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Indisputably significant,
due to its scope and communicated importance.
Rich, and beautiful.
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An experience comparable to
reading Faulkner. Let the story go and the images wash your face.
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Everyone is sure to hear the
question 'What is art?'. This film poses the question and answers it. A
must for any fan of foreign film.
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A great performance, and with some good sound. Everybody's favorite Opera DVD. |
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The student that doesn't
quite fit in a classroom setting. This is something I
identify with.
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These two I somewhat
awkwardly slapped together, because they both involve some
of my favorite performances, and they both send daggers to my heart.
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This is the only silent film on my list, probably because I limited myself to ten movies, in my collection, which had or have a sublime effect on me. Unfortunately, I didn't allow myself room for films which interest me in a historical context. I guess it's no surprise that the one I did choose happened to be a Passion--a beautiful display of suffering and belief.
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One of my more-used DVDs
happens to be a very witty though dark satire on society and treatment
of women. Pure Shaw. I sometimes skip through it looking for some of
those great insults--you squashed cabbage-leaf, you dragon-tailed
guttersnipe.
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I only recently saw this film, so time and repeated viewings will tell whether or not this is a classic. I enjoyed it the first two times, which I must say isn't a good sign. Beautiful.
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And lastly, the
super-acknowledged foreign cinema masterpiece. One of my first
Criterions, I've shown it to so many people since then I am not sure
what I think now. I do believe I could recreate it shot-for-shot for
memory.
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