Seven Close Encounters 2018 / Lawrence of Arabia / United Kingdom 1962
Martin Krejčí presents
Lean’s supreme mastery as a film director is manifested in this monumental epic, principally in the way he blended a character study of an ambiguous hero with a portrayal of complex historical events. The opulent production design, the composition of the battle scenes, the mesmerizing shots of the desert, the acting performances and compelling music brought the film seven Academy Awards plus the distinction of a work whose splendour is equal to its underlying message.
Martin Krejčí presents
“Because of the film’s director David Lean, because of the unprecedented deliberation reflected in the entire work’s composition and image, its epic character bordering on obsession, the utterly spellbinding story, the important and timeless theme – these are all the reasons I chose one of the finest films in cinematic history. For me it’s proof of the relativity of film time which, over a period of four hours, creates a sense that hours and minutes cease to exist and what’s left is a feeling which allows thought and experience to penetrate to the core in the most visceral way.”
This monumental epic reveals Lean’s genius as a director, primarily in the way he combined complex historical events with a character study of an ambiguous hero. The opulent production design, the composition of the battle scenes, the mesmerizing shots of the desert, the acting performances and compelling music brought the film seven well-deserved Academy Awards.
Zdena Škapová
227 min / Color, DCP
Director David Lean
/ Screenplay T.E. Lawrence, Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson
/ Dir. of Photography Freddie Young
/ Music Maurice Jarre
/ Editor Anne V. Coates
/ Art Director John Stoll
/ Producer Sam Spiegel
/ Production Horizon Pictures Ltd.
/ Cast Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif
/ Sales Park Circus Group
David Lean (b. 1908, Croydon, Surrey, UK – 1991, London). Selected filmography: In Which We Serve (1942), This Happy Breed (1944), Brief Encounter (1945), Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), The Sound Barrier (1952), Hobson’s Choice (1954), Summer Madness (1955), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan’s Daughter (1970), A Passage to India (1984)
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Martin Krejčí
Film Director
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