Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I went to Rotten Tomatoes and discovered that it was quite new and not eventfully reviewed yet. Then went to Netflix, expecting to put it on my list with a response that availability date was unknown?this has happened a few times before?and discovered that it was immediately available. It is now in my queue. Thanks for telling about it. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Nov 12, 2013, at 4:40 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > I'm going off topic as this relates to composition, tone, and artistry > which all of you appreciate. > > Saw this film last night on the big screen in my local weekly cinema club, > and would heartily recommend it. The film is amazingly accessible despite > it being silent (bar a brilliant score), black & white, square format, and > set in 1920s/30s Spain. The film is a loose interpretation of Snow White > and the Seven Dwarves with a bullfighting theme, a wonderfully kinky > wicked stepmother who steals the show, and the most gorgeous composition > and framing. The director Pablo Berger drives the film onwards at all > times and I never found myself looking at my watch as the plot twists, > black humour, melodrama, and sheer beauty of Blancanieves took me over. > > A fairytale? Let's put it this way - don't bring a child to it! However, > there are lots of antique cameras, and Uncle Ted would concur with one of > its key points - the use of flash can be very dangerous. That said, you'll > have to watch the film to see why :-) > > Douglas > _________ > Douglas Barry > Bray, Co. Wicklow > Republic of Ireland > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information