{"id":79008,"date":"2021-12-22T16:48:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T23:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79008"},"modified":"2021-12-22T16:48:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T23:48:05","slug":"intimate-lighting-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79008","title":{"rendered":"Intimate Lighting (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;No more concerts; it&#8217;s funerals for me.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Poster-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-79009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Poster-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Poster-711x1024.png 711w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Poster-89x128.png 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Poster-768x1107.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Poster-187x270.png 187w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Poster.png 771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA cellist (Zdenek Bezusek) and his girlfriend (Vera Kresadlova) visit Bezusek&#8217;s friend Bambas (Karel Blazek) in his country house, where life follows a leisurely and family-driven pace.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eastern European Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nCzech New Wave filmmaker Ivan Passer&#8217;s directorial debut was this hour+-long glimpse into an overnight stay at a country house, filled with music: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Quartet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Quartet-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Quartet-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Quartet-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Quartet-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Quartet-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Quartet-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Quartet.png 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; laughter: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Laughter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Laughter-1024x753.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Laughter-1024x753.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Laughter-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Laughter-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Laughter-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Laughter-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Laughter.png 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; eating and drinking: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Drinking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Drinking-1024x776.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Drinking-1024x776.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Drinking-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Drinking-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Drinking-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Drinking-356x270.png 356w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Drinking.png 1245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; animals: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Chickens.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Chickens-1024x753.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Chickens-1024x753.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Chickens-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Chickens-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Chickens-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Chickens-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Chickens.png 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; children: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Eating2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Eating2-1024x762.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Eating2-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Eating2-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Eating2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Eating2-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Eating2-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Eating2.png 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; wandering the grounds:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Apple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Apple-1024x754.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Apple-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Apple-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Apple-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Apple-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Apple-366x270.png 366w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Apple.png 1261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and sexual longing. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Bed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Bed-1024x758.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Bed-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Bed-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Bed-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Bed-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Bed-365x270.png 365w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Bed.png 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There truly doesn&#8217;t seem to be much point to any of it, which may be exactly <em>the<\/em> point; however, I&#8217;ll admit to feeling restless and waiting for a narrative hook of some kind (which never came). Given that I&#8217;m not a fan of at least two of Passer&#8217;s later American-made films &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15660\"><em>Born to Win<\/em> (1971)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15673\"><em>Law and Disorder<\/em> (1974)<\/a> &#8212; I&#8217;m not all that surprised I found this earlier work to be a disappointment, though it&#8217;s lauded by many.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Peering.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Peering-1024x754.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Peering-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Peering-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Peering-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Peering-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Peering-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Intimate-Lighting-Peering.png 1259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though of course fans of Eastern European cinema will definitely want to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0060543\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/79322\/intimate-lighting#articles-reviews?articleId=982520\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=0OwjAAAAIBAJ&#038;sjid=K4wDAAAAIBAJ&#038;pg=5193%2C4423175\">Village Voice Review (Andrew Sarris)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;No more concerts; it&#8217;s funerals for me.&#8221; Synopsis: A cellist (Zdenek Bezusek) and his girlfriend (Vera Kresadlova) visit Bezusek&#8217;s friend Bambas (Karel Blazek) in his country house, where life follows a leisurely and family-driven pace. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Eastern European Films Musicians Review: Czech New Wave filmmaker Ivan Passer&#8217;s directorial debut was this hour+-long glimpse into an overnight stay at a country house, filled with music: &#8230; laughter: &#8230; eating and drinking: &#8230; animals: &#8230; children: &#8230; wandering&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79008\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79008"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79019,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79008\/revisions\/79019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=79008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=79008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}