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[scifirenegade]

Saw all of the Fatty Arbuckle + Buster Keaton shorts.



They got better as they went on, but never to the point of genius. Usually ranged from "decent and harmless" to "JUST END ALREADY!". There's quite a lot of racism and misogyny, most notably in the "JUST END ALREADY!" category. The decent and harmless had some clever gags. Arbuckle can juggle knives like it's nothing.

As the shorts go on, Keaton's roles(s) get more prominent (I think it was his second short, he shows up for half a minute as a beggar. By the last short he's Arbuckle's sidekick.)

My favourites were The Bell Boy, The Cook, Back Stage and The Garage. (I didn't dislike Coney Island, it does have Keaton in a lifeguard outfit doing standing backflips and a very funny camera gag.)

Let's see what Ingmar Bergman film I'll watch now. Yesterday I saw Persona, which was good (don't ask me what it's about though).

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[theseatheseatheopensea]

Yesterday I saw Persona, which was good (don't ask me what it's about though).

XD All interpretations are valid, that's the beauty of it, right? And I think that many of his movies are like that!

[scifirenegade]

XD All interpretations are valid, that's the beauty of it, right?

Certainly! Watched Through a Glass Darkly and, while a little more conventional, it still feels like it can be read a few different ways.

(Riten was a little too thick for me, didn't watch it in full. I scheduled a recording for Autumn Sonata and The Magic Flute, so those are next.)

[theseatheseatheopensea]

Yeah, even with his "easier" movies I sometimes feel they are too heavy and dense, and so I have to be in the right mood to watch them. But I do like that slow, thoughtful vibe, that sort of "calm before the storm" thing he does so well, and of course all the possible meanings you can find! I really liked Autumn Sonata! And The Magician! And Summer interlude! And The Seventh Seal! Oh, and Cries and Whispers! <3

[scifirenegade]

Indeed!

I do like that slow, thoughtful vibe, that sort of "calm before the storm" thing he does so well

Yes!

So many recs!