The Auteurs “Sight & Sound” Poll
1.BARRY LYNDON
2.STALKER
3.STRAW DOGS
4.VERTIGO
5.THE NEW WORLD (Theatrical Cut)
6.THE SEARCHERS
7.UGETSU
8.BLACK NARCISSUS
9.LA NOTTE
10.L’ AVVENTURA
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Withnail and I
The quintessential study of 2 thespian lab rats at the end of the '60's. It is poetic, hilariously funny and profoundly humane; a must own. I strongly recommend the 2 disc UK special edition from AnchorBay as it is anamorphic (the Criterion, however, gives the more accurate aspect ratio).
Style
- Auteur-driven
- Melancholy
- Serene & subtle
- Deliriously surreal
- Nouvelle vague
- Canonical classics
- High Art
- Pop Art
- Vanguard cinema
- Other-worldly
- Avant-garde
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Mark Penny
2Mar09
It truly is; it's a miracle that Malick managed to make it in this climate of the quick buck and disposable actors and accompanying CD singles and movie tie-ins. I have both theatrical and Director's cuts, but prefer the former as of this writing.
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Mark Penny
15Apr11
WOW, long time out of here, but yes it is that good and TREE OF LIFE looks even better.
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Bashing
Watching “Bashing”, I was under the impression it was an Antonioni film. Kobayashi’s style definitely echoes some of Antonioni’s work. How the characters interact with their vast industrial like landscapes… read review
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