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  Bicycle Thieves 1948

  ★ Watched 20 Feb 2023

  perplexed by this

  vastly overrated

  there is one shot near the end where the frame is broken in half by a lamp post with Antonio on the right and the unguarded bike on the left - this is good

  there are some shots by the bridge which are nice

  a few more at the play rehearsal

  but certainly no stunners

  the use of music is lacking

  the kid is charming, yes

  however, having seen this in the cinema on a…

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  Contempt 1963

  ★★★★ Watched 17 Feb 2023

  blue vs red
  asymmetry
  primary colors = influence on Spike Lee
  use of music = influence on Death Im Venice and WKW

  humungous piece of art

Popular reviews

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  2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 30 Jul 2022

  Prince Charles (70mm)

  It's strange how only a handful of films compare even ever so slightly favorably to 2001 : A Space Odyssey

  If pushed I could leave "The Dawn of Man"
  Visually it is not on the same level as the rest of the film
  However, it is important narratively and of course we have the triumpant cut from bone to space station
  Huge

  There is a formal tripartite structure to the film
  From "the acts" to "the moon,…

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  Dog Day Afternoon 1975

  ★★ Rewatched 22 Aug 2022

  Prince Charles (35mm)

  Lumet is good

  I need to do a proper study

  Dog Day Afternoon and Network share some themes : media, communications, public opinion, authority

  These themes are communicated through visual objects : megaphones, cameras, microphones, televisions, police cars, ambulances, phones, crowds, etc.

  I like this. I don't know if the rest of his films are similar in nature

  Is this social realism?

  Al Pacino is outstanding
  This I believe is the first of his explosive roles :…

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