Claude Jutra’s Mon Oncle Antoine (1971). Criterion finally released it about a month ago, but I don’t think anyone noticed. If you get the chance, see this beautiful film.
Wow, so many. I don’t think I could choose one definitively, so here’s a few that spring to mind…
Errol Morris’ Gates of Heaven (1981)
Emir Kusturica’s Time of the Gypsies (1988)
Hal Ashby’s Being There (1980)
Wim Wenders’ Paris Texas (1984)
Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise (1984) and Down By Law (1986)
John Cassavetes Love Streams (1983)
Grigori Kozintsev (His “King Lear” is a masterpiece), maybe a Kenneth Anger retrospective, Jack Arnold (I’d love to see what Criterion could do with “The Incredible Shrinking Man!”), Alexander Dovzhenko, Abel Gance (“Napoleon” baby! Do it!), Yilmaz Guney (The Palme D’or winning “Yol” has yet to be released on DVD), Hal Hartley must have at least one film worthy of inclusion, Miklos Jancso, Emir Kusturica, Nanni Moretti, Len Lye, Ken Loach, Victor Sjostrom (I know not much of his films remains, but what survived is definitely worth seeing), Jean-Marie Straub, Raul Ruiz is LONG overdue for inclusion, King Vidor (It’s a CRIME that “The Crowd” isn’t available on DVD), and it would be nice to see some african cinema by the likes of Idrissa Ouedraogo, Ousmane Sembene or Youssef Chahine.
Fight Club (A truly awful film)
Requiem for a Dream
Memento (Ugh)
Lucky Number Slevin (I’m utterly shocked at how many people think this is a great film)
Seven
Scarface
Wait a minute…are there people who think Boondock Saints is a good film?
Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 3 (2005)
Stroszek
Au Hasard Balthazar
Diary of a Country Priest
Brother’s Keeper (1992)
Kes
A Woman Under the Influence
Fata Morgana
Paris, Texas
Badlands
Pierrot Le Fou
- Bresson’s use of Schubert’s Piano Sonata No. 10 in Au Hasard Balthazar. Heartbreaking.
- Jean Cousineau’s original music throughout Mon Oncle Antoine, especially the theme.
- Mihaly Vig’s score to The Werckmeister Harmonies.
- The soundtrack to The Brown Bunny fit the theme of the film perfectly.
- The soundtrack to Mister Lonely is excellent.
- I feel that Jon Brion’s music for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind really made the film.
Films that really need to be released on DVD (Some are available in region 2 and 3, but that’s not good enough):
Yol (It won the fucking Palme D’or for Christ’s sake! What are they waiting for?!?!)
Time of the Gypsies AND Arizona Dream (Why no love for Kusturica?)
Santa Sangre (They should have included it in the Jodorowsky set that came out last year).
The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles’ unfinished masterpiece. Deserves to be seen regardless).
Look Back In Anger (Lindsay Anderson’s 1980 film. Brilliant.)
My Dinner With Andre (Was released by fox lorber, but is now OOP)
Rolling Thunder (Awesome and influential film.Why it isn’t on DVD I’ll never know.)
Good Morning Babylon
The Bed Sitting Room
Raymond Carver first and foremost, Chekov, Breece D’j Pancake, W.H. Auden, Fernando Pessoa, Proust (Finally finished Remembrance of Things Past, and boy was it worth it), Lorca, Kant, Henry Miller, Rimbaud, Antonin Artaud, Samuel Beckett (His novels, specifically), Gerard de Nerval (Aurelia is a linguistic masterpiece), Richard Brautigan, Thomas Carlyle, Paul Bowles (Let It Come Down nearly killed me), and Kafka…
Werckmeister Harmonies – Patrick de Ranter
Dead Man – Robby Müller
Paris, Texas – Robby Müller
Breaking the Waves – Robby Müller
The Lost Weekend – John F. Seitz
Rififi – Philippe Agostini
Au Hasard Balthazar – Ghislain Cloquet
Stroszek – Thomas Mauch
Au Hasard Balthazar – astonishingly beautiful and heartbreaking
Werckmeister Harmonies
Mon Oncle Antoine – Please view this film people…
Pierrot Le Fou
And for mainstream films, I would probably go with
Magnolia or Punch Drunk Love
The Life Aquatic
Leaving Las Vegas (There is so much beauty in this film)
Underrated Films... over 3 years ago
Claude Jutra’s Mon Oncle Antoine (1971). Criterion finally released it about a month ago, but I don’t think anyone noticed. If you get the chance, see this beautiful film.
