Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Film Baumbach and Anderson: A Discussion Prompt
Posted by Paul D'Agostino on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 4:12 PM
A great deal more could be said about such claims—to further them or, conversely, to tear them to shreds—and a great deal could be done to differentiate between these directors. However, after seeing Baumbach's Greenberg a couple days ago, I offer the following discussion prompt:
While Anderson and Baumbach share certain thematic and stylistic tendencies, one could perhaps distill their differences by focusing on the subtly contrasting details in one film by each. Namely, Anderson's Bottle Rocket opens with a young man being released (and feigning escape) from a mental institution, giving way to a sort of quirky, comedic pseudo-tragedy, while Baumbach's Greenberg opens with a not-quite-so-young man being released from a mental institution, giving way to a somewhat less quirky and somewhat more dramatic tragicomedy.
Discuss.
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