NP - End of Year Movies: Unseen Gems Edition
rich
richard.romeo at gmail.com
Sat Dec 30 19:12:10 CST 2017
if u havent seen, if you like Come and See, Highly recommend this, made by
Klimov's wife who sadly died soon after. The Ascent is quite a feat
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/jan/10/russia
On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 7:48 PM, Johnny Marr <marrja at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, gripping throughout and justifies subject matter which is too often
> used cheaply or redundantly I avid for gravitas. Bears comparison with the
> great Soviet film Come and See (which has to be viewed on a big screen to
> do it justice).
>
> On Saturday, December 30, 2017, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> guess not technically from 2017 but best I saw this yr, Son of Saul.
>> quite remarkable viewing though it's hard viewing. the direction is superb.
>>
>> rich
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 6:24 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Nice! I will have to see Zama.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 4:57 PM Johnny Marr <marrja at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I liked Zama, Lucretia Martel is one of the best working directors in
>>>> Cinema today. Also worth checking out Jauja by Lisandro Alonso, which
>>>> explores similar territory.
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, December 29, 2017, Laura Kelber <laurakelber at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Zama (2017). Aguirre: The Wrath of God meets Waiting For Godot, with a
>>>>> great cameo
>>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 29, 2017 4:15 PM, "John Bailey" <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Can recommend the singularly odd comedy Infinity Baby. It's sort of
>>>>>> about a company selling babies who don't age but that's just a small corner
>>>>>> of it. Went in blind and can't recall another recent film where I spent
>>>>>> most of the duration with zero idea where the F it would go next. Very 90s
>>>>>> US indie in its loose interweaving of different narratives and casual
>>>>>> disregard for conventional Hollywood plot structure.
>>>>>> https://youtu.be/-Je2ZGM4-YM
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 29 Dec 2017 11:14 PM, "Johnny Marr" <marrja at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Marjorie Prime fell under the radar but is a thoughtful and quietly
>>>>>>> moving film about memory, ageing and identity in the 21st century.
>>>>>>> Recommended.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Friday, December 29, 2017, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Watched, but quit, "Dave Made a Maze." Hipster humor indie too
>>>>>>>> clever by half, but it has a following. Mostly just annoying for me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> David Morris
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>
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