What makes a film feel timeless? (Dune, Memento, Casablanca)

Groovy Movies

This week we discuss timelessness. How certain films manage to capture that elusive quality, through the look, characterisation and storytelling.
Films referenced:
Casablanca (1942) dir. by Michael Curtiz
Memento (2000) dir. by Christopher Nolan
Dune (2021) dir. by Denis Villeneuve
Dune (1984) dir. by David Lynch
Bound (1996) dir. by the Wachowskis
The Matrix (1999) dir. by the Wachowskis
Tar (2022) dir. by Todd Field
We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) dir. by Lynne Ramsay
Ratcatcher (1999) dir. by Lynne Ramsay
You Were Never Really Here (2017) dir. by Lynne Ramsay
Sources and resources:
Casablanca at 80: a golden age classic that remains impossible to resist by Scott Tobias for The Guardian
Memento at 20: Christopher Nolan's memory thriller is hard to forget by Scott Tobias for The Guardian
‘Dune’ Cinematographer Greig Fraser on Denis Villeneuve’s Sci-Fi Epic by Scott Roxborough for the Hollywood Reporter
A Deep Dive Into the Visceral Cinematography of ‘Dune’ | Vanity Fair by David Canfield for Vanity Fair
Truth in the Image: Greig Fraser by Jay Holben for American Cinematographer
Dune: Fear is the mind killer by Jay Holben for American Cinematographer
How Dune’s Costume Designers Created the Definitive Sci-Fi Fashion Fantasy by Janelle Okwodu for Vogue.com
‘Dune’ vs. ‘Dune’: Why David Lynch’s Version Is a Lot More Fun Than Denis Villeneuve’s by Eric Kohn for IndieWire
‘Dune’ vs. ‘Dune’: A comparison of literary source material and cinematic adaptations by Neil Hughes for The Hollywood News
Umberto Eco on Casablanca
The mesmerizing masterpiece "Memento" by Omar Moore for rogerebert.com

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