Love you, Nicholas Ray! Great ending.... I had no idea you were separated from Gloria... or that you were even married. But I really liked the ending you all improvised... it was very real, and a classic piece of septieme art. I hope to see it on my local big screen... we are very lucky to have a theatre saved and dedicated to these old masterpieces.
Probably one of the most underrated directors ever. You know what Godard said about the cinema, "Nicholas Ray is the Cinema".
A character in "The Dreamers" said that. Sorry for the random reference but I love Nicholas Ray and that quote made me happy even though I have not seen "The Dreamers".
I remember in Godard's Pierrot Le Fou Jean-Paul Belmondo says he sent the babysitter to see Johnny Guitar. "Good for her education." he says. It was on TCM a couple days later, and I watched it of course.
My heroes are no more neurotic than the audience. Unless you can feel that the hero is just as tough as you are - that you would make the same mistakes that he would make, you can have no satisfaction when he does commit an heroic act.
@floglobe Actually, he says "fucked up" not "tough" - the word is censored in this version of the clip, which makes it sound a little like "tough." Other versions on YouTube have it uncensored... not sure where this one is sourced from.
My heroes are no more neurotic than the audience. Unless you can feel that the hero is just as tough as you are and that you would make the same mistakes that he would make - you can have no satisfaction when he DOES commit an heroic act.
Watch out fellows for this asshole BLANKFRACK, he claims to be a paraplegic but he is lying through his rotten teeth...All he wants is that people pity him.
Nicholas Ray was a lot of things, but pretentious he was not.
YouTube can be a forum for "serious discussions," but since Blackfrack doesn't offer anything deeper than commenting on how Ray dresses and whose profile is devoted to his own self-pity, it's hard to take him seriously.
Actually, Nicholas Ray had this unique way of bonding with both his actors and later, his students. Many people said that despite his eccentricities, he made you feel comfortable and relaxed, and this brought out the greatest performances of actors from James Dean to Humphrey Bogart.
And if you don't think Nicholas Ray was such a unique artist, why the hell are you here?
as one of the original filmmakers, it is a very strange sensation to see the material recut. personally i'd rather have the whole picture available as it was made.
Now that is interesting. I always thought the end to In a Lonely Place was so unremmitting because it was so real. Now you hear what he has to say about the original ending and it all makes so much mre sense. Great director.
The life of Nick Ray celebrates 100 years in August.
xalstarx 7 months ago
Love you, Nicholas Ray! Great ending.... I had no idea you were separated from Gloria... or that you were even married. But I really liked the ending you all improvised... it was very real, and a classic piece of septieme art. I hope to see it on my local big screen... we are very lucky to have a theatre saved and dedicated to these old masterpieces.
OceanicLoveLetters 9 months ago
I'm related to Nick Ray :) He's my Grandfather's cousin.
BoySamusMetroid 1 year ago
Probably one of the most underrated directors ever. You know what Godard said about the cinema, "Nicholas Ray is the Cinema".
A character in "The Dreamers" said that. Sorry for the random reference but I love Nicholas Ray and that quote made me happy even though I have not seen "The Dreamers".
TheFightclub99 2 years ago 3
I remember in Godard's Pierrot Le Fou Jean-Paul Belmondo says he sent the babysitter to see Johnny Guitar. "Good for her education." he says. It was on TCM a couple days later, and I watched it of course.
Rarab2 2 years ago 2
Is someone able to write the sentence at 1'13 about a "hero"? I don't understand english very well, and I need it for my study!
Thanx very much!
glt2204 2 years ago
My heroes are no more neurotic than the audience. Unless you can feel that the hero is just as tough as you are - that you would make the same mistakes that he would make, you can have no satisfaction when he does commit an heroic act.
hope that helps.
floglobe 2 years ago
@floglobe Actually, he says "fucked up" not "tough" - the word is censored in this version of the clip, which makes it sound a little like "tough." Other versions on YouTube have it uncensored... not sure where this one is sourced from.
yohei72 1 year ago
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My heroes are no more neurotic than the audience. Unless you can feel that the hero is just as tough as you are and that you would make the same mistakes that he would make - you can have no satisfaction when he DOES commit an heroic act.
floglobe 2 years ago
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Ghostbro=Blankfrack.
ParaplegicPaul 3 years ago
No you stupid cocksucker. I'm not Blanfrack. I'm just a guy who knows what a sniveling little queer you are.
ghostbro54 3 years ago 4
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Watch out fellows for this asshole BLANKFRACK, he claims to be a paraplegic but he is lying through his rotten teeth...All he wants is that people pity him.
ParaplegicPaul 3 years ago
Nicholas Ray was a lot of things, but pretentious he was not.
YouTube can be a forum for "serious discussions," but since Blackfrack doesn't offer anything deeper than commenting on how Ray dresses and whose profile is devoted to his own self-pity, it's hard to take him seriously.
RubyTuesday717 3 years ago
Actually, Nicholas Ray had this unique way of bonding with both his actors and later, his students. Many people said that despite his eccentricities, he made you feel comfortable and relaxed, and this brought out the greatest performances of actors from James Dean to Humphrey Bogart.
And if you don't think Nicholas Ray was such a unique artist, why the hell are you here?
RubyTuesday717 3 years ago 7
The patch was just a prop, he would frequently change which eye it covered. It was just another of his ecentricites.
ShowsOn 3 years ago
i love this guy.
killuminati43 3 years ago
as one of the original filmmakers, it is a very strange sensation to see the material recut. personally i'd rather have the whole picture available as it was made.
myronmeisel 3 years ago 2
Now that is interesting. I always thought the end to In a Lonely Place was so unremmitting because it was so real. Now you hear what he has to say about the original ending and it all makes so much mre sense. Great director.
crash669 3 years ago 4
Nicholas Ray is my favorite director of all time. I can't hide my unabashed love for IN A LONELY PLACE, either. Thank you SO MUCH for uploading this.
RubyTuesday717 4 years ago 2
@RubyTuesday717 In a Lonely Place and They Live by Night are two of the most underrated film noirs of all time.
xalstarx 7 months ago
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I second that emotion !!! Well said & well put !!!
JubalCalif 7 months ago