This is an updated version of the LuckySeven Cinematheque project, which did not end up happening due to a hideous title and lack of direction. So, I've tweaked the idea a bit and came up with the Paragon Project.
So, what is the Paragon Project?
par·a·gon (păr'ə-gŏn', -gən)
- · A model of excellence or perfection of a kind
- · Someone or something that is the very best example of something
The aim of the Paragon Project is to see films in a new light, or within a specific frame of thinking.
Each list must meet a certain criteria, for example, a recurring theme, a mutual filmic element, or it can be whatever association that would make for an interesting dialogue between the films. The blog post for each film will contain a general criticism and response while incorporating a discussion based on the specific link between the films. Each list can contain any number of films between three and seven. I will reveal the full list, working my way down, one film at a time.
Oh my, so many rules. I feel so adamant and rigid. Must be the early stages of adulthood.
So to kick start the project let's begin with a list of firsts - a list of a group of directors' first film in colour:
Paragon Project # 1:
Passed with flying colours
Passed with flying colours
“A select group of master filmmakers and their first full-length feature in colour”
* Akira Kurosawa – Dodesukaden
* Alfred Hitchcock – Rope
* Frederico Fellini – Juliet Of The Spirits
* John Ford – Drums Along The Mohawk
* Jacques Tati – Mon Oncle
* Michaelangelo Antonionini – Red Desert
* Agnes Varda – Le Bonheur
