The Parallax View (1974) by Alan J. Pakula

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Juxtaposition and music in Pakula's The Parallax View. Given as part of an online course on the evolution of noir films in Hollywood cinema.
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Clips and articles for further study:
Pakula on the Dick Cavett show speaking about production planning vs. improvisation: • Alan J. Pakula on plan...
Criterion article: www.criterion.com/current/pos...
Slate article: slate.com/culture/2017/07/the...
Interview with Michael Small, the composer of The Parallax View.
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The score: • The Parallax View
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@nokyuen9792 2 жыл бұрын

Best explanation so far about Juxtaposition in films. (Better than my prof)

@10secondfilmschool Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TheYorkie72 Жыл бұрын

Really interesting video, thanks 👍

@10secondfilmschool Жыл бұрын

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@mgcuts 11 ай бұрын

An excellent video on one my favourite films. Michael Small was a truly unique composer and practically created the soundtrack to the paranoid 70s.

@10secondfilmschool 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out! ☀️⭐️🎱

@roachmasta189 Жыл бұрын

Great video on an amazing film!

@10secondfilmschool Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@libbylang29 12 күн бұрын

Thanks for this wonderful breakdown. The Parallax View is more relevant than EVER today. I'm making a short film based on the recruitment sequence & your deep dive is an excellent roadmap to replicating the tension that this movie holds throughout. THANK YOU!!!!!

@10secondfilmschool 12 күн бұрын

@@libbylang29 what a sweet and thoughtful comment. Much appreciated! Good luck with your film; hopefully I’ll get to watch it sometime. 🎥🎥🎥

@leeclark9196 Жыл бұрын

I saw this, recommended by Alex Cox, years ago, absolute classic.

@luriddruid240 11 ай бұрын

al4ex cox the singer?

@10secondfilmschool 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@stefanconradsson 10 сағат бұрын

The score by Michael Small is kind of, sort of, inspired by the improvisational pieces that Keith Jarrett released at around the same time. The most famous is, of course, his Köln Concert from 1975. But his earlier Bremen and Lausanne concerts were released already in 1973 and may very well have been heard by Mr Small. Thanks for a good breakdown of this minor masterpiece by Alan J. Pakula. Cheers 🍺

@10secondfilmschool 9 сағат бұрын

@@stefanconradsson very interesting! 😀 thanks for checking out my channel!

@THX-C Жыл бұрын

That was a great vid. I could have easily watched another 90 minutes but your clear handling of the material made that unnecessary.

@10secondfilmschool Жыл бұрын

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@alexanderfriel7160 Жыл бұрын

This movie makes me paranoid 😞👎

@10secondfilmschool Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@SmartCookie2022 11 ай бұрын

At 1:42 I couldn't help but notice you missed the most important factor for the paranoia that would follow... The JFK assassination followed by further assassinations of political figures. The 'guilt' you speak of is a modern interpretation and has no bearing on the early 70s political thrillers. Also, you give the impression that movies were popular again during this New Hollywood Wave when cinema attendances were still hugely down. It was really the _Godfather_ that revived the U.S. cinema again in 1972. Also, I feel I need to correct you on the source of the movie. It was based on the book by Loren Singer which revolved around the JFK assassination and the surviving people who witnessed it caught on film. Yes, the plot was changed to incorporate Watergate and the break-in, but it still has the same title and elimination of key witnesses to something they shouldn't have seen.

@HygienePlay 11 ай бұрын

JFK 3:22 and Loren Singer 3:30

@luriddruid240 11 ай бұрын

he basically says all this later - smh

@javlasnygg7668 11 ай бұрын

14 mi to metairie umfundisi sari

@10secondfilmschool 10 ай бұрын

I did say that Loren Singer was the author.