“Persona” by Ingmar Bergman, “Crimes and misdemeanors” by Woody Allen, “Bin-jip” by Kim Ki-duk, “Week-end” by Jean-Luc Godard, “Ce jour-lá” by Raoul Ruiz, “El dependiente” by Leonardo Favio. Also “La strada” by Federico Fellini. Also “The draughtsman’s contract” (Greenaway), “Matador” (Almodovar), “Kaze no tani no Naushicaa” (Miyazaki), “Le voyage dans la lune” (Melies), “Crash” (Cronenberg), “Sunset Boulevard” (Wilder), “L’anee derniere a Marienbad” (Resnais), “Raging bull” (Scorsese), “Jules et Jim” (Truffaut), “All about Eve” (Mankiewicz), " “La pelle” (Cavani), “L’enfer” (Chabrol), “Wild at heart” (Lynch), “La belle noiseuse” (Rivette), “Fargo” (Coen brothers), “Psycho” (Hitchcock), “Touch of evil” (Welles), “El” (Bunuel), “Grizzly man” (Herzog), “Ran” (Kurosawa), “Kwaidan” (Kobayashi)…
and…
“Zelig”
“Husbands and wives”
“Annie Hall”
“Alice”
“Hannah and her siters”
“Manhattan”
“Love and death”
“The purple rose of Cairo”
“Manhattan murder mystery”…
And what about Raoul Ruiz, Liliana Cavani, Agnes Jaoui, Shinobu Yaguchi, Sharunas Bartas, Yafar Panahi, Leonardo Favio, Luc Moullet, Julio Medem, Alexander Kluge, Lucrecia Martel…?
“Nausicaa” by Hayao Miyazaki (one of the greatest jobs of this genius)
“When the wind blows” by Jimmy Murakami (deep, nostalgic and poetic)
“Beauty and the beast” by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale (Disney in best shape)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy very good versions of the book.
Pride and Prejudice a totally brilliant masterpiece of literature turned in trash by Joe Wright.
The Portrait of Dorian Gray never has a something similar to a remote good version in cinema.
Madame Bovary thigtly adapted by the master Chabrol.
Crash by Cronenberg much better than Crash by Ballard.
Farenheit 451 a classic of literature, a mediocre film from Truffaut.
Great version of Hamlet by Tony Richardson. Good by Kaurismaki. Poors by Olivier, Zeffirelli, Branagh, Almereyda…
Interview with the Vampire tie with the novel, with the author in charge of the script.
The Phantom of The Opera not well adapted for the cinema until now.
The Music of Chance. Better the book than the film.
Short Cuts by Altman better than that short stories of Carver.
Lina Wertmüller have great ones, for example:
Mimì metallurgico ferito nell’onore (1972)
Notte d’estate con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico (1986)
Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia (2004)
When I say "A Perfect Film", What One Film Pops Into Your Head First? almost 5 years ago
“Persona” by Ingmar Bergman, “Crimes and misdemeanors” by Woody Allen, “Bin-jip” by Kim Ki-duk, “Week-end” by Jean-Luc Godard, “Ce jour-lá” by Raoul Ruiz, “El dependiente” by Leonardo Favio. Also “La strada” by Federico Fellini. Also “The draughtsman’s contract” (Greenaway), “Matador” (Almodovar), “Kaze no tani no Naushicaa” (Miyazaki), “Le voyage dans la lune” (Melies), “Crash” (Cronenberg), “Sunset Boulevard” (Wilder), “L’anee derniere a Marienbad” (Resnais), “Raging bull” (Scorsese), “Jules et Jim” (Truffaut), “All about Eve” (Mankiewicz), " “La pelle” (Cavani), “L’enfer” (Chabrol), “Wild at heart” (Lynch), “La belle noiseuse” (Rivette), “Fargo” (Coen brothers), “Psycho” (Hitchcock), “Touch of evil” (Welles), “El” (Bunuel), “Grizzly man” (Herzog), “Ran” (Kurosawa), “Kwaidan” (Kobayashi)…
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Which movies would you like to see on The Auteurs? almost 5 years ago
Something from Raoul Ruiz, Sharunas Bartas, Shinobu Yaguchi, Nobuhiro Suwa, Hayao Miyazaki, Luc Moullet, Jacques Rivette…
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Which movies would you like to see on The Auteurs? almost 5 years ago
“Human nature” by Michel Gondry, “Combat d’amour en songe” and “Klimt” by Ruiz, “The station agent” by Thomas McCarthy…
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Which movies would you like to see on The Auteurs? almost 5 years ago
Directors: Deepa Mehta, Theo Van Gogh… My list goes on and on…
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Top Scorsese almost 5 years ago
in alphabetical order
“The age of innocence”
“Bringing out the dead”
“Goodfellas”
“The last temptation of Christ”
“Raging bull”
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Top Scorsese almost 5 years ago
and…
“Cape fear”
“The departed”
“Mean streets”
“Taxi driver”
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Your favorite Woody Allen's film? almost 5 years ago
Two favorites…
“Crimes and misdemeanors”
“Bullets over Broadway”
and…
“Zelig”
“Husbands and wives”
“Annie Hall”
“Alice”
“Hannah and her siters”
“Manhattan”
“Love and death”
“The purple rose of Cairo”
“Manhattan murder mystery”…
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George Clooney almost 5 years ago
Banal, trivial as actor and director.
