tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6049965768678947079..comments2024-03-28T05:19:28.500-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Movie Scenes Without Dialoguepattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-67270203859429631202013-12-31T15:54:22.039-05:002013-12-31T15:54:22.039-05:00Bullet.is up next on my DVR. Will check!Bullet.is up next on my DVR. Will check!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-29998080031465462632013-12-31T15:30:46.335-05:002013-12-31T15:30:46.335-05:00One of the great ones. One of the great ones. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52264411055841019082013-12-31T14:06:39.362-05:002013-12-31T14:06:39.362-05:00Not quite "no" dialogue, but close enoug...Not quite "no" dialogue, but close enough for jazz ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzEloJ5venkCharlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-34300815161886260262013-12-31T10:55:39.216-05:002013-12-31T10:55:39.216-05:00There's a long scene in BULLITT where Steve Mc...There's a long scene in BULLITT where Steve McQueen chases a suspect across the runways of the airport, then trails him through the terminal. Seems like that was more common in the latte 60s; I remember that THE PARALLAX VIEW didn't have a whole lot of dialog, either.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-54872197656331489712013-12-31T09:04:57.051-05:002013-12-31T09:04:57.051-05:00I know I have seen many wordless scenes, but I can...I know I have seen many wordless scenes, but I can't think of an example. That, it occurs to me, is high praise. It means that the scene worked in the context of the movie.Al Tuchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-41998913997658512562013-12-30T19:17:34.398-05:002013-12-30T19:17:34.398-05:00I really need to see more silent films!I really need to see more silent films!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-86262888928916830972013-12-30T16:39:28.803-05:002013-12-30T16:39:28.803-05:00I love silent movies, so this is easy for me. Murn...I love silent movies, so this is easy for me. Murnau's SUNRISE is full of moments that move me, but one of the best is the sequence in which the main characters are caught on a boat in a storm. (That scene also used breakthrough tracking shots. It's amazing.)Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-7096115716432614302013-12-30T10:52:41.475-05:002013-12-30T10:52:41.475-05:00I love the opening of YIELD TO THE NIGHT (1953). W...I love the opening of YIELD TO THE NIGHT (1953). Watch it for yourself <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz_noY-VHEo" rel="nofollow"> here.</a><br /><br />How can you not want to watch the rest of the movie after that?<br /><br />Hitchcock is loaded with no dialogue sequences. Some with no dialogue and no music, just sound effects (THE BIRDS, TOPAZ, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, DIAL M FOR MURDER, MARNIE, etc. etc.). I could fill an entire page with them.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84327772672483334302013-12-30T10:11:02.964-05:002013-12-30T10:11:02.964-05:00I'd go with the storming of the beaches in SAV...I'd go with the storming of the beaches in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61923710716929175582013-12-30T09:54:32.770-05:002013-12-30T09:54:32.770-05:00One of the most famous is the clock scene in High ...One of the most famous is the clock scene in High Noon. Eight minutes without a word spoken. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-15797951224859809542013-12-30T09:46:13.258-05:002013-12-30T09:46:13.258-05:00There is a great scene in VERTIGO TOO and of cours...There is a great scene in VERTIGO TOO and of course the shower scene in PSYCHO.<br />I bet most heist movies have a silent scene of the actual heist. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-91475688547259007732013-12-30T09:32:17.078-05:002013-12-30T09:32:17.078-05:00The robbery scene in Riffi-done w/o dialogue or mu...The robbery scene in Riffi-done w/o dialogue or music.Steve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24346542728079272912013-12-30T08:11:33.590-05:002013-12-30T08:11:33.590-05:00Patti - What an interesting question! There's ...Patti - What an interesting question! There's a scene in Alfred Hitchcock's <i>Rear Window</i> where the protagonist is watching a suspect. It's largely without dialogue but really builds up the tension I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-17553592349848856312013-12-30T08:08:40.116-05:002013-12-30T08:08:40.116-05:00In DRACULA there's a scene where Lugosi moves ...In DRACULA there's a scene where Lugosi moves through a ruined cellar. The camera is on the upper half of his body; he appears to be just gliding. There is absolutely no sound, and the silence has just seemed to become a character in itself. Chilling and effective. I've never forgotten it.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71798516908140687312013-12-30T07:11:42.382-05:002013-12-30T07:11:42.382-05:00Yes! I also remember UP telling the story of the m...Yes! I also remember UP telling the story of the man and his wife silently. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-11853317476337038212013-12-30T07:07:57.266-05:002013-12-30T07:07:57.266-05:00The opening to There Will Be Blood comes to mind.The opening to There Will Be Blood comes to mind.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com