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It's interesting that Melville was seen as derivative during his latter years, when he was in fact creating his own aesthetics and rythm (a Sergio Leone of film
by Hasknewbie 7y ago
It's interesting that Melville was seen as derivative during his latter years, when he was in fact creating his own aesthetics and rythm (a Sergio Leone of film noir, if you will).
For people fans of his style, I can only recommend the work of Johnnie To (and that of his film company, Milkyway Image), in particular The Mission, PTU, and Exiled. Few settings are more Melvillian than Hong Kong by night.
- graeme 7y agoIs there a reliable place to stream/rent Hong Kong movies? Didn’t seem to be on netflix or prime in Canada. I checked iTunes, of the ones you list, only exiled is available, and it’s dubbed. Know of any legal source? They sound great.
- blacksmith_tb 7y agoI see several are on Prime Video, seemingly subtitled[1] 1: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=johnnie+to&i=instant-video&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 https://www.amazon.com/s?k=johnnie+to&i=instant-video&ref=nb...