Simply A Masterpiece
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
View MoreThe biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
View MoreThe film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
View MoreUnseen Cinema Disc 1: "The Mechanized Eye: Experiments in Technique and FormEiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace (1900) Palace of Electricity (1900)Champs de Mars (1900) Panorama of Eiffel Tower (1900) Scenes from Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower (1900)Group of films from director James White, which according to the liner notes of the set were the first foreign films to be sold to U.S. markets. For their time these films have more flair than most of the film of their era due to the director keeping the camera moving, which still wasn't normal for 1900. Those interested in how Paris looked back in the day would certainly be interested in these.
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