2019-07-23 Medium old movies

I don’t really go out to see many movies any more. We used to go a lot more! And yet, when @ajroach42 asked for non-American movies, I had some recommendations.

@ajroach42

This trio of samurai movies by Yōji Yamada comes to mind:

• Twilight Samurai (2002)
• The Hidden Blade (2004)
• Love and Honor (2006)

I also love Wong Kar-wai. The the last one is particularly good. Ashes of Time is a long and dream-like Chinese wuxia movie.

• As Tears Go By (1988)
• Days of Being Wild (1991)
• Chungking Express (1994)
• Ashes of Time (1994)
• Fallen Angels (1995)
• In the Mood for Love (2000)

Some European movies:

• The City of Lost Children (1995)
• Savage Nights (1992)
• The Cuckoo (2002)
• Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

I was also seeing a comment by @ohyran and was reminded of Swedish movies I liked...

@ohyran

• Jalla! Jalla! (2000) was funny
• Fucking Amal (2000) might have been the first queer movie I saw?
• Tillsammans (2000) somehow remained stuck in my memory

I think Fucking Amal was the best. Weird how it seems that I only watched Swedish movies in 2000. 🤔

Now that I’m thinking about Scandinavia... I was very impressed by this one:

• Festen, aka The Celebration (1998), a Danish movie.

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I really need to subscribe to the newsletters of a few cinemas in order to create some enthusiasm for myself.

Xenix

Filmpodium

– Alex Schroeder 2019-07-23 20:06 UTC

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As for American movies... the one I keep mentioning is Moon (2009).

I recently saw Winter’s Bone (2010) again. Magnificent.

I reminded me of Wind River (2017) which I also loved.

– Alex Schroeder 2019-10-04 12:33 UTC

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How could I forget *Romeo + Juliet* (1996).

– Alex Schroeder 2019-10-09 10:17 UTC

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• Moonrise Kingdom* (2012)

– Alex Schroeder 2019-10-09 10:21 UTC