Anything by Roy Andersson.
And recently, Sant’s Paranoid Park.
Bergman’s WINTER LIGHT
DeSica’s SHOESHINE
Spielberg’s SCHINDLER’S LIST
Babenco’s IRONWEED
Young’s SHORT EYES
You’re not the same person after you watch those movies. Your thoughts and their processes aren’t the same.
With that thought, I’d add Kurosawa’s DERSU UZALA, but that film’s moving quality is that it enchants you as to how good man can be.
AUDITION and HENRY are movies that set out to disturb, and succeed.
The Deer Hunter
Ditto what October said re Nil By Mouth. I saw it for the first time only a few months ago, and was left disturbed not only by the perfect nihilism (beyond Leigh’s Naked; and beyond The Cook, the Thief…" for its absolute extinction of even the English language), but by the confirmation afterward that this is the world from which in fact Oldman himself (and his older sister, whose debut is this film) escaped. It’s like an instantiation of a jail cell in a council flat. Only compare this film to e.g. Tony Richardson’s film of Osborne’s *Look Back In Anger, and you see how vast a gradient is contained in any film theme.
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Man Bites Dog- it’s so well made that you really do feel as though you are watching a documentary- the rape scene is way too real- it’s painful to watch.
I saw Family Portraits: a Trilogy of America (Doulas Buck) when it premiered in Montreal, 4-5 years ago, midnight screening… haunting movie … (it’s basically his famous 3 shorts in a row)
Fanny and Alexander
Splendor in the Grass
Salo was shocking, but it didn’t shake me to the core. Same goes for other shocking movies such as I Spit on Your Grave and Man Bites Dog…
Andrzej Zulawski.
Possession
La Femme Publique
Diabel
Gaspar Noe has much to learn.
The Audition
Irreversible
Elephant Man
Salo
In The Realm of the Senses
Kids
Descent
irreversible.
“Audition”
Great romantic build up to some of the most disturbing torture sequences ever filmed.
I Stand Alone, In a Glass Cage and Irreversible are three films I would recommend no one ever see because of content. I recommend never seeing any of these three for any reason. Since Irreversible is newer, it seems to get more attention. It is nothing but crap exploitation. It just shows that anyone with a camera can film anything and someone somewhere will call it art because it is emotionally challenging to most people. It is also poorly constructed.
That’s ridiculous.
DuShane, get over here.
Ken Russell’s The Devils. An aesthetic and political kick in the crotch. Hunt it down.
It just shows that anyone with a camera can film anything and someone somewhere will call it art because it is emotionally challenging to most people.
Welcome to the Auteurs.
(BTW – this is my favorite new comment to make. Succinct and non-specific).
I’m with you Fredo. I’m currently recovering from another pointless ‘discussion’ with a certain well-known Cypriot. It suddenly struck me that no amount of discussion, reason or logic will ever move these people from their set-in-stone opinions so what’s the point? I’m adopting your phrase too. Welcome to The Auteurs. Nice one :o)
Yeah, I saw that thread Rumplesink. I wondered what the hell you were doing engaging in that discussion. You and Nathan seem to be two of the most rational people on this forum but every once in a while you guys get sucked into a conversation when you should know better! I just smile from the sidelines and thank God it’s you and not me (because there have been plenty of times where it has been me!).
The people with the set-in-stone opinions are pretty easy to spot. And surprisingly, with practice, they’re pretty easy to ignore.
I’m glad AlanEdit mentioned Taxidermia. Great movie that does try to give you the shake down. The Devils was also pretty knarly.
I’ll throw a shout out to Caligula as well. Crazy weird flick.
“…It is nothing but crap exploitation. It just shows that anyone with a camera can film anything and someone somewhere will call it art because it is emotionally challenging to most people.”
What a childishly absolutist statement backed-up by nothing related to any one of the films. This kind of statement is why I hate these boards nowadays.
DuShane, Is there even a point in arguing? He might as well have posted a picture of a penis.
Raise the Red Lantern. Such a beautiful film but so heartbreaking.
Speaking of heartbreaking, Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves. That movie hits me pretty hard.
Another one that really gets me is Graves of the Fireflies. The characters have such a special bond that really grab you and hold onto you.
Seen these films? Yes? Then you know what I am referring to. Do I really need to say any more of what has already been said about them? I notice a lot of postings on this thread and most other threads are very short. Mine usually are, too. They are short usually because I have other things to do. Sometimes I disagree with others. I don’t call people I disagree with ridiculous and I do not refer to their opinions as ridiculous or set-in-stone. I simply accept that we have a difference of opinion.
Yeah, Breaking the Waves is a tough movie to watch. Whew, exhausting.
Another vote for Dancer In The Dark. Excruciating to watch, and I still harbor some senseless residual anger at Von Trier for exposing me to scenes and dialogue that refuse to leave the forefront of my thoughts.
I havent seen any of alanedit’s selections but if you want a film that shakes you to the core, than I have one word for you…
ERASERHEAD!
that’s some f—-ed up s—-
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Fires On The Plain, its just that it is the most miserable film I’ve ever seen, just depressing, I love it.