NYT on "Lawrence of Arabia"
by Salman Hameed
Lawrence of Arabia is one of my all time favorite films. I love the fact that the protagonist is a deeply conflicted, charismatic, and a problematic character. This is a hallmark of protagonists in other David Lean films also (Case in point: The Bridge on River Kwai) . In addition, the movie is stunningly beautiful and it is hard to believe the desert war scenes are not CGI. But apart from being an amazing film, LoA is also relevant today because of the Arab uprisings. Here is a short (about 5 minutes) podcast on the film by NYT film critic A.O. Scott. He doesn't say any thing profound here, but he gives a taste of the movie. If you have never seen the film, please see it (and please - not on a computer screen):
Lawrence of Arabia is one of my all time favorite films. I love the fact that the protagonist is a deeply conflicted, charismatic, and a problematic character. This is a hallmark of protagonists in other David Lean films also (Case in point: The Bridge on River Kwai) . In addition, the movie is stunningly beautiful and it is hard to believe the desert war scenes are not CGI. But apart from being an amazing film, LoA is also relevant today because of the Arab uprisings. Here is a short (about 5 minutes) podcast on the film by NYT film critic A.O. Scott. He doesn't say any thing profound here, but he gives a taste of the movie. If you have never seen the film, please see it (and please - not on a computer screen):
And here is Ebert's review as part of his Great Movies series.
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