tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post4978218183576497536..comments2024-03-26T18:28:58.729-04:00Comments on Just a Cineast: Thursday Movie Picks #200: Cannes FavoritesTed S. (Just a Cineast)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12394770582776749331noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post-46008293985004626742018-05-13T15:44:01.135-04:002018-05-13T15:44:01.135-04:00I haven't seen any of these.I haven't seen any of these.Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post-2488211377631723122018-05-13T15:00:01.568-04:002018-05-13T15:00:01.568-04:00I seriously thought about picking Rome Open City a...I seriously thought about picking <b>Rome Open City</b> as well as <b>Black Orpheus</b>, which I think both also won the Palme d'Or. (Or maybe it was the Jury Prize; I looked up both lists.)<br /><br /><b>All That Jazz</b> is a movie I've always had a hard time getting into, largely because the first time I saw it I tuned in at the point the dance company was auditioning the "We'll take you places you've never been" avant-garde dance number. Frankly, my sympathies were with the producer who was expecting something more family-oriented.Ted S. (Just a Cineast)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12394770582776749331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post-87758401592141701202018-05-13T10:52:27.826-04:002018-05-13T10:52:27.826-04:00I haven’t seen your first pick but I almost chose ...I haven’t seen your first pick but I almost chose Umbrellas of Cherbourg which I found enchanting and Secret and Lies is such a good film and I want to see it again. For some reason I thought it came out in the early 2000’s. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post-12050817629004896922018-05-11T07:39:11.208-04:002018-05-11T07:39:11.208-04:00I haven't seen any of your picks but I'm f...I haven't seen any of your picks but I'm familiar with Secrets & Lines. I want to say I've seen part of that. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post-29573137113201194032018-05-10T18:48:55.203-04:002018-05-10T18:48:55.203-04:00I'm three for three this time and was a fan of...I'm three for three this time and was a fan of all plus we match on Cranes Are Flying. <br /><br />That is a very good film but my favorite of these by far is Umbrellas of Cherbourg. I approached it with caution since an all French all sung musical seemed like it was going to be a challenge but far from it the film immediately pulled me in. <br /><br />Secrets & Lies was a good film but as involving as it was one watch was enough for me, that has always been the case for me with Mike Leigh films. <br /><br />Not really being a follower of Cannes I was pretty certain mine fit but I had to double check.<br /><br />Union Pacific (1939)-As the Union Pacific Railroad stretches westward across the wilderness toward California corrupt banker Asa Barrows (Henry Kolker) hopes to profit from obstructing it. Troubleshooter Jeff Butler (Joel McCrea) has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau (Brian Donlevy) and his partner Dick Allen (Robert Preston) who was Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan (Barbara Stanwyck). Rivalries escalate until a fateful showdown set piece. Big rollicking Cecil B. DeMille directed adventure was the winner of the first Palme D’Or.<br /><br />Rome Open City (1945)-In Nazi occupied Rome regulations have been somewhat relaxed so the inhabitants can move freely during daylight but danger still lurks everywhere as food is rationed, curfews enforced and resistance fighters rigorously hunted. This focuses on the search for one freedom fighter and the people working to help him. Directed by Roberto Rossellini with a fierce lead performance from Anna Magnani this was the leader in the birth of the neo-realism movement. It won the Grand Prize of the Cannes Film Festival in 1946.<br /><br />Cranes Are Flying (1957)-In Moscow as the winds of World War II approach young lovers Veronika (Tatyana Samoylova) and Boris (Aleksey Batalov) watch the cranes fly overhead and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family and seeming safety. But Boris’s cousin Mark has darker intentions and as the war rages sorrow spreads in all directions. Winner of the 1958 Cannes Grand Prize.<br />joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com