Ozu | Antonioni

“Although I may seem the same to other people, to me each thing I produce is a new expression and I always make each work from a new interest. It’s like a painter who always paints same rose.” – Yasujiro Ozu “My work is like digging, it’s archaeological research among the arid materials of our […]

CONTEMPT (1963)

Jerry Prokosch (the producer): Whenever I hear the word “culture”, I bring out my checkbook. [to his assistant] Jerry Prokosch: Come here. [he places his checkbook on his assistant’s back and writes out a check] Fritz Lang (the director): Some years ago – some horrible years ago – the Nazis used to take out a […]

THE JACKAL OF NAHUELTORO (1969)

“Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it.” – Henry Thomas Buckle Chile’s first feature film is like a stark visual nightmare which leaves u disturbed and sleepless because of its ‘real’ feel and a kind of grotesque beauty about it. The film is based on a true story and critique of the social conditions […]

BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925)

Why Battleship Potemkin remained one of my favorite films of all times…is it because of its forceful execution of the subject matter of revolt against the oppression…is it because of its stunning visual imagery and Eisenstein’s experimentation with ‘montage’ (the use of dialectical forms of editing to create meaning) and ‘typage’ (non-actors cast for physical […]

SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER…AND SPRING

“Lust awakens the desire to possess. And that awakens the intent to murder.” ~The Monk In the midst of the Korean wilderness, a Buddhist master patiently raises a young boy to grow up in wisdom and compassion, through experience and endless exercises. Once the pupil discovers his sexual lust, he seems lost to contemplative life […]

SONATINE

MIYUKI (the girl): You’re tough. I love tough guys. MURAKAWA (the gangster): I wouldn’t carry a gun if I were tough. MIYUKI: You can shoot without a second thought. MURAKAWA: I shoot fast because I get scared fast. MIYUKI: But you’re not afraid of dying, are you? MURAKAWA: When you’re scared all the time, you […]