Originally Posted By: Camarel

One person i've really took to is John Ford, i know a common criticism of him is that his movies are boring, but the cinematography in his films are practically unmatched even today. Watching him film the exact same Desert landscape time after time, is breathtaking.


I love Ford, too. It's obvious that sometimes he made a conscious decision to show an extended long shot without any regard to how that might slow down the action.

It's an off-the-wall connection, but Luchino Visconti's filming of Sicily in Burt Lancaster's "The Leopard" (another Criterion film) reminded me a lot of a Ford film.

Last edited by mustachepete; 03/18/15 07:55 AM.
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