I feel that the movie we saw when we were forced to eat pastries, deserve to be mentioned. It was "Darjeeling Limited" by Wes Anderson. Sometimes it was a bit too much Wes Anderson quirkiness, and not enough substance. But on the other hand, most of the time his talent for implicit, or mute humor, shone through. And that is precisely why his movies appeals to me. In these times when we are bombarded by mainstream make-sure-you-get-the-joke comedy, his minimalistic approach to dialogue, with more focus on imagery, facial expressions and feeling, is very refreshing. As always, his subtle comedy is delivered with the aid of thoughtful camerawork and carefully chosen music that sets the mood perfectly.
From the “Darjeeling Limited” soundtrack, especially one song has a mood that makes it seem like it actually was written for a Wes Anderson movie, “Where do you go to my lovely”. And trough some quick research, I found out that the writer of the song, Peter Sarstedt, actually was born in New Delhi, India, at the time when it was still a colony, and later moved to the town of… Darjeeling.
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4 comments:
I couldnt agree more. Great movie, loved the camara work and the slow motions, meant nothing but everything all in one... ahhh
- Cos.David.said.so
Vert insightful... and by the way,“Where do you go to my lovely” used to be sung (and probably still is, maybe even at right this moment) by a old college of mine, while shaking away to his own singing with the headphones on.
Cos David (Beckham?) said so,
Indeed it was beautiful work.. my favourite scene is when Adrian Brody's character is heard mumbling from the bunk bed when the snake's escaped.. what's yours?
Lina, this co-worker of yours was on to something.. Must have been a cool cat..
Yeah im gonna go ahead and admit that i spend a good hour learning how to play this song yesterday.
Favourite scene, wow, im not sure let me have a think...
To be honest I love the first scene when they all sit together at the very beginning and your not quite sure whats going on. I also love the scene where they all drop their bags to get on the train. Very metaphorical.
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