What a film! What cast! What story! What music! What photography! All in all unforgettable. After you watch a film like that, the only thing you can say about the overwhelming number of today's film is..................................You fill in the blank.
Have been to the Third Man Museum in Vienna... awesome tribute to a classic film.. They have a booklet to let you find the sites the famous scenes were shot at...apparently the only movie to have a museum dedicated to a single film!
I saw this piece nearly 15 years ago before I first watched 'The Third Man', and it has shaped the way I look at characters and the way we perceive other people's status ever since. So glad I found this again on TH-cam. :)
What a nice man Peter Bogdanovich seems to be. Erudite and remarkably humble. Lovely to see him talking about a great genre. British films are best, of course!
Saw it for the first time today. 83/100. These older movies are unavoidably dated. When it was released I can understand it being as good as they say it is.
If you just watch to listen (Meaning Anton Karras; ) scoring is wonderful and unique. In the silents we had certain organ music live in the theater. These musicians were masters of emotion. and knew what to play as a result of what they saw on the screen now listen ( LISTEN) in each scene Karras is underscoring it all like those silent theater organists
The very first things I purchased on ITunes was the theme to The Third Man by Anton Karas. Of all the great aspects of the film it was music that really stuck out for me. Given its tone and subject matter the music is a striking contrast to these images, giving it an otherworldly quality or an adult fairy tale. It has one of my favourite character reveals which occurs when a light is switched on and illuminates the mysterious and enigmatic Harry Lime. My favourite scene is between Lime and Holly Martin in that amazing ferris wheel. Another actor might have been inclined to be more sinister but Orson Welles plays it with a perfect balance of menace and chilling rationality, namely that commerce is too busy to acknowledge human life. Whenever someone says "They don't make them like that anymore" it is achingly applicable to The Third Man.
Mr. Bogdanovich is quite correct. Everyone involved with this movie was at the top of their game, with Vienna the perfect locale. Never got tired of watching this movie. Orson doesn't appear until at least 30-45 minutes into the movie, if my memory is correct.
Vivien Leigh, GWTW Paul Newman, The Verdict Peter Finch, NETWORK William Holden, NETWORK Bogart, THE AFRICAN QUEEN TRACEY, Bad Day At Black Rock Scofield, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (with Welles!) George C. Scott, PATTON ~ Great performances IN COLOR, just off the top of my head.
Mr. Bogdanovich, what is great about black and white photography is it's emotional content. It's drama. Color is beautiful, but it's also too close to reality. Can you imagine Hitchcock's 'Psycho' in color? ha! it would have been good, but it in blank and white it made it great.
i have read that welles later said no he did NOT write the famous cuckoo clock speech - but it was his idea to inject (cite/quote) the anecdote . . apparently cuz they needed to fill an open minute! oddly, its origin has been traced to the artist james m whistler, of all people . . . in the movie, welles himself says 'as the man said'
It should be obvious why this film will fail as a remake. Take a look at Joseph Cotten. He was in his mid-forties when the film was made. Now compare his looks to the current day actors in that same age bracket. I cannot think of one that doesn't look like they are still trying to give the impression that they look as though they are in their early thirties let alone their mid thirties. It is essentially the corporate Hollywood system that perhaps faux harkens back to the days of Easy Rider (no offence meant to the recently departed soul of Peter Fonda by the way) in terms of seemingly everlasting and indestructible youth that we now no longer see, baring a miracle, actors who have character in their overall appearance. The third Man therefore is a film that must and I suspect will be treasured and preserved by those who watch it.
We're working on it... unfortunately we are having technical issues, our sound man is having difficulty getting it low enough because he can't hear our instructions.
Great commentary from an awfully good director/actor. (Sidney Pollack and, yes, Hitchcock, would also fall into that category.) "Everybody knew what they were doing.." "A 'happy accident...' " How much in the Arts, in all of Human Endeavor, actually, can be explained by those two, seemingly contradictory descriptions? Actually, where anything important is concerned... EVERYTHING.
The best performance in the film is by Trevor Howard. Welles is just a showy gimmick. When Bernard Lee is shot you care, when Welles is shot you don't.
I must have seen this movie over 100 times and it NEVER fails to deliver. This is a masterpiece.
Filmed in Vienna makes the film unique. My favorite black & white film.
What a film! What cast! What story! What music! What photography! All in all unforgettable. After you watch a film like that, the only thing you can say about the overwhelming number of today's film is..................................You fill in the blank.
Sadly, they are not in black and white.
Have been to the Third Man Museum in Vienna... awesome tribute to a classic film.. They have a booklet to let you find the sites the famous scenes were shot at...apparently the only movie to have a museum dedicated to a single film!
Amazing film. One of the best I have ever seen. Reed was a genius.
He's right! The actor who plays Mr. Wu is terrific!
There's a porn film. Everybody says, "What will we do when Mr. Wu comes?" At the end, he comes of course, and it's magnificent.
Great commentary as per usual by Peter. I have been watching a lot of Bogdanovitch on TH-cam lately mostly on Orson Welles but his career as well.
I saw this piece nearly 15 years ago before I first watched 'The Third Man', and it has shaped the way I look at characters and the way we perceive other people's status ever since. So glad I found this again on TH-cam. :)
What a nice man Peter Bogdanovich seems to be. Erudite and remarkably humble. Lovely to see him talking about a great genre. British films are best, of course!
The best film of all time. Full stop.
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no...
yes. (I love these intellectual arguments!)
LOL
Saw it for the first time today. 83/100. These older movies are unavoidably dated. When it was released I can understand it being as good as they say it is.
