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katieroo28 · 1 year
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this doesn’t get mentioned enough either because it’s very blink and you’ll miss it but we do know goncharov’s first name.
throughout the film he’s only called by his last name because his first is “complicated.” we, the audience, think that’s just a rare cheeky line from an otherwise sullen, stoic character. it’s poking fun a bit at how he’s trying to keep a low profile AND how his first name might be difficult for his italian acquaintances to pronounce.
but briefly we’re shown some papers in his study addressed to vsevolod and in katya’s final chance for him to turn back and maybe change himself, she doesn’t call him goncharov like she usually does. it’s hard to catch but she whispers “sevochka” which is, you guessed it, a diminutive for vsevolod.
now this name is actually an interesting choice from scorsese. he could have just been picking a much more rare and interesting sounding russian first name BUT if he did this to be clever (which i believe to be the case), there’s quite a bit to unpack here.
vsevolod is an ANCIENT russian first name that directly translates to “ruler of everything.” it’s believed to maybe be the origin of the more modern name vladimir and was frequently used by royalty but is now considered very uncommon, even in russia.
this whole film is about goncharov’s misguided quest for power and structure and identity so him being given a prophetic name like vsevolod is certainly interesting and almost tragic. he’s quite literally destined for power but it keeps eluding him because of both his own flaws and the way others seem to not see him fully and clearly. he’s destined for greatness but he’s also turning away from it by forgoing his given name in favor of the simpler surname he possesses, goncharov.
it’s almost a wolf in sheep’s clothing kind of deal. he himself doesn’t always seem so sure in his fate either. he doesn’t realize until the very end when andrey comes for him but by that point it’s already too late. he accepts this, though. it’s beautiful the way he lets death come for him. it’s not just because its andrey of all people but because he’s finally making a choice. he’s not dying as some great and powerful leader like he always thought he would or even as sevochka the loving husband: he’s dying as simply goncharov, the man who wanted so much and fought so hard to be ruler and master over everything in his life but realized too late that none of it was worth it in the end.
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film-classics · 3 months
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Movie: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Throughout the entirety of the film, a simple gold necklace with a dainty heart-shaped pendant is a staple of Margaret "Maggie the Cat" Pollitt (Elizabeth Taylor). The understated glam of the pendant and the simple elegance of her costumes designed by Helen Rose allows Elizabeth's performance to really shine through, especially since she is known for flaunting her legendary jewelry collection.
Her real-life third husband, film producer Mike Todd, had the necklace made for Elizabeth, along with an identical one for his mother, as a Valentine's Day gift. Elizabeth was photographed wearing it on February 12, 1958 during a press trip to Europe and the 1958 Golden Globe Awards.
The sentiment Elizabeth felt for the necklace was clearly attached to the fact that she received it shortly before Mike died in a plane crash on March 22, 1958. She wore the necklace constantly for almost two years after he died, including his funeral, her wedding to Eddie Fisher and as part of her costume in Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). It wasn’t until 1960 when Taylor landed on the set of Cleopatra (1963) in Rome that the necklace became less of a mainstay in her daily jewels.
Not much is known about the necklace's current location, but Elizabeth may have bequeathed it in her will, just as her former mother-in-law passed it down to her granddaughter, Liza Todd, Elizabeth's only daughter with Mike Todd since it is not part of any of the auctions to benefit the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation throughout the years as well as the Christie's live auction, The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor: The Legendary Jewels after her passing.
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angry-yara · 1 year
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Spellbound (1945)
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Legendary game designer and film lover Hideo Kojima visits the Criterion closet and recommends some great Japanese cinema!
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applebees4prez · 6 months
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film class is simple. i watch a boring old movie i don’t understand. i sit in the back with a friend and analyze it in a Gay Way. it becomes easier to watch. Movies: The Gay Way.
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schibborasso · 7 months
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The Day Mars Invaded The Earth, 1963
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sapphire-imeo · 7 months
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I have to make a short film about my school by Friday omggg
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ooaassiiss · 9 months
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CANDYMAN (1992)
DIRECTOR(S): Bernard Rose
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MOTION PICTURE HERALD, January 17, 1948
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talefoundryshow · 7 months
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Great Scott, it’s a NEW VIDEO!
