How Orson Welles Stole ”The Third Man”
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How Orson Welles Stole ”The Third Man”
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#3I enjoy this movie a lot, and thought I knew most of the fun tidbits - when Reed points out that the soundtrack was designed as a counterpoint to the action on the screen:
> For example, in the cat scene, I asked Karas to play a few sort of walking notes while the cat crossed the street and then, as it looked at Harry’s shoe, ascending chords, which break into “The Third Man Theme” when it finally sees Harry and we hold on the cat’s little face.
It really intrigued me, makes me want to rewatch the movie to listen for things like that!
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#4I enjoy this movie a lot, and thought I knew most of the fun tidbits - when Reed points out that the soundtrack was designed as a counterpoint to the action on the screen: > For example, in the cat scene, I asked Karas to play a few sort of walking notes while the cat crossed the street and then, as it looked at Harry’s shoe, ascending chords, which break into “The Third Man Theme” when it finally sees Harry and we h…
My favorite movie. Nothing else comes close.
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#5One of my favorite movies of all time. So much so that I own it in Blu-ray and when I visited Vienna I took a ride on the famous ferris wheel.
The night images are amazing and they spent so much time spraying the streets every night with water to get that look.
I'm also so glad the director fought hard to avoid the typical movie score that was pushed by Hollywood producers and went for the iconic sound of the zither [0]. Which all happened by accident when Reed was having a dinner and hears Karas playing the instrument. The choice of this instrument not only made the movie but also change the fortune of Karas who was playing the instrument [1].
Along with the best improvised movie lines which I would include the Bladerunner I would also include Orson Wells' line about the Swiss and the cuckoo clock.
As a bit of a movie buff, I have to agree with Soderbergh's comment about the movie keeping the consistent tone. So many movies with great potential lose their tone and miss that quintessential part of the movie that makes them a classic. The Third Man is a classic and should be a must watch on anyone's list who likes the cinema.
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#6The line about the Swiss, the Borgias and the cuckoo clock is kind-of inaccurate. The cuckoo clock comes from the Black Forest region of Germany, not Switzerland. However, the quote is true in spirit when you realise that the Swiss did not invent even the cuckoo clock.
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#7While on the topic of Graham Greene - I recommend his novel Quiet American. Written in the mid 50s it shows amazing insight into the future of American foreign policy and regime change. And does so through a great story.
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#8One of my favorite movies of all time. So much so that I own it in Blu-ray and when I visited Vienna I took a ride on the famous ferris wheel. The night images are amazing and they spent so much time spraying the streets every night with water to get that look. I'm also so glad the director fought hard to avoid the typical movie score that was pushed by Hollywood producers and went for the iconic sound of the zither…
Part of the tone problem is that every movie these days has to be a “four-quadrant” movie (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-quadrant_movie), with something in it to appeal to everyone, young and old, male and female. So your high-octane action movie has to stop periodically to present some weepy melodrama, and your incisive character study has to set some room aside for fart jokes.
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#9This classic is not available for streaming by _any_ streaming service in Sweden. This is so strange. Do not the copyright holders want to make money from it still?
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#10This classic is not available for streaming by _any_ streaming service in Sweden. This is so strange. Do not the copyright holders want to make money from it still?
A lot of older films aren't on streaming. Nearly everything is available on Torrents fortunately.