The work of Pedro Costa is definitely going to show up this year. They pretty much have to. He is definitely in the 5 most important working directors today.
I’d also love to see the work of Philippe Grandrieux in the collection because the DVDs of his two previous films are atrocious and they need special treatment.
It’s also a crime that the work of Artavazd Peleshian is unavailable in any form.
I think it’s also time for Criterion to pay attention to Manoel de Oliveira and Joao Cesar Monteiro too, whose complete work on DVD is now out of print unfortunately.
To the everyday people, yes, I guess top 10s don’t mean much.
But as an aspiring filmmaker, to constantly see that people have the same unpersonalized tastes and have no opinion of their own, yes, it is quite depressing.
Joao Cesar Monteiro (even though he died 5 years ago)
Pedro Costa
Nanouk Leopold
Semih Kaplanoglu
Andrei Zvyagintsev
Philippe Grandrieux
Serge Bozon
Raymond Depardon
Alain Cavalier
Artour Aristakisian
Eugène Green
Lech Majewski
Janós Szász
Naomi Kawase
Sharunas Bartas
My experience of Portuguese cinema is unfortunately limited to only three directors, but I count all those 3 as very favorites of mine: Manoel de Oliveira, João César Monteiro and Pedro Costa. I’ve seen almost everything by Costa and Monteiro and, while I’ve seen about 20 films by de Oliveira, a lot are still missing, especially his work from the 70s. I know that the work of Costa is definitely on its way to North America on DVD, but I’m still clueless why so little or practically none of Monteiro and Oliveira’s work is available here. I believe I heard it is mainly due to copyright issue as Paulo Branco, the producer to most of the work of Monteiro and Oliveira, had to sell the rights of these films. So they are maybe now in the hands of people that have no intention to release them on DVD and that’s frustrating.
Is there any other Portuguese directors you’d personally recommend ? I’d really like to see more.
1. Strike – Sergei Eisenstein
2. Coeur Fidèle – Jean Epstein
3. Four Sons – John Ford
4. Limite – Mario Peixoto
5. The Old and the New – Sergei Eisenstein
6. Arsenal – Alexander Dovzhenko
7. The Last Laugh – F.W. Murnau
8. Happiness – Alexander Medvedkin
9. The New Babylon – Grigori Kozintsev
10. By The Law – Lev Kuleshov
11. Sunrise – F.W. Murnau
12. The Passion of Joan of Arc – Carl Dreyer
13. Nail in the Boot – Mikhail Kalatozov
14. Pandora’s Box – G.W. Pabst
15. Lady with the Hat Box – Boris Barnet
Justin, Moses und Aron was by the Straub-Huillet by the way. I had the occasion to watch both “Ludwig – Requiem for a virgin King” and “Our Hitler” on 16mm copies but unfortunately walked out on both. I don’t think I was ready and mature enough at the time I saw them to fully absorb what I was seeing, hence why I got out both times with a headache. However, not long ago I saw “Parsifal” and was completely mesmerized the whole 4 hours in complete admiration. That tells me it might be time to give Our Hitler and Ludwig another try.
I disagree. Personally, the best film I saw in 2008 was Un Lac by Philippe Grandrieux. I didn’t much like Hunger at all actually. The only thing I felt during the film was as if the director was constantly yelling “Look how important my film is” and was also looking himself film way too much, but still managed to be strangely inconsistent in his form.
What films do you always catch shit for for not liking? over 3 years ago
Magnolia
Taxi Driver
Last Temptation of Christ
Beau Travail
What I’ve seen of Lynch
What I’ve seen of Cronenberg
Lost in Translation
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What films would you like to see included in future ECLIPSE releases? over 3 years ago
The films of Sharunas Bartas. That’d make a great Eclipse Set.
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WHICH MOVIES...PUT OUT IN LAST 5 YEARS...DO YOU THINK WILL ONE DAY JOIN THE CRITERION COLLECTION? over 3 years ago
The work of Pedro Costa is definitely going to show up this year. They pretty much have to. He is definitely in the 5 most important working directors today.
