1. Oliver Twist (2005)
DIR Roman Polanski
DP Pawel Edelman
Cast Barney Clark, Jeremy Swift, Ian McNeice, Ben Kingsley
Prod Robert Benmussa, Timothy Burrill, Petr Moravec, Roman Polanski, Alain Sarde, Michael Schwarz
Scr Ronald Harwood
Composer Rachel Portman
3. IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380599/
IMDb Summaries: In the Nineteenth Century, the orphan Oliver Twist is sent to a workhouse, where the children are barely fed and mistreated. He moves to the house of an undertaker, but after an unfair severe spank, he starts a seven day runaway to London. He arrives exhausted and starving, and is welcomed by a gang of pickpockets leaded by the old crook Fagin. When he is mistakenly taken as a thief, the wealthy victim Mr. Brownlow brings Oliver to his home and shelters him. But Fagin and the dangerous Bill Sykes decide to kidnap Oliver to burglarize Mr. Brownlow’s fancy house. Oliver is wounded, while Mr. Brownlow tries to save Oliver.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380599/plotsummary
1. Malèna (2000) DIR Giuseppe Tornatore DP Lajos Koltai Cast Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana, Pietro Notarianni, Gaetano Aronica, Gilberto Idonea, Angelo Pellegrino, Gabriella Di Luzio, Prod Carlo Bernasconi, Mario Cotone, Fabrizio Lombardo, Teresa Moneo, Rick Schwartz, Mario Spedaletti, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein Scr Giuseppe Tornatore, Luciano Vincenzoni Composer Ennio Morricone
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3. IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213847/
On the day in 1940 that Italy enters the war, two things happen to the 12-year-old Renato: he gets his first bike, and he gets his first look at Malèna. She is a beautiful, silent outsider who’s moved to this Sicilian town to be with her husband, Nico. He promptly goes off to war, leaving her to the lustful eyes of the men and the sharp tongues of the women. During the next few years, as Renato grows toward manhood, he watches Malèna suffer and prove her mettle. He sees her loneliness, then grief when Nico is reported dead, the effects of slander on her relationship with her father, her poverty and search for work, and final humiliations. Will Renato learn courage from Malèna and stand up for her? — IMDb (Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com})
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213847/plotsummary
1. Oliver Twist (2005) DIR Roman Polanski DP Pawel Edelman Cast Barney Clark, Jeremy Swift, Ian McNeice, Ben Kingsley Prod Robert Benmussa, Timothy Burrill, Petr Moravec, Roman Polanski, Alain Sarde, Michael Schwarz Scr Ronald Harwood Composer Rachel Portman
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3. IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380599/
IMDb Summaries: In the Nineteenth Century, the orphan Oliver Twist is sent to a workhouse, where the children are barely fed and mistreated. He moves to the house of an undertaker, but after an unfair severe spank, he starts a seven day runaway to London. He arrives exhausted and starving, and is welcomed by a gang of pickpockets leaded by the old crook Fagin. When he is mistakenly taken as a thief, the wealthy victim Mr. Brownlow brings Oliver to his home and shelters him. But Fagin and the dangerous Bill Sykes decide to kidnap Oliver to burglarize Mr. Brownlow’s fancy house. Oliver is wounded, while Mr. Brownlow tries to save Oliver.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380599/plotsummary
1. Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002) DIR Rebecca Miller DP Ellen Kuras Cast Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, Fairuza Balk Prod Alexis Alexanian, Brian Bell, Caroline Kaplan, Jenny Schweitzer, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Lemore Syvan, Gary Winick Scr Rebecca Miller Composer Michael Rohatyn
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3. IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295238/
A tale of three women who have reached a turning point in their lives. Delia is a spirited, working-class woman from a small town in New York who leaves her abusive husband and sets out on a journey to reclaim the power she has lost. Greta is a sharp, spunky editor who is rotten with ambition. To spite the hated infidel ways of her father, she has settled into a complacent relationship and is struggling (not too hard) with issues of fidelity to her kind but unexciting husband. Finally Paula, who ran away from home and got pregnant, is now in a relationship she doesn’t want. She’s a troubled young woman who takes off on a journey with a hitchhiker after a strange, fateful encounter on a New York street. — IMDb (Written by Sujit R. Varma)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295238/plotsummary
