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In Reply to: RE: I certainly do not consider Bertolucci a titan. posted by Victor Khomenko on August 26, 2010 at 07:56:17
masterpieces. "Last Tango" has one of the greatest film performances (Brando, of course) and it's the best film I've seen about the autumn of a man's life. "The Conformist" is a classic, nothing more to say. Trintingant is brilliant. "Last Emperor," also, is a classic. I'd say, "Sheltering Sky" is in their class but I can see how some would be turned off by its unusualness. I found it, along with Antonioni's, "The Passenger," to be the best commentaries on the disaffection of modern man.
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So this is what the autumn is like? How did I miss it? :(I could think of dozens of films better delving into that subject, starting with Wild Strawberries, for instance. But I guess we all have different vision of human seasons! :) I would suggest Autumn of a Pig would be more appropriate title in case of that gem.
The Conformist, in my view, makes a passing grade, but I fail to see how Trintingant being brilliant makes Bertolucci great director.
However, if one were to pick the film that best reflected the director's feeble aging lecher's nature, that would be The Dreamers piece of dreck... considering that the Tango today is nothing but a stale, boring and dated piece of impotent man's dry dream.
His friend Pasolini was a revolutionary... Bertolucci was nothing but a pale imitator, sympathizer, who never had courage to really say what was on his mind... he danced around the subject and thought everyone should be interested in his sexual ego.
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move the goalposts, Vic.
Sure Berto has lots of dreck. He's been making horseshit films for the past twenty years, or so.
Do you? Seriously...
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You stated: "it's the best film I've seen about the autumn of a man's life", and I refuse to think that way. I do not at all relate to that pig, and I suspect you do not either. So while Bergman's work speaks of common human emotions, feelings, longing, suffering, Bertolucci's dreck is simply there to shock.
left to face his loveless life, alone. He reaches out, with much vigor, for life--- for a lifeline--- with a mania borne of panic.
But you've changed the subject yet again: it IS a film about a man staring old age in the face, not a man already deep into that season. Again, what film so boldly tackles it? What actor has lain himself so bare in a role? The fantastic part, of course, is that the story of the corn cob pipe, and others which are so realistic, are made up, all part of that master actor's craft. Now, how about you admit you hate Brando, that no matter the role, you just don't like him?
You can have your opinion of Berto, of course, but it's extremely in the minority--- I cannot think of ANY major critic who dislikes his opus.
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not any actors!
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