In Reply to: Absolutely not... posted by Rod H. on January 31, 2022 at 10:04:50:
many: "Hotel by the Sea" is perhaps my favorite. Renoir made an excellent, strange film in India that Satjavit Ray credits with obliquely influencing him to pursue film, "The River." It's a good counterpoint to the Ray oeuvre.
If you've not seen Bela Tarr films, you've missed some great ones. Lucrecia Martel (Argentina) is also 1st tier; "Zama" is a masterpiece.
Noir? Best one I've seen in years (and it's not new) is the Brazilian gem, "Man of the Year." It has a gritty realism that Hollywood long ago abandoned.
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- A true film buff! I've not seen all those Hong Sang-soo films, but I've seen - tinear 06:37:15 02/01/22 (2)
- The Hong Sang-soo films... - Rod H. 13:22:01 02/01/22 (1)
- Tarr: I'd watch his films in this order: - tinear 13:29:02 02/01/22 (0)