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Post by Rufus-T on Feb 25, 2022 19:00:31 GMT
I like long movies. The good ones, I don't want them to end.
- Seven Samurai(1954) - one of my favorite
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - one of my favorite
- The Human Condition (1959-1961) - have not seen
- Shoah (1985) - glad I finally saw it last year after putting it off so many years.
- Malcolm X (1992) - Denzel Washington should have won oscar for this one
- The Irishman (2019) - great but not Scorsese's best
- An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) - have not seen
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - like it but not love it, mostly find the last part a bit weak
- War and Peace (1965) - one of my favorite
- Out 1 (1971) - many do recommended it but I am bit too intimidating to get started in this 13 hours epic and had to read subtitle
1. Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo (The Innocence) (2019): 21 hours 2. Resan (The Journey) (1987): 14 hr, 33 min
3. La Flor (2018): 13 hr, 23 min
4. Out 1 (Noli me tangere) (1971): 12 hr, 55 min
5. How Yukong Moved the Mountains (1976): 12 hr, 43 min
6. Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004): 9 hr, 53 min
7. Shoah (1985): 9 hr, 26 min
8. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2003): 9 hr, 11 min
9. Heremias: (Book One: Legend of the Lizard Princess) (2006): 8 hr, 39 min
10. Dead Souls (2018): 8 hr, 15 min
Finally, there are long movies that I did not think that were that good
War and Peace (1956) Cleopatra (1963) Heaven's Gate (1980) Inland Empire (2006)
Any you have seen, or like, or don't like, or like to comment?
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Post by timshelboy on Feb 25, 2022 19:21:00 GMT
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Post by london777 on Feb 25, 2022 20:22:47 GMT
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)Gave up on this one after five hours. Gave up on this one twice. Did not realise it was a long film or I would not have had a second go. I do not like films about adolescents. Maybe because I do not like adolescents. (I was a particularly obnoxious one  )
Andrei Rublev (1966)
One of my all-time favourites. I wish it were twice as long. Time for a rewatch now I know a bit more about the period.
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Post by timshelboy on Feb 25, 2022 20:24:29 GMT
This one is fun - a 2 part 3hr German remake of silent serial adventure. Truncated 1hr 45 min version released in USA but seek out the longer cut.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 25, 2022 20:27:40 GMT
Blockbuster examples.   |
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Post by Isapop on Feb 25, 2022 20:40:41 GMT
Seen Spartacus?
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Post by jervistetch on Feb 25, 2022 20:56:38 GMT
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Post by stryker on Feb 25, 2022 22:46:04 GMT
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 26, 2022 0:17:11 GMT
Love longer format films.
I’m a big fan of Lav Diaz whose films regularly clock in at 4, 6, 8 or more hours.
Two are on that list:
6. Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004): 9 hr, 53 min
9. Heremias: (Book One: Legend of the Lizard Princess) (2006): 8 hr, 39 min
They can be very daunting, but if you set aside the time, the aesthetic quality (nearly all are shot in fixed camera monochrome long takes, so the action slowly unfolds like a moving photograph) and sense of immersion in the world can be very rewarding.
A good example, among my favorite shots from his work (the actual shot in the film is about 4 minutes)
Personal favorites of his are:
Melancholia (2008, 7 hrs 27 mins)
From What is Before (2014, 5 hrs, 38 mins)
Florentino Hubaldo, CTE (6 hrs, 7 mins)
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (8 hrs, 5 mins)
Many of his films are available on Mubi, including a couple of more reasonable length
Bela Tarr’s Satantango is similar (running 7 hours) but he uses a fluid constantly moving camera, more like Mizoguchi or Tarkovsky
While the above fall into the “slow cinema” realm, epic length films like Out 1 and La Flor are a lot more dense, and filled with movement and plot.
