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Does anyone else wanted to slap the director of this film ?

posted 14 years ago by cbracamonte
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There were many scenes that were unnecessary and just made the film slow and unbearable.

For example the scene were everyone started to faint in from on Mr Magalhaes....

[–] Chapaev36 14 years ago

The film was delightful. Much of the TIFF audience embarrassed itself with its impatience and bad manners.

By the way, the scene was very amusing.

[–] grmagne 14 years ago

Which screening did you attend? I sat near the front during the Friday afternoon screening and I had no problem with the audience members. Virtually everyone around me stayed for the full 4.5 hours except for 1 woman who left at the intermission.

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[–] andremelo2 13 years ago

Really??? In over 100 years of cinema he is in the top 20? That´s a risky statement. By this movie alone I wouldn´t say so.

[–] isppuc 14 years ago

Didn't start well reading your post. read Cabramonte instead of "cbracamonte". really doesn't mean much if you cant understand portuguese - cabramonte might be translated as goat from the hill.
...suits well someone that leaves such a post:))))
haven't seen the film, yet. hopping to see it soon

happy times in cinema everyone
GBL

[–] Eumenides_0 14 years ago

The small audience in my theater didn't complain, although in the second part I heard one loud sigh of despair

This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.

[–] LusitanWanderer 14 years ago

I watched it today and even though most of the people didnt expect a 4h30m film, everybody stayed until it was finished.
however I too felt some scenes were a bit overextended especially because I was starving (our intermission lasted only 7 minutes).

nevertheless it was a really pleasant film, different than any other portuguese piece and most certainly deserving of the brilliant script written by Camilo Castelo Branco.

youngsters dont make mistakes, they try new things n besides, brains r overrated!

[–] anabelat 13 years ago

I didn't think the film was too long.
It's actually quite balanced for a film that long.

Where I watched, the audience was always very interested and nobody seemed impatient or bored. But I was so impressed by the movie that I probably wouldn't notice if people around me wanted to slap the director.

[–] rgcustomer 12 years ago

I would be delighted to hear that someone had indeed slapped the director, as a response to this film.

UPDATE: According to both IMDb and Wikipedia, the man is recently dead. As many a great person has said, upon noting that it's not good form to speak ill of the dead, I'll just say "He's dead. Good," and leave it at that.

[–] yorktom58 12 years ago

It really makes me misanthropic when it pleases someone that an artist (and more importantly, a human being) is dead because he or she deemed a film by said artist too long.

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[–] lucy72077 9 years ago

No. I loved every single minute of this film and I think that the director created something really extraordinary, and I'm actually thrilled that people still have the guts to make films like this. The word 'masterpiece' gets thrown around far too often but here it really fits. I saw it on DVD so I was able to watch part 1 & 2 on consecutive days. To see both in one go might perhaps have been a little too much, not because I found it boring in any way, but because there are so many characters and interweaving stories to focus on. The fact that it's slow-moving is a little deceptive because there are so many details you need to remember in order to keep up with the story! So it's nice to be able to take your time over it and prolong the experience :)

[–] tbchico7 8 years ago

^^^^^ 

I loved this movie so much. Completely immersed in the world the whole time and the 4.5 hours flew by.

To me, this is pretty much a perfect movie and a showcase of cinema magic. What Ruiz accomplished here is truly special.

I am Senor Velasco, I drink my milk with tabasco

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 4 years ago

This is possibly my choice for greatest film of the 2010s, so... to say I disagree with the (long ago) OP is an understatement! A beautiful, haunting, one of a kind film.