Sunday, May 19, 2024

Stangers on a Train



  







Speaking:






How important are trains in your country?











Which is better – the train or the car?








Do you have any ‘train stories’?











What do you usually do on a train?











Do you like long-distance train journeys?








Which city has the best subway system?











Which country has the best train network?











Do you like over ground or underground trains?
















Why are there so many train scenes in movies?







This film caused stampedes in theatres when it was first screened. 
People ran out of the theatre in terror. What do you think it shows?




























Europa opening scene

How does the sequence make you feel?

Which words describe the atmosphere in this sequence:

ominous        vague         hypnotic        surreal        heavy        humorous        dreamlike

nightmarish        claustrophobic        passionate        romantic        dark            mysterious

interior            psychological        mesmerizing         playful            rational         ancient

















Man and Machine 

Buster Keaton train stunts

Listen to the commentary

What is the speaker saying about the themes of Keaton's work?

Can you think of other films that play with the same theme?









La Bete Humaine, 1938

What does the title mean in English?








Male Desire 


North by Northwest end

Mission Impossible



Observation

Do you like staring out the window of a train? What is special about the way the world looks from a train? (compared with other forms of transport)


Miyagawa tracking shot

(scene from 5.38)

Mystery Train opening scene

Stalker railroad sequence



Sprited Away - train journey

Platform 9 and 3/4



Draw a carriage of a train to link to everyone elses'


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