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Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP22 May 2015 6:38 a.m. PST

So, I'm the only person who likes The Third Man ?

I'm honoured !

Who asked this joker22 May 2015 7:15 a.m. PST

TLDR so No Opinion

Old Contemptibles22 May 2015 9:48 a.m. PST

Colonel Brighton: He was the most extraordinary man I ever knew.

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) – On of my all time favorite movies.

Had to vote for it.

Personal logo Parzival Supporting Member of TMP22 May 2015 10:16 a.m. PST

No, 20th Maine, you're just the first person to vote for it.
I wrote my closing paper in Film Study on the use of light and shadow in The Third Man. I watched it over and over and over while prepping that paper. As a result, I suspect I've seen it more than any man alive who didn't either work on the film or man the projector in the classic movie theatres.

I held my votes to films I could immediately recognize from the line. (I set aside Moby Dick and A Christmas Carol as these quotes brought to mind the novels, not the films).

TheBeast Supporting Member of TMP22 May 2015 10:20 a.m. PST

Not all these are technically opening lines; 'mostly near the beginning' seems closer to the case.

But, yeah, the one I'll chose DOES open. ;->=

Doug

Alfred Adler does the Hobby23 May 2015 3:36 a.m. PST

Wow!
That must be a labor of love to write all that up. ;-)

Personal logo piper909 Supporting Member of TMP25 May 2015 9:46 p.m. PST

I voted for one line that I have no idea where it is from, have not seen the movie or any book it may be drawn from, simply because it is a terrific first line, in any context, for any work. (It's the one about asking for a mission and receiving one according to sins.) That's scripting!

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