The choice not to shoot in real human color was poor
There never is an excuse, especially when the cost is virtually the same, to subject the eyes to black and white. I've heard all the reasonings and excuses, but none of them hold up. It is analagous to saying we should film many films without sound because that is how they used to do it before 1927.
The world has always been in color. People see in color, in general. A director who has to cut this most wonderful and basic of human senses out of his picture is not one to be taken seriously.
This is a good film and I agree with most of the comments made on this board. Wendy Hiller may not get enough credit for the great subdued rendering she gave as the rational sister.
There is no excuse for making a film in black and white in the 1960s. This would have been so much more vivid and tantalizing had it been the way we see things -- then the director can play the scenes from there.
It's still a great film.
The world has always been in color. People see in color, in general. A director who has to cut this most wonderful and basic of human senses out of his picture is not one to be taken seriously.
This is a good film and I agree with most of the comments made on this board. Wendy Hiller may not get enough credit for the great subdued rendering she gave as the rational sister.
There is no excuse for making a film in black and white in the 1960s. This would have been so much more vivid and tantalizing had it been the way we see things -- then the director can play the scenes from there.
It's still a great film.
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- May 25, 2019