“No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions, deep into the twilight of the soul.”
~ Ingrid Bergman
Hi! Welcome to Take 575! My name is Camille, and this blog is my attempt to watch the entire United States Library of Congress’ National Film Registry—every single film. Click around to learn more about me and about the National Film Registry.
The first in a trilogy of Sinbad adventure movies, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) features the amazingly creative creature designs of Ray Harryhausen and a timelessly engaging view of a classic story. A sleeper hit in its day, it continues to be well received by modern audiences.
How far would you go to get what you need? How do you reconcile duty and independence? How much do you owe your family? These are some of the questions explored by Shoes (1916), a silent film about a young woman who has to support herself, her parents, and her siblings on a paltry shopgirl’s salary, all while desperately needing and longing for a new pair of shoes.
This is not a movie about cowboys. It is a movie about the complexity of human nature, conscience, and the choices we make that define us. This movie makes you think. It is playful yet deep, and you just don’t know whom to root for.