Ahso......you see seven movies, and you've seen them all. Saves wear and tear on the optic nerve.
Writers who believe there's only one plot argue all stories "stem from conflict." True enough, but we're more inclined to back the theory mentioned about only seven basic plot lines. According to the Internet Public Library, they are: [wo]man vs. nature [wo]man vs. man [wo]man vs. the environment [wo]man vs. machines/technology [wo]man vs. the supernatural [wo]man vs. self [wo]man vs. god/religion Ronald Tobias, author of "Twenty Basic Plots" believes the following make for good stories: quest, adventure, pursuit, rescue, escape, revenge, riddle, rivalry, underdog, temptation, metamorphosis, transformation, maturation, love, forbidden love, sacrifice, discovery, wretched excess, ascension, and decision. Overlap must be common under this theory. For example, "Rocky" is a story of the "underdog," who goes through a "transformation" and falls in "love" while on a "quest." We're not sure, but we think "Dude, Where's My Car?" touches on at least 16. So are there really a limited number of stories? Maybe, maybe not. One thing is for sure, though -- writers will always find new ways to make 'em interesting. --- On Sat, 3/27/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Kubrick's favorite film To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 9:48 PM you were watching Letter From An Unknown Woman on TCM I heard the same thing. Have to say you see one Ophuls film and while all masterfully done (especially Earrings of Madam De) you've kind of seen them all........beautiful women with fucked up men. freeman fisher In a message dated 3/27/2010 9:32:48 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: le plaisir---ophuls---7---dir2 of course it had been seen in MX; of course we have the lobbys IMDB: It has been rightly claimed that, between 1945 and 1955, Max Ophuls was the greatest director in the world, crafting a string of dense pearls unmatched before or since. Even 'Le Plaisir', supposedly a minor film in his canon would be a staggering masterpiece in anyone else's. A triptych of Guy de Maupassant stories, it is also about a trio of Gods. The first two are shown to be limited: Maupassant, author, creator, narrator, speaks to us from the darkness, disembodied, all pervasive ('I could be sitting next to you'), responsible for everything we see - in the last story he crashes down to earth, and is responsible for a suicide attempt; and Ophuls' camera, seemingly weightless, able to navigate space with a freedom unavailable to humans - even it is barred from Madame Tellier's Establishment, forced to peek in from outside. It can reveal the bleak reality behind the prostitutes' gaiety, but is has no access, like the men who exploit them, to their souls. Or does it? The stunning epiphany at the church, is, after all, on one level just a trick of the camera, or a mere figment of the women's imagination. As we would expect, the camerawork, composition, decor, music and acting are breathtaking and ambiguously nostalgic; what is more remarkable is the magic sense of nature, so rare in Ophuls, and, with the exception of the Archers, King Vidor and Lynne Ramsey, so rare in cinema. ---courtesy: Alice Liddel from dublin, ireland CATALOG: VIEW 145 LISTS & 5,000 JPGS: ################################################## http://posterazzi.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/posterazzi http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=posterazzi&p=v ################################################## Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
