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Post by petrolino on Apr 2, 2017 2:48:22 GMT
I like all the other films in your lists, OldAussie and London, except for 'Amelie' which really winds me up for some reason. I can understand that. It might help to view the central character as less of a benevolent cute charmer and more of a mentally disturbed meddler whom we would avoid like the plague if she entered our own lives. Once you no longer feel obliged to like her, it is easier to relax and enjoy the many good things in the movie. Awesome, I'm gonna give this viewing technique a try. I mean, I like Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 'Delicatessen' (1991) and 'A Very Long Engagement' (2004) so I'm wishing to experience all the joys that 'Amelie' holds. Thanks!
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Post by petrolino on Apr 2, 2017 2:50:47 GMT
Sure. Some of the films on my list may be a little obscure but are one's that made an impact. Oh yeh, I try to always follow my heart if possible. It's great seeing 'The Red Balloon'; that would be in my list of favourite short subject movies, for sure.
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Post by london777 on Apr 2, 2017 3:35:27 GMT
A Very Long Engagement (2004) I love that film, but is it a war movie, a love story, a detective story, or social realist commentary? Mixing genres is usually a mistake but AVLE does it masterfully. I enjoyed Delicatessen (1991) and, to a lesser extent, The City of Lost Children (1995), but I think an initial two viewings then once a decade thereafter is ample, as that steam-punk stuff soon gets old. I liked MicMacs (2009) less.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Apr 2, 2017 5:35:14 GMT
And I never saw Godard either. Only clips. Not sure I would like his films, but I should see them, I know. The Godard film you should see is the exhilirating, sexy, brilliant BREATHLESS ("À bout de souffle") - written by François Truffaut, spiderwort. I first saw it as a teenager, and it rocked my young world. If you ever get the chance ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCDEAu4R8hA
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