Was it City Lights, what the O.Welles said is the best movie all time? Is this right.
p.s. The ending scene is one of the most beautiful scenes of all time ;)
"The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death"
-Oscar Wilde-
Yep, you're absolutely right! Welles once cited as his favorite movie Charlie Chaplin's tribute to the art of body language and pantomime, "City Lights." He also considered it to be the greatest movie ever made. Critic James Agee adored Chaplin and his work and said of the final scene in City Lights "It is enough to shrivel the heart to see, and it is the greatest piece of acting and the highest moment in movies." I completely agree!
"I only like two kinds of men: domestic and foreign."
Welles also said that if he could save one film, he'd save Jean Renoir's Grand Illusion. As for the film he said he learned the most from, that'd be John Ford's Stagecoach.
Not to take away from the greatness of City Lights, but Welles said a lot of things, even for a Hollywood star.
"The cinema is the most powerful weapon." -- Vladimir Lenin
There is no one like Welles anymore either. Amazing how that has happened. It is likely something to do with this era of the shortcut. You don't have to work as hard to do the things the greats of the past used to do. Blood, sweat and tears in the creative process tends to bring the most results. Not point and click.
I'm pleased to see this anecdote about Welles' favorite movies. City Lights is basically a perfect film and one of my favorites. Grand Illusion happens to be one of my favorites as well and I am also a big fan of John Ford. Orson had talent and great taste as well.
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Orson Welles' top 10 favourites, as taken from http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/faves.shtml:
1. City Lights (1931, Charles Chaplin)
2. Greed (1924, Erich von Stroheim)
3. Intolerance (1916, D.W. Griffith)
4. Nanook of the North (1922, Robert J. Flaherty)
5. Shoeshine (1946, Vittorio De Sica)
6. Battleship Potemkin (1925, Sergei Eisenstein)
7. The Baker's Wife (1938, Marcel Pagnol)
8. Grand Illusion (1937, Jean Renoir)
9. Stagecoach (1939, John Ford)
10. Ninotchka (1939, Ernst Lubitsch)
Marie got her ass kicked in "Au Hasard Balthazar"
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I love Angels with Dirty Faces, but I prefer Godfather for one reason: Part II. I mean, its incredible to see Michael Corleone's transformation from somebody who wanted nothing to do with the family, to the most evil person ever. I also think that City Lights is a great film and should always be consistanlty ranked with the greatest films of all time. As for Casablanca, that's my favorite film, and I do have to disagree with you. The ending is perfect. Ilsa goes with the man who is trying to end the war, while still yearing for the man she loves. Also, Titanic should never be comapred to Casablanca. Titanic is an epic fail of a motion picture. Watch a Night to Remember, a better Titanic movie.
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