Old Movies

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- Anine -

For noget tid siden lavede Mette et indlæg her om hendes top 16 yndlingsfilm :) Jeg kan simpelthen ikke lave sådan en liste - der er alt for mange gode film ;D Jeg vil i stedet fokusere på et bestemt område indenfor film, nemlig "gamle" film.

Jeg har aldrig rigtig set film af ældre dato, før jeg blev introduceret for en del på mit studie. Her har vi set alt fra stumfilm til film fra dette årti ;) og jeg må sige, at jeg har lært at sætte pris på mange af de gamle klassikere - uden dem ville film jo ikke se ud, som de gør i dag. Der er rigtig mange gode film i arkiverne, og her vil jeg nævne nogle stykker, som jeg helt klart synes, man skal få set ;) 

A while ago Mette made a post here about her top 16 favourite movies :) I don't think I'll be able to make a list like that - there are too many great films ;D In stead I have chosen to focus on a particular area namely "old" movies.

I've never really watched older movies before I was introduced to a lot of them at Uni. We've seen everything from silent movies to movies from this decade ;) and I must say that I've learned to appreciate many of the old classics - without them movies wouldn't look like they do today. There are many great movies in the archives, and I want to mention a few that I think people should definitely watch ;)

Lad os starte med stumfilm. Det er et begreb, der skræmmer de fleste ;) Man skal nok ikke starte ud med at se Intolerance fra 1916 - den varer 3 timer!! haha ;) I stedet vil jeg anbefale Fritz Langs Metropolis fra 1927. Okay, den er også meget lang, men den er bare sindssygt godt lavet - tjek lige vild 1927 style sci-fi - og historien er god. 

Lets start with the silent movies. A word that frightens people ;) You should probably not start out by seeing Intolerance from 1916 - a 3 hour long silent movie!! haha ;) Instead I will recommend Fritz Lang's Metropolis from 1927. Okay, this one is also long, but it's incredibly well-made - check out the crazy 1927 style sci-fi - and the story is good.

Hvis man ikke har mod på mange timers stumfilm, så kan man i stedet se Le Voyage dans la lune fra 1902 (Rejsen til månen). Den varer kun et kvarters tid ;) Det der er så fantastisk ved denne er, at den er i farver. Man håndmalede simpelthen filmstriberne. Det er Georges Méliès, der har lavet den - måske kender du ham fra Martin Scorseses film Hugo fra 2011, hvor Méliès liv skildres. Man ser hans kendte studie, hvordan han arbejdede og man ser ham faktisk lave Rejsen til Månen :)

If you don't feel like watching a silent movie for 3 hours you could watch Le Voyage dans la lune from 1902 (A Trip to the Moon). It only lasts around 15 minutes ;) The thing that's so amazing about this film is the fact that it's in colour. The film was hand-painted. Georges Méliès made this short film - maybe you know him from Martin Scorsese's movie Hugo from 2011 where Méliès' life is portrayed. You see his famous studio, how he worked and you actually see him make A Trip to the Moon :)

Nå lad os hoppe til film med tale (eller talkies, som de blev kaldt, da de opstod) ;) Der er rigtig mange gode sort-hvid film! You gotta love Hitchcock ;) hans film skal man bare se ;) Alle har vel set den berømte badeforhængsscene i Psycho fra 1960, men der er meget mere at se i denne film. 

Well lets move on to the talkies ;) There are so many great black and white movies! You gotta love Hitchcock ;) You have to see his movies ;) I guess everyone knows about the famous shower curtain scene from Psycho (1960), but there is more to this movie.

Så er der screwball komedierne fra 1930erne og 40erne som It Happened One Night (1934) (til SATC fans, så var det denne film Carrie blev inspireret af, da hun flashede ben i film nr. 2 ;D) og His Girl Friday (1940). Gode gamle komedier med skønne outfits og sjove ping pongs mellem den mandlige og den kvindelige hovedperson ;)

Then there are the screwball comedies from the 1930s and 40s like It Happened One Night (1934) (to all of you SATC fans - this was the movie Carrie was inspired by when she flashed her leg in the second movie ;D) and His Girl Friday (1940). Good old comedies with lovely outfits and funny games between the male and female main characters ;)

Jamen jeg kunne blive ved, der er så mange gode genre og skuespillere fra dengang :D Lad os slutte af med Gone With the Wind (1939) - fantastisk bog, fantastisk film - vi har alle brug for lidt Clark Gable ;D haha!

I could keep on listing great movies, there are so many good genres and actors/actresses from back then :D Lets end this post with Gone With the Wind (1939) - fantastic book, fantastic movie - we all need a bit of Clark Gable ;D haha!