In Reply to: Watched It Last Night posted by Robertc88 on November 7, 2002 at 05:01:05:
i was one that recommended forbidden games. of the ones you mentioned so far, i have that one and the seven samauri.forbidden games grabs you right from the start with the little girl losing her parents and carrying the dead dog. maybe it gets a little drawn out in the middle but the family characters are atypical and interesting.
the ending of this film is a killer. the loss that this child experiences is too much for me to bear.
red, blue, are more modern french films and i brought one of them home but only watched 5 minutes of it.
want to see a top foreign film of all time? they probably don't have it but the indian film 'pather pachali' is a must see. as tragic as 'forbidden games', the characters are even more ordinary and real. but it is also an artistic/philosophical achievement like a great work of art.
want a good italian film in an american action type genre? check out 'flight of the innocent'. action italian style (i.e., feelings too).
and a favorite italian comedy? 'johnny stecchino'. why the world loves robert begnigni. at least i do (but 'life is beautiful' was not a great film).
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- Re: Watched It Last Night - njjohn 18:14:33 11/07/02 (2)
- Rats! - Victor Khomenko 12:58:49 11/08/02 (0)
- Thanks For The Tips - Robertc88 04:26:23 11/08/02 (0)