Post by Salzmank on Apr 10, 2017 16:41:16 GMT
What are everybody's thoughts on comparing and contrasting these?
As we all probably know (but as I'll reiterate anyway)...
Same writers (Gilliat and Launder).
Same star (the charming Margaret Lockwood).
Same two famous supporting players (our old friends Naunton Wayne and Basil Radford as Chalders and Caldicott).
Same setting (train going through enemy territory).
Same general plot points.
Yet the two pictures feel different (Night Train feels more open, expansive--there are certainly fewer scenes actually aboard the train, ironically), in addition to having different plots. I suppose I'm asking the question first to see if anyone here prefers one to the other, despite their similarities, and, if so, second to see which one you prefer. As much as I admire The Lady Vanishes (great fun, and one of my mother's favorite movies), I must admit to preferring Night Train. It seems like Gilliat and Launder refined their skills for the second picture.
Agree, disagree, thoughts?
As we all probably know (but as I'll reiterate anyway)...
Same writers (Gilliat and Launder).
Same star (the charming Margaret Lockwood).
Same two famous supporting players (our old friends Naunton Wayne and Basil Radford as Chalders and Caldicott).
Same setting (train going through enemy territory).
Same general plot points.
Yet the two pictures feel different (Night Train feels more open, expansive--there are certainly fewer scenes actually aboard the train, ironically), in addition to having different plots. I suppose I'm asking the question first to see if anyone here prefers one to the other, despite their similarities, and, if so, second to see which one you prefer. As much as I admire The Lady Vanishes (great fun, and one of my mother's favorite movies), I must admit to preferring Night Train. It seems like Gilliat and Launder refined their skills for the second picture.
Agree, disagree, thoughts?