this movie is a masterpiece and is quintessentially 60s. there’s some lovely late 60s indian inspiration, the beautiful jane birkin is our heroine and george harrison is the composer of this transcendental, surrealist soundtrack (which might be one of my favorite harrison solo works UNPOPULAR OPINION). dare i say this is THE late 60s movie
more on the actual movie, the character of dr. collins is truly a fascinating one. he is entirely self indulgent, willing to continue his self-imposed isolation to his detriment (that whole scene with perkins where he refuses to come to work because he has “measles” and ushering mrs. peurofoy out his home). he is distinctly hedonistic in this aspect, in an awkward and eccentric, old man way i actually strangely enjoy. it feels that what’s painted here is that no one, not even her friends and boyfriend especially, cared about penny. say want you what about this movie being sexist or whatever, but i find that quite accurate to how women were treated then and certainly now. men who are old enough to be your grandfather will peer into your life—in collins’ case he has this psychosexual attachment to penny (that i interpret is repressed on his part. the first time he sees penny, she is nude and i believe that is what immediately attached him to her. and then it delves into very romanticized images of her that give her this pre-raphaelite quality, almost him denying what draws him to her in the first place), and she is completely dehumanized in his view as some sort of maiden figure (heh…madonna-whore theory, anyone..).
anyways, the cinematography was perfect! and dream scene by george harrison is a creation from heaven.
this movie is a masterpiece and is quintessentially 60s. there’s some lovely late 60s indian inspiration, the beautiful jane birkin is our heroine and george harrison is the composer of this transcendental, surrealist soundtrack (which might be one of my favorite harrison solo works UNPOPULAR OPINION). dare i say this is THE late 60s movie
more on the actual movie, the character of dr. collins is truly a fascinating one. he is entirely self indulgent, willing to continue his self-imposed isolation to his detriment (that whole scene with perkins where he refuses to come to work because he has “measles” and ushering mrs. peurofoy out his home). he is distinctly hedonistic in this aspect, in an awkward and eccentric, old man way i actually strangely enjoy. it feels that what’s painted here is that no one, not even her friends and boyfriend especially, cared about penny. say want you what about this movie being sexist or whatever, but i find that quite accurate to how women were treated then and certainly now. men who are old enough to be your grandfather will peer into your life—in collins’ case he has this psychosexual attachment to penny (that i interpret is repressed on his part. the first time he sees penny, she is nude and i believe that is what immediately attached him to her. and then it delves into very romanticized images of her that give her this pre-raphaelite quality, almost him denying what draws him to her in the first place), and she is completely dehumanized in his view as some sort of maiden figure (heh…madonna-whore theory, anyone..).
anyways, the cinematography was perfect! and dream scene by george harrison is a creation from heaven.
