tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post3677667034795498198..comments2023-07-23T09:45:33.199-05:00Comments on the last lullaby (and) peril: 1926: Nana (Jean Renoir)Jeffrey Goodmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464544798603030406noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-74373552655822812662010-04-19T16:11:04.908-05:002010-04-19T16:11:04.908-05:00MovieMan, good to have you here! I couldn't a...MovieMan, good to have you here! I couldn't agree more about FAUST. It's quite the work. <br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping in!Jeffrey Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464544798603030406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-3809821041484731392010-04-19T12:32:50.382-05:002010-04-19T12:32:50.382-05:00Jeffrey, I'm finally catching up with these no...Jeffrey, I'm finally catching up with these now. (I did the same thing with Dave's, oddly enough, dropping in near the end and sweeping through.) I haven't seen Nana but Faust is my favorite Murnau and would almost certainly be my pick for the year. I love the way, much like Sunrise, it packs several different films into one; it's an omnibus film yet tight enough to work (most don't, entertaining as theyc an be). And of course the visuals are fantastic.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-37092014992026295522010-02-05T14:06:06.031-06:002010-02-05T14:06:06.031-06:00Sam, great to see you here! I might have a little...Sam, great to see you here! I might have a little difficulty from time to time finding unanimous agreement on a movie's year. Some sources say '26 for THE GENERAL, others are saying '27. If it's okay, I'll probably leave it as a '27 film for now. I'm a huge fan of THE GENERAL though. For me, it contains simply some of the most mind-boggling visuals of any film I've ever seen. I particularly remember the amount of extras and how Keaton's staging of them was absolutely staggering. <br /><br />Great to have your runner-ups. Aside from FAUST (which I really need to re-watch to count it as a viewing), I haven't seen any on your list. But, it will be great to have them as guides for the future.<br /><br />Thanks again, Sam!Jeffrey Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464544798603030406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-81104526294383614202010-02-05T13:52:25.714-06:002010-02-05T13:52:25.714-06:00Terrific choice here Jeffrey on the Renoir. It su...Terrific choice here Jeffrey on the Renoir. It surely be among my own runners-up. But I am too smitten with the later Renoirs--Le regle de Jeu, Grand Illusion, Une Partie de campagne, Boudou, La Chienne, to give this top-billing, but you are a brave and tasteful guy.<br /><br />My Own #1 of 1926:<br /><br />The General (Keaton)<br /><br />Runners-Ups:<br /><br />Faust (Murnau)<br />Mother (Pudovkin)<br />Exit Smiling (Taylor)<br />Sparrows (Beaudile)<br />The Scarlet Letter (Sjostrom)<br />A Page of Madness (Kinugasa)Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-57429245924825918672010-02-04T15:53:57.203-06:002010-02-04T15:53:57.203-06:00Dave, I know it has to be fun to be on the other s...Dave, I know it has to be fun to be on the other side. Did you have a good experience with THE LODGER? It's definitely one I want to see at some point. Thanks again for providing the inspiration for these!Jeffrey Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464544798603030406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-48180378575860783762010-02-04T14:28:37.883-06:002010-02-04T14:28:37.883-06:00Ah... now I get to be the audience and commentator...Ah... now I get to be the audience and commentator for these. My knowledge of pre-1930 films is very limited, which is why I started with 1930. But recently, due to the silent film countdown at Wonders in the Dark, I've been checking getting to some of the classics. Oddly enough, the only film from this year that I can think of that I have seen is Hitchcock's The Lodger.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134196370913749544noreply@blogger.com