The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Rembrandt (1936)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Viva Zapata (1952)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968)
Cromwell (1970)
Dillinger (1973)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Danton (1982)
Camille Claudel (1988)
My Left Foot (1989)
Born on the 4th July (1989)
Korczak (1990)
The Krays (1990)
An Angel at my Table (1990)
Vincent and Theo (1990-Altman)
Van Gogh (1991- Pialat)
Chihwaeson (2002)
How about Napoleon (1927), Alexander Nevsky (1938), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)- if it counts as bio not legend-, Henry V (1944), Ivan the Terrible (1944-6), Calamity Jane (1953), Lola Montes (1955), Yang Kwei Fei (1955), Birdman of Alcatraz (1961), The Gospel according to St Matthew (1964), Andrei Rublev (1966/9), The Lion in Winter (1968), The Colour of Pomegranates (1969), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Ten Rillington Place (1970), Mirror (1974- auto), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1975), Ai no Corrida (1976), Mishima (1985), Bird (1988), Henry V (1989), Hedd Wyn (1993), Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould (1993), The Madness of King George (1995), Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Very interesting and instructive as my US geography could do with improving. I'd thought Fargo was in Minnesota, perhaps cos of the Vikings. Which states was Paper Moon in? Oh and don't forget Paris, Texas. And Monument valley in The Searchers etc.
There's an interesting website by an Italian guy called Piero Scaruffi that has separate lists of best paintings, esential books as well as 1000 movies etc- though not together in cross-cultural competition.
Well i'd also like to visit China, Venice + Machu Picchu, swim with a dolphin, go on safari, + have a hot air ballon ride. Making love in a cathedral may lead to an obvious miracle or the Police cell. Lying in bed all day only requires being ill enough. Or someone to pamper you on a day off. Good luck with tap dancing; Fred Astaire is a hero of mine. Add to your list: see the green ray- we did on an ocean cruise (thereby killing 2 birds with one stone, not literally). Repent from violent desires, seek not the way of greed for money, and lust not after cavorting naked flesh on designated beaches. Look for the miraculous in what you take for granted and further miracles may be revealed. Does accidentally swallowing a fly count as eating a live insect? Oh and yeah i wouldn't mind being a film director either.
Hokusai's 36 Views of Mt Fuji is indeed magnificent- but it's a collection of prints by the great Japanese artist. I like Hiroshige's 100 famous Views of Edo even betetr.
It depends. If you already know and love the film, are interested in the legend- how the viewer(s) will understand their heart(s)- and have long hoped but never expected to see it, then yes it's wonderful, + if you're with your loved one at the time, oh so romantic. I wouldn't swap any of the world's other famous sights for that second.
Of those i would recommend Central do Brasil, Raise the Red Lantern, Babette's Feast, Dogville, Festen, L'Appartement, Lovers of the Arctic Cuircle, Fucking Amal. But do see more older classics cos few film-makers today are up to the standard of true greats like Mizoguchi.
Of course any fool can spend ages collecting + studying polls + film ratings from all over. It's the insight to go with it that's the hard part! Rosenbaum's book Essential cinema is excellent as is 1001 Movies you Must See Before You Die
Good idea! A pity they only chose a paltry 3 Mizoguchi films then, whereas most of the other similar lists had several if memory serves.
It was John Kobal's book of Top 100 Movies that really got me hooked on world cinema in the late 80's- i was determined to see all the ones not only in the 100 (quite a few i'd not heard of then) but also in each critic's top 10. The 2nd part of the task still not complete. And it also got me hooked on film polls- as i implied, i've become a bit of an expert on that subject, at the expense of some proper study.
Well, noone's perfect. Still, better than supporting Arsenal. Was it 81 or 82 Spurs beat Man City, i can't remember? That was a good un. As, in my viewing experience, were 70, 73, 79, 87, 97, 2000, 2001
Well you already know i most strongly recommend Sansho, Maborosi and Celine + Juie go Boating. I was disappointed recently with Mikael, and hated Fountainhead some years back. Travelling Players/ O Thiassos, Satantango, Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting and Spring in a Small Town/Xiao Cheng zhi Chun have been on my must-see list for a while. I ordered Hypothesis on the net but it was apparently unavailable after all. Anyone know any different? Travelling Players and some others by Angelopoulos should be on dvd in the UK (Artificial Eye) this summer. Hopefully they'll do Satantango soon.
You seem more keen to see lots of recent films. Is that cos you've seen most of the obvious classics?
Sorry, Born on 4th July, My Left Foot and Coal Miner's daughter are on already
oh, and...
