that's what I thought after I read it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > wow , sounds very disturbing. not sure i'd watch it... > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "ravenadal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Apparently it shocked the "good people" of Britain with its > unsettling, disturbing, and unforgettable psychological and visual > exploration into the sadistic obsession with fear experienced by a > psychopathic killer. > > http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/cteq/05/36/peeping_tom.html > > Comparisons can be made between Peeping Tom and Psycho, as both these > films share a fascination with voyeurism. The two main characters of > Peeping Tom and Psycho (Mark and Norman Bates respectively) are both > voyeurs. However, Powell takes this voyeuristic notion significantly > further in Peeping Tom by implicating both himself and the spectator. > > For example, at the beginning of the film – when Mark murders a > prostitute – we are implicated as voyeurs. Powell lets us see exactly > what Mark is visualising through the lens of his camera as he > prepares to film her gruesome death. Powell focuses on the camera as > a crucial prop in the representation of voyeurism. Mark demonstrates > this voyeurism through his involvement with the camera and with the > filmmaking process. In addition, this fascination with the camera > also signifies the transition of Peeping Tom into a film-about-film. > Mark's disturbing and bizarre filmmaking project can be viewed is a > highly mechanised, yet intensely private, experiment in artistic self- > expression. > > This voyeuristic notion is also demonstrated by the scene in which > Mark, having filmed the horrific murder, sits at home in a private > cinema to watch his "documentary". The murder is shown from three > different perspectives. We see what Mark is visualising from his > viewpoint. We also see what Mark's camera is viewing and thus > his "directorial" vision. In addition, we see what the murder victim > saw at the precise moment of her death. > > This was heavy stuff back in 1959. > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> what's wrong with "Peeping Tom"? Especially compared to "Psycho"? >> >> -------------- Original message -------------- >> From: "ravenadal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> You fail to mention it is directed by Michael Powell (the British >> Hitchcock - which is an oxymoron since Hitchcock was British, too). >> This is a great filmmaker: "The Red Shoes," "Black >> Narcissus," "Peeping Tom." His pictures seemed to bleed with color. >> "Peeping Tom" rivals "Psycho" as a showcase for creepy horror. But >> while Hitchcock was hailed for his "shocking" twist, Powell was >> reviled for his ("Peeping Tom" all but destroyed his career). >> >> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle <yokozuna@> wrote: >> >>> >>> My wife and I came across a movie that I cannot believe I didn't >>> >> see in >> >>> school. I've never seen this before. It would have completely >>> >> turned up my >> >>> passion for science fiction filmmaking had I seen this in >>> > college. > >> I have >> >>> just seen a film made in 1946 that could have very well have been >>> >> made the >> >>> other day. It is called "A Matter of Life And Death", which is >>> >> sometimes >> >>> referred to as "Stairway To Heaven", and it is one of the most >>> >> ambitious >> >>> science fiction pictures I've seen in a long time. >>> >>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038733/ >>> >>> So it's "the war". There's a squadron leader, an English dude, >>> >> played by >> >>> David Niven. His plane's going down. His crew is dead. He has no >>> >> parachute >> >>> but doesn't want to burn up when the plane hits. So he jumps. >>> >> Before he >> >>> jumps, he gets on the radio and tells whoever answers of his >>> >> situation and >> >>> his plan. It's an American woman stationed near the island he's >>> >> going down >> >>> near. This is important, but later. >>> >>> He jumps. The plane crashes...and the dude lives. In 2007, this >>> >> would be the >> >>> end of the movie. But dig it. Cut to: HEAVEN. His squad is in the >>> >> afterlife >> >>> and they are all waiting on him, because according to the book of >>> life...he's supposed to have died in the crash. So they messed >>> > up, > >> and he's >> >>> still alive. They have to go get him to balance out the books. >>> >> There's one >> >>> problem. Not only has the dude survived, but he ends up on the >>> > same > >> island >> >>> as the American woman. They fall in love. The American woman's >>> > hair > >> does not >> >>> move for 2 hours. I mean, her hair should be in the credits. >>> >> Outside, >> >>> inside, 100% humidity...it's all good! >>> >>> Anyway, There are some really trippy scenes and some "this is a >>> >> science >> >>> fiction movie" clichés that I won't ruin for you, but I have to >>> >> tell you the >> >>> good part. There is a TRIAL. Because, you see had he died, as >>> >> scheduled, he >> >>> would not have fallen in love with ol' girl, and so now that he >>> >> has, he >> >>> feels that he has a case...against the Afterlife. >>> >>> This movie was a lot of fun to watch. I love Turner Classic >>> > Movies > >> channel >> >>> because there are no commercials and every now and again they >>> > pull > >> some real >> >>> gems out to show. This was one. You can get this movie on VHS and >>> >> DVD at >> >>> Amazon. >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001GV0JI/ref=pd_cp_d_0/103- >>> >> 4719542-527502 >> >>> 1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center- >>> >> 41&pf_rd_r=0H3GRG8XRCH7AZMB2VFY&pf_rd >> >>> _t=201&pf_rd_p=316286001&pf_rd_i=B0001LJCQG >>> >>> Many of you HAVE to have seen this movie already, but if you're >>> >> like me, >> >>> and this is news, do yourself a favor and track it down. It is >>> > the > >> perfect >> >>> date movie if you married to someone who is so-so about sci-fi >>> > but > >> digs an >> >>> old romance movie. >>> >>> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: A Matter Of Life And Death (Stairway To Heaven)
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