as the projector dance
strikes dirt-speckled
and light winks to your face,
depicting glances of eyes
which cut something true—
the smoke lingers... a while, yes—
'mesmerizing' you say, always—
The gist/ rules:
BEA composes a list of our 100 favourite films of the 1950s. (Again! V2!). All lists will be PMed to me or posted in this thread, maxing out at 100. The final list will be 100 films. I'll be accepting lists of any denotation up to 100. The size of your list determines its weight. Films must be longer than 30 minutes. Films must have an international premiere date between January 1st 1950 and December 31st 1959. Documentaries are allowed.
Brigand's list led me to realizing a new letterboxd feature...stats for lists. That must be new. I like it. We can quickly see Brigand's most-represented actors, directors, countries, etc. I guess I should watch more Douglas Sirk and Joseph Losey, for I've only seen 1/8 films on Brigand's list from those two filmmakers.
Here's a rec for all you European cinema lovers. H-8 is often considered the best Croatian movie, and it's on YT with subtitles. Albeit in low resolution and the subtitles aren't the most precise, but they're completely servicable.
I like this one Letterboxd comment where the user likened H-8 to that Hitchcock quote about suspense. In this case, the whole movie is the bomb scene - you'll see what I mean when you start watching. It all works like a charm. Tragic, heartwarming, funny, suspenseful, easy to watch. Highly recommend.
Alfred Hitchcock wrote:
We are now having a very innocent little chat. Let's suppose that there is a bomb underneath this table between us. Nothing happens, and then all of a sudden, "Boom!" There is an explosion. The public is surprised, but prior to this surprise, it has seen an absolutely ordinary scene, of no special consequence. Now, let us take a suspense situation. The bomb is underneath the table and the public knows it, probably because they have seen the anarchist place it there. The public is aware the bomb is going to explode at one o'clock and there is a clock in the decor. The public can see that it is a quarter to one. In these conditions, the same innocuous conversation becomes fascinating because the public is participating in the scene. The audience is longing to warn the characters on the screen: "You shouldn't be talking about such trivial matters. There is a bomb beneath you and it is about to explode!"
Brigand's list led me to realizing a new letterboxd feature...stats for lists. That must be new. I like it. We can quickly see Brigand's most-represented actors, directors, countries, etc. I guess I should watch more Douglas Sirk and Joseph Losey, for I've only seen 1/8 films on Brigand's list from those two filmmakers.
Do you need to be Pro for this, or am I missing it? 😐 — never seen it before.
And thanks Brigand, tallied 😄 — I'll most likely post my own list in the next few weeks. Thinking of some tweaks. _________________ Doubles & Conch
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