08-05-2015, 08:41 AM
@Farvus: good point. I was a bit harsh with the Solaris comment. It wasn't a bad movie, just Tarkovsky's mood and understated but absolutely gorgeous long shots really get to me on a very existentialist spiritual level in a way Solaris just didn't. The man is a composition master.
@Tristan, love all those you mentioned. Definite classics. There's a reason that first crane shot in Touch of Evil is so famous. It is still amazing to this day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg8MqjoFvy4
@Hobitt, ditto, though haven't seen Triumph of the will
Speaking of Tarkovsky, his movies have been released for free online!
http://www.openculture.com/2010/07/tarkovksy.html
@Tristan, love all those you mentioned. Definite classics. There's a reason that first crane shot in Touch of Evil is so famous. It is still amazing to this day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg8MqjoFvy4
@Hobitt, ditto, though haven't seen Triumph of the will
Speaking of Tarkovsky, his movies have been released for free online!
http://www.openculture.com/2010/07/tarkovksy.html