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Originally Posted by Mario Gauci
Still, I wanted to comment on Brook's splitting up of PANDORA'S BOX as it were; I know sometimes it's hard after a long day's work to be able to summon up the necessary stamina and concentration required to watch a movie properly but, personally, I would never split a film up unless it's awfully long or was intended to be split up from the start. Hell, I've even watched Louis Feuillade's 10-part/7-hour serial LES VAMPIRES (1915-16) and Sergei Bondarchuk's massive 7-hour epic WAR AND PEACE (1968) each in 1 day!
Personally, if I don't have the necessary time to get something watched from start to finish, I'll change my plans and watch something shorter and leave a long film - and, at 133 minutes, PANDORA'S BOX is fairly long - for the weekend.
Some of you may find this next remark snobbish but, in my view, a film of PANDORA'S BOX's stature - and anyone who rents or buys the film is already aware of it, otherwise he wouldn't bother with an 80 year-old Silent film - demands to be seen under ideal circumstances and not merely to notch off another title off of the "Sight & Sound" list. Not that I'm in any way accusing Brook of having done so himself, of course....  ! |
Catching up with this thread after a few weeks away, sorry to chime in on this so late, but it really hits home. We each have our own circumstances and lifestyles - mine necessitates a choice between nearly always watching movies in segments over two or more nights or simply giving up movies (not going to happen). Between work, sleep, child care, pet care, errand running, and house maintenance, I find that there is virtually never such a thing as two uninterrupted hours, nor do I expect such an extravagance for several years (child growth and maturity) to come. Once in awhile it happens, and my wife and I count ourselves lucky. Three or four times a year we manage to get to a movie theater, so those are uninterrupted obviously. I've become quite used to chopping films up, sometimes even into 20ish minute increments when necessary. Horrifying? Yes, it would have horrified me a few years ago too. Yet I'd rather do that than fall pathetically behind in my movie watching goals.
Everybody works with what they've got.