And Die Hard too...seeing as we're taking about foreign films.Uncle Mort wrote:Another very good french film is "Betty Fisher and Other Stories" and the original Scandinavian "Insomnia" is far better that the Hollywood remake. In the original the dog that gets shot is a live dog (until very, very shortly after it is shot), in the Hollywood sanitized remake the dog that is shot is already dead. It's actually quite important to demonstrate the desparation of the character that he's prepared to shoot a live dog as opposed to one that he finds that has died (mustn't offend people now). It misses the point.claire_m wrote:I saw Mouliere earlier in the year. Can't wait for it to come out on DVD. V. funny film.Uncle Mort wrote:A film that I would greatly recommend is Jacques Becker's "Le Trou" (1960). I first saw it about twenty years ago and never forgot it. Unfortunately it was not available on DVD until recently. This is what Amazon says about it:
If you like good films, get yourself a copy and watch it. However, do not try to find out anything else about it before you do. As it says on the sleeve notes - do not read them until you have seen the film.
I would also recomend another of Becker's films "Touchez Pas au Grisbi" (1954). It has to be said that the French certainly know how to make a good film.
I also love 8 femmes.
In fact I seem to prefer foreign films at the moment. Not that I go to the cinema, or anything interesting like that.
I'd actually really like to see that film about the Irish busker with the Eastern European girl. Must get round to it one day...
Foreign films are great - take Das Boot for example - a classic.
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Das Boot is a classic alright. 'Good Bye Lenin!' and 'Run Lola Run' are another couple of goodies from Germany. I would recommend both.
Went to see the Sigur Rós realease 'Heima' last night. It's kinda half tour film and half tourist board film (Iceland is definitely the star of the show) but it works very well. It finishes in the IFI tomorrow but is out on DVD pretty soon.
Went to see the Sigur Rós realease 'Heima' last night. It's kinda half tour film and half tourist board film (Iceland is definitely the star of the show) but it works very well. It finishes in the IFI tomorrow but is out on DVD pretty soon.
I heard about that. Would love to see it, but I imagine it'll be on DVD. Would think it better on the big screen though.Duke Raoul wrote:Das Boot is a classic alright. 'Good Bye Lenin!' and 'Run Lola Run' are another couple of goodies from Germany. I would recommend both.
Went to see the Sigur Rós realease 'Heima' last night. It's kinda half tour film and half tourist board film (Iceland is definitely the star of the show) but it works very well. It finishes in the IFI tomorrow but is out on DVD pretty soon.
That doesn't even warrant a response.Dave Cahill wrote:And Die Hard too...seeing as we're taking about foreign films.Uncle Mort wrote:Another very good french film is "Betty Fisher and Other Stories" and the original Scandinavian "Insomnia" is far better that the Hollywood remake. In the original the dog that gets shot is a live dog (until very, very shortly after it is shot), in the Hollywood sanitized remake the dog that is shot is already dead. It's actually quite important to demonstrate the desparation of the character that he's prepared to shoot a live dog as opposed to one that he finds that has died (mustn't offend people now). It misses the point.claire_m wrote: I saw Mouliere earlier in the year. Can't wait for it to come out on DVD. V. funny film.
I also love 8 femmes.
In fact I seem to prefer foreign films at the moment. Not that I go to the cinema, or anything interesting like that.
I'd actually really like to see that film about the Irish busker with the Eastern European girl. Must get round to it one day...
Foreign films are great - take Das Boot for example - a classic.
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You ought to look at today's picture quizDuke Raoul wrote:Das Boot is a classic alright. 'Good Bye Lenin!' and 'Run Lola Run' are another couple of goodies from Germany. I would recommend both.
Went to see the Sigur Rós realease 'Heima' last night. It's kinda half tour film and half tourist board film (Iceland is definitely the star of the show) but it works very well. It finishes in the IFI tomorrow but is out on DVD pretty soon.
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watched tarantinos contribution to the deathproof presents feature last night. i thought it was excellent, would love to watch the slimmed down version with the trailers in the middle along with robert rodriguiz' planet terror - the way the filmakers actually wanted us to see it...
highly recommended all the same.
highly recommended all the same.
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Re: Movie Recommendation
Saw "No Country for Old Men" last night.
Excellent, haunting, stays with you afterwards.
Bit of an abrupt ending thou
Excellent, haunting, stays with you afterwards.
Bit of an abrupt ending thou
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Going to see it today, haven't been looking forward to a film as much for a long time.Exile wrote:Saw "No Country for Old Men" last night.
Excellent, haunting, stays with you afterwards.
Bit of an abrupt ending thou