Re: Thanks again Victor.......

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In Reply to: Thanks again Victor....... posted by J0hnN on April 13, 2002 at 11:16:59:

I truly envy you John, you collection is great. I wish I started collecting films earlier... as it is I think I only got about 300 or so.
But anyway, boy, I love to talk about good ones. I don't even know where to start.
But OK, De Sica... try to find Il Boom, with Alberto Sodri - a must, a hilarious masterpiece (it will be hard to find). I am sure you know Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini, another great one.
Antonioni - if you don't have L'Avventura, get it, but also his perhaps best film: Profession: Reporter... Incredible.
BTW, L'Atalante is considered by many the best film ever made.
Win Wender's Alice and the Cities.
Pasolini... I love most of his films, but Salo is a must, available on DVD... the shocker lover's shocker. Masterpiece. Decameron is great. There is also the biographical film that I can't recall the title, about his death... recommended.
Bergman: one must have all his works, but things like Persona - timeless. I am not even going to mention people like Fellini... nuff said... all his films.
Not in any order... but the original Scent of a Woman with Vittorio Gassman is well worth it, tons of style.
All films by Bunuel. Any film with Bourvil, Fernandel, Gabin.
When it comes to the films that touched me, I always mention the Forbidden Games - I think the best war film ever produced.
If you like the Kanal, then definitely get Ladscape after Battle and Ashes and Diamonds. His Ashes I cautiously recommend, as it is not for everyone.
Among the historical epic films, I loved Waterloo, by Bondarchuk.
And of course, the Russian films deserve the whole separate shelf... and here I shall pause and perhaps let someone like Dmitry to take the lead. There are so many great ones my head would be spinning.
Again, appologize as some of these you may already have - your list is quite long.
All for now, need to get out to the rental place... that store we have here is incredible.

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Topic - Please help me put these films in order for viewing - J0hnN 18:08:59 04/12/02 (9)

Re: Please help me put these films in order for viewing - gware 20:19:41 04/12/02 (1)

Thanks Eric, that's what I was looking for......... - J0hnN 05:23:13 04/13/02 (0)

Re: Please help me put these films in order for viewing - Victor Khomenko 18:58:36 04/12/02 (6)

Thanks, Victor, I agree...... - J0hnN 05:34:28 04/13/02 (5)

Wow! - Victor Khomenko 06:27:08 04/13/02 (4)

Thanks again Victor....... - J0hnN 11:16:59 04/13/02 (1)

Re: Thanks again Victor....... - Victor Khomenko 15:07:37 04/13/02 (0)

Another impossible to find one - Victor Khomenko 06:36:26 04/13/02 (1)

Re: Another impossible to find one - J0hnN 12:04:07 04/13/02 (0)

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Re: Thanks again Victor....... - Victor Khomenko 15:07:37 04/13/02 (0)

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