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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 27, 2021 2:34:21 GMT
They are the first when I read about non-English European film makers.
Yes, there are many others. Just these five, who are your favorite? List your favorite films of theirs if you want. You may name and discuss other favorites non-English European directors and their films as well if you like.
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Post by movielover on Aug 27, 2021 3:40:41 GMT
Bergman, followed closely by Truffaut
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Post by OldAussie on Aug 27, 2021 7:00:14 GMT
I didn't vote as I've only seen
Jean-Luc Godard - Breathless / Contempt
Federico Fellini - La Dolce Vita / 8½ / Fellini's Casanova
François Truffaut - Fahrenheit 451 / Day for Night / The Story of Adele H.
Luis Buñuel - Belle de jour
Ingmar Bergman - The Seventh Seal / Persona / The Touch
....not enough to judge. But as I liked all these except Fellini's Casanova, I hope to see some suggestions and recommendations.
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Post by timshelboy on Aug 27, 2021 7:26:16 GMT
Truffaut and Fellini I'd say I was a fan...Bunuel a bit less ... Godard even less so - Bergman seen too few
You might want to check out RIFKINS FESIVAL, in which Woody offers mini homages to Fellini, Bergman, Godard & Truffaut.... and possibly others although not sure Bunuel.
Christoph Waltz amazingly well cast as Death
Wallace Shawn and Gina Gershon get their BREATHLESS moment!
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Post by Bella on Aug 27, 2021 7:48:52 GMT
Truffaut in the first and Bergman in the second place. It depends on the mood I'm in, though. Sometimes, I prefer Bergman's melancholic films.
Personal favorites:
Truffaut:
The Bride Wore Black
The 400 Blows
Jules et Jim
The Last Metro
Bergman:
The Seventh Seal
Cries and Whispers
Hour of the Wolf
The Virgin Spring
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Post by Bella on Aug 27, 2021 8:43:29 GMT
One of Godard's films, Vivre sa vie, starring the unforgettable Anna Karina, is is in my TOP10-LIST of all films I've ever rated.
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Post by Bella on Aug 27, 2021 12:05:52 GMT
Luchino Visconti is another great European director, who deserves to be mentioned. He highly influenced not only Italian but also European Cinema with the sociocritical films of his early years (The Earth Trembles, Rocco and His Brothers, Bellissima) up to the epic films of his later career (The Leopard, Ludwig, The Damned).
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 27, 2021 14:03:05 GMT
Ranked as best I could, with favorite films listed. The Top two are very close
Godard
Vivre sa Vie, Alphaville, Week-end, 29 films seen
Bergman
Persona, Cries and Whispers, Through A Glass Darkly, 25 films seen
Truffaut
The Bride Wore Black, Jules and Jim, The Soft Skin, 17 films seen
Bunuel
Simon of the Desert, Diary of a Chambermaid, Los Olvidados, 14 films seen
Fellini
La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, La Strada, 7 films seen
My favorite European director is Andrei Tarkovsky
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 27, 2021 14:09:52 GMT
One of Godard's films, Vivre sa vie, starring the unforgettable Anna Karina, is is in my TOP10-LIST of all films I've ever rated. I don't have a ranked list, but I think it would have a pretty good chance of making my Top 10 also, easily Top 20 and possibly my favorite French film.
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Post by teleadm on Aug 27, 2021 17:09:54 GMT
I voted Truffaut since I consider his movies as the most accessible.
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 27, 2021 20:37:42 GMT
I have a love/hate relationship with Bergman's style. His movies make me want to end it all, but they are so good. Fanny & Alexander is one of the best movie ever. I would rank Bergman very high above the other four.
The movie The Dreamers introduced me to Godard. I love both Breathless & Band of Outsider. I like several of his other movies too, but not in the level of the other two.
I like Truffaut several movies, especially the Antoine Doinel movies.
Fellini & Buñuel are challenging to watch.
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 27, 2021 20:44:36 GMT
Luchino Visconti is another great European director, who deserves to be mentioned. He highly influenced not only Italian but also European Cinema with the sociocritical films of his early years (The Earth Trembles, Rocco and His Brothers, Bellissima) up to the epic films of his later career (The Leopard, Ludwig, The Damned). I didn't hear about Visconti til much later when I first picked up Ossessione (a version of The Postman Always Rings Twice) at the video rental store.
Thanks for recommending Vivre sa vie.
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Post by movielover on Aug 27, 2021 20:47:10 GMT
I didn't vote as I've only seen Jean-Luc Godard - Breathless / Contempt Federico Fellini - La Dolce Vita / 8½ / Fellini's Casanova François Truffaut - Fahrenheit 451 / Day for Night / The Story of Adele H. Luis Buñuel - Belle de jour Ingmar Bergman - The Seventh Seal / Persona / The Touch ....not enough to judge. But as I liked all these except Fellini's Casanova, I hope to see some suggestions and recommendations. For Bergman, my favorite is Scenes from a Marriage. Other good ones are Fanny and Alexander, The Passion of Anna, Autumn Sonata, and The Virgin Spring.
