SuperBacon Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 @Devon MalcolmĀ can you recommend any of the classics for me? Goddard, Truffaut, Fellini etc. Pretty sure I've only seen The 400 Blows, 8 and 1/2 and maybe one or two others, but want to watch some classics from that period.Ā Also, has anyone seen After Love, and is it any good? ThanksĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted August 23, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted August 23, 2017 Well I don't like French New Wave at all so I'm not the person to turn to for that sort of thing, nor have I seen any Fellini. But I do highly recommend pretty much anything by Akira Kurosawa, you can almost never go wrong with any of his. For something a bit more modern, Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy and The Double Life Of Veronique are essential. Early Polanski is great too - Knife In The Water is stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted August 24, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted August 24, 2017 Rififi and A Bout De Souffle are both superb if your looking for classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 @Devon MalcolmĀ thanks, thought I would ask as you know quite a bit on World Cinema. I lovedĀ the 3 colours trilogy but haven't seen it since Film Studies at College so will give it another go.Ā @DEF thanks will give them a go.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 The best Kurosawa is also the best Shakespeare adaptation, Throne Of Blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted August 24, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted August 24, 2017 I'll second Rififi, a superb film. You can't go much wrong with Melville. Army Of Shadows is probably his best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 You can't go wrong with anything by Tarkovsky but Stalker is my personal choice, possibly my favourite classic film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 9, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 9, 2019 Thought I had a foreign film thread on here. Today I watched Ash is Purest White, which is absolutely fantastic and has a nice link to The Killer for all you John Woo fans. Great film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted September 9, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 8/24/2017 at 3:06 PM, Keith Houchen said: The best Kurosawa is also the best Shakespeare adaptation, Throne Of Blood. Saw this a few weeks ago, and holy shit. It's SUPERB. Macbeth really isn't a favourite of mine either, but this is wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 9, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 9, 2019 Regarding Kurosawa, I watched High and Low a few weeks ago and it was great. Almost impossible to pick a best film of his and I still have a few to see, including Throne of Blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 14, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 Speaking of Kurosawa, albeit Kiyoshi, I watched Cure last night. Possibly the best film I've seen for the first time this year. It's on YouTube in full and with subs but not in HD for you Ultra 4K ponces like Loki. Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted October 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) On 9/9/2019 at 4:42 PM, Chris B said: Saw this a few weeks ago, and holy shit. It's SUPERB. Macbeth really isn't a favourite of mine either, but this is wonderful. His adaptation ofĀ King Lear, titledĀ Ran, is also excellent. Highly recommended. A general recommendation to the thread is one of my dad's favourite films of all time,Ā State of SiegeĀ (Ćtat de SiĆØge) by the great Yves Montand.Ā Set in a corrupt, fascist state in South America (heavily implied to be Uruguay), it centres around the kidnapping of a purported American diplomat by anti-government revolutionary operatives who believe he's actually been brought in to train the police in torture and wet-work. It's a tremendous film, and the thing that stood out most to me was the fact that it is highly unusual in that there is no real main protagonist - none of the revolutionaries get all that much in terms of character development or depth, we only see them in the context of the kidnapping and subsequent interrogation -Ā but it still works.Ā It does move slowly, but it's engrossing. A very intriguing film. Edited October 14, 2019 by Carbomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Devon Malcolm said: Speaking of Kurosawa, albeit Kiyoshi, I watched Cure last night. Possibly the best film I've seen for the first time this year. It's on YouTube in full and with subs but not in HD for you Ultra 4K ponces like Loki. Ā If you enjoyed Cure (I have it on Blu-ray) then you might want to check out Pulse which was directed by the same guy. Great atmosphere, though perhaps slightly dated now. Just avoid the laughingly naff US remake. And I'm assuming it's sequels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 14, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 Yeah, I've seen Pulse and I do like it but I thought Kurosawa nailed it far better with Cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Yeah I'd agree that Cure is the better film. Wish more of his films made it over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.