25: Pinocchio unknowingly behaves in a self-destructive way: he put his finger in a flame and his finger catches fire; his father puts it out. Something new has happened: the inventor has a puppet that is alive and the puppet needs to be more careful or he's going to hurt himself. The birth of something new.
-45 and 45 (1:27 - 45 = 42): When Pinocchio tries to leave to go back home, Stromboli imprisons him in a birdcage. Stromboli tells Pinocchio they will tour the world. Stromboli calls Pinocchio his wooden goldmine: "You will make lots of money for me and when you get too old you'll make good firewood." Jiminy Cricket visits Pinocchio and discovers that he's locked up. Jiminy tries but fails to open the lock. The blue fairy arrives and asks Pinocchio how he got locked up. Pinocchio lies and his nose grows. He promises to be good and the blue fairy frees him. Now that I'm aware and Discovery.
60 and -25 (1:27 - 25 = 1:02): Pinocchio and his new best friend Lampwick play pool and smoke cigars. Jiminy finds them and tells Pinocchio to go home and go to school. They tell Jiminy they don't want to leave, so Jiminy walks away. Soon, Pinocchio and Lampwick turn into donkeys. Eventually, Pinocchio and Jiminy return home, learn that the inventor is in the belly of a whale and they search and find him. After displaying bravery and other good qualities he becomes a real boy. There's no going back now and The final turning point.
La Ronde
The opening with Anton Walbrook is original and priceless. Later in the movie there's a brief shot of Anton holding several yards of celluloid film and a pair of scissors, indicating they had to cut a sex scene. The film was made in 1950 and though it seems tame now, for a few years La Ronde was banned in New York.
25: The young man nervously prepares to kiss the chambermaid by darkening the room and closing blinds. Anton stops a professor from entering the home and interrupting the couple. The birth of something new.
45: The young man and the married woman prepare to make love and we cut to Anton on a carousel hammering something and then ringing a bell... The young man and married woman dance and Anton guides us to another romantic episode involving a young woman and her husband. Now that I'm aware.
-45: Husband and wife Charles and Emma lie in bed, she prefers not to speak with him, he prefers to calculate numbers. Charles says husbands can't always be lovers, that there are calm periods and periods that aren't so calm. Discovery.
60: The husband and a young woman talk in a private dining room. He kisses her and during dessert as they sit on a sofa he tells her he adores her. The lights go out and we infer that they consummate their affections. There's no going back now.
-25: The husband and lover sit in a car. He talks about getting a love nest for the two of them and as he talks we see the lover with another man, a complicated poet, as they enter a private apartment. Eventually we go through several other episodes: the poet loves an actress, the actress loves a count, and the count speaks with the first woman Anton approached after he introduced himself at the beginning, so we go full circle as the title suggested we would. The final turning point.
25: The young man nervously prepares to kiss the chambermaid by darkening the room and closing blinds. Anton stops a professor from entering the home and interrupting the couple. The birth of something new.
45: The young man and the married woman prepare to make love and we cut to Anton on a carousel hammering something and then ringing a bell... The young man and married woman dance and Anton guides us to another romantic episode involving a young woman and her husband. Now that I'm aware.
-45: Husband and wife Charles and Emma lie in bed, she prefers not to speak with him, he prefers to calculate numbers. Charles says husbands can't always be lovers, that there are calm periods and periods that aren't so calm. Discovery.
60: The husband and a young woman talk in a private dining room. He kisses her and during dessert as they sit on a sofa he tells her he adores her. The lights go out and we infer that they consummate their affections. There's no going back now.
-25: The husband and lover sit in a car. He talks about getting a love nest for the two of them and as he talks we see the lover with another man, a complicated poet, as they enter a private apartment. Eventually we go through several other episodes: the poet loves an actress, the actress loves a count, and the count speaks with the first woman Anton approached after he introduced himself at the beginning, so we go full circle as the title suggested we would. The final turning point.
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
Richard Burton heads a great cast in this film noir classic .
25: Burton exits prison, Nan, his new girlfriend from the library greets him and invites him to dinner. A new character observes Nan get on a bus. He then introduces himself to Burton in the park. Eventually, this new character begins Burton's journey to being a fake paid defector. The birth of something new.
45: In East Germany, Richard Burton is driven to a beach house where he's pumped for info; he expects to be well paid for his defection to the Communists. His attempt to destroy Mundt begins. Now that I'm aware.
60: Burton with Fiedler, a man who hates and believes well known spy named Mundt is actually a double agent. Burton gives info about Mundt and repeatedly tells Fiedler Mundt couldn't be a double agent. We know what Burton is up to (at least at this point we think we do); by denying something he appears more believable to Fiedler. It's clear that Fiedler believes Mundt must be prosecuted and begins a trial. There's no going back now.
-45: Fiedler and Burton talk about money. Burton signs papers to get money. Fiedler tries to reward Burton and offers to provide him with a woman. Burton declines and Fiedler mentions Nan, the librarian. Burton indicates Nan means nothing to him but we can tell from the look on Burton's face Nan means a lot to him. In the next scene we discover that Nan intends to travel to East Germany. Discovery.
-25: Fiedler argues that Mundt is a double agent, Mundt's lawyer presents his case that Mundt is being unjustly accused. Nan arrives and her testimony about George Smiley, a known British agent, visiting her and telling her that Burton is a friend of Smiley ruins Fiedler's case and seems to be a death sentence against Burton. Eventually, we learn that Mundt really is a double agent (!) and during their escape Nan is shot in the back while trying to scale the wall to West Germany. Instead of going back, Burton decides to stay and be shot to be with Nan in death. A powerful ending to an excellent film noirclassic . The final turning point.
25: Burton exits prison, Nan, his new girlfriend from the library greets him and invites him to dinner. A new character observes Nan get on a bus. He then introduces himself to Burton in the park. Eventually, this new character begins Burton's journey to being a fake paid defector. The birth of something new.
45: In East Germany, Richard Burton is driven to a beach house where he's pumped for info; he expects to be well paid for his defection to the Communists. His attempt to destroy Mundt begins. Now that I'm aware.
60: Burton with Fiedler, a man who hates and believes well known spy named Mundt is actually a double agent. Burton gives info about Mundt and repeatedly tells Fiedler Mundt couldn't be a double agent. We know what Burton is up to (at least at this point we think we do); by denying something he appears more believable to Fiedler. It's clear that Fiedler believes Mundt must be prosecuted and begins a trial. There's no going back now.
-45: Fiedler and Burton talk about money. Burton signs papers to get money. Fiedler tries to reward Burton and offers to provide him with a woman. Burton declines and Fiedler mentions Nan, the librarian. Burton indicates Nan means nothing to him but we can tell from the look on Burton's face Nan means a lot to him. In the next scene we discover that Nan intends to travel to East Germany. Discovery.
-25: Fiedler argues that Mundt is a double agent, Mundt's lawyer presents his case that Mundt is being unjustly accused. Nan arrives and her testimony about George Smiley, a known British agent, visiting her and telling her that Burton is a friend of Smiley ruins Fiedler's case and seems to be a death sentence against Burton. Eventually, we learn that Mundt really is a double agent (!) and during their escape Nan is shot in the back while trying to scale the wall to West Germany. Instead of going back, Burton decides to stay and be shot to be with Nan in death. A powerful ending to an excellent film noir
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