THE THIRD MAN (1949) gets better every time you watch it. The sheer disorientation the viewer feels watching the same 10 images of a bombed out Vienna over and over in different order while the zither makes Spongebob noises and everyone moves in shadows, there is nothing quite like it - ThreadSky

sprawlhater.bsky.social • 58 days ago

THE THIRD MAN (1949) gets better every time you watch it. The sheer disorientation the viewer feels watching the same 10 images of a bombed out Vienna over and over in different order while the zither makes Spongebob noises and everyone moves in shadows, there is nothing quite like it

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chloeph.bsky.social•58 days ago

“Bombed about a bit”

howdytimbo.bsky.social•58 days ago

very bummed to have missed the 35mm revival at the charles (but hey sweet smell of success next week!)

sprawlhater.bsky.social•58 days ago

A perfect film. There are few moments in all of cinema as satisfying as when the lady throws open her window shades and the light shines on Orson Welles' face in the doorframe across the street. The smirk he gives after a momentary pause, just incomparable

wats.ink•58 days ago

a man waiting for a woman outside a funeral and she walks right past him, perfect ending. the coens were like, for miller’s crossing why don’t we just do the exact same ending

gleich.bsky.social•58 days ago

sprawlhater.bsky.social•58 days ago

Also the sweater that Trevor Howard wears in THE THIRD MAN (1949) looks like the most comfortable article of clothing in existence

sprawlhater.bsky.social•58 days ago

You can see a similarly incredible Welles performance at The Charles the first weekend in February in TOUCH OF EVIL (1958) wherein Charlton Heston in brownface plays a Mexican drug cop who steadfastly refuses to fuck his extremely horny wife Janet Leigh until he solves a case

sprawlhater.bsky.social•58 days ago

My bad it's a duffle coat which were standard issue to British soldiers in WW2 but damn he looks cozy af

sprawlhater.bsky.social•58 days ago

The first time I ever saw this shot I got mad at how good it is

sprawlhater.bsky.social•58 days ago

I am just doing the Chris Farley Show skit with the THIRD MAN (1949) but the scene on the Ferris wheel is so good, with Lime threatening to throw Martins to his death until he learns that his grave has been dug up and he turns white and slowly closes the cabin door and stutters. Welles is on fire

bguizzet.bsky.social•58 days ago

the cuckoo clock!

bguizzet.bsky.social•58 days ago

one of my faves. perfect performances, looks amazing and, yes, the zither.

kuriva.im•58 days ago

and every shot is at a different angle

kuriva.im•58 days ago

oops here's the link
https://www.wellesnet.com/carol-reed-on-directing-orson-welles-in-the-third-man/

eobaltimore.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thx, this was a great read. I went to the Saturday screening. After many viewings on a home screen, I never noticed before that Holly Martins begins his roam around Vienna by walking under a ladder. So I guess this was never going to end well? More impressed by this movie every time I see it.

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