an exciting opening sequence found in anthony mann's the tin star, 1957.
masterfully photographed by loyal griggs.
the sequence is 10 shots over 2 minutes and thirty seconds. henry fonda as a bounty hunter rides into town with a dead man.
reminiscent of tarkovsky, or the ending of the passenger, but with less attention to its form.
also, take a look at this months film comment for an interesting article on anthony mann by richard combs.
My, I would like to see that movie! I can't recall that I saw Henry Fonda in any western... except in My Darling Clementine of course.
ReplyDeleteit is such a beautiful sublime film, i watched it 3 times this weekend.
ReplyDeletefonda is my favourite besides stewart in westerns.
he is good in:
young mr lincoln (sort of a western)
fort apache
the ox-bow incident
once upon a time in the west
the return of frank james
i am sure i am forgeting some....
Once Upon a Time in the West! Yes, I totally forgot that one!
ReplyDeleteI saw his 12 Angry Men recently. That is also great movie.
hank fonda as an architect, what could be better.
ReplyDeletei like to think he did modernist work.