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Female Directors — How many can you name? over 3 years ago
Let’s not forget Barbara Streisand…
Also, Alice O’Fredericks was a very prolific Swedish filmmaker, who worked from the 30’s to the late 60’s.
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Best film of the 80's? over 3 years ago
Wow, so many. I don’t think I could choose one definitively, so here’s a few that spring to mind…
Errol Morris’ Gates of Heaven (1981)
Emir Kusturica’s Time of the Gypsies (1988)
Hal Ashby’s Being There (1980)
Wim Wenders’ Paris Texas (1984)
Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise (1984) and Down By Law (1986)
John Cassavetes Love Streams (1983)
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Paul Schrader over 3 years ago
Light Sleeper is a masterpiece. I wish more people knew about that film. Mishima is also excellent, as is Auto Focus.
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Double Features over 3 years ago
Diary of a Country Priest (1951) Robert Bresson
Winter Light (1962) Ingmar Bergman
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Films for Canadians over 3 years ago
Kingston Ontario, present!
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Favorite Werner Herzog Film over 3 years ago
It’s always been a toss up for me between Stroszek and Fata Morgana. I don’t think I could ever make a definitive choice, I love them both so much…
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What films would you like to see included in future ECLIPSE releases? over 3 years ago
I’d like to see a collection of all of the “Groupe Dziga-Vertov” films, not just “Ici et Ailleurs”
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Best British Film over 3 years ago
Kes
Secrets and Lies
Billy Liar
The Knack…And How to Get It
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Double Features over 3 years ago
Or how about
Straw Dogs
and
Home Alone?
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WHICH DIRECTORS...NOT...CURRENTLY REPRESENTED IN THE CRITERION COLLECTION DO YOU WANT TO SEE INCLUDED? over 3 years ago
Grigori Kozintsev (His “King Lear” is a masterpiece), maybe a Kenneth Anger retrospective, Jack Arnold (I’d love to see what Criterion could do with “The Incredible Shrinking Man!”), Alexander Dovzhenko, Abel Gance (“Napoleon” baby! Do it!), Yilmaz Guney (The Palme D’or winning “Yol” has yet to be released on DVD), Hal Hartley must have at least one film worthy of inclusion, Miklos Jancso, Emir Kusturica, Nanni Moretti, Len Lye, Ken Loach, Victor Sjostrom (I know not much of his films remains, but what survived is definitely worth seeing), Jean-Marie Straub, Raul Ruiz is LONG overdue for inclusion, King Vidor (It’s a CRIME that “The Crowd” isn’t available on DVD), and it would be nice to see some african cinema by the likes of Idrissa Ouedraogo, Ousmane Sembene or Youssef Chahine.
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What films do you always catch shit for for not liking? over 3 years ago
Fight Club (A truly awful film)
Requiem for a Dream
Memento (Ugh)
Lucky Number Slevin (I’m utterly shocked at how many people think this is a great film)
Seven
Scarface
Wait a minute…are there people who think Boondock Saints is a good film?
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Best title over 3 years ago
The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penelty Kick
Even Dwarves Started Small
Every Man for Himself and God Against All
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
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Best title over 3 years ago
Oh, and of course,
Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 3 (2005)
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What films do you always catch shit for for not liking? over 3 years ago
Oh yeah, I totally forgot Donnie Darko! What an utter piece of useless slime. There are actually people who believe this is “intelligent” cinema…
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Your favorite title sequence over 3 years ago
Mon Oncle Antoine (1971) mostly for the absolutely beautiful song,
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Kagemusha (1980)
Aguirre (1972)
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Has Anyone On This Site Worked On Any Films I May Have Seen? over 3 years ago
I directed The Godfather. Have you seen it?
