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Re: meetings with remarkable men
Sun, March 4, 2007 - 9:43 PMOf course it's worth watching even if it's partly to see the problems with it. Everyone loves the temple dances at the end. I just read an expensive book which has an insiders view of the making of the movie. It is generally considered a flop and the watered down Gurdjieff is pretty ridiculous but the movie does have its moments. If you're poor maybe you shouldn't spend all the money on it.
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Re: meetings with remarkable men
Mon, March 5, 2007 - 11:21 AMWorth seeing? Yes.
Dissapointing? Yes.
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Re: meetings with remarkable men
Tue, March 6, 2007 - 12:03 PMmaybe you can take it out of your local library
i liked the book way better than the movie
i just read "our life with mr. gurdjieff" by the de hartmanns
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Re: meetings with remarkable men
Mon, March 12, 2007 - 2:05 PMi thought it was a very intertaining movie. though i havent seen it in years, i particularly like the part with the stilts in the desert. definetly worth seeing. -
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Re: meetings with remarkable men
Mon, March 12, 2007 - 5:21 PMRe: "...stilts in the desert..."
Actually, that scene is one of the reasons I have mixed feelings about the movie. The desert crossing on stilts seems clearly metaphoric and the scene in the film just didn't do it for me. It's interesting how each nervous system evaluates so differently.
I agree, it's worth seeing, as long as one understands that the film does NOT even come remotely close the impact of the book. If one were to watch the film as an introduction to the Gurdjieff ideas, that person would likely not be induced to study further. -
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Re: meetings with remarkable men
Mon, March 19, 2007 - 7:05 AMI agree.
The movie should be seen for the dances and the hour and a half of boredom leading up to the dances.
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Re: meetings with remarkable men
Sat, March 24, 2007 - 6:51 PMwas it really all clearly just a metaphor, how does one "really know" what took place, or did it all happen as it was told, and metaphors used to convey the deeper meaning of what went on. true the film may not have the impact that the book has, but what films do... the film is filled with some of the main "metaphors" that the book conveys. it is up to each of us to see for ourselves.....
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Re: meetings with remarkable men
Wed, March 28, 2007 - 3:06 PMI watched this movie last night! I liked it alot. I recently read most of the book, and so it was easier for me to follow what was going on in the movie.
I would recommend reading the book, and then watching the movie. Certainly a movie misses out on a lot of things -- read the book first. All things considered, I thought the movie was well done. I liked some of the camera work. In the opening scene, the camera pans out from the young Gurdjieff hiking. There are scenes with lots of people and activity throughout the movie. It builds slowly as we follow this curious man towards the final scenes. -
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Re: meetings with remarkable men
Wed, March 28, 2007 - 9:28 PMyea man I can dirrect you to a ton of real shity movies if you want and this one is not in that list. It is what it is..it will take you to strange places that should feel new and different as you follow the seekers travels. That is what I like about it. I like the photos mainly.
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Re: meetings with remarkable men
Sat, May 5, 2007 - 9:11 PMThe movie is definitely worthwhile. The musical score is lovely and uses many old Armenian & Central Asian tunes. Yes, the movie is allegorical as is the original book in parts. The film was also shot right before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, so it gives a look into what that country & its people looked like before being devastated. The location shots, the extras, and the humor are the best parts of this film. One tries to overlook the incongruities -- like just how did all these middle aged white women doing movements get to this unbelievably inaccessible monastery near Kafiristan ?
Speaking of movements, the most interesting is the one which I heard had a title -- something like, "Lament over the Death of Ali". It's a very rare piece. But the Great Prayer piece at the end of the film unfortunately is a piece of modern dance slop that's a real embarrassment.
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