A Thin Red Photogram: Regarding a Millisecond in Malick's Antiwar Epic from rhymes with running Watch Video
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Description: Since I first saw Malick’s THE THIN RED LINE (1998) the year of its release, I’ve been intrigued by an instant of screen time – a flash of red when opposing forces finally meet at bayonet range. Second and third viewings were needed to confirm that I had, in fact, seen this flash. Years later, when I examined a 35mm print of the film at the level of the strip, I saw that this brief shock of red was the work of two photograms, side by side. nnWhat is this spliced-in shot doing in the scene
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