THE SWIMMER (1968)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RjUya7KXmA All I can say is  wow  after this one with Burt Lancaster take risks  as a performer  and for story content.    THE SWIMMER (1968)  Directed by Frank Perry  is  a  stylish  journey of  Man: in this case  Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) to 'swim home" in his neighbor's pools which are all in a...

LAYERED MOMENTS FROM PICNIC (1956)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCb9snfcgS8   This sequence from PICNIC (1956) Directed by Joshua Logan has  good use of layers on par  with Tennessee Williams Southern use of men, women and  relationships gone  wrong or  embittered. This sequence has been called one of the "sexiest dances"  in the  movies.  Yes it has the look,  the  smoldering feel of something...

THE SEA WOLF (1941)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqkTRaH3kTU   A good picture will allow  you to understand the story and the  roles  almost without  dialogue.  These moments from Michael Curtiz Directed version of  THE  SEA WOLF (1941) is a  wonderful example of  that technique.  Curtiz was  a story teller on par with John Ford even if  he moved  from genre to genre. ...

TOMORROW THE WORLD (1944)

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QebnmhG2iDw STARDUST AND SHADOWS suggests  another off  the  path story in TOMORROW THE WORLD (1944) . The picture was Directed by Leslie Fenton who was married  to Anne Dvorak.   Its a story of a  German Boy Emil (Skip Homeier)who is  sent to America to live to live with  his Uncle  Mike Frame (Fredric March). ...