A very insightful video Mike! I envy that you have been to this great festival. Great to hear some nice details about the city aswell - I have never been there myself. And some intersting films you are discussing. Many of them I dont know that much. I have thought about watching the films of Anatole Litvak, but have only watched one of his films. But now I want to watch those you are discussing. And cool you watched Jaws and Singing In the Rain. I would imagine they look amazing on the big screen!
Much appreciated Mike. I´m not sure I´ll ever get to Bologna but I´ll check out some of your recommendations. As for Jaws, I saw it when it first came out in 75 as a 14 year old at the Astoria in Brighton and it´s remained in my top 10 films ever since. Just perfect film-making in my view. That and Queen´s Bohemian Rhapsody coming out in the same year made it probably one of the most culturally seismic years of my life to be honest. Oh, and I like you, am not a musicals fan but Singin in the Rain is just other level brilliance. Joy of life personified......
@michaelbartlettfilm it was the first time I experienced that feeling of coming out of the cinema and thinking I must see that again. Haven't felt like that for a long while.....
@@moose6509 I also saw 'Jaws' in its original American theatrical release, being a child at the time. I was too young to appreciate the more nuanced aspects of the movie, but I remember almost jumping out of my seat along with everyone else in the auditorium, at that shock shot of the severed head dislodging before the hapless diving Richard Dreyfuss. It was definitely a riveting viewing experience, with the music very effective as well. Incidentally, this was the first time I was aware of people being excited by how much money a movie was taking in at the box office, recalling a radio report at the time celebrating this financial juggernaut. There was plenty more of that to come in later years and decades.
Singing In The Rain is a fantastic film Micheal. I love musicals particularly from the golden age of Hollywood. Meet Me In St Louis, Easter Parade, For Me And My Gal, The Band Wagon. Fred Astaire and Judy Garland were wonderful performers. Their films bring me so much joy, escapism and warmth.
Brilliant video. The film festival sounds fantastic. Watching Mariko Okada and Machiko Kyo in Bologna sounds like heaven. I've added Clothes of Deception to my 'to see' list but it doesn't look like it is easily available. One thing you didn't mention about the festival was how the films are presented for different languages.?
Thanks, Steve. All the movies are presented with English and Italian subtitles. Sometimes this can be quite comical. If they have a print from the country of origin which didn't already have subtitles burned on, the subs are digitally generated on a little screen below the main screen. So, throughout Osaka Monogatari, the entire audience had to lean forward in their chair for two hours! At some screenings, fights broke out, and people started screaming at each other to sit forward so they could read the subtitles, etc! Fun times.
Based on this I've tracked down Yoshimura's Clothes of Deception (albeit only a scratchy internet copy) - a lovely film. Machiko Kyo is brilliant as always and always fun to watch. I then watched Yoshimura's Bamboo Doll of Echizen which was beautiful and superb. Ayako Wakao is such as different actor to Machiko Kyo but they both shine in their own ways in these Yoshimura films. These films are two of my highlights of the year so far. Sadly I can't find Yoshimura's colour films. Thanks for sharing another great director recommendation amongst a video crammed with intriguing recommendations. 🙏
I very much appreciated and enjoyed your video, Mike. I have seen all of the "Anatole Litvak strand" films you mentioned except for "L'Équipage" (aka "The Crew" and "Flight Into Darkness"). I have seen three of those Litvak films several times: "The Snake Pit," "Decision Before Dawn," and "Sorry, Wrong Number." ( I also have read the radio play "Sorry, Wrong Number" and watched the TV movie (late 1980s) starring Loni Anderson.) I have seen "Tovarich" and "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" too, but only one time each. Regarding the "old favorites" that you saw, I have not seen "Phase IV" (and can't help you with your question about the ending), but I have seen "Jaws" and "Singin' in the Rain" many times, and I dearly love them both. The first time I saw "Jaws" was in the theater when it was released. I also read the book "Jaws," and in a number of ways I thought the film was better than the book (e.g., leaving out some subplots, one of which was an affair between Matt Hooper and Ellen Brody). I haven't seen any of the films you mentioned from the "Japanese director strand" or the "cinemalibero strand," but I was very interested in what you had to say about each one. I wrote down all the titles to help me remember them. I will look for them.
Thanks, Julie! Frustratingly, this comment didn't turn up in my notifications. I almost missed it! I'm intrigued by the Sorry Wrong Number radio play - did the film change it or is it broadly the same?
@@michaelbartlettfilm The plot is the same, but the radio play is a lot shorter. The film adds some characters and also provides backstories (via flashbacks) that aren't in the radio play. I have found an audio of the radio play on TH-cam, but I haven't listened to it. The written text of the radio play probably is available somewhere online too, but I haven't done a search. I read the radio play eons ago and I don't remember much about the occasion, other than it was in a book (or possibly a magazine) of plays and short stories, as I recall.
