--- In [email protected], cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], cardemaister <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > http://movies2.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/movies/13dusk.html > > > > > > > > > > I'm not that much into movies. For instance, been *trying* > > > to watch Citizen Kane through a couple of times, without > success. :) > > > Oddly enough, some of Aki's films I've seen several times. > > > He's my absolute favourite amongst film makers. But I'm "afraid" > > > many of you guys couldn't stand watching any of his movies > > > for more than a couple of minutes. :0 > > > > > > > > > > > *********** > > > > Sounds like the Finnish David Lynch... >
> Dunno. I've only seen Blue Velvet and *some* Twin Peaks. > > Here's a typical scene from a Kaurismaki film (1:30) > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkMiTzYV7-U > *********** I was not referring to any specific content or style of the films of Lynch v. Kaurismaki, but to the fact that they seem to either have adoring fans or people can't stand their films. Re the Kaurismaki film, this is the typically inaccurate depiction of poker in films -- in an actual poker game, you can't take money out of your pocket in the middle of a hand -- Hollywood films almost never get poker right either, except for a few, like "Rounders."
