tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post2304678101908749000..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: William Lubtchansky, 1937-2010Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-71707338347534781752010-05-08T04:19:19.220-04:002010-05-08T04:19:19.220-04:00Ed, I completely agree, as that was really the und...Ed, I completely agree, as that was really the underpinning of my original comment, and the reason why I asked Allan to call me yesterday afternoon from the UK, so I could gleefully urge him "in person" to add something meaningful to this conversation, and pay his respects, not suspecting that he would ultimately come here and compromise my attempt to celebrate Mr. Lubtchansky, by Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-21813416390407142572010-05-07T21:52:03.954-04:002010-05-07T21:52:03.954-04:00Thanks for the comments, everyone. When something ...Thanks for the comments, everyone. When something like this happens, it's a good opportunity to celebrate the images and films he left behind. I won't rank him against any other French DPs, I'll only say that he's among the very best cinematographers, for sure.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-43343648541916417732010-05-07T16:26:24.049-04:002010-05-07T16:26:24.049-04:00Allan, can't you come to any thread anywhere, ...Allan, can't you come to any thread anywhere, even at a place of commemorance without your usual strain of contentiouness?<br /><br />What LIST are you talking about? I offered no numerical rankings, only gave the names of those in French cinema who possessed the artistry of Lubtchansky. I also think that Burel was the greatest ever, and never indicated otherwise, only choosing to name him Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-79306297665972013232010-05-07T16:12:17.062-04:002010-05-07T16:12:17.062-04:00Dear old Sam, can't resist turning it into a l...Dear old Sam, can't resist turning it into a list (you forgot Claude Renoir, BTW). Lubtchansky's special talent was not merely for his striking composition, but rather that you were never really drawn to any of his particular shots or images, they just fomed part of the fabric, adding to the sense that what we were watching was not a film at all, but his camera was merely a tunnel into Allan Fishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-80714354415979547682010-05-07T14:35:09.272-04:002010-05-07T14:35:09.272-04:00Wow, remarkable. I haven't seen any of Rivette...Wow, remarkable. I haven't seen any of Rivette's works. But these images from Godard's films are so striking that I want to watch them once more. <br /><br />R.I.P indeed.Just Another Film Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880550053788464732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-6333159804343509752010-05-07T14:33:50.680-04:002010-05-07T14:33:50.680-04:00An incalcuable loss of one of cinema's greates...An incalcuable loss of one of cinema's greatest artists, even if his incomparable output was behind him. I must commend you here on a fantastic screen cap thread that conveys the essence here much more (of course) than anything you could have ever written. Is he the greatest French cinematographer of all-time? Not quite, but I'd agree he pushes reasonably close, and for those who Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-41874166938516037922010-05-07T12:28:46.810-04:002010-05-07T12:28:46.810-04:00This is an awesome collection of images!This is an awesome collection of images!Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-26210849533805950322010-05-07T12:23:24.153-04:002010-05-07T12:23:24.153-04:00David, he's definitely one of the greatest. Th...David, he's definitely one of the greatest. There's something about his work that's so stunning in a quiet way, very direct and unpretentious but with a real sense for natural beauty. <i>Duelle</i> is brilliant, and is probably the first film I thought of, along with <i>Nouvelle vague</i>, when I heard the news.<br /><br />Linden, I just saw your tribute as well, it's a great Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-87625014150359507532010-05-07T09:39:57.536-04:002010-05-07T09:39:57.536-04:00This is a very nice tribute to Lubtchansky; one of...This is a very nice tribute to Lubtchansky; one of the most distinguished cinematographers in contemporary French cinema, and perhaps the only one with the distinction of having worked back-to-back with five of my favourite filmmakers. <br /><br />You've chosen images from many of the same films that I offered in my own (wordless) tribute; though yours is a much nicer selection.Lights in the Duskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03120326024293724432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-47587514464815740822010-05-07T09:25:28.296-04:002010-05-07T09:25:28.296-04:00This is an incredible loss.
I've been thinkin...This is an incredible loss.<br /><br />I've been thinking about him lately as he appears in the remarkable documentary reconstruction <i>L'Enfer de l'Henri-Georges Clouzot</i>. He was one of the cmaera operators on that great doomed project.<br /><br />For my money Lubtchansky is one of the all-time greats -- right up there with Gianni Di Venanzo James Wong Howe and Greg Toland. <i>DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.com