When you watch dune 2 you really get a sense of his love for this movie

Damn Lawrence's eyes are almost more blue than fremen eyes.

"Lawrence of Arabia is to cinema what the pyramids are to architecture."

Noel Coward: "If you had been any prettier, it would have been 'Florence of Arabia.'" Roger Ebert: "I've noticed that when people remember 'Lawrence of Arabia,' they don't talk about the details of the plot. They get a certain look in their eye, as if they are remembering the whole experience, and have never quite been able to put it into words."

I deliberately stopped myself from watching Lawrence of Arabia until I could find it playing on a big screen, which I finally did, in glorious 70mm and my god was it worth the wait. Best cinema experience of my life

I never get tired of watching Lawrence of Arabia.

Denis is a very moving speaker, even in his second language.

Dune would not existed without Lawrence of Arabia. Who can forget those beautiful 70mm shot scenes?

I knew there was a thread from Wadi Rum to Arrakis, now confirmed: Herbert had read Seven Pillars. Wow, chills

"Lawrence Of Arabia is part of my cinematic education..." I have loved and watched that film at least two dozen times and often thought a Dune adaptation would have to approach the scale and scope of that epic masterpiece! Thank goodness a student of genius has come along to match the film to the original work! Thank you Denis! Got my tix for 10/22 and I can't wait to be as immersed in the Dune film as I was in the book!

In the times when the industry is being dominated by CGI effects. I'm extremely happy that filmmakers like Villeneuve still exist who are keeping practical effects and movie sets alive. Lawrence of Arabia was and is still a masterpiece.

This movie birthed multiple generations of the greatest filmmakers

The visuals leave a permanent imprint in your mind specially when you watch it on the big 70mm screen. Superb direction by David Lean, musical score by Maurice Jarre and cinematography by Freddie Young. Undoubtedly, the greatest epic movie of all time.

Lawrence of Arabia is my mother's favorite movie. When I was a kid, I was so bored by it. I remember it came on TV one time and I walked into the living room at the scene where Lawrence and Farraj arrive at the Suez Canal. I only saw the ship behind sand dunes and thought, "Why is a ship moving through the middle of the desert? This is dumb," and didn't try to watch the movie again until I was 17. That year was 1989, and the film had gone through its restoration. My mom and I had some kind of falling out (something stupid that was my fault but I can't remember) and I decided to take my mom to see the restored version to make up for it. Honestly, I went in with the belief that I was about to be bored out of my mind and that I was going to just have to power through nearly four hours of boredom. Boy was I wrong! What an amazing film! I fell in love with the film and, being a musician, Maurice Jarre's score. My own kids sat down to watch it and they love it too. Even when they were very young, like four and five years old they would sit down to watch it all the way through. When I came back from my third deployment to the Middle East in early 2001, I brought back keffiyeh's and agals, and my kids would actually pretend like they were T.E. Lawrence, Sherif Ali, and Auda Abu Tayi. Unfortunately, they didn't get to pretend for very long because 9/11 meant that Middle Easterners didn't get to be the heroes of playtime anymore. Anyway, the film had a pretty profound impact on my oldest son who, like Denis Villeneuve, decided to become a filmmaker. It was actually Lord of the Rings that got my son thinking about filmmaking, but Lawrence of Arabia is definitely one of the top films that he draws inspiration from.

Seeing Lawrence of Arabia on the big screen is something I will never forget. The scene where a person emerges as a tiny dot from the vast desert simply cannot be appreciated at home, even if you have a 100" TV.

Denis Villeneuve is the only director I can think of that has truly captured that same feeling of grandeur. You get a sense that you're watching something on a massive scale in almost every scene in Dune. I don't think anyone has understood David Lean quite as well as Villeneuve.

He is 100% correct, Lawrence of Arabia on 70mm film is an experience. I was lucky to have seen it on film three times at the now closed Seattle Cinerama.

Been to Wadi Rum in Jordan several times. It is such an awesome place to be.

"Lawrence of Arabia" is my favorite film of all time. I'm really glad to see Villeneuve talking about his personal experience with this masterpeace.

While I didn't go on to become a filmmaker, I was equally impressed by the spectacle of David Lean's crowning achievement on the big screen in 70mm. Iconic, awe inspiring and unforgettable, 'Lawrence of Arabia' is unarguably of the greatest movies of all time.

Yet, that blowing out of the match shot near the beginning, cutting to Arabia, perhaps sums up the genius of the whole film.

I wish i could see Lawrence Of Arabia on an IMAX screen it needs to be re-released In England for a limited time so i can experience it on an Imax screen and so many others can as well, it's just the sort of movie you couldn't make today if anyone attempted to make anything on that scale it would include too many CGI shots...Peter O' Toole's performance is just earth shattering and so complex the way he becomes a part of the Arab revolt/culture and becomes heavily involved with the war against the Turks (Ottoman Empire) and also later on realizing he can't be one of them, is seriously played to perfection by O' Toole and Omar Sharif is incredible as well, so are the rest of the other cast members, not too many films can be called life changing but this is one of them.........

