Directors DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY - The Films of DAVID LEAN (1 Viewer)

[george kaplan]

Edited my post to add Summertime.

 

[Stephen*B]

A Passage To India *** Aspect Ration 1.85.1 Panavision
MGM R2 DVD Is the aspect ratio
correct? A Very Good Film

Ryan's Daughter **** Warner R2 DVD Beautiful transfer
A Mighty Film

Doctor Zhivago *** Warner R2 DVD
Will we ever see a restored version?
A Very Good Film

Lawrence Of Arabia **** SPHE R2 DVD Not Superbit
One of the best five films ever made
Will wait for Blu-Ray for new
version

Bridge On The River Kwai *** SPHE R2 DVD
A very Good Film

When will the 8-Disc MGM Collection be released?

Great thread, marvelous movies, passionate director, great and much-missed man.

 

[willyTass]

Lean -the master craftsman

1. Zhivago-mind boggling, multi layered perfection 10/10
2.Lawrence- the only film where O'toole didnt have to act 10/10
3.Kwai-a sentimental favourite

they don't make em like that any more. How grand they'll look at 1080i/p

 

[Jim_K]

Updated Master list...............................

 

[Jim_K]

Updated Master list...............................

 

[Jim_K]

Updated Master list...............................

 

[Elijah Sullivan]

Here's the guy responsible for my favorite film!

Ranked (stars out of four):
Lawrence of Arabia ****
Doctor Zhivago ****
Brief Encounter ***1/2
A Passage to India ***1/2
The Bridge on the River Kwai ***1/2
Ryan's Daughter ***
Oliver Twist ***
Great Expectations ***

Lawrence of Arabia is the film I judge all others by -- which is unfair, because nothing touches it.

Doctor Zhivago is one of the few films that have ever made me cry. It's kindof a cliche -- but then again, there are reasons for things becoming cliches. Zhivago is the definative screen tragedy in my book, but that's selling it short. A tragedy is a limited viewpoint and Zhivago, like Lawrence, is infinately expansive.

Brief Encounter - a dress-rehersal for Zhivago. And a great one.

Ryan's Daughter is highly underrated. It's not a great film, but it's deeply felt and very well photographed, showcasing a very mature and scathing re-appraisal of the optomism on display in Doctor Zhivago. It was very moving.

The Bridge on the River Kwai one of the first great, classic films I ever saw as a child; as an adult, I recalled it more critically, thinking it overrated. Every time I watch the film I think, "oh, this isn't so great". And then the climax of the film comes along and my mind gets blown all over again.

Verdict: Sir David Lean, one of the very best.

 

[Martin Teller]

Doctor Zhivago (1965) - 9/10
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - 9/10
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - 9/10
Summertime (1955) - 6/10
Hobson's Choice (1954) - 8/10
Oliver Twist (1948) - 9/10
Great Expectations (1946) - 8/10
Brief Encounter (1945) - 8/10

A mighty fine line-up there.

 

[Jim_K]

Updated Master list...............................

 

[Jim_K]

Updated Master list...............................

 

[Martin Teller]

added Doctor Zhivago (1965) - 9/10

 

[Jim_K]

Updated Master list...............................

 

[Bill McA]

UPDATED:

Blithe Spirit (1945) :star: :star: :star:

Seen 15
Own 6

 

[Bill McA]

UPDATED:

Madeleine (1950) :star: :star: :star:

Seen 15
Own 6

 

[Bill McA]

UPDATED:

The Passionate Friends (1949) :star: :star: :star:

Seen 16
Own 6

My David Lean filmography is now COMPLETE

 

[Brook K]

Updated:

Hobson's Choice - A-

 

[Martin Teller]

added Hobson's Choice (1954) - 8/10

 

[SIZE= larger]Seen and thought about every day since: Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai. Both rewatched all the time.

Seen and adored but don't watch as much: Passage to India.

Seen and mixed feelings: Doctor Zhivago. Brief Encounter. Blithe Spirit. Only watch every now and then.

Seen and forgotten, little desire to rewatch: Hobson's Choice, Summertime, Ryan's Daughter, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, In Which We Serve.

Haven't seen, but not that interested: The Sound Barrier, Madeleine, The Passionate Friends, This Happy Breed[/SIZE]

 

[Jim_K]

Update:

Blithe Spirit (1945)

 

[Jim_K]

Update:

The Sound Barrier (1952)

Filmography Completed