tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post6124152424467044382..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Modern Maestros: Aleksandr SokurovNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74309050970947849102010-09-24T16:06:27.984-04:002010-09-24T16:06:27.984-04:00He is a very interesting filmmaker, but I remember...He is a very interesting filmmaker, but I remember being very disturbed by some of the comments he made about interpretations of his film "Father and Son". The film has some pretty odd homoerotic moments, but Sokorov essentially called anyone who found that film homoerotic "sick", and said such an interpretation could only come from West European "degenerates". It was sad to hear someone so interesting be so bigoted.The Very Lovely Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81588150436376929662010-09-24T13:46:49.555-04:002010-09-24T13:46:49.555-04:00Russian Ark is a gimmick - not his masterpiece, IM...Russian Ark is a gimmick - not his masterpiece, IMO. His masterpieces are Father and Son and Mother and Son, I think. It's like they were set in another planet, or like the theather in which you see these movies is placed inside a starship. To see a Sokurov is like floating (as a character of Tarkovsky would).cal rothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-63709060388097060322010-09-24T00:54:07.044-04:002010-09-24T00:54:07.044-04:00Bless you, Robert, for giving airtime to this geni...Bless you, Robert, for giving airtime to this genius director and describing his work so gorgeously. <i>Father and Son</i> is a little hard to make sense of if you haven't seen <i>Mother and Son</i> to coax you into the kind of experiment Sokurov is on, but I think it's a definite keeper. I think <i>Alexandra</i> would engage a lot more people than gave it a shot, but as per usual, it barely got released. Anyway, loved this entry.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66231689216610547562010-09-23T21:59:34.492-04:002010-09-23T21:59:34.492-04:00I have to see that movie! Nick Davis loves it, Ebe...I have to see that movie! Nick Davis loves it, Ebert loves it, you guys love it... but most importantly, I saw the poster!<br /><br />Alright that's not the strongest reason but I do want to see what the fuss is all about!James Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055933146552583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28412766753084263962010-09-23T20:46:46.620-04:002010-09-23T20:46:46.620-04:00Russian Arks as one long take does sort of make yo...Russian Arks as one long take does sort of make you feel sorry for most films inability to even handle ONE scene without 100 different pieces of "coverage"NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-7883857571496384892010-09-23T20:29:22.916-04:002010-09-23T20:29:22.916-04:00In honor of Russian Ark, this comment will be kept...In honor of Russian Ark, this comment will be kept to one long unbroken sentence, which I think will be fun when discussing Sokurov, a talented director whose ouevre I need to see more of, and I cannot wait to do so, because his films that I've seen are beautiful in many ways, but since he is a great arthouse director this is to be expected, as all the great arthouse directors have beautiful films, and now I'm rambling, but I don't care because this is fun, which is ironic because arthouse films don't tend to be a lot of fun, sort of like Tarkovsky, whose films are great but not very fun, but like Russian Ark, they are sort of dreamlike, and Russian Ark's state of dreaminess comes from the lack of cuts, which is very impressive when you consider the fact that there's so many people in the film and it's kind of long, just like this sentence.Andrew R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08656464274438644356noreply@blogger.com