My wife and I saw it in Brisbane in October - a very, very good film. The cinematography was top-notch too. The best b&w movie I've seen in recent years was "The Artist": each shot seemed to have a perfect range of tones.
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Darren Addy Sent: Wednesday, 17 December 2014 1:36 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: You *MUST* see "Ida" You get a taste of the photography and composition I'm going ga-ga over from the 2 minute trailer: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/ida/ or http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2411703577 On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 4:04 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tuesday, December 16, 2014, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I haven't seen it yet, but it's had rave reviews from all the people >> in my French cinema class. Of course for some people that may not be >> a recommendation... >> >> B >> >> >> Heh. You may be right there, Bob. It is a product of Poland, not France. >> People allergic to subtitles will hate it for that reason alone. It's >> main characters are a young woman (about to take her vows in a >> convent) and her aunt. So, for that reason, some might dismiss it as >> a "chick flick". (I object to that entire premise). It may not appeal >> to your tastes as there are no explosions, car chases, or gun fights. >> But WOW do you have to see it, if only to hit "Pause" repeatedly to >> study the superb "photographs" that make up nearly each and every scene (and >> even cut). > > > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
