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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 04:14 AM Post #1 |
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 So yeah...I wanted to do a thread where I countdown my favorite 1,000 films. I do love making lists, oh yes...I do. 1000. Day of Eclipse (Sokurov, 1988) 999. The Seventh Victim (Robson, 1943) 998. Winter Soldier (1972) 997. The Naked Spur (Anthony Mann, 1953) 996. Recollections of the Yellow House (Monteiro, 1989) 995. Gabbeh (Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1996) 994. Montenegro (Makavejev, 1981) 993. In the White City (Tanner, 1983) 992. The Tulse Luper Suitcases: The Moab Story (Greenaway, 2003) 991. Bullets Over Broadway (Woody Allen, 1994) 990. Graveyard of Honor (Fukasaku, 1975) 989. In the Year of the Pig (Antonio, 1968) 988. The Uninvited (Lewis Allen, 1944) 987. The Triplets of Belleville (Chomet, 2003) 986. Loves of a Blonde (Forman, 1965) 985. Carnival in Flanders (Feyder, 1935) 984. Violence at Noon (Oshima, 1966) 983. Mr. Thank You (Shimizu, 1936) 982. Devil in the Flesh (Autant-Lara, 1947) 981. Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator (Makavejev, 1967) 980. A Year of the Quiet Sun (Zanussi, 1984) 979. Variety (Dupont, 1925) 978. Victim (Dearden, 1961) 977. Wild Reeds (Techine, 1994) 976. To Sleep with Anger (Burnett, 1990) 975. Manila: In the Claws of Neon (Lino Brocka, 1975) 974. Whistle Down the Wind (Forbes, 1961) 973. Faces of Children (Feyder, 1925) 972. A Married Couple (Allan King, 1969) 971. Chungking Express (Kar-Wai, 1994) 970. Dickson Experimental Sound Film (Dickson, 1894 or 1895) 969. Tootsie (Pollack, 1982) 968. Phantom India (Malle, 1969) 967. Seven Years Bad Luck (Linder, 1921) 966. Douce (Autant-Lara, 1943) 965. The Fly (Cronenberg, 1986) 964. Ghostbusters 2 (Ivan Reitman, 1989) 963. Bram Stoker's Dracula (F.F. Coppola, 1992) 962. A King of Loving (Schlesinger, 1962) 961. L'amour fou (Rivette, 1969) 960. Hercules (Clements & Musker, 1997) 959. The Day I Became a Woman (Marzieh Makhmalbaf, 2000) 958. Love Affair (McCarey, 1939) 957. Vampyr (Dreyer, 1932) 956. L'etoile de mer (Man Ray, 1928) 955. The Cheat (DeMille, 1915) 954. The Browning Version (Asquith, 1951) 953. King of Hearts (Philippe de Brocka, 1966) 952. Tommy Boy (Peter Segal, 1995) 951. What's Opera, Doc? (Chuck Jones, 1957) 950. Children of a Lesser God (Haines, 1986) 949. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (Wood, 1939) 948. The Quiet Man (John Ford, 1952) 947. My Fair Lady (Cukor, 1964) 946. Queen Kelly (Stroheim, 1929) 945. Breakfast at Tiffany's (Blake Edwards, 1961) 944. My Darling Clementine (John Ford, 1946) 943. Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier (Jensen, 1995) 942. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Shaydac, 1994) 941. The Importance of Being Earnest (Asquith, 1952) 940. Intruder in the Dust (Clarence Brown, 1949) 939. Quai des Orfevres (Clouzot, 1947) 938. Captain Blood (Curtiz, 1935) 937. Anna Karenina (Clarence Brown, 1935) 936. Rabbit of Seville (Chuck Jones, 1950) 935. A Swedish Love Story (Andersson, 1970) 934. Chushingura (Inagaki, 1962) 933. By the Bluest of Seas (Barnet, 1936) 932. White Shadows in the South Seas (Dyke & Flaherty, 1928) 931. