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Quote from: zarodinu on August 01, 2010, 01:53:49 PMMy #1 movie of all time Woman in the Dunes (with sex scenes!)Seriously? The sand would get everywhere. And when I say everywhere I mean everywhere.
My #1 movie of all time Woman in the Dunes (with sex scenes!)
This will sound like a strange little plug, but I would recommend some people watch Nostalgia for the Countryside, a film that has easily climbed its way to the 3rd round of the Far East Bracket.
Ratcatcher (Lynne Ramsay, 1999)There's been a lot of forum buzz about this film since last year. I feel that a campaign might actually get it on the list. Also, OAD and pix really like it too, and everybody likes them.
Please Please please vote for the works of Masaki Kobayashi:Harakiri and The Human Condition specifically.Also, keeping with the far east thing....The Bad Sleep Well is my second favorite Kurosawa, so check it out if you get the chance.
Lucky Star Frank Borzage, 1929Janet Gaynor is sublime in this film. It's not anything special, really, just her face. She just makes you feel the moments of happiness and the moments of sadness, and all she has to do is slightly alter her face. Something like that. She's this little dirty child at the beginning of the film and by the end she's this mature woman or something and the transformation and the moments of beauty (like when she just looks up with wonder at that one dress) really melted my heart. The film exists in this strange space where downtrodden individuals can see each other through broken windows and really, truly believe that they can love. It should not surprise then that the ending of the film is unbelievable. Love conquers logic and reality. You know what? CINECAST! logic and CINECAST! reality. Lucky Star is excellent.