Oh, right, and 'To Catch a Thief' by Alfred Hitchcock. Not his best film but still quite enjoyable. I had an early suspicion as to who the jewel thief was and the film did a good job at throwing me off the scent for a while.
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finally watched Brighter Summer Day today and my god it is every bit the masterpiece its reputation would indicate
if you guys are sleeping on the cinema of Edward Yang, wake up and watch it
-Vader
if you guys are sleeping on the cinema of Edward Yang, wake up and watch it
-Vader
I've got Brighter Summer Day for some time on my computer, but I don't want to watch it in too many pieces, so I'll have to make time for it.
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The Little Drummer Girl
Park Chan-wook directed a miniseries in 2018 based on a Le Carre novel, and I had no clue about it. Found about it while exploring Florence Pugh's filmography. Solid solid solid work all around. Editing alone is of the highest order here. The direction and the three leads, especially Pugh and Shannon, are just mesmerizing.
Park Chan-wook directed a miniseries in 2018 based on a Le Carre novel, and I had no clue about it. Found about it while exploring Florence Pugh's filmography. Solid solid solid work all around. Editing alone is of the highest order here. The direction and the three leads, especially Pugh and Shannon, are just mesmerizing.
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The Little Foxes (1941)
This film hit hard emotionally. I got emotional at about two points and people who have seen the film will likely know which scenes I'm referring to. It is a rather brutal presentation of insidious, two-faced human greed and misanthropy but it also brings to you in a sad and empathetic way the importance of strong moral principles and critical thought in the face of uncaring and self-centered opportunism. The acting is superb from everyone involved and the ending seems more on the overall optimistic side of things despite the final shot being Bette Davies' face slinking into a darkness that reflects the moral emptiness of the character she plays in this.
This film hit hard emotionally. I got emotional at about two points and people who have seen the film will likely know which scenes I'm referring to. It is a rather brutal presentation of insidious, two-faced human greed and misanthropy but it also brings to you in a sad and empathetic way the importance of strong moral principles and critical thought in the face of uncaring and self-centered opportunism. The acting is superb from everyone involved and the ending seems more on the overall optimistic side of things despite the final shot being Bette Davies' face slinking into a darkness that reflects the moral emptiness of the character she plays in this.
The Terrorizers is a fucking masterpiece and it is a complete tragedy what happened to Yang's filmography.
if it wasn't for Yi Yi and Scorsese championing Taipei Story and A Brighter Summer Day we'd barely know him, let alone as one of the masters of the medium.
-Vader
if it wasn't for Yi Yi and Scorsese championing Taipei Story and A Brighter Summer Day we'd barely know him, let alone as one of the masters of the medium.
-Vader
criterion does the lords work better than any missionary
yeh but they don't even have terrorizersDisney+'s solo2001 wrote: ↑January 19th, 2020, 11:47 pmcriterion does the lords work better than any missionary
its a forgotten masterpiece sadly
-Vader