Favorite Director

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Originally Posted by crajkumar_be

RIP Bergman :(

Another link http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...3F9B7767A3.htm

I've seen Virgin Spring, The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries.
Need to watch SS and WS again....

P.S: I think in the DVD commentary of Virgin Spring, i heard that critics like Goddard (he was a critic before he made films) were very critical of the movie. Wonder in what way exactly...

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is he related to Ingrid bergman???


Ingrid is just an amazing actress.. my favourite..

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Originally Posted by Devar Magan

is he related to Ingrid bergman???
Ingrid is just an amazing actress.. my favourite..

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Wiki says

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Although they worked together, Bergman is not related to fellow Swedish director Ingmar Bergman

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Just in case if you people didn't know. Antonioni is dead! :(

One genius on another: Woody Allen on Bergman (he also touches upon Antonioni) in Time

Manoj Night Shyamalan

I am just wondering nobody did not utter a single word about him just because of he is Indian? :sad: (tamilian?)
His Sixth Sense listed in 27th place in All-time box office collection in USA and 29th in Worldwide collection.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/

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Originally Posted by Nerd

And yeh Untouchables is the best BDP movie :P

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The sequence at the railway station (where Ness and Stone - Costner and Garcia respectively - nab Capone's bookkeeper) really sticks in the memory. Amazingly filmed scene - everything about it is perfect: the buildup (Ness waiting impatiently at the top of the staircase; big clock over the entrance ticking away), the action (lawmen and gunmen exchanging fire; baby's pram tripping down the stairway; Ness in pursuit, shooting away) and the breathtaking crescendo (Stone appearing from behind the pillar, throwing an extra revolver at Ness while continuing to shoot, then sliding to support the pram as it comes to a stop the end of the staircase...) :thumbsup:
Whole thing plays out in slow motion, overlapping frames with no BGM... mindblowing... :notworthy:
One of De Palma's best efforts visually - a level he never could surpass (even in supposedly more stylized flicks like MI)

Ramsri,
That scene was originally from Battleship Potemkin. I guess that scene should be the most copied scene ever. Soorasamharam la kooda andha scene-a vechirukkaanga :lol:

CR,

The scene could have been copied, but don't you think the 'stylish' execution from De Palma elevated it from the original BP, I just love that scene from The untouchables

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Originally Posted by thilak4life

CR,

The scene could have been copied, but don't you think the 'stylish' execution from De Palma elevated it from the original BP, I just love that scene from The untouchables

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Agreed!

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Originally Posted by crajkumar_be

Ramsri,
That scene was originally from Battleship Potemkin. I guess that scene should be the most copied scene ever. Soorasamharam la kooda andha scene-a vechirukkaanga :lol:

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Oh really?? Didnt know about the Soorsamharam bit...
I knew the scene was copied by apna Bollywood in the monster hit Tezaab - Anil Kapoor and Suresh Oberoi replacing Kevin Costner and Andy Garcia :x, and a local cooperative bank (complete with 20-step staircase and all) taking the place of Chicago's Union Station :banghead:

Hey, and BTW - wasnt Soorsamharam a take on Peter Weir's Witness??
(Hesitate to use terms like "inspired" or "copied" out of respect for some of the stimulating discussions we've had on other threads :D)