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Post by timshelboy on Aug 27, 2021 21:50:49 GMT
a few other classic era faves
Visconti (ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS, THE DAMNED)& Rossellini (OPEN CITY)
Louis Malle (LES AMANTS, LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD)and Claude Chabrol (LES BICHES, WEDDING IN BLOOD, NADA)
Jacques Demy (BAY OF ANGELS my favourite European movie, LOLA and DONKEY SKIN)
Phillipe De Broca (FIVE DAY LOVER, KING OF HEARTS, THAT MAN FROM RIO)
Rene Clement is one I feel overlooked - PLEIN SOLEIL his keeper but LES MAUDITS, MONSIEUR RIPOIS and JOY HOUSE also very good
Fassbinder (FEAR EATS THE SOUL, QUERELLE, CHINESE ROULETTE)
Three currently working I'd go out of my way to watch anything they directed
Almodovar (BAD EDUCATION, THE SKIN I LIVE IN, ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER)
Luca Guadagnino (A BIGGER SPLASH, I AM LOVE, SUSPIRIA)
FrancoisOzon (DOUBLE LOVER, THE SWIMMING POOL, SUMMER OF 85)
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 28, 2021 17:33:05 GMT
a few other classic era faves
Visconti (ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS, THE DAMNED)& Rossellini (OPEN CITY)
Louis Malle (LES AMANTS, LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD)and Claude Chabrol (LES BICHES, WEDDING IN BLOOD, NADA)
Jacques Demy (BAY OF ANGELS my favourite European movie, LOLA and DONKEY SKIN)
Phillipe De Broca (FIVE DAY LOVER, KING OF HEARTS, THAT MAN FROM RIO)
Rene Clement is one I feel overlooked - PLEIN SOLEIL his keeper but LES MAUDITS, MONSIEUR RIPOIS and JOY HOUSE also very good
Fassbinder (FEAR EATS THE SOUL, QUERELLE, CHINESE ROULETTE)
Three currently working I'd go out of my way to watch anything they directed
Almodovar (BAD EDUCATION, THE SKIN I LIVE IN, ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER)
Luca Guadagnino (A BIGGER SPLASH, I AM LOVE, SUSPIRIA)
FrancoisOzon (DOUBLE LOVER, THE SWIMMING POOL, SUMMER OF 85)
I love many of Louis Malle's movies I saw, either his French or English movies. I first notice him through Au Revoir les Enfants, but I had seen his English language movies before that with Atlantic City. My Dinner with Andre was one of the most interesting chit-chat movies.
Other non-English European film makers not yet mention, though my favorite of their were English language film:
Michelangelo Antonioni (Blow-Up) Jean Renoir (The River) Milos Forman (Amadeus)
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Post by hi224 on Aug 31, 2021 10:25:28 GMT
They are the first when I read about non-English European film makers.
Yes, there are many others. Just these five, who are your favorite? List your favorite films of theirs if you want. You may name and discuss other favorites non-English European directors and their films as well if you like.
Well 0 votes for Bunuels a disgrace. |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 31, 2021 10:56:40 GMT
They are the first when I read about non-English European film makers.
Yes, there are many others. Just these five, who are your favorite? List your favorite films of theirs if you want. You may name and discuss other favorites non-English European directors and their films as well if you like.
Well 0 votes for Bunuels a disgrace. Guessing the single vote he has now is yours. They're all very worthy filmmakers. Considering only 12 people have voted and you can only vote for one, I don't think it's that insane. I voted for Godard, who currently also only has a single vote (as does Fellini). Voting for your favorite (of the options) doesn't negate any respect or admiration you might have for any of the others.
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Post by timshelboy on Aug 31, 2021 15:31:12 GMT
a few other classic era faves
Louis Malle (LES AMANTS, LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD)
I love many of Louis Malle's movies I saw, either his French or English movies. I first notice him through Au Revoir les Enfants, but I had seen his English language movies before that with Atlantic City. My Dinner with Andre was one of the most interesting chit-chat movies.
Other non-English European film makers not yet mention, though my favorite of their were English language film:
Michelangelo Antonioni (Blow-Up) Jean Renoir (The River) Milos Forman (Amadeus)
In truth ATLANTIC CITY my favourite Malle - not seen LES ENFANTS or ANDRE - very keen to see latter.... also THIEF OF PARIS. I liked THE FIRE WITHIN a lot. and BLACK MOON might be worth a peek. Less keen on VIVA MARIA or DAMAGE... but neither was bad exactly.
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Post by marshamae on Aug 31, 2021 16:48:50 GMT
I have seen films by all the auteurs that I like and love. I feel connected to more Bergman films than any others, Fanny and Alexander, Magic Flute, Passion of Anna and Autumn Sonata being special favorites, followed by Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Virgin Spring, then all the others…..
I am very fond of Milos Foreman, especially Amadeus and Valmont. I much prefer Valmont to 1988’s Dangerous Liasons made from the same play. I love his appreciation of the Barocque and Rococo costume, culture and architecture of France.
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Post by lune7000 on Aug 31, 2021 20:34:56 GMT
I liked Fellini's best b/c how cinematic it is. Some of the others on this list made good films but they feel like theatre plays with a camera in front of them. Fellini feels like real cinema.
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