Serendipitious, even! Wonderful!
I could listen to PB talk about film forever. Him and Scorsese. I miss that guy.
If you just watch to listen (Meaning Anton Karras; ) scoring is wonderful and unique.
In the silents we had certain organ music live in the theater. These musicians were masters of emotion. and knew what to play as a result of what they saw on the screen now listen ( LISTEN) in each scene Karras is underscoring it all like those silent theater organists
The very first things I purchased on ITunes was the theme to The Third Man by Anton Karas. Of all the great aspects of the film it was music that really stuck out for me. Given its tone and subject matter the music is a striking contrast to these images, giving it an otherworldly quality or an adult fairy tale. It has one of my favourite character reveals which occurs when a light is switched on and illuminates the mysterious and enigmatic Harry Lime. My favourite scene is between Lime and Holly Martin in that amazing ferris wheel. Another actor might have been inclined to be more sinister but Orson Welles plays it with a perfect balance of menace and chilling rationality, namely that commerce is too busy to acknowledge human life. Whenever someone says "They don't make them like that anymore" it is achingly applicable to The Third Man.
It's just an incredible film. I've seen it a dozen times and still love it.
I couldnt agee more with peter i just received the restored bluray and its super.
Mr. Bogdanovich is quite correct. Everyone involved with this movie was at the top of their game, with Vienna the perfect locale. Never got tired of watching this movie. Orson doesn't appear until at least 30-45 minutes into the movie, if my memory is correct.
I think its actually about an hour.
@@CousinBowling OK. I knew it was long into the movie before Orson appeared. I think he stole the movie with the Ferris wheel scene.
@@jamesanthony5681 yeah that scene is amazing. I just watched it before this video. Orson Welles' facial expressions are crazy.
I love listening to PB.
I wish our world was in black and white. Everything would look interesting.
Vivien Leigh, GWTW
Paul Newman, The Verdict
Peter Finch, NETWORK
William Holden, NETWORK
Bogart, THE AFRICAN QUEEN
TRACEY, Bad Day At Black Rock
Scofield, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (with Welles!)
George C. Scott, PATTON
~ Great performances IN COLOR, just off the top of my head.
I'm sure Orson Welles would have been impressed with Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood.
Great film.
just watched The Third Man thought it was classic film noir
I love the Third Man!
"Harry Lime" was an amalgamation of Harry A. R. "Kim" Philby and Graham Greene. They worked together in MI6 during WW2.
I tell people at work Mr Woo is coming and they all look nervous.
Great film!
Ahh Mr Woo 😁
I only know this guy as Dr Melfi's shrink in Sopranos. 3rd Man is wonderful film
u should get to know the films he directed like Paper Moon and The Last Picture Show and Mask check them out
it's so worth looking at Bogdanovich's body of work - he's done some brilliant things..check out some of his films definitely worth your time
I watched all of Sopranos recently and didn't peep that was Bogdanovich until I read an article after his death 😭
Mr. Bogdanovich, what is great about black and white photography is it's emotional content. It's drama. Color is beautiful, but it's also too close to reality. Can you imagine Hitchcock's 'Psycho' in color? ha! it would have been good, but it in blank and white it made it great.
I think they released a colorized
version of Casablanca ........and , yes , it was absolutely awful !
my favorite is Touch of Evil. it not only achieves greatness, but also exemplifies the degradation of the artisi(s) within the studio system.
was actually going to agree, then realized I said it!
Best film noir ever has to be Out of The Past.
Him imitating Welles is very entertaining.....
He barely changes his voice yet it's instantly recognisable as Welles.
As PB Said" What greater entrance can there be when your character is talked about for about an hour. and finally you appear!
charles pope he's quoting orson
i have read that welles later said no he did NOT write the famous cuckoo clock speech - but it was his idea to inject (cite/quote) the anecdote . . apparently cuz they needed to fill an open minute! oddly, its origin has been traced to the artist james m whistler, of all people . . . in the movie, welles himself says 'as the man said'
whatcha gonna do when mr woo comes for you
It should be obvious why this film will fail as a remake. Take a look at Joseph Cotten. He was in his mid-forties when the film was made. Now compare his looks to the current day actors in that same age bracket. I cannot think of one that doesn't look like they are still trying to give the impression that they look as though they are in their early thirties let alone their mid thirties. It is essentially the corporate Hollywood system that perhaps faux harkens back to the days of Easy Rider (no offence meant to the recently departed soul of Peter Fonda by the way) in terms of seemingly everlasting and indestructible youth that we now no longer see, baring a miracle, actors who have character in their overall appearance. The third Man therefore is a film that must and I suspect will be treasured and preserved by those who watch it.
Turn the sound down, please? Thanks
We're working on it... unfortunately we are having technical issues, our sound man is having difficulty getting it low enough because he can't hear our instructions.
Great commentary from an awfully good director/actor.
(Sidney Pollack and, yes, Hitchcock, would also fall into that category.)
"Everybody knew what they were doing.."
"A 'happy accident...' "
How much in the Arts, in all of Human Endeavor, actually, can be explained by those two, seemingly contradictory descriptions?
Actually, where anything important is concerned...
EVERYTHING.
the sound quality on this video is so atrocious it is utterly unwatchable
how would you have prefered musical background?
The best performance in the film is by Trevor Howard. Welles is just a showy gimmick.
When Bernard Lee is shot you care, when Welles is shot you don't.
Because Harry Lime is a racketeer and deserves it.
That’s the point, isn’t it