tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post5920735022771033201..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: The Purple Rose of Cairo [1985]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-61624655407414655072011-05-22T11:37:19.740+05:302011-05-22T11:37:19.740+05:30Thanks Johny. Yes, and I guess that was even more ...Thanks Johny. Yes, and I guess that was even more apt during the gloomy days of Depression Era than anytime else. But then again, the film's ending provides a reality-check for Cecelia - after all, somewhere a line needs to be drawn as far as fantasy & escapism go.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-46818966162539792082011-05-22T05:51:44.540+05:302011-05-22T05:51:44.540+05:30What's interesting in this film is that the &q...What's interesting in this film is that the "movie world" becomes more real to Mia Farrow's character than her real world. Woody taps into something here and it's definitely a yearning to get lost and be absorbed by the cinema. Good stuff.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-21940070495228284992011-05-21T23:11:26.396+05:302011-05-21T23:11:26.396+05:30Thanks a lot Sam for the kind words. I've read...Thanks a lot Sam for the kind words. I've read about Sherlock Jr. though haven't watched it yet, and am aware how Woody reversed the Keaton film's premise. Yeah, Cinema Paradiso, Tornatore's glowing tribute to the medium, could very well have been inspired from this film, as also, I feel, Lars von Triar's Dancer in the Dark. Thanks again Sam.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-85892890726932909502011-05-21T22:54:42.702+05:302011-05-21T22:54:42.702+05:30Wonderful capsule, Shubhajit, of a rightly beloved...Wonderful capsule, Shubhajit, of a rightly beloved Woodman feature that is more than just a tad indepted to Buster Keaton's SHERLOCK JR. The entire "joy of watching cinema" theme was also gloriously embraced by Giuseppe Tornatore in his magnificent CINEMA PARADISO. Yeah, it may fall short of his more renowned intellectual works, but the 'bittersweet fantasy-comedy' with a whimsical underpinning stands as one of his most accomplished films all-around.<br /><br />Terrific capsule as always.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com