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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Nov 16, 2017 14:42:29 GMT
This is a safe place...admit some of your movie buff 'failings' here.
I've never seen a film by Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard, Akira Kurosawa and some others in that bracket of 'foreign' film makers, beloved of cinephiles.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 15:05:21 GMT
Haven't seen a single Antonioni, Rossellini, Wenders, Ford, Renoir, Leigh, Lean, Melville, Mizoguchi, or Wyler film. Only seen 2 by Kurosawa and 1 by Wilder and Wong.
And here are some very notable movies I haven't seen:
Gone with the Wind
Ordet
Tokyo Story
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Stalker
Solaris
Seven Samurai
L'Atalante
And a shit ton of classic Hollywood movies.
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Post by Film Socialism on Nov 16, 2017 16:44:09 GMT
i've yet to see Amarcord
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Post by no on Nov 16, 2017 16:59:20 GMT
I love propaganda
I've barely touched 1930s-40s films
I seldom watch films directed by women. This isn't on purpose but I have noticed it.
I have seen 2 Kiarostami, 2 Herzog, 2 Cassavettes, 1 Antonioni, 0 Rohmer, 0 Ray, 0 Angelopolous, and 0 Akerman films
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Post by no on Nov 16, 2017 16:59:41 GMT
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Nov 16, 2017 17:13:07 GMT
I've seen only one Satyajit Ray film (Pather Panchali) and that was years ago so I hardly remember it.
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Post by Miles Morales on Nov 16, 2017 17:18:37 GMT
I haven't seen a single Akira Kurosawa film yet.
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Post by Lord_Buscemi on Nov 16, 2017 17:50:24 GMT
Haven't seen quite a few "essential" classic Hollywood epics, à la Lawrence Of Arabia, Gone With The Wind, Ben-Hur, and need to check out a lot more silent cinema, especially Griffith - Intolerance, Broken Blossoms, Way Down East all look good but I'm obviously going to start with Birth Of A Nation.
Directors: (give me recs on where to start with these ones, please)
Rivette
Mike Leigh
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Wong Kar Wai
Jodorowsky
Herzog
Fassbinder
Melville
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Nov 16, 2017 17:52:14 GMT
I seldom watch films directed by women. This isn't on purpose but I have noticed it. Me too, and it definitely isn't on purpose either. Unless it's a film I'm anticipating, then half the time I don't even know who directed a film until I notice in the opening or closing credits. |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Nov 16, 2017 17:57:38 GMT
Directors: (give me recs on where to start with these ones, please) Mike Leigh Start at the beginning with Bleak Moments. The first Leigh I saw was Another Year, back in 2010. I fell in love with that film and decided I would see everything he has ever made. Other than a couple of short films and a few TV films, I've done that and he is my favourite filmmaker now. The reason I say to start from the beginning, is that you really can see him develop over time as a filmmaker and a voice, but the kernels are still there to see with Bleak Moments. |
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Post by Lord_Buscemi on Nov 16, 2017 17:59:44 GMT
I seldom watch films directed by women. This isn't on purpose but I have noticed it. You seen anything from Claire Denis or Lynne Ramsay? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 17:59:48 GMT
Directors: (give me recs on where to start with these ones, please) Jodorowsky One of my favorites. I'd say El Topo is a good place to start, then either Santa Sangre or The Holy Mountain. |
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Nov 16, 2017 18:01:36 GMT
I have no shame in it, but I rarely ever watch silent or foreign language films.
