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I hate the current rage in Hollywood for using editing to turn anyone into a kung-fu expert and now this is going to spill over into turning actors into dancers. I liked Chicago, not enthusiastically so, but except for Renee Zellweger it entertained. However, look at how the dancing is filmed in Chicago, and then look at how the dancing is filmed in Broadway Melody of 1940 or in Singin' In The Rain. There's just no comparison.
Doug, I hope it was mostly the bad presentation and you'll give Paisan another chance in the future. For me, it is both a touching and stunning film, exploring the tragedy and resilience of a nation enduring a terrible fate. Though for me too it is not without structual flaws. I find the first two and last two stories to be head and shoulders above the middle two and that "middle sag" somewhat dilutes the power and experience of watching the film. It is also notable for being the only European film I can think of that acknowledges any sort of debt or thanks to America.
The director, Roberto Rosselini, would have greater triumphs ahead of him with Germany Year Zero (my favorite neo-realist film) and Stromboli.
I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that. - George Bailey
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 313 Last Watched: Time of the Gypsies
Last 10 Films Watched:
The Odd Couple - C / Water Lillies - B+
Foreign Correspondent - B / The Small Back Room - B+
Days of Wine and Roses - B / Redbelt - C
Torn Curtain - C+ / The Wrong Man - B+
Dial M for Murder - B+ / I Confess - A-
DVD BEAVER My Collection
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