Back in the late 60’s my father had a middle eastern restaurant in Chicago. It was on Lawerence Avenue and it was called the Red Fez Cafe. On his business card it said: Step from Lawerence into Arabia.

Just watched LAWRENCE OF ARABIA for the first time, I did not think it would be so heavily themed as it was and was an interesting journey of the rise and fall of a man and his helplessness of who he must be.

Dune 2, Lawrence of Arabia- what a couple of masterpieces!!

LofA is an incredible cinematic masterpiece.

Lucky for us he had this Influential experience. Denis Villeneuve is the real deal.

I vividly remember being alone in an IMAX theater watching DUNE PT II in 70mm.

I saw it in the same cinema. Place du Canada. This was the Restoration release. I was the same age as Denis. A couple of years later he and I worked on the same set together. A music video by Andre Turpin. Salutations Denis et bravo. J'ai bien hâte de voir Dune ce Vendredi.

I was able to watch the film after it was restored in a cinema. Sitting with us was David Lean who took a bow and acknowledged our appreciation of this wonderful film.

I was 12 when I saw this movie at the Regent Theatre. I was stunned. The acting, the music, the shots. Sharif coming out of a mirage! Astonishing!

I'm so happy I was able to watch this for the first time in 70mm with Dennis in the theatre. What a cool experience. Absolutely loved the movie. Just the visuals... wow

Amazing movie. Still remember seeing it first time in theater with my parents. Still wows each time watching it I. Best is on a big screen

Honest: Denis’ “Dune” is as much of a homage to Herbert’s novel as to “Lawrence of Arabia”.

❤Lawrence of Arabia is absolutely stunnung. Watched it myself in 70mm a few years ago and it was unbelievable that it was such an old film. The music❤❤❤❤

That ending cut was a nice touch TIFF!

I have only ever seen Lawrence of Arabia on television. The first time on VHS on a 4:3 CRT television, and the last time on DVD on a 16:9 plasma screen. I could obviously not appreciate the true spectacle, but the story was nevertheless gripping. The scenes and the dialogue are still with me.

Ngl, the first time I watched Laurence of Arabia was on my ipad on Netflix. This was years ago when I was about 15 or 16 (I'm 23 now). Back then I wasn't really into film as an art, movies were just entertainment. But even though the movie started off with a black screen for like 5 minutes just playing the overture, and it was longer than any other movie i'd ever seen up to that point, AND it was on my fricking Ipad, I watched the whole thing and fell in love. Not only with the film, but with cinema. It was the first time my pea sized mouse-brain realised that cinema was more than just something you watched for fun. Funny enough, it wasn't until I saw Blade Runner 2049, that I finally realised my destiny was in film. I finally realised I had to make movies.

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and Doctor Zhivago (1965). No one before, or since, has matched or beaten that level of excellence of three such movies in a row.

One of my favorite films, it is able to tell so much in such a fantastic way. The compositions, the atmosphere, writing, everything! Even the modern plane mistake I like.

I have seen it in my Hometheater on a 150 Inch screen in uhd. It was breathtaking.

One of the all time great films

Watching Dune Part Two was like watching a modern Lawrence of Arabia. Pure Cinema!

Both of these movies are such an experience. Wish I could have seen Lawrence of Arabia in theaters like Dune.

I am SO glad to hear that Villeneuve loved this movie so much - one can only assume he brought this love to Dune. It's exactly what the Lynch movie lacked! When I read Dune many years ago I couldn't help but picture Lawrence of Arabia, so when I saw the Lynch film that's what I was expecting....but, no. It completely lacked the grandeur and vastness of the landscape. Plus, there wasn't even a robe in sight!

Just that long shot is worth the whole movie. An epic

This has man has consistently created my favorite film of every year he releases a movie and this is the first time I’ve ever heard him speak.

"Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) is one of my favorite films. To comprehend the movie's historical inaccuracy, I recommend reading, or listening to, Scott Anderson's "Lawrence in Arabia" (2013). It is also one of my favorite books.

I was on the fence regarding Dune but him speaking matter of factly on the greatness of Lawrence has sold me to see it on the big screen

"Lawrence of Arabia" is eternal. The lit match/sunrise transition gives me chills every time.

True - on e of my favourite movies. Such a cinematic masterpiece

Im here after Dune part 2.What a masterpiece.I still think that Lawrence of arabia was more epic

When I first watched Lawrence of Arabia I remember thinking to myself after like an hour of a fun adventure movie "I mean, this seems cool and all, but why is it held in such high regards. Thusfar it was just a fun movie and that's all." Then the intermission came and I was like, "Oooh, this was just the set-up." :D Amazing film. Easily one of the greatest movies I've ever watched.

I absolutely agree and likewise I saw Lawrence when I was in college on the big screen too.

Thanks. I was fortunate to see the re release on the wide screen 30 years after the film was made

"On the whole, your majesty, I wish I'd stayed in Tunbridge Wells" - Gurney Halleck

Just watched LoA and it now easily in my top 10 fav films, what a Masterpiece and gift to cinematic history!

“The idea that Lawrence will fall in love with another culture and try to help this culture fight against colonialism, only to realize at the end that he himself has been an instrument of this colonialism, is something that has a strong link with Paul Atreides journey.” Very well expressed, this is the thematic thread that links these films.

