I quite like the films of DAVID LEAN, his depiction, transformation of a easy script into a viewing wonder was just an experience, I list the films I'hv seen
1. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
so lucid yet vivid portrayal, superb act by Willaim Holden- I owe a lot to this fellow as I was so impressed with his performance in SUNSET BOULEVARD
2.LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
David Lean's tendency to explore new geography with a historic touch produced another gem, Peter O'Toole was awesome and so was Omar Sharif who showed what does it mean by supporting role, Anthony Quinn was as effortless as ever in his little cameo, want to see this film in theatre with surround, have any one of you seen the blu-ray version?
3.DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Those who has read the original novel can compare, but to me it was a splendid job done by both DL and again Omar Sharif, we hardly see him in lead role, I have not seen such true camera work in showing the usual changes in nature, an absolute masterpiece
4. RYAN'S DAUGHTER
another epic, this if one of the most underrated DL production, Robert Mitchum did a fantastic job, I felt the screenplay could have been more trimmer, never the less another one to remember who appreciates DL, don't remember much about it
5. A PASSAGE TO INDIA
now we see real, artful India with such exotic and interesting landscapes, all credits to DL for choosing such a topic and executing it in a near perfect manner, in my opinion Victor Banerjee and Roshan Seth excelled as actors and showed what they had to offer in meaningful roles
share views and other films directed by David Lean, probably I have missed quite few but hopefully not the great ones
all in all he was a director par excellence
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