And thanks to the Great Steve! With The Sealed Soil, make sure you're in the mood! If you're sleepy, depressed or giggly, I'd put on another movie. It's a toughie.
Welcome back, Mike, and thanks for the great synopsis of your experience at this now legendary venue. I've never been across the pond, but I've read that Bologna is a favored holiday destination for the Italians themselves, though still relatively little known to travelers beyond Italy. All the images shared here make the city look handsome and enticing indeed, and I fancy I would love those narrow medieval lanes and arcades. Other than having seen 'Sorry, Wrong Number' on cable, Litvak has been little more than a name to me, and Yoshimura barely even a name. I have seen one Lino Brocka picture, the 1988 'Macho Dancer', back in its Stateside theatrical release, and though the film had interest, it didn't really register as much more than a curiosity for me. I've never seen any Indian film shot in Odia, but agree that, outside of the Bollywood factory system, Indian cinema does seem to be highly regional in nature (think of Satyajit Ray specializing in Bengali settings and, often, language). Absolutely agree with the aesthetic distinction between film and digital, with film giving off the warmer tones you described. This is why films made as films should be ideally experienced in their original medium--as analogy, think of a painting only being seen through photographic or digital reproduction, and how much richer the original work is against those remediated copies. I'm glad you got to experience some time-honored classics in all their original glory.
The painting analogy is spot on - not one work of art that I've seen in the flesh, so to speak, has ever been quite the same as any reproduction I've seen of it. I remember going to see the paintings of Edward Hopper and finding myself disappointed that they were quite matt and lacked the sheen of commercial prints of them! But most of the time, paintings are much richer encountered in the gallery.
Michael this sounds fantastic. I didnt know about this. Ive always wanted to go to Italy. I might go sometime. Yoshimura is a director i havent really seen much of at all. I do have the ball at the anjo house its excellent. I will definitely check out your recommendations.
A very insightful video Mike! I envy that you have been to this great festival. Great to hear some nice details about the city aswell - I have never been there myself. And some intersting films you are discussing. Many of them I dont know that much. I have thought about watching the films of Anatole Litvak, but have only watched one of his films. But now I want to watch those you are discussing. And cool you watched Jaws and Singing In the Rain. I would imagine they look amazing on the big screen!
Thanks, Nikolaj! And sorry about forgetting Olivia De Havilland! I remembered she's one of your favourite actresses.
@@michaelbartlettfilm Dont worry Mike. Nobody's Perfect😉
you higjlight the importance of the film festival! We went there for two years running!
Hi, Keith! Which years? I first went in 2011.
Much appreciated Mike. I´m not sure I´ll ever get to Bologna but I´ll check out some of your recommendations. As for Jaws, I saw it when it first came out in 75 as a 14 year old at the Astoria in Brighton and it´s remained in my top 10 films ever since. Just perfect film-making in my view. That and Queen´s Bohemian Rhapsody coming out in the same year made it probably one of the most culturally seismic years of my life to be honest. Oh, and I like you, am not a musicals fan but Singin in the Rain is just other level brilliance. Joy of life personified......
So jealous of you actually seeing Jaws on first release - going in, not knowing what to expect! Ah, movies were events then. Happy days.
@michaelbartlettfilm it was the first time I experienced that feeling of coming out of the cinema and thinking I must see that again. Haven't felt like that for a long while.....
@@moose6509 Last time I felt that really strongly was Mulholland Drive
@@moose6509 I also saw 'Jaws' in its original American theatrical release, being a child at the time. I was too young to appreciate the more nuanced aspects of the movie, but I remember almost jumping out of my seat along with everyone else in the auditorium, at that shock shot of the severed head dislodging before the hapless diving Richard Dreyfuss. It was definitely a riveting viewing experience, with the music very effective as well. Incidentally, this was the first time I was aware of people being excited by how much money a movie was taking in at the box office, recalling a radio report at the time celebrating this financial juggernaut. There was plenty more of that to come in later years and decades.
Singing In The Rain is a fantastic film Micheal. I love musicals particularly from the golden age of Hollywood. Meet Me In St Louis, Easter Parade, For Me And My Gal, The Band Wagon. Fred Astaire and Judy Garland were wonderful performers. Their films bring me so much joy, escapism and warmth.
I'm not normally a musicals fan but Singin In The Rain has almost made me a convert!
@@michaelbartlettfilmThe MGM musicals from the 40 and 50s have some gems and is a good place to dip your toes in.
Brilliant video. The film festival sounds fantastic. Watching Mariko Okada and Machiko Kyo in Bologna sounds like heaven. I've added Clothes of Deception to my 'to see' list but it doesn't look like it is easily available. One thing you didn't mention about the festival was how the films are presented for different languages.?
Thanks, Steve. All the movies are presented with English and Italian subtitles. Sometimes this can be quite comical. If they have a print from the country of origin which didn't already have subtitles burned on, the subs are digitally generated on a little screen below the main screen. So, throughout Osaka Monogatari, the entire audience had to lean forward in their chair for two hours! At some screenings, fights broke out, and people started screaming at each other to sit forward so they could read the subtitles, etc! Fun times.