Time travel can be heavy… but we don’t think it has to be. Paradoxes can be pretty fun!
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Nick: this movie sucks
Riley: yea
Dasiy: omg she agreed
Riley: wait I didn't here him what did he say
Nick: that this movie sucks
Riley: no it doesn't
Nick: it's 3hrs long
Daisy: omg it is
Riley: have you watched it before
Nick: yes with my family
Riley: but why didn't you tell them that you didn't like the movie
Nick: cause they like the movie and thier my family
Riley: can you treat us like we're family
Nick: no I don't wanna treat you like my family
Riley: im gonna kill you
Nick: omg your threating us
Daisy and Mortimer and Host start laughing.
Riley: I don't even have to teach this class I can just get out and move away
Nick: now your threating us that your gonna move
Riley: your gonna make me cry
Nick: now your gaslighting us
Daisy: Riley just don't say anything or else he may say more
Riley:...
Nick:...
(Btw the thier watching is sound of music and also this actually did happen in our class to and that gave me a random Idea for turning that into this quote. I love my film class)
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katieroo28 · 1 year
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i think a lot of folks have misread the beer bottle scene. katya isn’t some passive victim afraid to act. he broke a bottle and threatened to slash her face with it and katya recognizes that she’s only seen as valuable for her beauty and the status of having a trophy wife. she’s almost challenging andrey in that moment, knowing that there’s freedom in no longer being “valuable” to either of these men and their petty, narcissistic whims. andrey would never “ruin” something he wants to possess so badly.
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film-classics · 3 months
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Movie: Houseboat (1958)
For the Sons of Italy Ball, Cinza Zaccardi (Sophia Loren), an Italian socialite on the run from her domineering father and masquerading as a housekeeper, wears the necklace her mother wore when her father proposed. The necklace is a statement piece set in gold and mounted with emeralds and diamonds, which is most likely from Bvlgari since Sophia is a loyal patron of the brand and thus, it features in many of her films.
The necklace is meant to contrast with all the pearl strands and simple gold and silver chains that all the other women at the party are wearing, signifying that she stands out - a literal diamond among the pebbles.
Whether the necklace was a loan to the film production or a part of Sophia's personal collection is not relevant as it is not known where it is currently. If it were personally owned by Sophia, it may have been part of Sophia's cache of stolen jewelry, most of which had been from Bvlgari and worth millions of dollars, from two thefts - the first at the Norwegian Barn in Elstree in 1960 and the second in her suite at the Sherry Netherland Hotel in New York in 1970.
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keepingchrometabs · 1 year
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Citizen Kane - dir. Orson Welles - (1941)
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On January 2nd 2024, the @criterioncollection will release a 4K uhd blu-ray upgrade of the Apu Trilogy with following extras:
SPECIAL FEATURES
4K digital restorations of all three films, undertaken in collaboration with the Academy Film Archive at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and L’Immagine Ritrovata, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions
In the 4K UHD edition: Three 4K UHD discs of the films and three Blu-rays with the films and special features
Audio recordings from 1958 of director Satyajit Ray reading his essay “A Long Time on the Little Road” and in conversation with film historian Gideon Bachmann
Interviews with actors Soumitra Chatterjee, Shampa Srivastava, and Sharmila Tagore; camera assistant Soumendu Roy; and film writer Ujjal Chakraborty
Making “The Apu Trilogy”: Satyajit Ray’s Epic Debut, a video essay by Ray biographer Andrew Robinson
“The Apu Trilogy”: A Closer Look, a program featuring filmmaker, producer, and teacher Mamoun Hassan
Excerpts from the 2003 documentary The Song of the Little Road, featuring composer Ravi Shankar
The Creative Person: “Satyajit Ray,” a 1967 documentary short by James Beveridge, featuring interviews with Ray, several of his actors, members of his creative team, and film critic Chidananda Das Gupta
Footage of Ray receiving an honorary Oscar in 1992
Programs on the restorations by filmmaker Kogonada
PLUS: Essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Girish Shambu, as well as a selection of Ray’s storyboards for Pather Panchali
Cover by F. Ron Miller
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nbbabydom · 1 year
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Don’t Look Now (1973) dir. Nicolas Roeg
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