--- In [email protected], bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], cardemaister <no_reply@> > 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.
Oh, of course. BTW, I have no friggin' idea why I like Aki's films. From an "objective" point of view, most of them are utterly boring. The dialogue is very scarce and intentionally "amateurish". I've read Aki gets very mad if he ever catches his actors/actresses rehersing a scene. And stuff like that. > > 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." >
