Saraband, The Pianist and Others
I know that there had been a brief period of silence at this blog. It wasn't that I didnt manage to watch a movie to write on but it was something else perhaps. In fact in the meantime I had watched quite a number of good bloggable movies and travelled over 3 continents. Maybe the second explains the reason for my not blogging them out.
My memory, I have to admit, is a little weak to recollect details from all those good cinema which includes some indian like 'The Raincoat(Hindi)' and 'Achanurangatha Veedu(Malayalam)' as well as some foreign like Bergman's 'Saraband', 'No Man's Land' and Polanski's 'The Pianist'. But still I am hopeful that this sketch out here might help me to come back to these titles and contemplate them better later.
Saraband was a recent watch. Its currently (and maybe even eventually) Bergman's last film. Shot for the Television format the film exemplifies Bergman's mastery over documenting human relations and the deep recesses of human character. I vaguely remember watching Seventh Seal (it should have been in 1997-98; quite some time back there); the complexity of the theme, its poignant conversations/monologues on Death as well as the dichromatic beaty of the celluloid compositions still linger around. Saraband is different; of course; from Seventh Seal but still there are traces of the same old Bergmanish mastery handling of human psyche. The sequence where Henrik meets Jovan for the Cello(but is it just about the cello?), where Jovan is informed of Henrik's suicide attempt by Marriane(Liv Ullman), the scene where Karin opens out to Marianne etc are extremely captivating. This is just to quote some of the scenes; the list, of course, is not complete. This is a definite watch I have to suggest.
Saraband Official Link On the Net
The next film I want to write about is 'The Pianist' by Roman Polanski. It's another striking story on the holocaust - this time the Polish perspective on the anti-jewish nazi attrocities of the bygone century. Its an adaptation from the original story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, renowned Polish pianist, who survived terror during the German capture and extermination on the Polish soil. Its the story of an artist who fights using his natural survival mode when situation forces. Its the story of a family which slowly and firmly realizes how the disgraces of racism swallows the subtlety of civilized living. It's the story of a man realizing how humanity's black and white expresses itself through guns and breadx. Its the story of a pianist who plays the piano; his fingers an inch above the keys; generating a music, the music of silence, which is so captivating!
The music of the film, the screenplay and of course Adrien Brody all should be given a very special mention. Polanski's Pianist will definitely remain be one real good film that I have watched.
The Official Website of The Pianist
The Atheist's Shoah - Roman Polanski's The Pianist a review by Christos Tsiolkas
My memory, I have to admit, is a little weak to recollect details from all those good cinema which includes some indian like 'The Raincoat(Hindi)' and 'Achanurangatha Veedu(Malayalam)' as well as some foreign like Bergman's 'Saraband', 'No Man's Land' and Polanski's 'The Pianist'. But still I am hopeful that this sketch out here might help me to come back to these titles and contemplate them better later.
Saraband was a recent watch. Its currently (and maybe even eventually) Bergman's last film. Shot for the Television format the film exemplifies Bergman's mastery over documenting human relations and the deep recesses of human character. I vaguely remember watching Seventh Seal (it should have been in 1997-98; quite some time back there); the complexity of the theme, its poignant conversations/monologues on Death as well as the dichromatic beaty of the celluloid compositions still linger around. Saraband is different; of course; from Seventh Seal but still there are traces of the same old Bergmanish mastery handling of human psyche. The sequence where Henrik meets Jovan for the Cello(but is it just about the cello?), where Jovan is informed of Henrik's suicide attempt by Marriane(Liv Ullman), the scene where Karin opens out to Marianne etc are extremely captivating. This is just to quote some of the scenes; the list, of course, is not complete. This is a definite watch I have to suggest.
Saraband Official Link On the Net
The next film I want to write about is 'The Pianist' by Roman Polanski. It's another striking story on the holocaust - this time the Polish perspective on the anti-jewish nazi attrocities of the bygone century. Its an adaptation from the original story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, renowned Polish pianist, who survived terror during the German capture and extermination on the Polish soil. Its the story of an artist who fights using his natural survival mode when situation forces. Its the story of a family which slowly and firmly realizes how the disgraces of racism swallows the subtlety of civilized living. It's the story of a man realizing how humanity's black and white expresses itself through guns and breadx. Its the story of a pianist who plays the piano; his fingers an inch above the keys; generating a music, the music of silence, which is so captivating!
The music of the film, the screenplay and of course Adrien Brody all should be given a very special mention. Polanski's Pianist will definitely remain be one real good film that I have watched.
The Official Website of The Pianist
The Atheist's Shoah - Roman Polanski's The Pianist a review by Christos Tsiolkas
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