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greg x

1Jun11

Another great list Kenji. May I suggest Mosquito Coast as a possible addition?

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Kenji

1Jun11

I wouldn't have thought of Mosquito Coast, it's quite a while since i saw it- did it have nuclear/apocalyptic sense or more a bitterness towards the state of US and the world?
greg x

1Jun11

From what I remember, and now a quick check of wikipedia confirms, it was referencing the fear of nuclear war directly, in addition to the general bitterness, and there was even references to Japan and the bombs Fat Man and Little Boy via the ice machine. It's similar to I Live in Fear basically.

3eyes

1Jun11

Special Bulletin by Marshall Herskovitz (MTV, I think)

I just watched "Silence has no Wings" (http://mubi.com/films/35809). One section of the film takes place in Hiroshima and the voice over centers around the atomic bomb and its physiological and psychological effects on the inhabitants of the city.

John

13Sep10

does H Story count?

Kenji

27May10

thanks for those suggestions, only 1 seems to be on the site at the moment

spartacula

27May10

3 that came to mind: THE ATOMIC KID ('54) - Leslie H. Martinson - A uranium prospector is eating a peanut butter sandwich in the desert where atom bomb tests are being done. He becomes radioactive, and helps the FBI break up an enemy spy ring.-----imdb, SOUTHLAND TALES ('06) - Richard Kelly - Southland Tales is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.-----imdb, FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY ('89) - Roland Joffe - In real life, Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific head of the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built. General Leslie Groves was in overall command of it. This film reenacts the project with an emphasis on their relationship.-----imdb.

Kenji

3Dec09

i've not seen H Story, but now who was it on auteurs who recently had an evening with the film's star Béatrice Dalle? And i thought i'd already posted this comment!

Grey Daisies

3Dec09

"H Story":http://www.theauteurs.com/films/3964 should qualify. Oh, and don't forget to mention "Crossroads":http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130586/ by Bruce Conner!

apursansar

2Dec09

Here are some more titles I can think of: - Rhapsody in August - Dr. Akagi - Barefoot Gen - Japan´s Longest Day - The Face of Jizo

Kenji

2Dec09

good additions; i was thinking of adding Face of Another. Well, a lot of films have been in the shadow of cold war and post-nuclear angst in less obvious ways, further recommendations welcome

apursansar

2Dec09

Kaneto Shindô´s "Children of Hiroshima" (1952) also needs to be added to the database...

Mono No Aware

2Dec09

...and Nagasaki looms large during the film-within-a-film in Teshigahara's The Face of Another.