I also love the already mentioned Andrei Rublev, Jeanne Dielman, The Human Condition and many others
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 26, 2022 0:48:06 GMT
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 26, 2022 0:49:00 GMT
 close at 2 hrs 43 Min |
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Post by marshamae on Feb 27, 2022 22:31:48 GMT
War and peace 1965 fascinating . Will probably never be made that way again. Totally worth seeing Once Upon a Time In America - a favorite film that I cannot watch very often. Despite being filled with arresting images it is profoundly upsetting and I just don’t want to see it it very often . It fulfills one of my key criteria for a three hour film, it has enough story to maintain an arc for three hours. It can’t just fill the space with beautiful sensitive film . It has to have a story pursuing a conclusion, driving through the whole three hours with no filler. I agree that the ending seems to Peter out in an unfulfilled way. But I decided that was the point. Noodles continued to pursue these mysterious clues, certain that so much violence, brutality, broken hearts, missing money , hidden identities had to mean something. He was trying to construct a meaning for his life. They all tried to construct meaning and it turns out the meaning was for Max to get Deborah and have a lot of money and in the end it wasn’t enough to keep him from jumping in the garbage truck |
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Post by Rufus-T on Feb 27, 2022 22:42:29 GMT
Long movies used to have an intermission in the theater. The last movie I went to with an intermission was Gandhi.  The next 3+ hours movie I went, The Right Stuff, to did not have an intermission nor any other afterward including the re-released of Gone with the Wind.  |
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Post by Rufus-T on Feb 27, 2022 22:48:03 GMT
Love longer format films. I’m a big fan of Lav Diaz whose films regularly clock in at 4, 6, 8 or more hours. Two are on that list: 6. Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004): 9 hr, 53 min 9. Heremias: (Book One: Legend of the Lizard Princess) (2006): 8 hr, 39 min They can be very daunting, but if you set aside the time, the aesthetic quality (nearly all are shot in fixed camera monochrome long takes, so the action slowly unfolds like a moving photograph) and sense of immersion in the world can be very rewarding. A good example, among my favorite shots from his work (the actual shot in the film is about 4 minutes) Personal favorites of his are: Melancholia (2008, 7 hrs 27 mins) From What is Before (2014, 5 hrs, 38 mins) Florentino Hubaldo, CTE (6 hrs, 7 mins) A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (8 hrs, 5 mins) Many of his films are available on Mubi, including a couple of more reasonable length Bela Tarr’s Satantango is similar (running 7 hours) but he uses a fluid constantly moving camera, more like Mizoguchi or Tarkovsky While the above fall into the “slow cinema” realm, epic length films like Out 1 and La Flor are a lot more dense, and filled with movement and plot. I also love the already mentioned Andrei Rublev, Jeanne Dielman, The Human Condition and many others I have heard of the great reputation of Lav Diaz, but not lucky enough to catch any of his movies yet. Thanks for pointing out the mubi.com source. I will check it out there.
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Post by Stammerhead on Feb 27, 2022 23:15:03 GMT
I love the big epics (Spartacus, Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, etc) but smaller films can also benefit from longer running times. And although it was originally made for German TV Heimat (1984) debuted in the UK in the cinema and you could watch the whole series over five nights (if I remember that correctly) in a large, plush West End cinema. The Lumiere wasn’t as plush as I remembered but it was pretty large for an art house cinema. cinematreasures.org/theaters/2509 |
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Post by marshamae on Feb 28, 2022 1:26:40 GMT
Ironically (or maybe not), now that I'm older, I don't much care for long films. I feel the clock ticking with the long ones, I guess. But, oh, the long ones that I've seen and loved, I cherish
As I age I get stiff easily, and I must get up for personal needs once or twice. For this reason I don’t enjoy movie theaters much any more. I was thrilled that Hamilton was streaming on Disney plus so I could se it. I see films at home now where I can stop the play for my personal intermission.
I enjoyed those intermissions. Sometimes they had special art, most had special music, and the break came at a key moment . In Dr ZHIVAGO the intermission came after a shot that revealed a key character, thought dead , was alive with a new identity. It really set up the opening of part two and kept the audience engaged while they ate popcorn.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 28, 2022 2:15:16 GMT
Love longer format films. I’m a big fan of Lav Diaz whose films regularly clock in at 4, 6, 8 or more hours. Two are on that list: 6. Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004): 9 hr, 53 min 9. Heremias: (Book One: Legend of the Lizard Princess) (2006): 8 hr, 39 min They can be very daunting, but if you set aside the time, the aesthetic quality (nearly all are shot in fixed camera monochrome long takes, so the action slowly unfolds like a moving photograph) and sense of immersion in the world can be very rewarding. A good example, among my favorite shots from his work (the actual shot in the film is about 4 minutes) Personal favorites of his are: Melancholia (2008, 7 hrs 27 mins) From What is Before (2014, 5 hrs, 38 mins) Florentino Hubaldo, CTE (6 hrs, 7 mins) A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (8 hrs, 5 mins) Many of his films are available on Mubi, including a couple of more reasonable length Bela Tarr’s Satantango is similar (running 7 hours) but he uses a fluid constantly moving camera, more like Mizoguchi or Tarkovsky While the above fall into the “slow cinema” realm, epic length films like Out 1 and La Flor are a lot more dense, and filled with movement and plot. I also love the already mentioned Andrei Rublev, Jeanne Dielman, The Human Condition and many others I have heard of the great reputation of Lav Diaz, but not lucky enough to catch any of his movies yet. Thanks for pointing out the mubi.com source. I will check it out there. Cool, let me know what you think if you decide to watch something. There are a couple of his shorter works available, which might give you an idea of his style and pacing without having to commit a whole day to it. 2011: Elegy to the Vistor from the Revolution [1 hr 20 mins] 2020: Genus Pan [2 hr 37 mins]
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