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Lawrence of Arabia by David Lean
Moments of cinema were burnt into my memory like the long-held shot of the camel riding out of the mirage, the cut from the blown-out match to the landscape. This is Lean's masterpiece. I saw it first at the Prince Charles Cinema in London complete with interval. This is a film from the time when epic meant epic not digital enhancement. The quintessential big-screen experience.
Moments of cinema were burnt into my memory like the long-held shot of the camel riding out of the mirage, the cut from the blown-out match to the landscape. This is Lean's masterpiece. I saw it first at the Prince Charles Cinema in London complete with interval. This is a film from the time when epic meant epic not digital enhancement. The quintessential big-screen experience.
PeoplePeter O'Toole
TitlesLawrence of Arabia