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Naruse, 1960) 930. The Tingler (Castle, 1959) 929. Bananas (Woody Allen, 1971) 928. Three Crowns of the Sailor (Ruiz, 1983) 927. Tabu (Murnau, 1931) 926. A Slave of Love (Mikhalkov, 1976) 925. Seduced and Abandoned (Germi, 1964) 924. The Pornographers (Imamura, 1966) 923. Arabian Nights (Pasolini, 1974) 922. Bitter Rice (Santis, 1949) 921. The Swimmer (Perry, 1968) 920. Accattone (Pasolini, 1961) 919. Providence (Resnais, 1977) 918. Barren Lives (Santos, 1963) 917. Xala (Sembene, 1975) 916. Outskirts (Barnet, 1933) 915. Man of the West (Anthony Mann, 1958) 914. Limite (Peixoto, 1931) 913. The Round-Up (Jancso, 1966) 912. Abraham's Valley (Oliveira, 1993) 911. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Tarantino, 2003) 910. High and Low (Akira Kurosawa, 1963) 909. Day for Night (Truffaut, 1973) 908. The 47 Ronin (Mizoguchi, 1941) 907. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Demy, 1964) 906. Alice in the Cities (Wenders, 1974) 905. Dirty Harry (Siegel, 1971) 904. Lust for Life (Minnelli & Cukor, 1956) 903. The Crime of Monsieur Lange (Renoir, 1936) 902. Brute Force (Dassin, 1947) 901. Tokyo Olympiad (Ichikawa, 1965) 900. Dodsworth (Wyler, 1936) 899. Kings of the Road (Wenders, 1976) 898. Mamma Roma (Pasolini, 1962) 897. Gandhi (Richard Attenborough, 1982) 896. Rocky (Avildsen, 1976) 895. My Favorite Year (Benjamin, 1982) 894. Saraband (Bergman, 2003) 893. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (Burton, 1985) 892. The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) 891. Chaplin (Richard Attenborough, 1992) 890. The Mask of Zorro (Campbell, 1998) 889. Glengarry Glen Ross (Foley, 1992) 888. The Conversation (F.F. Coppola, 1974) 887. Passenger (Munk & Lesiewicz, 1963) 886. The Grapes of Wrath (John Ford, 1940) 885. Chariots of Fire (Hudson, 1981) 884. The Entertainer (Tony Richardson, 1960) 883. Watership Down (Rosen, 1978) 882. Wayne's World (Spheeris, 1992) 881. Zorba the Greek (Kakogiannis, 1964) 880. House of Flying Daggers (Yimou, 2004) 879. The Circus (Chaplin, 1928) 878. The Dresser (Peter Yates, 1983) 877. The Naked Gun (David Zucker, 1988) 876. The Thin Man (Dyke, 1934) 875. MASH (Altman, 1970) 874. Bullitt (Peter Yates, 1968) 873. Ben-Hur (Wyler, 1959) 872. Glen or Glenda? (Ed Wood, 1953) 871. Hard Boiled (Woo, 1992) 870. Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli, 1968) 869. Roman Holiday (Wyler, 1953) 868. Titicut Follies (Wiseman, 1967) 867. Ju Dou (Yimou, 1990) 866. The Set-Up (Wise, 1949) 865. Sabrina (Wilder, 1954) 864. The Lady from Shanghai (Welles, 1947) 863. Wings (Wellman, 1927) 862. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Werker, 1939) 861. Ace in the Hole (Wilder, 1951) 860. Marketa Lazarova (Vlacil, 1967) 859. Detective Story (Wyler, 1951) 858. The Earth Trembles (Visconti, 1948) 857. Witness for the Prosecution (Wilder, 1957) 856. Othello (Welles, 1952) 855. Hallelujah! (King Vidor, 1929) 854. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Verbinski, 2003) 853. The Dinner Game (Veber, 1998) 852. Barbarella (Vadim, 1968) 851. Festen (Vinterberg, 1998) 850. Syndromes and a Century (Joe, 2006) 849. Witness (Weir, 1985) 848. Gilda (Charles Vidor, 1946) 847. La boheme (King Vidor, 1926) 846. Beauty and the Beast (Trousdale & Wise, 1991) 845. Ossessione (Visconti, 1943) 844. "Manos" The Hands of Fate (Warren, 1966) 843. Faithless (Ullmann, 2000) 842. The Champ (King Vidor, 1931) 841. The Story of Adele H. (Truffaut, 1975) 840. My Left Foot (Sheridan, 1989) 839. Third Part of the Night (Zulawski, 1971) 838. No Direction Home (Scorsese, 2005) 837. Breaking the Waves (Trier, 1996) 836. Stolen Kisses (Truffaut, 1968) 835. Cat People (Tourneur, 1942) 834. All That Heaven Allows (Sirk, 1955) 833. Moonlighting (Skolimowski, 1982) 832. The Scarlet Letter (Sjostrom, 1926) 831. Titus (Taymor, 1999) 830. Ivan's Childhood (Tarkovsky, 1962) 829. