Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Moviewise A video essay about the greatest writer cinema ever had the privilege of having: Billy Wilder. With his strong characters, witty dialogue, clever plot structure and emphasis on action, he shows you how to make a screenplay that's precious and cinematic. With his long takes, wide angles, pristine timing and sophistication he was also one of the greatest directors of all time. Here we'll compare Billy's perfect romantic comedy "Sabrina" (1954) - which he wrote alongside Samuel Taylor and Ernest Lehman (he always wrote with collaborators) - to Sydney Pollack's 1995 remake. You'll see how everything special about the original film was cold-heartedly eliminated, creating a sobby average love story instead of a well-made masterpiece. Why anyone would try to rewrite Billy Wilder's dialogue is completely beyond me. Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn / Julia Ormond) is the daughter of the millionaire Larrabee family's chauffeur. She's in love with their youngest son, playboy David (William Holden / Greg Kinnear), but he barely knows she exists. After she returns from Paris transformed into a new woman (Audrey Hepburn without a hairtail?) David is finally smitten. The eldest son, Linus (Humphrey Bogart / Harrison Ford), won't let David throw away his upcoming union to a more lucrative prospect though, so he gets in the way. 00:00 Sabrina 02:44 Comparing Scenes 07:57 Demigods vs. Mortals 11:58 Props & Motifs 15:24 Dialogue #videoessay #screenwriting #billywilder #filmmaking #dialogue #cinema Call to Adventure - Comedy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300022 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

• published: 24 Nov 2023
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