1. Bella (2006) DIR Alejandro Gomez Monteverde DP Andrew Cadelago Cast Eduardo Verástegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Ali Landry, Angélica Aragón, Jaime Tirelli, Ramon Rodriguez Prod Fred Foote, Dan Genetti, Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, Jason Jones, Matthew Malek, Stephen McEveety, Denise Pinckley, Leo Severino, John Shepherd, Glen Trotiner, Eduardo Verástegui, Ana Wolfington, J. Eustace Wolfington, Sean Wolfington Scr Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, Patrick Million, Leo Severino Composer Stephan Altman
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3. IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482463/
An international soccer star is on his way to sign a multi-million dollar contract when a series of events unfold that bring his career to an abrupt end. A beautiful waitress, struggling to make it in New York City, discovers something about herself that she’s unprepared for. In one irreversible moment, their lives are turned upside down… until a simple gesture of kindness brings them both together, turning an ordinary day to an unforgettable experience. — IMDb (Written by Orange)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482463/plotsummary
Mine’s The Dreamers, hands down. I love Bertolucci, I love Eva Green, and Louis Garrel does a great job. I only wish Michael Pitt hadn’t sung that song on the soundtrack.
Danse Macabre (2009)
Cracks (2009)
Antichrist (2009)
Bluebeard (2009)
Trouble Every Day (2001)
Orlando (1992)
Broken Embraces (2009)
Tetro (2009)
Red Road (2006)
FILM IST. a girl & a gun (2009)
When I first heard of the Criterion Collection years ago, I was under the assumption that the main perks of buying the DVDs were the transfers and the special features.
1. City of God
2. Whale Rider
3. Hable con ella
4. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
5. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
6. The Dreamers
7. Pan’s Labyrinth
8. Snatch
9. Requiem for a Dream
10. Head-On
Yeah, I ordered the OOP copy of Vivre sa vie probably three months before Criterion announced its release under their label. I can’t say I regret getting it, though. One of my favorite Godard films. Especially the ending.
So, I know Sergei Paradjanov is probably the premier Georgian filmmaker and I just happened upon Yuri Ilyenko who, according to his biography, was a premier Ukrainian director. My question for you cinephiles out there would be: “Who were the premier filmmakers of the Soviet Socialist Republics during Soviet rule?”
I know this seems like a strange question, but I’m very curious.
Here’s a list of the former SSRs
Armenian
Azerbaijan
Byelorussian
Estonian
Georgian – Paradjanov?
Kazakh
Kirghiz
Latvian
Lithuanian
Moldavian
Russian – Tarkovsky?
Tajik
Turkmen
Ukrainian – Ilyenko?
Uzbek
Thanks Matt! I appreciate your recommendations and shall begin exploring soon! I, luckily, have Mother by Pudovkin, so I’m off to a good start already.
I was hoping for one of that shot, with the main focus on her face. The other shot I wouldn’t mind having a large still of would be the one that’s on the cover of the Criterion DVD, only the full photo, with no text, where she has her hand on her brother’s back, with her head turned to her right, on his shoulder, and her eyes closed.
I saw West Side Story and On the Waterfront when I was very young and I remember being moved by them. Then I saw The Godfather movies and GoodFellas when I was in middle school, which introduced me to “R-rated” cinema, for the most part. So, those were movies that held my interest in film, but the one that changed my perspective completely was Bergman’s Viskningar och rop (Cries and Whispers). The first time I saw it, I don’t think I knew exactly what to think when it was over, so I watched it again, and it just spoke to me. I was profoundly moved by everything on the screen, by every sound, and I knew that I would never watch movies the same way again. So, those were movies that helped me get to where I am today.
