Saw a mutual on here say years ago that "it's not as impactfull on the second watch" — I agree. But don't get that twisted with it's not still heartbreaking, well crafted, and entertaining..It's just natural that after you know the "big twist" (that wrecked my heart) that it's not gonna hit the same.
The father/grandads rage still, however, is something I haven't forgotten about since I first saw this. Glad I could show my dad this classic.
What a disappointing watch.
When I say I've been looking for this film for years I mean it. But the goofy dialog, and equally so performances just makes if completely fail at it's attempt to be self aware and deliver the obvious crique on consumerism and socal classes.
Damn. O well at least it's ticked off the ol' bucket list
Searching for films like this has almost become like a theme of my life; they're so freaking hard to find most of the time that it sometimes takes me months of searching to find them. But the beautiful thing about that is that a lot of the times, they're exactly the most special and rewarding endeavors. And "Landscape in the mist", as with my first Angelopoulos "Eternity and a Day", is exactly such an experience -- and possibly, the most…
In the most inconspicuous way imaginable, Bresson delivers a soft-textured, soft-spoken poem of a film that completely transcended my expectations.
But for the first bit of it, though, I wasn't feeling as affected by it as all that. In fact, the sensitivity of the emotions, and full pactness of the story was a bit staggering to me. But as time whent by, and the beauty started to really set in, I wished it would never end. I loved how uncartoonish…