Based on this I've tracked down Yoshimura's Clothes of Deception (albeit only a scratchy internet copy) - a lovely film. Machiko Kyo is brilliant as always and always fun to watch. I then watched Yoshimura's Bamboo Doll of Echizen which was beautiful and superb. Ayako Wakao is such as different actor to Machiko Kyo but they both shine in their own ways in these Yoshimura films. These films are two of my highlights of the year so far. Sadly I can't find Yoshimura's colour films. Thanks for sharing another great director recommendation amongst a video crammed with intriguing recommendations. 🙏
Thanks, Steve. So glad you enjoyed the Yoshimuras. I'll see if I can hunt out a place to watch the colour ones - you'll love 'em!
I very much appreciated and enjoyed your video, Mike. I have seen all of the "Anatole Litvak strand" films you mentioned except for "L'Équipage" (aka "The Crew" and "Flight Into Darkness"). I have seen three of those Litvak films several times: "The Snake Pit," "Decision Before Dawn," and "Sorry, Wrong Number." ( I also have read the radio play "Sorry, Wrong Number" and watched the TV movie (late 1980s) starring Loni Anderson.) I have seen "Tovarich" and "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" too, but only one time each.
Regarding the "old favorites" that you saw, I have not seen "Phase IV" (and can't help you with your question about the ending), but I have seen "Jaws" and "Singin' in the Rain" many times, and I dearly love them both. The first time I saw "Jaws" was in the theater when it was released. I also read the book "Jaws," and in a number of ways I thought the film was better than the book (e.g., leaving out some subplots, one of which was an affair between Matt Hooper and Ellen Brody).
I haven't seen any of the films you mentioned from the "Japanese director strand" or the "cinemalibero strand," but I was very interested in what you had to say about each one. I wrote down all the titles to help me remember them. I will look for them.
Thanks, Julie! Frustratingly, this comment didn't turn up in my notifications. I almost missed it! I'm intrigued by the Sorry Wrong Number radio play - did the film change it or is it broadly the same?
@@michaelbartlettfilm The plot is the same, but the radio play is a lot shorter. The film adds some characters and also provides backstories (via flashbacks) that aren't in the radio play. I have found an audio of the radio play on TH-cam, but I haven't listened to it. The written text of the radio play probably is available somewhere online too, but I haven't done a search. I read the radio play eons ago and I don't remember much about the occasion, other than it was in a book (or possibly a magazine) of plays and short stories, as I recall.
The great Michael is back! So, we have to see the Sealed Soil ✅
And thanks to the Great Steve! With The Sealed Soil, make sure you're in the mood! If you're sleepy, depressed or giggly, I'd put on another movie. It's a toughie.
Long live Il Cinema Ritrovato!
Probably the most important film festival in the world today.
@@barrymoore4470 Amen to that!
Welcome back, Mike, and thanks for the great synopsis of your experience at this now legendary venue. I've never been across the pond, but I've read that Bologna is a favored holiday destination for the Italians themselves, though still relatively little known to travelers beyond Italy. All the images shared here make the city look handsome and enticing indeed, and I fancy I would love those narrow medieval lanes and arcades.
Other than having seen 'Sorry, Wrong Number' on cable, Litvak has been little more than a name to me, and Yoshimura barely even a name. I have seen one Lino Brocka picture, the 1988 'Macho Dancer', back in its Stateside theatrical release, and though the film had interest, it didn't really register as much more than a curiosity for me. I've never seen any Indian film shot in Odia, but agree that, outside of the Bollywood factory system, Indian cinema does seem to be highly regional in nature (think of Satyajit Ray specializing in Bengali settings and, often, language).
Absolutely agree with the aesthetic distinction between film and digital, with film giving off the warmer tones you described. This is why films made as films should be ideally experienced in their original medium--as analogy, think of a painting only being seen through photographic or digital reproduction, and how much richer the original work is against those remediated copies. I'm glad you got to experience some time-honored classics in all their original glory.
The painting analogy is spot on - not one work of art that I've seen in the flesh, so to speak, has ever been quite the same as any reproduction I've seen of it. I remember going to see the paintings of Edward Hopper and finding myself disappointed that they were quite matt and lacked the sheen of commercial prints of them! But most of the time, paintings are much richer encountered in the gallery.
Michael this sounds fantastic. I didnt know about this. Ive always wanted to go to Italy. I might go sometime. Yoshimura is a director i havent really seen much of at all. I do have the ball at the anjo house its excellent. I will definitely check out your recommendations.
Go to Bologna! It's a fantastic ten days of food, sunshine and movies. And gelato!
@@michaelbartlettfilmI will look into it. I have always wanted to go to Bologna the film festival would be a bonus.
film rocks!
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