Part I: INTIMATE LIGHTING (1965)
I chose Intimate Lighting as the first installment mostly because I've wanted to see it for quite some time and I can't hold out any longer. It was written by Ivan Passer and Jaroslav Papousek, Milos Forman's co-writers on Loves of a Blonde and The Firemen's Ball (both of which have been featured for movie night). It was also directed by Ivan Passer, who would later follow Forman to the USA to make films here (although obviously not as successfully). Intimate Lighting is often cited as one of the masterpieces of the Czech New Wave, and Milos Forman calls it one of his favorite films of all time.
Because Criterion Collection has decided, for some stupid reason, not to release Intimate Lighting on DVD, it's only available on VHS (the VHS was put out by Criterion Collection in 2000 - why not just put it out on DVD?). This means we'll have to watch it over at my place. Hopefully that's not a problem for anyone.
Czechoslovak New Wave Trilogy
Part I: INTIMATE LIGHTING (1965)
Part II: LEMONADE JOE (1964)
Part III: THE SHOP ON MAIN STREET (1965)
3 comments:
Horray for trilogy.
I'm looking for this czech fest.
Orson Welles' "The Trial" will be one of my picks in the foreseeable future, which would made it an unofficial Orson Welles Trilogy (each movie picked by a different member).
Before 2007 is over, I will pick Wong Kar-Wai's "Ashes Of Time". Then you can call it a trilogy too. The current U.S. release of "Ashes Of Time" has the worst quality of a DVD/print ever.
it seems like you're mocking my trilogy... surely not
i'm just calling it a trilogy because i'm purposely picking these three movies consecutively
it's not like, "hey, man... i just realized we watched three black-and-white films spread out over the period of two years... it's the 'black-and-white trilogy'"
i'm definitely not mocking you, joe.
I think it is a cool idea you had.
I had "The Trial" in mind before "F For Fake". And wouldn't it be cool that 3(or more) different people have chosen a Orson Welles?
I didn't pick "Ashes of Time" because the copy at Hollywood was horrible. That's why I picked Happy Together.
and it's not like these are offical trilogy anyway.
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