I find Window Water Baby Moving very touching. I’ve only seen four of Brakhage’s films to this point (the others being The Riddle of Lumen, Mothlight, Desistfilm), but I was very moved by Window Water Baby Moving, more so than the others by a considerable degree.
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1. Oliver Twist (2005)
DIR Roman Polanski
DP Pawel Edelman
Cast Barney Clark, Jeremy Swift, Ian McNeice, Ben Kingsley
Prod Robert Benmussa, Timothy Burrill, Petr Moravec, Roman Polanski, Alain Sarde, Michael Schwarz
Scr Ronald Harwood
Composer Rachel Portman
2. http://www.insidesocal.com/bargain/oliver-twist.jpg
3. IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380599/
IMDb Summaries: In the Nineteenth Century, the orphan Oliver Twist is sent to a workhouse, where the children are barely fed and mistreated. He moves to the house of an undertaker, but after an unfair severe spank, he starts a seven day runaway to London. He arrives exhausted and starving, and is welcomed by a gang of pickpockets leaded by the old crook Fagin. When he is mistakenly taken as a thief, the wealthy victim Mr. Brownlow brings Oliver to his home and shelters him. But Fagin and the dangerous Bill Sykes decide to kidnap Oliver to burglarize Mr. Brownlow’s fancy house. Oliver is wounded, while Mr. Brownlow tries to save Oliver.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380599/plotsummary
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1. Malèna (2000)
DIR Giuseppe Tornatore
DP Lajos Koltai
Cast Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana, Pietro Notarianni, Gaetano Aronica, Gilberto Idonea, Angelo Pellegrino, Gabriella Di Luzio,
Prod Carlo Bernasconi, Mario Cotone, Fabrizio Lombardo, Teresa Moneo, Rick Schwartz, Mario Spedaletti, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Scr Giuseppe Tornatore, Luciano Vincenzoni
Composer Ennio Morricone
2.
3. IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213847/
On the day in 1940 that Italy enters the war, two things happen to the 12-year-old Renato: he gets his first bike, and he gets his first look at Malèna. She is a beautiful, silent outsider who’s moved to this Sicilian town to be with her husband, Nico. He promptly goes off to war, leaving her to the lustful eyes of the men and the sharp tongues of the women. During the next few years, as Renato grows toward manhood, he watches Malèna suffer and prove her mettle. He sees her loneliness, then grief when Nico is reported dead, the effects of slander on her relationship with her father, her poverty and search for work, and final humiliations. Will Renato learn courage from Malèna and stand up for her? — IMDb (Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com})
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213847/plotsummary
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1. Oliver Twist (2005)
DIR Roman Polanski
DP Pawel Edelman
Cast Barney Clark, Jeremy Swift, Ian McNeice, Ben Kingsley
Prod Robert Benmussa, Timothy Burrill, Petr Moravec, Roman Polanski, Alain Sarde, Michael Schwarz
Scr Ronald Harwood
Composer Rachel Portman
2.
3. IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380599/
IMDb Summaries: In the Nineteenth Century, the orphan Oliver Twist is sent to a workhouse, where the children are barely fed and mistreated. He moves to the house of an undertaker, but after an unfair severe spank, he starts a seven day runaway to London. He arrives exhausted and starving, and is welcomed by a gang of pickpockets leaded by the old crook Fagin. When he is mistakenly taken as a thief, the wealthy victim Mr. Brownlow brings Oliver to his home and shelters him. But Fagin and the dangerous Bill Sykes decide to kidnap Oliver to burglarize Mr. Brownlow’s fancy house. Oliver is wounded, while Mr. Brownlow tries to save Oliver.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380599/plotsummary
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1. Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002)
DIR Rebecca Miller
DP Ellen Kuras
Cast Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, Fairuza Balk
Prod Alexis Alexanian, Brian Bell, Caroline Kaplan, Jenny Schweitzer, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Lemore Syvan, Gary Winick
Scr Rebecca Miller
Composer Michael Rohatyn
2.
3. IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295238/
A tale of three women who have reached a turning point in their lives. Delia is a spirited, working-class woman from a small town in New York who leaves her abusive husband and sets out on a journey to reclaim the power she has lost. Greta is a sharp, spunky editor who is rotten with ambition. To spite the hated infidel ways of her father, she has settled into a complacent relationship and is struggling (not too hard) with issues of fidelity to her kind but unexciting husband. Finally Paula, who ran away from home and got pregnant, is now in a relationship she doesn’t want. She’s a troubled young woman who takes off on a journey with a hitchhiker after a strange, fateful encounter on a New York street. — IMDb (Written by Sujit R. Varma)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295238/plotsummary
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1. Bella (2006)
DIR Alejandro Gomez Monteverde
DP Andrew Cadelago
Cast Eduardo Verástegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Ali Landry, Angélica Aragón, Jaime Tirelli, Ramon Rodriguez
Prod Fred Foote, Dan Genetti, Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, Jason Jones, Matthew Malek, Stephen McEveety, Denise Pinckley, Leo Severino, John Shepherd, Glen Trotiner, Eduardo Verástegui, Ana Wolfington, J. Eustace Wolfington, Sean Wolfington
Scr Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, Patrick Million, Leo Severino
Composer Stephan Altman
2.
3. IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482463/
An international soccer star is on his way to sign a multi-million dollar contract when a series of events unfold that bring his career to an abrupt end. A beautiful waitress, struggling to make it in New York City, discovers something about herself that she’s unprepared for. In one irreversible moment, their lives are turned upside down… until a simple gesture of kindness brings them both together, turning an ordinary day to an unforgettable experience. — IMDb (Written by Orange)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482463/plotsummary
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Favorite Louis Garrel Film over 2 years ago
Mine’s The Dreamers, hands down. I love Bertolucci, I love Eva Green, and Louis Garrel does a great job. I only wish Michael Pitt hadn’t sung that song on the soundtrack.
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Ten Films: On Your Mind over 2 years ago
Ten haven’t seen, want to see:
Danse Macabre (2009)
Cracks (2009)
Antichrist (2009)
Bluebeard (2009)
Trouble Every Day (2001)
Orlando (1992)
Broken Embraces (2009)
Tetro (2009)
Red Road (2006)
FILM IST. a girl & a gun (2009)
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WTF is the criteria to be a "Criterion" film? over 2 years ago
When I first heard of the Criterion Collection years ago, I was under the assumption that the main perks of buying the DVDs were the transfers and the special features.
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IF WE IGNORE 81/2 AND DOLCE VITA, WHAT'D BE THE BEST FELLINI MOVIE? over 2 years ago
Juliet of the Spirits, Roma, Satyricon
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Your most hated 'Oscar Bait' films over 2 years ago
Nine. And it didn’t work. Thankfully. It was trash.
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The Auteurs Best of the Decade Poll over 2 years ago
My TOP 10 of 2000-2009
1. City of God
2. Whale Rider
3. Hable con ella
4. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
5. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
6. The Dreamers
7. Pan’s Labyrinth
8. Snatch
9. Requiem for a Dream
10. Head-On
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Goodfellas VS Eyes Wide Shut -- Help me decided where my $10 amazon giftcard goes! over 2 years ago
EYES WIDE SHUT
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most disturbing film ever seen over 2 years ago
I’m not easily disturbed, but Martyrs definitely left me speechless.
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Films that aren't available on DVD about 2 years ago
Yeah, I ordered the OOP copy of Vivre sa vie probably three months before Criterion announced its release under their label. I can’t say I regret getting it, though. One of my favorite Godard films. Especially the ending.
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Films that aren't available on DVD about 2 years ago
The Brontë Sisters with Isabelle Adjani.