Jude Law was tremendous in Lawrence! Terrific, timeless work! And he did great in Existense as well right after that !

You can clearly see how Denis was visually inspired by this movie

Damn glad to see another video on Lawrence again

I agree. This film really makes a strong case for being the greatest there ever was

Wow falling in love with culture 🥰🥰🥰🥰 wow arabic 🥰

LoA was so great, back when cinematographers didn't wash out Films with so much blue that you can't even tell the difference between a day shot and a night shot..

I was also 19 watching it for the first time, but instead alone in my dorm room on my tv, but whatever screen size this film leaves such an impact.

I watched Lawrence of Arabia after this video and I would say, "IT'S EPIC!".

One of my childhood hero’s T. E. Lawrence !

I first tried watching LofA on a black and white telly when I was a kid and lasted about 15 minutes. Later I saw it in 70mm and, yes, it is a masterpiece in every sense. 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' is worth a read too.

Given that Frank Herbert based the Fremen on the Bedoiuns of Arabia, it's very fitting that Denis took inspiration from Lawrence of Arabia for his film adaptation of Dune

It's gorgeous!!!

Before the new Dune came out, I was thinking, "wouldn't it be fucking awesome if they made it a 4-hour epic roadshow movie with an intermission, like Lawrence of Arabia?" Of course, producers simply wouldn't allow any director to do that today. Nobody would buy tickets to such a long movie, because our generation has the attention span of a squirrel with brain damage. I can understand why they had to make it a two-parter, but man, just imagine how ballsy making one last hurrah for old-style epic movies would have been.

So sad I missed this showing! Hopefully it'll come back...? I love this movie so much.

Seen it twice in 70mm. Magnificent movie. Dune is awfully good as well.

David Lean was briefly considered to direct Arthur P. Jacobs' version of Dune, but Jacobs passed away in 1973 and the project was scrapped.

Well said. Love this film - looking forward to DUNE.

Fantastic movie. Stunning.

So, so agree about film vs digital... He nails it.

Dune is my favorite novel of all time. Lawrence Of Arabia is my pick for best film of all time. Obviously not a coincidence.

Watching Dune in IMAX felt like how I imagined it would have felt back in 1962 when seeing Lawrence of Arabia in a theater it was an audio visual experience I will never forget Denis is a wonderful film maker as was the great David Lean gonna see Dune again in IMAX with my dad on Sunday can't wait.

saw dune today on imax - watching it made me think that of LofA. both brilliant movies.

i have no arguement with Denis' understanding and praise for this film. How many people's longing for desert started with this movie? I think mine did. And i need to satisfy that longing and do some kind of adventure in a classic desert: Sahara, Namibia, Gobi, Talamakan.

I haven't seen lawrence of Arabia or dune but his description of LOA sounds like that of the last samurai which was also such a beautiful movie.

Lawrence of Arabia was my first impression when watching the trailer of DUNE part 2. It‘s the first movie for many years this absolute BIG in every way.

One of the first shots in DUNE is a reference to this scene 0:56 and I went crazy!

Lawrence of Arabia is one of my favorites. I watched Dune 2 last night and being a fan of the book, I thought the movie was more Lawrence of Arabia than the book.

This makes so much sense now

I saw Dune 2 in theatres about a week ago, and later felt drawn to watch Lawrence of Arabia, which I’d never seen before. I hadn’t actually thought about the influence it may have had on Herbert or Villeneuve, but the two really feel like sister films. I’m not surprised at all that they both took inspiration from LoA, but I’m delighted to find this out! Dune left me wanting more of something similar, and I definitely found it in Lawrence of Arabia. I might eventually read the Pillars of Wisdom, and the Dune series. Cool beans!

I didn't have high expectations for Lawrence of Arabia, but the movie just blew my mind, 10/10

So Lucky Lawrence was the first movie I saw in my life when I was a kid. Although it had cruel scenes to a young person, it’s aesthetics changed my life.

Yes. Just Yes.

this movie had such incredible cinematography ... check out the train explosion clip at 00:50 as an example

I saw this on 70mm. Seeing all the scratches was AWESOME.

perfect commentary

Seriously. This man is a genius. What kind of barbarian gives this a thumbs down??

One of my all time favorite movies, and it currently sits 70 places behind Spider-Man on IMDB top 250 😂😂.

One of the greatest films evermade

the reverence he has for Lawrence of Arabia makes me very excited for dune

it was an homage to the idea of people being allowed to live their lives in the way they want, not the way others want from them. it is not about war or politics, just decency and autonomy.

The landscapes of Wadi Rum in Jordan are so burnt into my memory from "Lawrence of Arabia" that in the many films shot there since, I almost immediately think back to how David Lean used the same angles and same rocks. Notably, Wadi Rum has doubled for Mars at least four times. Red Planet (2000), Mission to Mars (2000), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Prometheus (2012), The Last Days on Mars (2013), Theeb (2014), The Martian (2015), Rogue One (2016), The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Aladdin (2019), Dune (2021).

Epic!!!!