On Feb 3, 2006, at 8:39 AM,
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>> Can
>> it
>> be possible that even at this late date, we
underestimate the
>> ability of
>> John Huston as a director? Watch those three
films together, and
>> see how
>> he
>> frames a shot, the angles and lighting he
chooses. I don't think
>> budget
>> has
>> much to do with it. He was just a genuine
student of the craft.
Well, he sure studied the first version of THE MALTESE
FALCON. Some of the shots, angles and lighting, not to
mention the way the actors delivered the lines, were
identical.
There's no doubt Huston was a great director, and the cast of
the 1941 version were better actors (although frigid Brigid
was miscast), but gee, the original film, misguided as it was
at times, still had its moments, some of them very good. They
must have been for Huston to swipe them for his own
version.
But all three versions in one set? Cool...
Kevin
RARA-AVIS home page: http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rara-avis-l/
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email
to:
rara-avis-l-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : 03 Feb 2006 EST