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Post by Lord_Buscemi on Nov 16, 2017 18:16:26 GMT
I have no shame in it, but I rarely ever watch silent or foreign language films. Silent is semi-understandable, but why not "foreign language" films? I know this is going to sound snotty or condescending, but I genuinely don't know how anyone could be so restrictive with a medium they like. It doesn't make sense to me. There's so much to vastly explore internationally that only watching a film if it's in the English language seems weird, personally. |
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Post by taranofprydain on Nov 16, 2017 18:24:47 GMT
Lawrence of Arabia
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Post by no on Nov 16, 2017 18:40:26 GMT
I seldom watch films directed by women. This isn't on purpose but I have noticed it. You seen anything from Claire Denis or Lynne Ramsay? Only We Need to Talk About Kevin. For the record, I do like some directors like Samira Makhmalbaf and Maya Deren. |
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Nov 16, 2017 18:41:38 GMT
I have no shame in it, but I rarely ever watch silent or foreign language films. Silent is semi-understandable, but why not "foreign language" films? I know this is going to sound snotty or condescending, but I genuinely don't know how anyone could be so restrictive with a medium they like. It doesn't make sense to me. There's so much to vastly explore internationally that only watching a film if it's in the English language seems weird, personally. Because it takes me forever to catch up on the English language movies as it is, adding in all of world cinema would just bury me. It's not that I refuse to see films in other languages, it's just they are very low on the priority list. |
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Post by no on Nov 16, 2017 18:43:37 GMT
Haven't seen quite a few "essential" classic Hollywood epics, à la Lawrence Of Arabia, Gone With The Wind, Ben-Hur, and need to check out a lot more silent cinema, especially Griffith - Intolerance, Broken Blossoms, Way Down East all look good but I'm obviously going to start with Birth Of A Nation.
Directors: (give me recs on where to start with these ones, please) Rivette Mike Leigh Nuri Bilge Ceylan Wong Kar Wai Jodorowsky Herzog Fassbinder Melville No lol. Start with Intolerance. Rivette - Celine and Julie Go Boating
Leigh - Naked
Kar Wai - In the Mood for Love
Jodorowsky - Dance of Reality
Herzog - Nosferatu, the Vampyre |
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Post by no on Nov 16, 2017 18:44:37 GMT
I have no shame in it, but I rarely ever watch silent or foreign language films. Silent is semi-understandable, but why not "foreign language" films? Silent is dope too fam |
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Post by no on Nov 16, 2017 18:46:22 GMT
Silent is semi-understandable, but why not "foreign language" films? I know this is going to sound snotty or condescending, but I genuinely don't know how anyone could be so restrictive with a medium they like. It doesn't make sense to me. There's so much to vastly explore internationally that only watching a film if it's in the English language seems weird, personally. Because it takes me forever to catch up on the English language movies as it is, adding in all of world cinema would just bury me. It's not that I refuse to see films in other languages, it's just they are very low on the priority list. 😴😴 |
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Nov 16, 2017 18:51:54 GMT
Because it takes me forever to catch up on the English language movies as it is, adding in all of world cinema would just bury me. It's not that I refuse to see films in other languages, it's just they are very low on the priority list. 😴😴  |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Nov 16, 2017 18:52:38 GMT
Silent is semi-understandable, but why not "foreign language" films? I know this is going to sound snotty or condescending, but I genuinely don't know how anyone could be so restrictive with a medium they like. It doesn't make sense to me. There's so much to vastly explore internationally that only watching a film if it's in the English language seems weird, personally. Because it takes me forever to catch up on the English language movies as it is, adding in all of world cinema would just bury me. It's not that I refuse to see films in other languages, it's just they are very low on the priority list. Yeah, I'm with you here. I tend to only get on about 3-5 foreign language a year at most. |
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Post by Sharbs on Nov 16, 2017 19:16:45 GMT
Rebecca - absolute number 1 on my watchlist
Citizen Kane
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Post by FrancescoAbides on Nov 16, 2017 19:18:27 GMT
I don't watch movies from my country (Portugal). I've watched some and they were great though. But man, the language/accent from Portugal (not from Brazil, which sounds "cooler") can be very pretentious, the way the actors talk in most movies is just weird and unnatural. I am a very patriotic person despite everything but I'm more interested in watching English-language films -- American and British films
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Post by Pavan on Nov 16, 2017 19:24:36 GMT
I have a soft spot for disaster and werewolf films.
I haven't seen anything from Bunuel, Antonioni, Melville, Mizoguchi, Altman.
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