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@@mattbonk5813 same! I thought “a comeback cross over episode from my favorite channel ever?!?” That said if y’all haven’t watched the criterion version of Tampopo, I would strongly encourage it. Tony did a segment, basically an extended EFAP, as an extra.
yes, when I saw this video in my subs, I was like, like "waitaminute, waitwait, what? really? wait..." like I was pretty sure I was wrong, but I was completely dumbfounded for a few moments XD
I thought it was a good film for most of the runtime, then the final 5 minutes turned it into a masterpiece. I haven’t experienced that sort of emotion in quite some time after a film ends, I was speechless.
I wept and wept watching that final scene. This film really made me feel the passage of time in the best possible way. I felt as if I had spent enough time with the characters to really know them and I thought the ending was completely perfect, if heartbreaking. I saw it in the cinema (last outing before the pandemic, god am I ever glad we went) and I was so embarrassed walking out with my red face!
@@capavaloae I also felt the same way like this was getting more and more connected and I was getting more time to feel the situation.... The ending was just lovely bit of surprise... Just Beautifull experience
I literally cried during your analysis, my mind is blown especially in the pacing part, I really like the pacing in piano scene as well, Heloise's footsteps made my heart beat so fast. Thank you for making this video, Celine is a true genius.
I rarely get emotional when I'm watching films. The fact this film almost made me tear up with so few words spoken and so little action taking place speaks volumes about how incredible it is.
Mon Dieu this is a level of filmmaking that I can never get enough of! So many layers and hidden messages in both script, cinematography and editing... I already thought this movie was a masterpiece, and with these kinds of videos you just enlightened me in how little I actually know about it! C'est la vie, et la vie est belle!
10:50 "these beats of silence are suggested in the screenpay, signaled by brief action lines that describe performance, something relatively uncommon" --> it think this is very common in French scripts, I see it (and do it) all the time. Fascinating video, love your analysis !
@@TheMarinhorn Not for me because in America it got pushed to February 2020 for Valentine's Day because for some baffling reason it wasn't selected for submission for the foreign language Oscar. Parasite was kind of my 2010's film of the decade so I do like that maybe a little bit more but if portrait was released in America in 2019 it would have been high up on that decade list for me. Top 5 most likely. But trust me I'll still be thinking about this film in 10 years and for the rest of time. One of my all-time favorite films, one of those movies that actually deserves to be rated 10/10 from critics imo.
I feel so cuddly reading all the comments about Every Frame A Painting, it's like we're all in this secret unspoken community that exists solely in our - idk - hearts ?
It's fascinating how much I learn about story telling with each of Micheal's videos, even though I study literature/writing he manages to introduce me to new techniques and ideas. Its as if Im in a class that Im somehow never bored in.
It's rare that I walk into a film with no prior knowledge of the premise, but I stepped into the theatre on a whim one day and knew only that this film was meant to be good. Not only was it profoundly so, but their gradually blossoming romance coming as a complete surprise was the most devastatingly beautiful experience as a viewer. Not knowing the film was going to be a love story allowed me to experience the thrilling rush of each tentative step closer either character took to the other. Oof, I still have chills.
This next level filmmaking... the intentionality is crazy... it's so subconscious to the viewer but still present... this video is truly phenomenal. Super thoughtful editing and analysis. Only thing is (I'm sorry), you needed to use this cut to black 15:17 for that last note in the song... it was begging for it.
I realized this film was about the “gaze” but on second and third viewing it was so fascinating to watch Noemie and Adele’s eyes. Especially as a non French speaker.
Its funny that you are sponsored by MUBI as my first exposure to MUBI was in order to watch Portrait of a Lady on Fire. I fell in love with the service as even if not all the movies on the service are good they are all worth watching as every single one has at least one interesting moment or intresting idea
Michael, this may be your best essay yet. I loved this movie, and you've IMMEDIATELY inspired me to see it again. Thank you for the depth and eloquence of your insight.
I think this is one of my favorite videos of yours thus far! What an interesting film, and what a way to enhance understated emotion. From this scene at least, it truly seems like a core concept filed down to a precise point. No fluff, no bombastic drama, just a quiet yet hugely meaningful exchange between two characters, about each other, in a silent room. The decision to only use diegetic sound only adds to that laser focus.
This video makes me remember why Velazquez' Las Meninas is still so important. To this day the dynamic between observed and observer is potent and rich, specially in storytelling. He knew that already in 1656
"It's five steps. It's not six, it's not four. Nor shall it be three, excepting that you shall then proceed to four, then five. Seven is right out." Movie directions read like Medieval hand grenade instructions.
One the greatest masterpiece films of the last 20 years... You could do a video essay on almost every frame and scene. David Bordwell is probably having a trip!! Thanx!!!
Okay, after watching this vid, I finally gave the movie a rewatch. I also started listening to the Portrait episode of your podcast. What I want to know is how...HOW Adele was able to conjure up that last scene. I want to know all about how they filmed that final movie moment. Nothing short of acting brilliance.
One thing I noticed after rewatching this: we have learned that she breathes through her mouth when she feels troubled. And in the last wide shot she is breathing exclusively through her mouth. Great detail!
I absolutely loved this movie. And the thing I kept thinking while watching it was "every frame a painting". Like the (once upon a time) RU-vid channel of the same name, of course. I wish I could get some high-resolution images of the movie so I could print them on a huge canvas.
Thanks for doing a video on PoaLoF!! Would love to see another one where you bring up some of your other recurring points like dramatic question, act structure, and so on
Aaaa this analysis was fantastic! And idk how you got about with screenplay suggestions, but I’d be super interested in an analysis of The Handmaiden by Chan-wook Park! another criminally underrated movie imo!
is this the same scene where Heloise tells Marianne she's disappointed in the first painting... because that was my favourite scene from all of 2019! anyway good job, best romance film of all time.
Stunningly beautiful breakdown and though it makes total sense I've never actively thought about the idea of positioning the midpoint of the story within a midpoint of a scene. Brilliant. Question is there a place to access the interview with Celine that you referenced in the video?
Thank you! Some of the quotes from her you can find in the description links, but the video is from the Criterion Collection blu-ray. Which you can purchase here (amazon affiliate link!) amzn.to/34r5Jqb
