The Passion of Joan of Arc
This is one of the great cinema performances, easily one of the finest we'll ever see. Maria Falconetti's acting is universally lauded, and for good season. