At first I was kind of confused as to why there was no speaking in this "Video Essay." Then I realized that it was brilliant because the cinematography speaks for itself.

@shamsmohajerani4636

5 жыл бұрын

By far some of the most beautifully conducted cinematography I've seen before

@Hannibal082

3 жыл бұрын

Oh well I guess I'm just dumb

@28Pluto

Жыл бұрын

No, it's just laziness. There is no essay here. No thesis, no statement, and no conclusion.

In this short wordless essay on Bertolucci's "The Conformist", Shams Mohajerani documents the lines, placement and movement of characters in compositional space. These assembled clips demonstrate the theatricality of Bertolucci's cinematic sensibility, using positive and negative spaces, along with select colour to suggest the emotional isolation of characters. Film-makers often block the direction of characters in stylised and symbolic ways. In "The Conformist" Bertolucci uses ”tunnel trajectory"; a directorial device Hitchcock used in "Vertigo”, when the despondent Midge walks away from an emotionally broken Scotty in a Psychiatric Hospital.

@shamsmohajerani4636

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your analysis!

RIP Bertolucci 🥀

@shamsmohajerani4636

5 жыл бұрын

:/

Thank you Bernardo Bertolucci for this masterpiece. The Conformist was one of my biggest inspirations in study of fascism and totalitarianism in general.

Excellent work! Thank you.

@shamsmohajerani4636

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

this is lovely! definitely bookmarking.

@shamsmohajerani4636

5 жыл бұрын

thank you!

Beautiful

Beautiful editing! It's so amazing that you categorise walking shots of different directions. And the music is fantastic!

Wow, thanks for paying homage to this fine film. I saw it when it first came out and fell in love with it, as well as with the actor, Dominique Sanda. A beautiful and intelligent (if a bit foolish) lesbian character was so intoxicating to a young gay woman in the U.S in the early 70's.

@shamsmohajerani4636

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.. One of my fav

@shamsmohajerani4636

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nishan

Excellent!!!!

@shamsmohajerani4636

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Beautiful!

was lovely, good work with editing here

@shamsmohajerani4636

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

The greatest crash-zoom of all time at 2:22.

@duetforherbivores

11 ай бұрын

I agree! Same thought when I saw it in the film, the effect is often overused now and can look cheesy but it is perfect when presented here.

Incredible!!!

@shamsmohajerani4636

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you

Great editing the entire movie should be restored with this video style

@shamsmohajerani4636

5 жыл бұрын

hahahaha

this is fantastic

@shamsmohajerani4636

2 жыл бұрын

you are fantastic

Amazing:) thank you for this

@shamsmohajerani4636

4 жыл бұрын

SUPER!

@shamsmohajerani4636

5 жыл бұрын

thank you!

Great video! Tells much more than the longer ones with commentary.

@shamsmohajerani4636

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it

A love letter to cinema : )

@shamsmohajerani4636

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@poeticmedico2183

2 жыл бұрын

@@shamsmohajerani4636 You're welcome brother : )

Vittorio Storaro's cinematography

@shamsmohajerani4636

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed

this is what i can call, a visual essay.

@shamsmohajerani4636

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you

Great skill of editing!😊

ninguém fotografa como o Storaro

@shamsmohajerani4636

2 жыл бұрын

Storaroooo

Does anybody know the painting at the 1:40 mark? Thanks

@michaeltrapp1977

3 жыл бұрын

Albert Moore, A Summer Night (1890)

@shamsmohajerani4636

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltrapp1977 Thank you !!! Do you have any idea as to what the significance of the painting might be?

Name of music?

@shamsmohajerani4636

4 жыл бұрын

Passando by Mattia Vlad Morleo

I can see how House of Cards is being influenced by this...

@shamsmohajerani4636

2 жыл бұрын

Please elaborate, would love to know what you are referring to in particular! It's been so long since I've seen HoC

Where were you able to get the footage for this? It looks really great.

@shamsmohajerani4636

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much - if you have a hardcopy of the film you can use Handbrake to make a copy of it. At this time I had access to my university library so that’s how I had it

@wesleysyphus5211

2 жыл бұрын

@@shamsmohajerani4636 Thanks! I love Handbrake.

what song is this?

@shamsmohajerani4636

6 жыл бұрын

in the description, Passando by Mattia Vlad Morleo

Great fan edit. Consider this; what if one were to remake The conformist today at in u.s. about a young man insinuating himself in Trumps Maya movement.? Imagine all the ugly strip mall, civic centers, and parking lot rally sites. Harsh lighting and a cheesy condom country to sooundtrack. Just wondrin!

@shamsmohajerani4636

2 жыл бұрын

This could be a crazy film. I might have to start a treatment xD