Recommendations from Auteurs

By: Jazzaloha

This is a list of recommendations I received from participants on auteurs. Feel free to give me recommendations. But don’t get mad if I don’t see them. :)

Apu’s picks for “canon challengers”:
Brick and Mortar (better than Taxi Driver)
Batang Westside

Movies I’ve seen from the list:

White Material. Didn’t get what the bid deal was. (49/100)
Los Muertos. I liked it OK, but it’s a solid film (70/100)
The Headless Woman I really like the visuals; the story/idea, just so-so. (68/100)
In the City of Sylvia (75/100) I liked this quite a bit

The following films are on netflix streaming:
Distant
Irene in Time
Deja Vu (Henry Jaglom)
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
In the City of Sylvia

01

July Rain

Marlen Khutsiyev
02

I am Twenty

Marlen Khutsiyev
03

Liverpool

Lisandro Alonso
04

The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu

Cristi Puiu
05

Pale Flower

Masahiro Shinoda
06

Red Angel

Yasuzo Masumura
07

Giants and Toys

Yasuzo Masumura
08

The Bizarre Country

Dragan Marinković
09

12

Nikita Mikhalkov
10

Judgment at Nuremberg

Stanley Kramer
11

The Pear Tree

Dariush Mehrjui
12

Leila

Dariush Mehrjui
13

Distant

Nuri Bilge Ceylan
14

Climates

Nuri Bilge Ceylan
15

The Temptation of St. Tony

Veiko Õunpuu
16

The Ghost Ship

Mark Robson
17

Isle of the Dead

Mark Robson
18

Bedlam

Mark Robson
19

The Paper Will Be Blue

Radu Muntean
20

Boogie

Radu Muntean
21

Tuesday, After Christmas

Radu Muntean
22

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

Nelson Pereira dos Santos
23

Deja Vu

Tony Scott
24

Irene in Time

Henry Jaglom
25

The Mercenary

Sergio Corbucci
26

The World of Suzie Wong

Richard Quine
27

The Living Dead Girl

Jean Rollin
28

Melancholia

Lav Diaz
29

Edvard Munch

Peter Watkins
30

Van Gogh

Maurice Pialat
31

When the Tenth Month Comes

Đặng Nhật Minh
32

Abraham's Valley

Manoel de Oliveira
33

Changes in the Village

Lester James Peries
34

Comrades

Bill Douglas
35

Invasión

Hugo Santiago
36

Marketa Lazarová

František Vláčil
37

Brick and Mirror

Ebrahim Golestan
38

Batang West Side

Lav Diaz

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Arsaib

23Sep11

Some very good films here, I think. I would especially second Khutsiyev's "I Am Twenty" (though I also like "July Rain"), "Mr. Lăzărescu", "Pale Flower" and Masumura's "Giants & Toys". :)

Jazzaloha

23Sep11

Thanks for the feedback. That will definitely influence how I prioritize the above. By the way, Lazarescu is often cited as one of the better films of the 2000s. Do you agree with that?
Arsaib

23Sep11

I think so. But If I were you, I woudn't pay too much attention to that right now. Undue expectations can negatively affect how one views and judges a film. To me there are many Romanian new wave films that are just as good. :)
Jazzaloha

23Sep11

Re: high expectations. It's a little late for that. :) Please do recommend any Romanian films you think I should see. (I've seen *4 Months*.)
Arsaib

25Sep11

I understand. :) I'm also a big fan of "Police, Adjective", ostensibly a low-key procedural but one with wide-ranging repercussions. Also, Radu Muntean's three relatively neglected films, "The Paper Will Be Blue", "Boogie" and "Tuesday, After Christmas".
Jazzaloha

27Sep11

OK, thanks. I'll look for these. (Btw, I started watching *Police, Adjective*, but I wasn't able to finish it--not because of any failing on the film's part.)