Recommend a movie

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O'Zebedee

Tampopo

Macrobius
Um, 'thumbs up' was the symbol used by Roman Emporers for 'the gladiator should kill the Christian, imnshspqro'. Siskel and Ebert had it backwards. But then neither were Roman to the manner born.
Cornelio
Dr. Heywood R. Floyd

I saw "Mongol" last night. It was pretty cool. I also re-watched a Czech film from 2000, "Divided We Fall," about events on the home front, on the Axis side, during the Second World War.

Cornelio
The White Ribbon - Michael Haneke

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Even if slightly ideologically questionable at times, this is a cinematic masterpiece. Greatly captures the sense of looming horror that pervades european rural life. Even if the movie is set in a protestant northern germany village in the final days before WWI, I noticed some concomitances with artistic depictions (as well as my own experiences) of rural Spain.
Bronze Age Pervert

I saw "The Machinist" recently and it wasn't great but it had a great atmosphere and was a decent attempt at Dostoyevskian/Kafkaesque moody existentialist thriller. The main character is reading The Idiot at one point, but the movie heavily "borrows" from D's The Double. Christian Bale is great...he starved himself to the point where he looks like an Auschwitz survivor, which was impressive...he fits the role well in other ways too.

I don't want to talk too much about the plot. It's about a blue collar guy played by Bale who is an extreme insomniac and is having a spiritual crisis for unknown reasons; strange things start happening in his apartment, and he believes he is pursued by other people and forces outside. There are strange flashbacks. The weakness of the movie is the revelation of the mystery at the end, which is straight-forward and a bit lame. Overall it's worth watching though...

Cornelio

"The Machinist" is a solid :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I remember watching it years ago in an old cinema in Madrid. Was really impressed by both the atmosphere and the acting. As mentioned by BAP the plot could be a little bit tighter, but I'm not complaining.

Bronze Age Pervert
Mauvais Sang by Leos Carax sold as Bad Blood in the US...he is one of my favorite directors, though much unappreciated. He's been a flop both commercially and with critics who hated his last few movies so he can't get any more funding. I think this is sad because he's a real artist and his movies are good even when they're bad. His movies are highly stylized, super-aesthetic, and weird/full of absurd humor. Above all he manages like some Truffaut to capture thrill of romantic passion in a moment of obsession. Mauvais Sang is probably his best, and one of my favorite movies. Here's a scene I remember from it,

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/embed/gt2KlkBUgXA
Mighty Atom

Am I the only one on here who loves the movie 8 ½ ? I first saw 8 ½ about a year ago and have seen it a dozen times or so since then; and every time I watch it I'm captivated from the very first frame to the last. I can identify a lot with the main character Guido because, like him, I am also perpetually lost in the sauce.

Another thing I adore about this film is how, like a lot of Fellini's films, it is rich it is in esotericism and symbolism. Every time you watch this film you pick up on something that almost completely changes one's interpretation of it.

I strongly encourage everyone on here to see this film at least once in their life.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/embed/jmEqBdde5H0

Broseph

Mighty Atom, It's nic's #1 favorite. I'm a big fan as well.