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Rembrandt (1936)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Viva Zapata (1952)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968)
Cromwell (1970)
Dillinger (1973)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Danton (1982)
Camille Claudel (1988)
My Left Foot (1989)
Born on the 4th July (1989)
Korczak (1990)
The Krays (1990)
An Angel at my Table (1990)
Vincent and Theo (1990-Altman)
Van Gogh (1991- Pialat)
Chihwaeson (2002)
How about Napoleon (1927), Alexander Nevsky (1938), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)- if it counts as bio not legend-, Henry V (1944), Ivan the Terrible (1944-6), Calamity Jane (1953), Lola Montes (1955), Yang Kwei Fei (1955), Birdman of Alcatraz (1961), The Gospel according to St Matthew (1964), Andrei Rublev (1966/9), The Lion in Winter (1968), The Colour of Pomegranates (1969), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Ten Rillington Place (1970), Mirror (1974- auto), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1975), Ai no Corrida (1976), Mishima (1985), Bird (1988), Henry V (1989), Hedd Wyn (1993), Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould (1993), The Madness of King George (1995), Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
But i'm not sorry about Braveheart's absence.
Very interesting and instructive as my US geography could do with improving. I'd thought Fargo was in Minnesota, perhaps cos of the Vikings. Which states was Paper Moon in? Oh and don't forget Paris, Texas. And Monument valley in The Searchers etc.
There's an interesting website by an Italian guy called Piero Scaruffi that has separate lists of best paintings, esential books as well as 1000 movies etc- though not together in cross-cultural competition.
Well i'd also like to visit China, Venice + Machu Picchu, swim with a dolphin, go on safari, + have a hot air ballon ride. Making love in a cathedral may lead to an obvious miracle or the Police cell. Lying in bed all day only requires being ill enough. Or someone to pamper you on a day off. Good luck with tap dancing; Fred Astaire is a hero of mine. Add to your list: see the green ray- we did on an ocean cruise (thereby killing 2 birds with one stone, not literally). Repent from violent desires, seek not the way of greed for money, and lust not after cavorting naked flesh on designated beaches. Look for the miraculous in what you take for granted and further miracles may be revealed. Does accidentally swallowing a fly count as eating a live insect? Oh and yeah i wouldn't mind being a film director either.
Hokusai's 36 Views of Mt Fuji is indeed magnificent- but it's a collection of prints by the great Japanese artist. I like Hiroshige's 100 famous Views of Edo even betetr.
Oh and i forgot to say, dream big and live your dreams. All power to your elbow for your list.
It depends. If you already know and love the film, are interested in the legend- how the viewer(s) will understand their heart(s)- and have long hoped but never expected to see it, then yes it's wonderful, + if you're with your loved one at the time, oh so romantic. I wouldn't swap any of the world's other famous sights for that second.
Of those i would recommend Central do Brasil, Raise the Red Lantern, Babette's Feast, Dogville, Festen, L'Appartement, Lovers of the Arctic Cuircle, Fucking Amal. But do see more older classics cos few film-makers today are up to the standard of true greats like Mizoguchi.
Of course any fool can spend ages collecting + studying polls + film ratings from all over. It's the insight to go with it that's the hard part! Rosenbaum's book Essential cinema is excellent as is 1001 Movies you Must See Before You Die
Good idea! A pity they only chose a paltry 3 Mizoguchi films then, whereas most of the other similar lists had several if memory serves.
It was John Kobal's book of Top 100 Movies that really got me hooked on world cinema in the late 80's- i was determined to see all the ones not only in the 100 (quite a few i'd not heard of then) but also in each critic's top 10. The 2nd part of the task still not complete. And it also got me hooked on film polls- as i implied, i've become a bit of an expert on that subject, at the expense of some proper study.
A very knowledgeable + cultured guy and interesting website he's got, with lists of great paintings + books too.
Well, noone's perfect. Still, better than supporting Arsenal. Was it 81 or 82 Spurs beat Man City, i can't remember? That was a good un. As, in my viewing experience, were 70, 73, 79, 87, 97, 2000, 2001
Well you already know i most strongly recommend Sansho, Maborosi and Celine + Juie go Boating. I was disappointed recently with Mikael, and hated Fountainhead some years back. Travelling Players/ O Thiassos, Satantango, Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting and Spring in a Small Town/Xiao Cheng zhi Chun have been on my must-see list for a while. I ordered Hypothesis on the net but it was apparently unavailable after all. Anyone know any different? Travelling Players and some others by Angelopoulos should be on dvd in the UK (Artificial Eye) this summer. Hopefully they'll do Satantango soon.
You seem more keen to see lots of recent films. Is that cos you've seen most of the obvious classics?