![]() ![]() ![]() “Kameradschaft,” along with Pabst’s film “Westfront 1918,” reach a level of realism only found in Italian neorealism. Based on a true story, this mining movie carves a poignant, anti-nationalist tale opposing division and xenophobia, reminding viewers that all men are brothers. Because of the German and French rivalry, only three old German coal miners decide to put their lives on the line, setting out to rescue the French miners. The definitive masterpiece from Director George Wilhelm Pabst’s “Social Realism” body of work, “Kameradschaft” tells the rad tale of a mine split into a German and French section after World War I. Kameradschaft (George Wilhelm Pabst, 1931) Robert Eggers is just another theatre kid who went to a fancy schmancy acting school.Ģ. Because Ingmar Bergman was actually a cool person who lived an amazing life. Robert Eggers will never have an autobiography. There’s a reason why Ingmar Bergman’s autobiography, “The Magic Lantern” has sold so many copies. No matter how many movies Robert Eggers makes, he will never make a movie as good as Ingmar Bergman. Ingmar Bergman’s films such as “Persona” and “Through a Glass Darkly” deal with themes of identity in similar ways executed in “The Lighthouse.” Except Robert Eggers will never, ever, ever be as cool as Ingmar Bergman. Except Robert Eggers is nowhere as cool as Ingmar Bergman, and never will be, and Eggers himself would probably agree. Robert Eggers said (quite snootily) in an interview with Rotten Tomatoes, “Bergman’s my favourite filmmaker, if I had to choose.” You can definitely tell in Eggers’ two big A24 hits so far. Perhaps the film that influenced “Lighthouse” the most (besides Ingmar Bergman’s Persona, and Through A Glass Darkly), “Hour of the Wolf” is another flawless diamond in the illustrious Swedish director’s career. An especially disturbing scene of a child attacking Borg traps a nightmare in the viewer’s soul. ![]() Johan Borg’s hallucinations feel rawer and realer than Robert Pattinson’s ever will. Dreamy and driven by the subconscious, this 1968 film dreams up scenes that haunt the soul forever. Are his nightmares becoming a reality?Ī top notch exercise in creating a horrific and mind boggling atmosphere, “Hour of the Wolf” is a masterclass in tropical gothic horror. Alone with each other all the time, the couple’s marriage is strained, and Johan Borg starts to constantly hallucinate. His wife, Alma, loves to clean the house and listen to her husband’s long, solemn monologues. Johan Borg (Max Von Syndow) is a super serious artist genius who suffers from nightmares and insomnia. ![]() “Hour of the Wolf ” follows a married couple as they vacation on an isolated island cottage. Welcome to these cinematic worlds populated by black and white and loneliness.ġ. This list is for the motley crew that loved “The Lighthouse.” Here’s to those fools who dream. But among its audience of Letterboxd users, basement dwelling film geeks, self righteous hipsters, annoying twitter users, pretentious teenagers, Twilight fans, and perverts, it was well loved. Sadly, it didn’t seem many critics took notice of “The Lighthouse,” or any critics that mattered anyway, as it didn’t win any major accolades. In the last glimmers of 2019, American Director and Writer Robert Eggers and his creative team released a weird little horror flick that broke the world: “The Lighthouse.” Starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, who both gave what probably were the best performances of that entire year, “The Lighthouse” blew audience minds with quirky, yet stimulating scenes of mermaid genitals and dark, windy beaches. The entire planet Earth became enamored with Earth’s mightiest heroes through the blockbuster hit “Avengers: Endgame.” It was an innocent world without the coronavirus, without endless amounts of masks and social isolation. Remember the year 2019? Drake’s song, “Kiki, Do You Love Me,” although released a year prior, was still a bop. ![]()
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