Post by mikef6 on Aug 1, 2018 21:18:56 GMT
I am going to have to go with Lean’s “small” movies, the black & whites he made in England, over most of his Hollywood wide-screen, full-color, epic-length features. I take them in roughly this order (with the first four very close together).
Hobson’s Choice (1954)
Brief Encounter (1945)
In which We Serve (co-director with Noel Coward) (1942)
The Sound Barrier (1952)
Great Expectations (1946)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Of his epic films, I put them in (roughly, again) this order
Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
A Passage To India (1984)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Ryan’s Daughter (1970)
As you can see, I’ve got “A Passage To India” ranked higher than most of the comments on it so far. While I agree that it is long and verbose, I love Peggy Ashcroft’s performance, maybe one of the great ones.
Hobson’s Choice (1954)
Brief Encounter (1945)
In which We Serve (co-director with Noel Coward) (1942)
The Sound Barrier (1952)
Great Expectations (1946)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Of his epic films, I put them in (roughly, again) this order
Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
A Passage To India (1984)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Ryan’s Daughter (1970)
As you can see, I’ve got “A Passage To India” ranked higher than most of the comments on it so far. While I agree that it is long and verbose, I love Peggy Ashcroft’s performance, maybe one of the great ones.