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941) 828. Bad Day at Black Rock (John Sturges, 1955) 827. The Big Parade (King Vidor, 1925) 826. The General Line (Eisenstein, 1929) 825. The Wedding March (Stroheim, 1928) 824. The Killers (Siodmak, 1946) 823. Antonio Gaudi (Teshigahara, 1985) 822. Onibaba (Shindo, 1964) 821. Maitresse (Schroeder, 1975) 820. Planet of the Apes (Schaffner, 1968) 819. The Most Dangerous Game (Schoedsack & Pichel, 1932) 818. Nicholas and Alexandra (Schaffner, 1971) 817. Blood Wedding (Saura, 1981) 816. Top Hat (Sandrich, 1935) 815. Berlin: Sympathy of a City (Ruttmann, 1927) 814. The Devils (Russell, 1971) 813. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Schlondorff & Trotta, 1975) 812. Bad Timing (Roeg, 1980) 811. The Age of the Earth (Rocha, 1980) 810. Madchen in Uniform (Sagan & Froelich, 1931) 809. Withnail & I (Robinson, 1986) 808. Mirror (Tarkovsky, 1975) 807. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Reisz, 1960) 806. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (Saito, 1972) 805. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robertson, 1920) 804. The Twilight Samurai (Yamada, 2002) 803. The Westerner (Wyler, 1940) 802. Private Fears in Public Places (Resnais, 2006) 801. Out 1: noli me tangere (Rivette, 1971) 800. The Golden Coach (Renoir, 1953) 799. Odd Man Out (Reed, 1947) 798. Performance (Cammell & Roeg, 1970) 797. Night and Fog (Resnais, 1955) 796. The Music Room (Satyajit Ray, 1958) 795. Sleeper (Woody Allen, 1973) 794. La Commune (Watkins, 2000) 793. White Heat (Walsh, 1949) 792. Quiz Show (Redford, 1994) 791. Duel in the Sun (King Vidor, 1946) 790. Rebel without a Cause (Nicholas Ray, 1955) 789. The Face of Another (Teshigahara, 1966) 788. The Horse Thief (Tian Zhuangzhuang, 1986) 787. Spider-Man 2 (Raimi, 2004) 786. Le bonheur (Varda, 1965) Edited by Rich, May 26 2012, 05:20 AM.
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| allisoncm | Mar 31 2012, 04:17 AM Post #2 |
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 04:21 AM Post #3 |
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 Now I just have to learn to write better. But an entry will be up soon. |
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| Kasparius | Mar 31 2012, 04:22 AM Post #4 |
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I love the empty theater pic, this is what a screening of Jeanne Dielman looks like, 30 minutes in. |
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| Local Hero -- aka MestnyiGeroi | Mar 31 2012, 04:25 AM Post #5 |
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OK, but you better make it GOOD. Spoiler: click to toggle
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| Local Hero -- aka MestnyiGeroi | Mar 31 2012, 04:27 AM Post #6 |
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I saw Jeanne Dielman in a packed Film Forum. I'd say it was 3/4 full by the end, if memory serves. 
