Just wanted to resurrect this thread for those who have not yet seen it. See this thread for more info and reasons that I consider it a "must see" for all photographers. http://www.metafilter.com/146814/Ida-Film-nominated-for-two-Oscars-draws-praise-and-controversy
It is currently on Netflix, for those subscribers in the U.S. who would like to see it on the small screen. On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:55 PM, John Coyle <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
