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Post by Martin Stett on Aug 4, 2019 4:57:13 GMT
Or a similar set from another company. The point being, obscure and hard to find (or impossible to find) in America.
The filmmaker that prompts this question is writer Shuji Terayama, someone I know little about but was involved in poetry, film, avant garde theater (one of his projects had his actors going to people's houses and asking to be let in, resulting in the cops being called a few times), songwriting, etc.
Criterion Channel looks like they have some of his stuff (Pastoral: To Die in the Country, Killers on Parade, etc), and he seems like the sort of gonzo weirdo that would intrigue people into giving him a whirl. That said, stuff like Emperor Tomato Ketchup look like they'd be too much for almost anyone to release (and good lord, I definitely don't want to watch it).
I don't think I'd like any of his films, tbh. But they seem like the sort of thing that could get a good box set going, both with his directorial works and stuff that he wrote for directors like Masahiro Shinoda and Susumu Hani.
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Post by themoviesinner on Aug 4, 2019 5:32:15 GMT
I haven't seen anything from Shuji Terayama as well, but I'm intrigued to watch. Emperor Tomato Ketchup looks very interesting and seems like something I'd definitely enjoy.
Miklos Jancso certainly deserves a boxed set, as he is one of the greatest directors ever, but most of his films are really obscure and hard to find.
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Post by Mattsby on Aug 4, 2019 23:51:06 GMT
Some who come to mind... Haneke - He did 10 TV projects in his earlier career that are nearly impossible to find now, except The Castle. I've seen Lemmings ('79) a 220m ambitious pic charting 1950s teens (think a cruel Dazed & Confused) and then time-jumping to their sullen adulthood (second half not as great but still). And..... Fraulein ('86) which is a must-see for fans, awesomely made, stylish, a smart and pointed critique of postwar Germany. He's one of the most esteemed current world cinema figures so.... Kuleshov - His movies shouldn't be so hard to find dammit, especially the bizarrely underrated By the Law ('26) which I think is a Silent masterwork. and some pacinoyes fav fellas - Peter Watkins - I haven't seen anything from him yet! but he's one I'm always hoping pops up on the Criterion channel or somewhere. Still alive, I know he was a unique, audacious filmmaker who often disrupted formalist technique. Alain Tanner - also still alive. I've seen In the White City, Charles Dead or Alive, & Jonah. Hope to see more.
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Post by Film Socialism on Aug 5, 2019 3:33:08 GMT
not big on terayama but yeah he seems ideal for an eclipse release, good pick
watkins as mattsby mentioned, takashi makino would be an awesome release, raya martin is a pretty big director in his home country and his stuff is unavailable to the west, and the 90s anthology show that akerman and denis did still has no physical release (one of my holy grails atm)
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Post by Martin Stett on Aug 5, 2019 4:14:45 GMT
Peter Watkins - I haven't seen anything from him yet! but he's one I'm always hoping pops up on the Criterion channel or somewhere. Still alive, I know he was a unique, audacious filmmaker who often disrupted formalist technique. If your library has Hoopla, Edvard Munch was available on that platform in February.
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