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Post by london777 on Apr 9, 2020 0:21:10 GMT
Sticking with Alec Guinness, The Ladykillers (1955) dir: Alexander Mackendrick is a black comedy about a gang of five robbers (headed by Guinness doing a passable Alastair Sim impersonation) who have to hide away in a dotty old lady's house. All five eventually meet their end by falling, or being dumped, from a nearby railway bridge into passing coal wagons. Here Louis (Herbert Lom) attempts (but fails) to dispose of Marcus (Guinness). You can tell he is not a "gun" man by the way he is holding it. He much preferred a flick-knife.
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Post by london777 on Apr 9, 2020 0:39:34 GMT
The Fall (2006) written and directed by Tarsem (Singh) begins when a "silents" stunt man falls from a railway bridge and is seriously injured.
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Post by london777 on Apr 9, 2020 0:55:23 GMT
The Contender 2000 dir: Rod Lurie is about the competition to become Vice-President following the incumbents's death in office. The favorite for the job, Jack Hathaway (William Petersen) sees a car plummet from a bridge while out fishing. He jumps in and bravely risks his own life in an attempted (but unsuccessful) rescue, becoming a hero and clinching the race. Not. I cannot find a still of the accident. Maybe it was off-screen? Jeff Bridges and Gary Oldman were brilliant in this.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 9, 2020 1:05:23 GMT
Hi there l ondon777...and to all old Classic friends and new. It has been a torrid time down here in OZ ,drought, fire, flood and now the virus ! and to top it off a relocate with no service, At last back online and some time to catch up with all the good folk here... The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) " Robin Hood: Give way, little man.
Little John: Only to a better man than meself.
Robin Hood: He stands before you..."
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Post by petrolino on Apr 9, 2020 1:08:16 GMT
Hi there l ondon777...and to all old Classic friends and new. It has been a torrid time down here in OZ ,drought, fire, flood and now the virus ! and to top it off a relocate with no service, At last back online and some time to catch up with all the good folk here... The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) " Robin Hood: Give way, little man.
Little John: Only to a better man than meself.
Robin Hood: He stands before you..."
Hi planet. Sorry you've had such a difficult few months. It's really nice to see you back though.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 9, 2020 1:19:28 GMT
De brug (1928) This excellent short silent film, a "pure visual symphony" was directed by Joris Ivens, filmed over two years he explores the then-newly constructed Rotterdam vertical-lift railroad bridge. Ivens highlights with artistic expressive angles, the bridges structure, mechanisms, complex actions, and the steam-powered trains and ships which pass over and under.. Available amongst a much treasured box collection of the Directors works, or as a free download from the internet archive... .
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Post by london777 on Apr 9, 2020 1:20:20 GMT
One of the most spectacular scenes in Apocalypse Now (1979) co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola is when Captain Benjamin L. Willard reaches Do Lung Bridge on the Viet/Cambodian frontier. It is ablaze with lights, fireworks, and loud music although under intermittent attack from an unseen enemy. No-one is in command and most troops are stoned out of their minds.
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 9, 2020 1:22:54 GMT
Blow Out
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Post by london777 on Apr 9, 2020 1:26:50 GMT
De brug (1928) This excellent short silent film, a "pure visual symphony" was directed by Joris Ivens ...Ivens highlights with artistic expressive angles ... . Is that where the expression "Dutch angles" comes from? Oops! Just found this in Wiki: The word "Dutch" in this context is a bastardisation of the word Deutsch, the German word for "German"; it is not related to the Dutch people or language. It originated in the First World War, as Navy blockades made the import (and export) of movies impossible. The German movie scene was part of the expressionist movement, which used the Dutch angle extensively.
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Post by london777 on Apr 9, 2020 1:36:29 GMT
It has been a torrid time down here in OZ, drought, fire, flood and now the virus! and to top it off a relocate with no service, At last back online and some time to catch up with all the good folk here... Welcome back, slacker. I have just watched "Ball of Fire" on spider's recommendation. After the scholarly compilers of the new encyclopedia had wasted some days on Gary Cooper's inappropriate infatuation with a tramp, they readily agreed to put in extra hours to compensate. We expect double the posts from you for the next few weeks.
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Post by london777 on Apr 9, 2020 2:10:25 GMT
Every clown aspires to play "Hamlet" and I think Anonymous (2011) was Roland Emmerich's attempt to add some art-house credibility to his dubious CV. It has been cruelly criticized, and while it has plenty of defects I think it has a lot of pluses too. It imaginatively combines the "Who wrote Shakespeare?" issue with the story of the Essex Conspiracy. At the end, the conspirators' small force is thwarted by loyal troops preventing it from crossing London Bridge. What in most movies would have been the welcome relief of stirring action after 90 minutes of whispered conspiracy was meanly and swiftly dealt with by a handful of extras and some dodgy CGI. I imagine the money had run out by this point.
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Post by london777 on Apr 9, 2020 2:24:50 GMT
Sorcerer (1977) dir: William Friedkin is a remake of the French classic Le Salaire de la Peur The Wages of Fear (1953) dir: Henri Clouzot about four guys in two trucks attempting to transport nitro-glycerine across hostile terrain in Central America. I think the original is better, but this crossing over a decomposing rope bridge in the later version is superb.
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 9, 2020 2:29:35 GMT
The Man Who Would Be King
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Post by london777 on Apr 9, 2020 2:40:31 GMT
We first meet Paddington (2014) co-written and directed by Paul King, when his future ursine foster-parents, from their vantage point on a high bridge in the Peruvian Jungle, see him being swept towards them on the rapid current. Of course they rescue him and adopt him. Great children's movie, adhering to the spirit of Michael Bond's novel. I cannot find a still of that scene. I will take a break from bridges now. Time for my bed-time marmalade sandwich.
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 9, 2020 4:14:16 GMT
Donnie Brasco
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Post by Sulla on Apr 9, 2020 4:28:44 GMT
Manhattan (1979) - The Queensboro Bridge
A Little Romance (1979) - The Bridge of Sighs, Venice. (not actually the Bridge of Sighs, but it's the closest pic with the actors)
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 9, 2020 5:03:05 GMT
Forgot to mention thanks for the very informative thread introduction back in my opening post london777 One French film I am sure you will enjoy, opening on the Passerelle Debilly bridge in Paris. the film ends on the Galata bridge in Istanbul... La fille sur le pont , The Girl on the Bridge (1999) Patrice Leconte
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 9, 2020 5:05:57 GMT
Charade
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 9, 2020 5:31:18 GMT
Stranded (1935) Director Frank Borzage shot on location with some spectacular footage capitalizing on the contemporary construction of the San Francisco Bay Golden Gate Bridge. Borzage uses the site as a backdrop for this entertaining light romantic drama. George Brent stars alongside Kay Francis, he plays Mack Hale no-nonsense construction foreman overseeing the building of the new bridge ....
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 9, 2020 5:46:46 GMT
Bullitt
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