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| Kasparius | Mar 31 2012, 04:40 AM Post #7 |
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I saw it at the Film Forum too!!! I remember at least a dozen people walking out. Might have been the same screening
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| Cippenham | Mar 31 2012, 04:49 AM Post #8 |
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To learn how to write better, start with writing two sentences on a film instead of one. What did you like about it, How do the characters relate to each other. Who is in it, where and when is it set. What type of film is it and how does it relate to others of that type and by that Director. And so on. I bought Jeanne Dielman on a DVD from Belgium. Its amazing and unique as it appears to be about an ordinary person living an ordinary life until something extraordinary happens, and a great amount of time is spent showing how frustrating it must be to be living this kind of life. I watched it with someone who thought it was terrible, who wants to watch someone ironing etc..where is the action? 
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 04:50 AM Post #9 |
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Jeanne Dielman may or may not be on this. 
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| ArthurYanthar | Mar 31 2012, 04:58 AM Post #10 |
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I wonder if this will start a trend of users making this sort of list on here. |
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 05:00 AM Post #11 |
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I hope! Ok...working on the first one. |
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| Knaldskalle | Mar 31 2012, 05:04 AM Post #12 |
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If she isn't... Well, I happen to know where she lives and I might just send her after you! 
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 05:36 AM Post #13 |
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 #1000 The Days of Eclipse (Aleksandr Sokurov, 1988) Sokurov loves Tarkovsky and you can see the influence of Mirror all over this film even by just looking at this screencap. I love history and learning all that I can about different cultures, which this is all about life in the Soviet Union a little before it collapsed. I know it is based on a sci/fi novel and it is very metaphorical with a lot of themes about the harsh reality of being under Soviet rule. I could go on and on about all the allusions and stuff he wants the audience to think about and take with them. Sokurov does go into documentary style some and plays around with sound techniques. He also talks a lot about religion. Monologues! Also if James Joyce or Samuel Beckett were still alive they would love the stream-of-consciousness style. There is just so much going on that I can't help but be intrigued. |
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 06:50 AM Post #14 |
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 #999 The Seventh Victim (Mark Robson, 1943) Some people say it's a sequel, or a prequel, or some don't say it is neither to Cat People...but whatever as it sounds it is one of my favorite Val Lewton produced B horror efforts. I really don't know how they got all the satanic stuff and LGBT undertones past the censors...plus the ending! |
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 08:06 AM Post #15 |
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 #998 Winter Soldier (1972) Never shown on TV and hardly ever shown in theatres. Ninety minutes of testimonies of Americans who fought in the Vietnam War. Since it is just shot testimony no need really for a director. The point of this investigation was to pinpoint where the war crimes happened and who was involved. Some of the most shocking stories are found here. Of course, there are skeptics and you can decide for yourself if you think some of the officers are lying or not. Some people even have photos to prove their stories. |
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| brokenface | Mar 31 2012, 09:32 AM Post #16 |
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I love the Seventh Victim. Man that is one bleak film. Val Lewton 
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 10:00 AM Post #17 |
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 #997 The Naked Spur (Anthony Mann, 1953) One of the many Stewart/Mann team-ups. Stewart in shades of grey. He plays a bounty hunter and is looking for a supposed murderer. Along the way to take the supposed murderer in for the bounty, Stewart meets a lot of people...will they learn of the bounty and will they kill to get the money themselves? Does Stewart care about the man in the slightest? And why are Janet Leigh and Native Americans in this story? Watch it and find out! Wohoo Westerns! Woohoo Jimmy Stewart doing something! Woohoo Anthony Mann! |
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 11:08 AM Post #18 |
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Go for it! And thank you. |
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 11:41 AM Post #19 |
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 #996 Recollections of the Yellow House (Joao Cesar Monteiro, 1989) I'd actually recommend this with the other two in the trilogy (God's Comedy and God's Wedding). Monteiro cast himself in this comedy. I would like to know more about Portugal in the 80's to get some more out of it. It's like watching an insane person do stuff, ex. eat. Erotic! Pervtastic! Bedbugs going after testies! Long takes! |
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| allisoncm | Mar 31 2012, 01:18 PM Post #20 |
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Interesting so far. |
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 01:23 PM Post #21 |
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Hope that's a good thing. 
