Posted: Jan 14, 2015 4:05 pm
Sergio Leone's opening scene of Once Upon a Time in the West was going to be epic, but the studio wouldn't get him the actors he wanted. Was basically gonna have the 3 biggest Western stars of the time killed in the opening scene.
Anyway, my nomination would be all of Dogville. There's nobody working today that has the balls of Lars von Trier when it comes to experimental film making. Literally all of his films do something to push the boundaries of the art, but Dogville is probably the ultimate example. And stupidly, after a while, you get so engrossed in the story, that you completely forget about the lack of a set. It reminds me of something that Stewart Lee said about Tiny Ninja Theatre. It's funny for about 5 minutes, but then you get into the story and completely forget that you're watching Tiny Ninja Juliet, because the writing is so great. And in Dogville, the nature of the story definitely lends itself to this setless production, where you can see what's happening in all of the houses at all times.
Anyway, my nomination would be all of Dogville. There's nobody working today that has the balls of Lars von Trier when it comes to experimental film making. Literally all of his films do something to push the boundaries of the art, but Dogville is probably the ultimate example. And stupidly, after a while, you get so engrossed in the story, that you completely forget about the lack of a set. It reminds me of something that Stewart Lee said about Tiny Ninja Theatre. It's funny for about 5 minutes, but then you get into the story and completely forget that you're watching Tiny Ninja Juliet, because the writing is so great. And in Dogville, the nature of the story definitely lends itself to this setless production, where you can see what's happening in all of the houses at all times.