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by spelvini
I like the attempt to re-make the original, although Fuller jettisons some of the basic visual keys for noir, namely the darkness, and the wet atmosphere that saturated the original.
The Cinemascope in many ways dislodges some of the noir core of the story for me, and converts the story into a police procedural focusing on Eddie (Robert Stack), which I don't mind given the period - I always feel that Fuller was trying to create a larger truth on the post-war inter-relationship between America and Japan.
I love the original Street with No Name, and this House of Bamboo makes for a nice double feature for my Friday night.
Great views - thanks for sharing.
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Feb 11 '09
4:13 am PST
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by Stephen_Murray,  in Movies
I spellchecked before posting but the last sentence was struck by the old invisible garbage.
I had you in mind in invoking "termite art." "House of Bamboo" might be "elephant art" in that it was a fairly big production with US Army and Tokyo police co-operation and (I think) the first feature movie shot in color in Japan, but it is flaccid in comparison to "No Name in the Street."
BTW, the rooftop scene looks good in color, and, indeed, the color (especially the reds) throughout is almost saturated as in a Douglas Sirk movie of the same era. Joe MacDonald's cinematography is a reason to see the movie.
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Sep 08 '05
3:49 pm PDT
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by WilliamJones
Stephen,
I so wanted to rate this "Most Helpful" but an incomprehensible last sentence prevented me from doing that. You'll likely correct that and I'll likely give this epinion a second visit...
It's very pleasing to see Manny Farber referenced in this piece. Farber championed much of Fuller's oeuvre (Pickup on South Street, most notably), though he was not uncritical of him ("Fuller has no aptitude for foreign milieu, but, with his lingering passion for the exotic, he can't stay away from it").
I'm a fan of the director so I'm interested in seeing House of Bamboo at least once. The black-and-white stills I've seen look interesting (perhaps more interesting than their color counterparts), including one atop a building in Tokyo.
Still, I trust you've honestly assessed your reaction to it, and I appreciate your view. I'm no longer overly excited to see this one, just moderately curious.
Regards,
William
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Sep 08 '05
3:11 pm PDT
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