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| sushantv10 | Mar 31 2012, 01:25 PM Post #22 |
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Not heard of 3 of the 5 so far Looks like this may turn out to be a decent reference for my future downloads... |
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| bal3x | Mar 31 2012, 02:35 PM Post #23 |
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Rich, do you have your list on IMDb or ICM? Btw, the lists on your website are really awesome
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| mjf314 | Mar 31 2012, 02:46 PM Post #24 |
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http://www.imdb.com/list/ysybnWNZf-w/ |
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 02:52 PM Post #25 |
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Well just why would you read that to spoil everything!? I might make it private! |
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 02:58 PM Post #26 |
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No, I don't have any lists on ICM. And thank you. |
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| mjf314 | Mar 31 2012, 03:06 PM Post #27 |
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So far I've seen 0/5.  The Days of Eclipse looks interesting so maybe I'll watch it. I've only seen 1 Sokurov film, Russian Ark, and I didn't like it very much. Is it similar to that or is it very different? |
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| Rich | Mar 31 2012, 03:14 PM Post #28 |
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They don't really have much similarity. |
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| Kasparius | Mar 31 2012, 03:34 PM Post #29 |
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Not a huge fan of the Russian Ark either, although it is a very impressive feat. On the other hand, The Day of the Eclipse is a great film, probably my favorite Sokurov I've seen with Mother and Son. |
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| Cippenham | Mar 31 2012, 04:53 PM Post #30 |
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I have seen 2/5 so far -The Naked Spur and The Seventh Victim.
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| Local Hero -- aka MestnyiGeroi | Mar 31 2012, 07:00 PM Post #31 |
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I think we've mentioned this before. We were either at the same screening or at least a screening on the same evening (?). |
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| Local Hero -- aka MestnyiGeroi | Mar 31 2012, 07:09 PM Post #32 |
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I've seen quite a few Sokurovs, and while the director seems contumaciously determined to test the attention span of the viewer-- to out-Tarkovsky Tarkovsky-- I do love some of his movies, especially Mother and Son, which is a small masterpiece, IMO. But I haven't yet seen Days of Eclipse, and this list (and Kas's comments) redoubles my determination to see it. Thanks, guys! 
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| Rich | Apr 1 2012, 05:35 AM Post #33 |
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Sorry that I don't have any new entries up. *throws up excuses* I'll have some up tomorrow afternoon...well afternoon on the US east coast time. |
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| Rich | Apr 1 2012, 06:17 PM Post #34 |
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 #995 Gabbeh (Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1996) "All life is color." You can say what you want about all the other aspects of Iran but they make good film. Gabbeh is the name for a type of rug, which a mysterious woman comes out of to an old couple. The mysterious woman tells her story of her life in Iran. Telling history, what women go through over there, looking for love, family. Mohsen also knows how to shoot the land of Iran...almost makes me want to visit. Edited by Rich, Apr 1 2012, 06:26 PM.
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| monty | Apr 1 2012, 06:24 PM Post #35 |
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Why just almost? |
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| Kasparius | Apr 1 2012, 06:27 PM Post #36 |
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Maybe because of the fact that by filming something with his phone, Rich could end up in jail for 6 years
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| mjf314 | Apr 1 2012, 06:29 PM Post #37 |
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I haven't seen it but I saw one of his other films, A Moment of Innocence. I'll check out more of his films someday.
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| Kasparius | Apr 1 2012, 06:30 PM Post #38 |
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I remember the Film Forum employee saying "anybody for "Jean Dillman"?" |
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| Kasparius | Apr 1 2012, 06:38 PM Post #39 |
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My favorite Makhmalbaf, so far, is Kandahar. Gabbeh was quite good, though. The Peddler on the other hand was extremely creepy and nauseating, I don't really recommend it. |
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| insomnia | Apr 1 2012, 07:05 PM Post #40 |
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Hah that director's name is amazing. Sounds like someone made up a generic middle eastern name on the spot. Looking forward to watch a film of his at some point. Maybe we should have a wacky-directors-names challenge sometime. |
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