doctorzombie ([info]doctorzombie) wrote,
@ 2005-12-13 21:51:00
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92) Une Femme Est Une Femme - Godard's "musical," I use that term lightly because Godard, as is to be expected, plays with every convention, every notion of a musical. If you are into Godard, it is definitely worth a watch. In some ways though, if you have seen one of his "light" films you have seen them all. Band of Outsiders, Breathless, and A Woman is a Woman (the ones I've seen) all have a similar taste to them, which is both an asset and a fault. I guess it makes sense that Godard was an advocate of the auteur theory. It's a nice film with some wonderful moments.

93) The Way We Laughed - The first 30 minutes or so of this film were amazing. I was really getting into it, and I love another film of Amelio's called Stolen Children. But it stalled. I loved the introduction of the characters, but I felt like in some sense the whole film was introduction. The conflict never opened up, the actors never fully inhabited the characters, they were always on their way. I kept waiting for it to start, and it never did. I can't recommend this film really unless you are what we call a cinephile.



94) Time Indefinite - The coveted 10.0, I updated my ymdb and placed this film in the #2 spot. The best way to describe this movie is that it is more full of life than any film I've ever seen. It just keeps building, like a life, until it is so full and dense and thoughtful and heartwarming. You get to share love, which is just not something I can say for that many films. Again, I always feel silly discussing a film that has affected me this much. It's such a lovely film. I can never understand why stuff like this doesn't get talked about more.



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[info]mikezero
2005-12-14 04:02 am UTC (link)
Watch Godard's My Life To Live. One of my ALL-TIME favorite pictures.

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Well...
[info]doctorzombie
2005-12-14 04:26 am UTC (link)
Godard is someone who I have seen a decent # of pictures (5) while some directors remain completely unexplored Mizoguchi, Ozu, Bergman...
And other directors who I am pretty sure I love more, I've barely waded into Wenders (2), Fukasaku (2)... It's definitely on my list, but it will probably be awhile before I come around to it.

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Re: Well...
[info]mikezero
2005-12-14 04:33 am UTC (link)
Bergman: Seventh Seal, Persona, Scenes from a Marriage

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i do love the latter 2 a lot
[info]msnvwls
2005-12-14 05:28 am UTC (link)
Fanny & Alexander OVER all of those

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Re: i do love the latter 2 a lot
[info]mikezero
2005-12-14 04:25 pm UTC (link)
Have yet to see that. On my list, though.

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[info]doctorzombie
2005-12-14 06:03 am UTC (link)
I've seen Seventh Seal. I am avoiding Bergman for now. His films seem like so much fucking work. It's not that I never watch or like films that take work (I mean Wings of Desire is one of my favorites), but I'm just not in the place to watch them right now. I'd rather watch a great fucking zombie flick or kung fu movie (I mean I've never seen Dawn of the Dead!!!!).
But on my to watch list from Bergman (in roughly the order I want to see them most) are Persona, Fanny & Alexander, Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light, Wild Strawberries, Scenes from a Marriage, Cries and Whispers, Hour of the Wolf...

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also, might as well get around to this.
[info]doctorzombie
2005-12-14 06:36 am UTC (link)
friended.

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in a similar mood also sans soleil
[info]lostcosmonaut
2005-12-14 10:58 am UTC (link)
have you seen Six O'Clock News. Ah dug Six O'Clock News even more than Time Indefinite, but it's been a while since ah seen either.--mza.

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Re: in a similar mood also sans soleil
[info]doctorzombie
2005-12-14 03:12 pm UTC (link)
not yet, on my greencine list.

we tried to watch sans soleil (my school has a copy), and it kept messing up. my friend and i were so fucking pissed. same thing happened with viridiana. luckily there is a feb 28th criterion release date for the bunuel.

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