The Girlfriends
We saw a great movie yesterday, The Girlfriends by Michelangelo Antonioni. The Ontario Cinemethque (not quite like the one in Vancouver, it's very expensive and all about being a member. As a consequence we were the youngest people there by 25 years) is doing a retrospective of his films. It was made in 1955 and is still fresh and revelant today. Neither of us had ever seen any of Antonioni's work before and were excited to watch such good, story driven cinema. No gimmicks or cheap tricks or marketing machine. Just interesting characters involved in an engrossing story. Videomatica has quite a good collection of his work, fyi.
When we left the cinema, it was 'magic hour' - that hour or so before dusk where the light is golden and the shadows are long. We of course took a million photos. We finished off our evening with giant pints at Butler's Pantry (thanks for the tip, Paul).
posted by revaren at 23.7.06
7 Comments:
Just wonderful photos!
I read more about 'The girlfriends' online, it sounds very worthhwhile, I will order it from Videomatica.
Looking forward to more good film tips from such a reliable source as you two!
now i see that Videomatica doesn't have 'the Girlfriends" though they have several others by Antonioni. I emailed them to recommend getting it.
mom: yup, that's me and yes, vintage dress...that store has the most beautiful pieces
ahbi: thanks for the comments! when is will your blog be up and running? :)
singne: thanks! it's too bad videomatica doesn't carry it. we've ordered a bunch of his other films - can't wait to see them!
Damn, you two take some amazing photos. The neon sign, the dress in the window, and the elegant wrist at the cafe are all so gorgeous. And the pictures you take of each other too.
Who does most of the photography? Both equal?
We both take them. Reva generally has a more interesting take on things, while I'm a little more... geometric. Our camera is a total piece of shit, but there are ways to work with the shittyness we're learning. Thanks for the compliment!
What camera are you using? Do you have a digital camera?
singne: we have a low quality olympus digital thingy. it can be very frustrating but we have discovered some work arounds.
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