Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by afilado (A) on November 02, 2007 at 16:59:31

In Reply to: RE: Desperately need help posted by Victor Khomenko on November 01, 2007 at 13:54:48

Stranger Than Paradise - One of Jarmusch's most enjoyable.

Happiness - Dark, dark comedy. Pulp Fiction meets The Royal Tenenbaums. Unflinching. Very fine stuff from Todd Solondz, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Ben Gazzara, Dylan Baker, Jane Adams, Camryn Mannheim and Rufus Reid (GREAT kid performance).

Three Times - Three varieties of love from Chinese director Hsiao-hsien Ho.

Cafe Lumiere - Another from Ho. This time with Tadanobu Asano and Yo Hitoto

El Bola - A stark, unsensationalized look at child abuse and the inherent ambiguity of how one should respond.

Insomnia - Another fine and complex thriller from Scandanavia.

The Widow of St. Pierre - Murder, redemption and punishment turned inside out

Noi The Albino - Iceland is a very remote place.

Platform - fresh view of China.

Blind Shaft - Ditto, with more grit.

Kitchen Stories - Another Norwegian gem.

Dark City - Smart sci -fi.

A Man Escaped - Bresson. Absolutely engrossing and believable story of escape from Nazi prison. Made two years before Pickpocket, displaying the same meticulous method.

Owning Mahoney - Another with P. S. Hoffman. It's great to watch him work.

Il Grido - Antonioni. One which still sticks in my mind after months. So beautiful and sad.