Your RASHOMON pick reminds me of the line in "The Simpsons" where Homer tells Marge that he hates movies with subtitles. "That's not true", she responds. "You liked RASHOMON. "That's not the way I remember it", says Homer.😀
One of my all time favorite films is Mike Leigh’s Topsy-Turvey. It doesn’t get talked about much, maybe because it is about Gilbert and Sullivan, who are not for everyone, but I think it’s such a perfect, beautiful film with amazing performances, costumes, set design, music, and a blend of humor and sadness. It has a great Criterion release.
Hey Nathan - Love the selections. Flash sale should be tomorrow! 🤞 Hiroshima was a recent watch and what a fantastic movie that was. One pick I would submit would be The Cranes are Flying. Cheers
Thanks F V! I still need to see The Cranes are Flying, so thank you for recommendation. Hiroshima Mon Amour is something hopefully more people can check out now!
I'm still relatively new to the collection so I don't own all of the essential titles that I want yet. But the more lesser known title that I can't wait to purchase from the sale is the recent release of "Boat People (1982)" directed by Ann Hui, spine #1113. Phenomenal film about a Japanese photojournalist who travels to Vietnam shortly after the Vietnam War had ended with the intent of documenting the status of the region at that period of time. Don't want to give any spoilers away, but just know that it is fantastic. It also makes for a great double feature when watched alongside the Korean film "A Taxi Driver (2017)" which stars Song Kang Ho as the lead role. ... I also wanted to give you a quick heads up how Sundance Film Festival 2022's winner "Nanny (2022)" directed by Nikyatu Jusu is VERY similar to Black Girl. Like it's extremely similar, but also a great film as well. Tho this film introduces an element of horror as a way to visualize the way that the nanny in the film feels in various moments throughout the film. Definitely recommend checking that film out whenever it releases to the public later this year if you want essentially a modern-day remake of Black Girl.
YES Love seeing someone recommend Black Girl. Super powerful film about the aftermath of colonialism. Super rich film packed with layers of meaning despite being so short
Lots of recommendations. These are personal favorites Anatomy of a murder Some like it Hot Bicycle Thieves Before Trilogy High and Low Make Way for Tomorrow The Red Shoes The Lady Vanishes The Killing Foreign Correspondent Detour Taste of Cherry
Hi Nathan; new to your channel 👍 Love ‘12 Angry Men’; amazing film. I’m still yet to pick up the Criterion for ‘Night Of The Hunter’. Great video; some excellent recommendations 😊🍿🎥
Buy Night of the Hunter!! You will not regret it. I'm hoping someday that a relative of Charles Laughton finds a long lost movie he directed and releases it. That would be heaven on earth for me. It's a shame that is the only movie he directed. A beautiful film!!
Great selections there. A great mix of the popular and strong recommendations of underseen titles. I have the BFI release of Black Girl unwatched so I’ll need to rectify that soon, especially given it’s short run time. Cheers for the shout out as well buddy. A great film to be associated with 👍
Thanks Chris! Hopefully you can find some time for that BFI release. I still need to see Jeanne Dielman, if you recall? Cheers my friend, and thanks for the reminder!
Some good picks. BTW, it's Charles "Lawton" not "Lof-ten" The flash sale is the best time to pick up box sets; The Cinema of Ingmar Bergman, The Karel Zeman set, The Complete Jacques Tati, and the Dekalog would be top of my list.
My recommendations, I love all of these- Orpheus The Red Shoes Mulholland Dr. The Seventh Seal La Piscine Fists in the Pocket Last Year at Marienbad Paris, Texas 3 Women Children of Paradise
I would recommend Mulholland Drive Blue Velvet Miller’s Crossing Trainspotting Ghost World Crumb Cure Memories of Murder Hausu Seven Samurai Blood Simple Lady Snowblood
I based my initial assumption on the past two sales, haha! The sale seems to be happening either next week or the week after, hopefully. Still pending!
