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Post by Capo on Dec 2, 2008 13:11:00 GMT
And nice to see Capo's on the wagon with Wiseman. Yeah. I enjoyed it immensely, and like also Wiseman's practical method and resulting aesthetic, from what I've read. I think it could have been longer, though. And I realise he likes to cut when he feels he's drained as much energy of the scene as possible, but there was definitely things remaining to be said in many of them, at the point of cutting. I have Titicut Follies lined up, and Belfast, Maine in three parts on the way. |
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Post by Anasazie on Jan 8, 2009 10:34:04 GMT
Only just saw this. Glad you liked it, haven't seen the others you have lined up myself, but hope to soon. High School isn't one of his great ones in my eyes and i definitely agree with it needing to be a bit longer. He does learn this and if you check out some of his films from the early 70s onwards, you'll know exactly what i mean....High School 2 is 4 hours long for instance and the best of his that i've seen (and the most extraordinary doco by anyone that i've seen) is Welfare, which runs in at around 3 hours and contains some of the most intense, compelling conversations and situations i've ever seen in a film.
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Post by Capo on Jan 8, 2009 19:47:54 GMT
Cool. By the sounds of it, Welfare is my kind of thing. For stuff like this, it's often a case of the longer the better, I think.
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