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Here it is... Top 10 films of all time? over 3 years ago
In no real order:
Stroszek
Au Hasard Balthazar
Diary of a Country Priest
Brother’s Keeper (1992)
Kes
A Woman Under the Influence
Fata Morgana
Paris, Texas
Badlands
Pierrot Le Fou
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GREAT USE OF MUSIC IN FILMS over 3 years ago
- Bresson’s use of Schubert’s Piano Sonata No. 10 in Au Hasard Balthazar. Heartbreaking.
- Jean Cousineau’s original music throughout Mon Oncle Antoine, especially the theme.
- Mihaly Vig’s score to The Werckmeister Harmonies.
- The soundtrack to The Brown Bunny fit the theme of the film perfectly.
- The soundtrack to Mister Lonely is excellent.
- I feel that Jon Brion’s music for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind really made the film.
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films in greatest need: 1) the Big screen treatment 2) dvd release over 3 years ago
Films that really need to be released on DVD (Some are available in region 2 and 3, but that’s not good enough):
Yol (It won the fucking Palme D’or for Christ’s sake! What are they waiting for?!?!)
Time of the Gypsies AND Arizona Dream (Why no love for Kusturica?)
Santa Sangre (They should have included it in the Jodorowsky set that came out last year).
The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles’ unfinished masterpiece. Deserves to be seen regardless).
Look Back In Anger (Lindsay Anderson’s 1980 film. Brilliant.)
My Dinner With Andre (Was released by fox lorber, but is now OOP)
Rolling Thunder (Awesome and influential film.Why it isn’t on DVD I’ll never know.)
Good Morning Babylon
The Bed Sitting Room
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favourite scene from any film over 3 years ago
Balthazar’s death scene at the end of Au Hasard Balthazar.
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What great films do you violently hate for no other reason than because you're a total idiot? over 3 years ago
Blood Simple. Hated it.
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Most violent films you've seen over 3 years ago
Riki-Oh: The Story of Riki (1991)
This film is ridiculously violent. You can watch the whole film on YouTube.
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Famous Caucasian Men -- How Many Can You Name? over 3 years ago
Well let’s see, there’s Pauly Shore….and…..ummm….Damn that’s all I can think of!
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Who do you read? over 3 years ago
Raymond Carver first and foremost, Chekov, Breece D’j Pancake, W.H. Auden, Fernando Pessoa, Proust (Finally finished Remembrance of Things Past, and boy was it worth it), Lorca, Kant, Henry Miller, Rimbaud, Antonin Artaud, Samuel Beckett (His novels, specifically), Gerard de Nerval (Aurelia is a linguistic masterpiece), Richard Brautigan, Thomas Carlyle, Paul Bowles (Let It Come Down nearly killed me), and Kafka…
Just a few favorites.
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Best shot movie(s) and its cinematographer over 3 years ago
Werckmeister Harmonies – Patrick de Ranter
Dead Man – Robby Müller
Paris, Texas – Robby Müller
Breaking the Waves – Robby Müller
The Lost Weekend – John F. Seitz
Rififi – Philippe Agostini
Au Hasard Balthazar – Ghislain Cloquet
Stroszek – Thomas Mauch
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The most beautiful films? over 3 years ago
Au Hasard Balthazar – astonishingly beautiful and heartbreaking
Werckmeister Harmonies
Mon Oncle Antoine – Please view this film people…
Pierrot Le Fou
And for mainstream films, I would probably go with
Magnolia or Punch Drunk Love
The Life Aquatic
Leaving Las Vegas (There is so much beauty in this film)
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Two countries - two directors - two films over 3 years ago
FRANCE
- Robert Bresson
*Au Hasard Balthazar
*Diary of a Country Priest
- Jean Cocteau
*Le Sang d’une Poet
*Orphee
CANADA
- Guy Maddin
*The Saddest Music in the World
- Claude Jutra
*Mon Oncle Antoine
*Kamouraska
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Films that changed how you looked at cinema over 3 years ago
Godard’s entire Histoire(s) du Cinema series
Au Hasard Balthazar
Rififi
The Wages of Fear
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What film scenes really make you cry? over 3 years ago
When Kenji is singing “Life is Short, Fall In Love Sweet Maiden” in Ikiru
Balthazar’s death scene in Au Hasard Balthazar
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