I’m over a decade late to this, but this film, based loosely on a French comic book character, and directed by Luc Besson, has me obsessed. It has that slow burn like I got with my other Luc Besson favorite film, “The Fifth Element.” For me, both films seemed to start off a tad over-stylized and choppy, but soon wove everything together with such style, humor and charm. In addition to a whacky story, amazing set design, wonderful actors, and a beautiful score, the costume design is gorgeous. Available to rent on Amazon and other streaming services or to view free with ads on Tubi. Stick with the Director’s Cut in French with subtitles. Some versions have been trimmed, and others may be dubbed. Non non!
Tantalizing tidbits from a movie poster auction
Here are just a few of the beautiful film posters currently on auction at the 2014 March 22 - 23 Vintage Movie Posters Signature Auction at Heritage Auctions. Not exactly for the budget-minded, but we can admire from the sidelines, can't we?
Jean Arthur & Joel McRae steam it up
Kubrick's One-Point Perspective
Among Kubrick's notable innovations in cinematography are his use of special effects, as in 2001, where he used both slit-scan photography, front-screen projection, and his notorius use of "one-point perspective," which leads the viewer's eye towards a central vanishing point. The technique relies on creating a complex visual symmetry using parallel lines in a scene which all converge on that single point, leading away from the viewer.