tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3282842972673268636..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1965SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21892057187832328232018-02-17T22:14:30.399-06:002018-02-17T22:14:30.399-06:00Unlike you, I do genuinely like The Collector for ...Unlike you, I do genuinely like <i>The Collector</i> for so many reasons. I think the performances are as good as the direction, and the direction is top-notch.<br /><br /><i>The Umbrellas of Cherbourg</i> very well may have been a 1964 release, but it was nominated for Best Original Screenplay in 1965, which puts it here. Based on that, I'd love to see it nominated.<br /><br /><i>Repulsion</i> would make my list. But really, <i>Woman in the Dunes</i> does everything right, even things that absolutely shouldn't work.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-33520447648735672242018-02-17T01:29:32.590-06:002018-02-17T01:29:32.590-06:00I didn't realize Repulsion was 1965. I remembe...I didn't realize Repulsion was 1965. I remember watching that on cable in the 1990s and I was afraid of creepy apartment for months. It's definitely in contention.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-4831367309056438762018-02-16T20:53:50.520-06:002018-02-16T20:53:50.520-06:00I'm at a slight disadvantage here since I have...I'm at a slight disadvantage here since I haven't seen Woman in the Dunes though I intend to but there are only so many hours in a day! So with that out my winner in this grouping is a film I didn't enjoy but appreciated the great skill with which it was made-The Collector. I found it and especially the ending disturbing and unpleasant but it kept me in its thrall throughout. That's thanks to Wyler.<br /><br />I agree about Darling, so much of the film's success is due to Julie Christie but it's a diamond hard film about a not terribly likable woman. <br /><br />I loved pieces of Dr. Zhivago but it was endlessssss and at the conclusion I was relieved not moved. <br /><br />Conversely I love The Sound of Music, it's too long, often too cute and the tone is all over the place but I still enjoy it especially Eleanor Parker's delightful Baroness. I also think Robert Wise was a skillful director most of the time able to handle many different genres expertly but his work on this isn't anything special and certainly not win worthy.<br /><br />Of all these nominations that I've seen I'd retain only Wyler so there was plenty of worthy work left out. I like all your suggestions though I think of Umbrellas of Cherbourg as a '64 release. But my list would include Robert Aldrich for The Flight of the Phoenix, Stanley Kramer for Ship of Fools and Otto Preminger for Bunny Lake Is Missing. <br /><br />My winner however would be Polanski for Repulsion. Once again I didn't enjoy the picture but it's brilliant and how Catherine Deneuve missed out on a nomination is mystifying-though I suppose it was the same reason Polanski did. You know how much I adore Julie Christie but this year's award belonged to Deneuve. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-5580013652566838042018-02-16T17:45:16.643-06:002018-02-16T17:45:16.643-06:00Woman in the Dunes is so surprising in so many way...<i>Woman in the Dunes</i> is so surprising in so many ways. It really shouldn't work, but it does.<br /><br />I liked <i>Darling</i> well enough; I just don't know that it's worth sitting through again. It's not an easy watch. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-66976219027486720392018-02-16T17:33:03.982-06:002018-02-16T17:33:03.982-06:00I've seen all five of these these movies, four...I've seen all five of these these movies, four of them within the last year or so. (Heck, I saw Darling two or three days ago.) <br /><br />I don't feel like I can be objective about since I haven't seen it since I was a kid and I kinda hated it back then. (My mom was a big fan. The soundtrack played a lot in our house and I remember seeing it on stage a couple of times, and my brother and I were rolling our eyes and thinking "NOT THIS AGAIN!") So I'm going to reserve judgment until I see it again. (I keep putting it off because it's SO LONG!<br /><br />Aside from liking Darling more than you did, I pretty much agree with your rankings of the nominees. Woman in the Dunes is a remarkable film. The Collector is great and would have been my pick in a lot of other years. Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.com