Once you have seen those you need to become acquainted with sensei Kurosawa. Oh, and check out Zatoichi. Trust me.
Once you have seen those you need to become acquainted with sensei Kurosawa. Oh, and check out Zatoichi. Trust me.
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My fav chinese fantasy movie are the first two parts of A CHINESE GHOST STORY. Classic and just awesome. Cult!
Very cool Feev. Enjoy it! (I'm sure you will)
I wanted to make a thread about classic cinema. I also wanted to make a thread for foreign films. The two constantly intertwine, so I figured I'd make one, all encompassing thread ! There are a lot of films out there that unfortunately will forever remain hidden gems to us, especially for young whipper snappers like me who are bombarded with nothing but advertisements for American Pop culture films and are sorrowfully unaware of some of the finer films that the last millennium had to offer.
As stated, I have taken a covetous interest to both of these sub-genres in these past few months , and have been actively seeking out both type of films through numerous forums/websites. The vast majority of my netflix queue is now comprised mainly of films by Andrei Tarkovsky, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Robert Bresson, Jean Pierre, Melville, Roman Polanksi etc, etc.
So, what are some of your favorite classic / foreign films ?
-Edit- Wanted to add that www.criterion.com is an excellent source for those looking to find films in both sub-genres.
Bravo, Feev....
....and it's no surprise that as I look down here... Heather is also reading this thread.
Some of my Favorite Classics :
Philadelphia Story
Gone With The Wind
Grapes of Wrath
Rebel Without A Cause
Bridge On The River Kwai
To Kill A Mockingbird
Some of my Favorite Foreign Films :
Akira ( I know it's Anime, but it's awesome )
Howard's End ( UK is foreign, yes? )
Ran
Maria Full Of Grace
Entre Nous
Trainspotting
8 Femmes ( 8 Women )
I'm sure I'll have a bunch more very soon.
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Errrr i don't watch many foreign films to be honest but 2 of my favourite's are "Downfall" and "House of Flying Daggers"
Actually, I'm sitting here and just a million more movies are popping into my head.....
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I love this thread
I don't even know where to begin. I absolutely adore classic cinema. I have so many favorites. It's hard for me to narrow it down to just a few. It really is a shame that they don't get more recognition nowadays.
Feev, what Hitchcock films have you seen? And have you seen any of Federico Fellini's films? I've just started watching some of his. La Strada and 8 1/2 were both excellent.
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8 1/2 is an excellent film ! I actually have 2 or 3 more of ole' Federico's films in my queue.
The only Hitchcock I've seen is Vertigo, The Birds, and Psycho - am looking forward to watching Rebecca and Murder She Wrote in the days/weeks to come
Pam, why is neither the excellent Pan's Labyrinth or the truly British cult classic Withnail and I on that list of favourite foreign films?
I can't include the Withnail and I on my list of favourite foreign films of course, as I'm British anyway, but Pan's Labyrinth would easily go on there! Along with:
Ghost in the Shell (love both films, true total mindfucks!)
The Infernal Affairs trilogy
Oldboy
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (hey, it was made in Italy!)
And there's probably a whole bunch that I just can't think of right now. Sure, there's a ton of American films I've loved from the past ten years that I can think of, and America is foreign to me (seriously guys: wtf a "twinkie"?), but that's not really the point of this thread, is it?
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How'd you like them? Rebecca is one of my all-time favorite films
All of his films are wonderful but a few of my favorites are Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Shadow of a Doubt, Lifeboat, Suspicion, Dial M for Murder.
And here's just a few other favorites of mine:
Rebel Without a Cause
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
It's a Wonderful Life
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
Sunset Boulevard
Citizen Kane
East of Eden
Night of the Hunter
Nosferatu
I feel like there are some obvious ones I'm missing
Edit - Just came back in here to post that I also love all those musicals from the 40's and 50's. Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, etc.
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Oh, well, I wasn't sure if we were counting films from the UK as foreign or not. You know - foreign language film or from any other country than the US. If we are counting the UK ... I have about a million of those!
Heather - If you liked Citizen Kane... find a copy of The Magnificent Ambersons. It's incredible. Just so beautifully shot and really a classic in every sense of the word.
Rebecca is wonderful !!!
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...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.
bears have such a lot of favorite classics they don't even know where to start!!!
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The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
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"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.
Favorite classics and foreign?? Wow, ok. Here's a list.
Seven Samurai (the best film ever made by any director)
Sanjuro
Yojimbo
Ran
Throne of Blood
The Hidden Fortress
Rhapsody in August
High and Low
Sanjuro Sugata (I LIKE Kurosawa's work, can't you tell?)
Amelie
Hero (starring Jet Li)
Fearless (also Jet Li)
Shall We Dance? (1996 Japanese release)
Spirited Away
Operation Petticoat
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
I was a Male War Bride
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Sons of Katie Elder
No Time For Sergeants
The Longest Day
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Wizard of Oz
Miracle on 34th Street
and I think I'll stop there. That's just a little list though.
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
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Sam!!
I love, love, love the original Operation Petticoat!! Which, of course reminded me of Houseboat. Which also reminds me of Gunga Din.
Cary Grant. :sigh: So iconic, so smooth, so suave.
Let's not forget Mister Roberts!! I love that one, too. Singin' In The Rain, and yes, bravo on Seven Brides for Seven Brothers!
Oh, an of course - Cinema Paradiso!
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.
I want to watch The Holy Mountain by Jorodowsky but I'm literally afraid to. El Topo almost shattered my sanity , and I've heard that HM is even more relentless with it's surreal imagery.
I really like Kurosawa's stuff. I just watched Stray Dog, which is a Kurosawa film that I had never heard of.
It's really interesting. If you get the chance, give it a shot.
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here are my favorite classics
Bell, Book, and Candle
The Wizard of Oz
Miracle on 34th Street
It's a Wonderful Life
12 angry men
To Kill a Mockingbird
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So I was finally able to track down a copy of The Magnificent Amerbersons. What a wonderful film. Welles is really a marvelous director. Not only the performances that he is able to draw out of his actors, but also his visual style is hard to beat. And I personally think he's one of the best when it comes to cinematography. His films are just so rich in texture, and shadowing. And some of the elaborate shots he sets up are very creative. And this film had all of them.
It really is a shame that the studio got their hands on this one and felt the need to completely re-edit the whole thing without the permission of Welles. And then to destroy all the remaining footage so that it could never be remastered What were they thinking! What was left was still a beautifully shot and acted story, but I can only imagine the greatness of what it could have been.
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Heather!! Amazing, right? So incredibly visual and textured. Anytime someone mentions to me how much they enjoyed Citizen Kane and the cinematography, etc. I always, always, recommend they watch The Magnificant Ambersons. I just love that movie.
Welles has always had a love/hate relationship with the studios, unbelievable the power the Studios had "back in the day".
Feev - I'm waiting on you to post about finally seeing Lawrence of Arabia.
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.