Andrei Tarkovsky, some beats, Lanvin…

I know I’ve been mentioning films a lot here, but movies are very influential to my work, as I think they can be for many photographers.  So bear with me…but, I watched Andrei Tarkovsky’s, Stalker last night and my jaw was like hanging to my lap for the entire 2hrs.   Geeked!  Remarkable…no, a brilliant film.  I’d never seen any of Tarkovsky’s work and had no idea what to expect, so it totally side-swiped me.  Yeah, it’s sorta an old-arty film, so it takes some gear shifting, but it’s not French New Wave, so don’t drug yourself just yet.

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photo: still from Andrei Tarkovsky’s film, Stalker.

Now I need to see Tarkovsky’s, Mirror and Solyaris.

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photo: still from Andrei Tarkovsky’s film, Mirror.

Still, I appreciate that it’s not for everyone.  Talking movies while on set today I lit up and got really excited about having seen Stalker and I could tell pretty quickly nobody cared to hear me wax on about it, let alone log into netflix for it…

…so if it’s not your bag, here’s a link to some crackin-beats: Pete Tong Essential Mix. (FYI, download button is towards bottom of the song list.)  Thanks Mr. Diggles for that link; he’s my defenitive line to all things techno and all things Hi-Tech.

Segue.

Saw this gorgeous Lanvin look in the windows of Bergdorf’s the other day and immediatly sent it to a stylist on messanger:

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“Me: LOOOOVE this Lanvin look!
Her: Love it and love each and all things Lanvin.
Me: Sigh”

(BTW, feel like you’re a photographer that gets the photos but is dumb on the clothes, well the Bergdorf windows are about the best crash course in fashion you’re going to find.)

Comments
9 Responses to “Andrei Tarkovsky, some beats, Lanvin…”
  1. Hamish says:

    amazing film i know Graeme one of my Tarkovsky favorites , Im a film/ cinematography lover as well you should check out ‘A short film about killing’ by Kieslowski and an interestingly fashion influenced ‘In the mood for love’ by Wong car wai, or settle for Eruopa late at night

  2. admin says:

    Hamish, I did a post on Christopher Doyle’s work on Wong Kar-Wai’s films some time ago, as it was a similar, “wow” moment for me, 2012 in particular. It’s so rare to see anything that visually creative on the screen…like cinema stream-of-consciousness.

    Thanks for the recommendations on the other films, always looking for new stuff!

  3. I recently saw an older Christopher Nolan movie, Following, that I liked a lot. Film noir-ish and stylish with a decent plot.

    Didn’t know you liked techno. Check out the Resident Advisor podcast on iTunes, if you like things that reach a little further.

  4. mr. diggles says:

    plug!

    some of the pete tong mix is a little cheese – but over all it is some good shit to pump.

  5. admin says:

    don’t judge cheesy techno…it get’s me through many dreary hrs of retouching!

  6. glucozze says:

    yes the stalker is something every people liking image need to see….Takorsky was a true genius. I don’t know if you know this website:

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  7. aaa says:

    u should see Sergei Paradjanov ‘s shadow of our forgotten ancestors. it s not tarkovsky , in the sense that it;s not that meditative and obssesed with redemption but it has something if u ask me.

  8. lovely work – great blog. I’ll be back!