I’d also love to see the work of Philippe Grandrieux in the collection because the DVDs of his two previous films are atrocious and they need special treatment.
It’s also a crime that the work of Artavazd Peleshian is unavailable in any form.
I think it’s also time for Criterion to pay attention to Manoel de Oliveira and Joao Cesar Monteiro too, whose complete work on DVD is now out of print unfortunately.
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Oldboy remake - Good idea or sacrilege over 3 years ago
Personally, I wish the original had never been made.
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Here it is... Top 10 films of all time? over 3 years ago
I find it quite depressing how all those lists just look like any other. Really depressing.
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Here it is... Top 10 films of all time? over 3 years ago
@Christian Pieper
To the everyday people, yes, I guess top 10s don’t mean much.
But as an aspiring filmmaker, to constantly see that people have the same unpersonalized tastes and have no opinion of their own, yes, it is quite depressing.
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Comprehensive list of modern Auteur Directors over 3 years ago
May I add
Joao Cesar Monteiro (even though he died 5 years ago)
Pedro Costa
Nanouk Leopold
Semih Kaplanoglu
Andrei Zvyagintsev
Philippe Grandrieux
Serge Bozon
Raymond Depardon
Alain Cavalier
Artour Aristakisian
Eugène Green
Lech Majewski
Janós Szász
Naomi Kawase
Sharunas Bartas
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What Do You Know About Portuguese Cinema? over 3 years ago
My experience of Portuguese cinema is unfortunately limited to only three directors, but I count all those 3 as very favorites of mine: Manoel de Oliveira, João César Monteiro and Pedro Costa. I’ve seen almost everything by Costa and Monteiro and, while I’ve seen about 20 films by de Oliveira, a lot are still missing, especially his work from the 70s. I know that the work of Costa is definitely on its way to North America on DVD, but I’m still clueless why so little or practically none of Monteiro and Oliveira’s work is available here. I believe I heard it is mainly due to copyright issue as Paulo Branco, the producer to most of the work of Monteiro and Oliveira, had to sell the rights of these films. So they are maybe now in the hands of people that have no intention to release them on DVD and that’s frustrating.
Is there any other Portuguese directors you’d personally recommend ? I’d really like to see more.
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YOUR FAVORITE SILENT FILM, PLEASE. over 3 years ago
My top silent films:
1. Strike – Sergei Eisenstein
2. Coeur Fidèle – Jean Epstein
3. Four Sons – John Ford
4. Limite – Mario Peixoto
5. The Old and the New – Sergei Eisenstein
6. Arsenal – Alexander Dovzhenko
7. The Last Laugh – F.W. Murnau
8. Happiness – Alexander Medvedkin
9. The New Babylon – Grigori Kozintsev
10. By The Law – Lev Kuleshov
11. Sunrise – F.W. Murnau
12. The Passion of Joan of Arc – Carl Dreyer
13. Nail in the Boot – Mikhail Kalatozov
14. Pandora’s Box – G.W. Pabst
15. Lady with the Hat Box – Boris Barnet
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SYBERBERG'S HITLER, A FILM FROM GERMANY over 3 years ago
Justin, Moses und Aron was by the Straub-Huillet by the way. I had the occasion to watch both “Ludwig – Requiem for a virgin King” and “Our Hitler” on 16mm copies but unfortunately walked out on both. I don’t think I was ready and mature enough at the time I saw them to fully absorb what I was seeing, hence why I got out both times with a headache. However, not long ago I saw “Parsifal” and was completely mesmerized the whole 4 hours in complete admiration. That tells me it might be time to give Our Hitler and Ludwig another try.
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hunger over 3 years ago
I disagree. Personally, the best film I saw in 2008 was Un Lac by Philippe Grandrieux. I didn’t much like Hunger at all actually. The only thing I felt during the film was as if the director was constantly yelling “Look how important my film is” and was also looking himself film way too much, but still managed to be strangely inconsistent in his form.
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