I really want this on DVD. If anyone knows how I can get my hands on it, please, PLEASE let me know.
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Films that aren't available on DVD about 2 years ago
I saw a copy of The African Queen on sale at my local FYE, but it looked like it was bootlegged or cheaply imported.
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Favorite Cinematographer about 2 years ago
Sven Nykvist
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Who do you think the most overrated director is? about 2 years ago
Tim Burton.
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Soviet Cinema about 2 years ago
So, I know Sergei Paradjanov is probably the premier Georgian filmmaker and I just happened upon Yuri Ilyenko who, according to his biography, was a premier Ukrainian director. My question for you cinephiles out there would be: “Who were the premier filmmakers of the Soviet Socialist Republics during Soviet rule?”
I know this seems like a strange question, but I’m very curious.
Here’s a list of the former SSRs
Armenian
Azerbaijan
Byelorussian
Estonian
Georgian – Paradjanov?
Kazakh
Kirghiz
Latvian
Lithuanian
Moldavian
Russian – Tarkovsky?
Tajik
Turkmen
Ukrainian – Ilyenko?
Uzbek
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Soviet Cinema about 2 years ago
Thanks Matt! I appreciate your recommendations and shall begin exploring soon! I, luckily, have Mother by Pudovkin, so I’m off to a good start already.
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Movie Still from Through A Glass Darkly about 2 years ago
Hey,
I’m trying to get a high resolution or, a large photo still from Through a Glass Darkly.
I found a website with the picture fairly large, but I couldn’t extract it.
http://www.toutlecine.com/images/film/0012/00124949-a-travers-le-miroir.html
Anyone know how to extract it, or where I could find a high-res photo like this?
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Movie Still from Through A Glass Darkly about 2 years ago
I was hoping for one of that shot, with the main focus on her face. The other shot I wouldn’t mind having a large still of would be the one that’s on the cover of the Criterion DVD, only the full photo, with no text, where she has her hand on her brother’s back, with her head turned to her right, on his shoulder, and her eyes closed.
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Movie Still from Through A Glass Darkly about 2 years ago
Yes, I own the DVD.
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Movie Still from Through A Glass Darkly about 2 years ago
Dear Filmy,
Thank you so much!
And thank you all for your help.
Do you happen to have that in URL form?
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Movie Still from Through A Glass Darkly about 2 years ago
How do you do that? the snipping tool?
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Movie Still from Through A Glass Darkly about 2 years ago
Filmy, Matt, and Berjuan: I am extremely grateful for the knowledge you have shared with me tonight.
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Movie Still from Through A Glass Darkly about 2 years ago
Thanks to Blue, too. Sorry, I must have been typing when you posted.
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fellow "FOUNTAIN" lovers! This is our thread! about 2 years ago
“I won’t pretend that The Fountain isn’t flawed. But it speaks to me.”
I completely agree.
And I really dig the “Death is the Road to Awe” music video on YouTube. Hands down, my favorite song on the soundtrack.
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What is the one movie, if any in particular, that sparked your interest in film? about 2 years ago
I saw West Side Story and On the Waterfront when I was very young and I remember being moved by them. Then I saw The Godfather movies and GoodFellas when I was in middle school, which introduced me to “R-rated” cinema, for the most part. So, those were movies that held my interest in film, but the one that changed my perspective completely was Bergman’s Viskningar och rop (Cries and Whispers). The first time I saw it, I don’t think I knew exactly what to think when it was over, so I watched it again, and it just spoke to me. I was profoundly moved by everything on the screen, by every sound, and I knew that I would never watch movies the same way again. So, those were movies that helped me get to where I am today.
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400 films (brakhage's best) about 2 years ago
I find Window Water Baby Moving very touching. I’ve only seen four of Brakhage’s films to this point (the others being The Riddle of Lumen, Mothlight, Desistfilm), but I was very moved by Window Water Baby Moving, more so than the others by a considerable degree.
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