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TOP BERGMAN almost 5 years ago
“Persona”
“The seventh seal”
“Saraband”
“The touch”
“The silence”
“The face”
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FANTASY ARTHOUSE DOUBLE FEATURE almost 5 years ago
Two arthouse double features:
“Adrenaline drive” (Yaguchi) followed by “Pulp fiction” (Tarantino)
“Week end” (Godard) followed by “The boss of it all” (Von Trier)
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Best Musicians Turned "Actors" almost 5 years ago
Mick Jagger in “Bent”
David Bowie in “Merry christmas, Mr. Lawrence”
Björk in “Dancer in the dark”
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What are you watching now? almost 5 years ago
“Ten canoes” by Rolf de Heer. Nice.
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WHAT ABOUT DINO RISI??? almost 5 years ago
And what about Raoul Ruiz, Liliana Cavani, Agnes Jaoui, Shinobu Yaguchi, Sharunas Bartas, Yafar Panahi, Leonardo Favio, Luc Moullet, Julio Medem, Alexander Kluge, Lucrecia Martel…?
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What are you watching now? almost 5 years ago
Is deliciously funny, yeah.
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Best Musicians Turned "Actors" almost 5 years ago
Aznavour is also great in “La tête contre les murs” a good film by the cinematheque founder Georges Franju.
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Books on Film almost 5 years ago
“Histoire(s) du cinema” the book based on the film series by Godard. Pure poetry.
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Films that are better than the books that they are are based on almost 5 years ago
“Crash” by David Cronenberg is one of my favorite films. The Ballard’s book is just… cheap literature.
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Films that are better than the books that they are are based on almost 5 years ago
True, T. I didn’t see the things you say in the Ballard book. Perhaps “cheap” was the wrong word… I prefer Burroughs and his imaginery.
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What are you watching now? almost 5 years ago
Harold Lloyd’s “Girl shy”, a masterpiece. Great performances, great script, great mise en scene. Just great.
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Best of Animation almost 5 years ago
I have a few to add…
“Nausicaa” by Hayao Miyazaki (one of the greatest jobs of this genius)
“When the wind blows” by Jimmy Murakami (deep, nostalgic and poetic)
“Beauty and the beast” by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale (Disney in best shape)
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Best of Animation almost 5 years ago
I agree too Halim, with the masters of Pixar Studios and with “Aladdin”, my second favorite of Disney’s latest films.
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What are you watching now? over 4 years ago
Chang Dong-lee’s “Milyang”. I didn’t expect too much. Surprisingly interesting.
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FANTASY ARTHOUSE DOUBLE FEATURE over 4 years ago
Triple Fantasy Feature:
“Red’s dream” by John Lasseter
“Lamp” by Roman Polanski
“The little match girl” by Jean Renoir
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FANTASY ARTHOUSE DOUBLE FEATURE over 4 years ago
“Red’s dream”:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=QU4uANIjvlI
“Lamp”:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=a0jV-z-ZqQw
“The little match girl” (fragment):
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=dG4v9L-RaHA
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Your 5 Favourite Directors over 3 years ago
In no particular order
Raoul Ruiz
Ingmar Bergman
Jean-Luc Godard
Woody Allen
Kim Ki-duk
(Plus One: Leonardo Favio)
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Book vs. film over 3 years ago
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy very good versions of the book.
Pride and Prejudice a totally brilliant masterpiece of literature turned in trash by Joe Wright.
The Portrait of Dorian Gray never has a something similar to a remote good version in cinema.
Madame Bovary thigtly adapted by the master Chabrol.
Crash by Cronenberg much better than Crash by Ballard.
Farenheit 451 a classic of literature, a mediocre film from Truffaut.
Great version of Hamlet by Tony Richardson. Good by Kaurismaki. Poors by Olivier, Zeffirelli, Branagh, Almereyda…
Interview with the Vampire tie with the novel, with the author in charge of the script.
The Phantom of The Opera not well adapted for the cinema until now.
The Music of Chance. Better the book than the film.
Short Cuts by Altman better than that short stories of Carver.
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Polanski wins best director at Berlinale over 3 years ago
Third bear for Polanski… I’m happy, he deserves it.
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Best Dream Sequence in a film? over 3 years ago
Un chien andalou by Buñuel
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What is the greatest film title ever? over 3 years ago
Lina Wertmüller have great ones, for example:
Mimì metallurgico ferito nell’onore (1972)
Notte d’estate con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico (1986)
Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia (2004)
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What is the greatest film title ever? over 3 years ago
or Mimì metallurgico ferito nell’onore (1972)
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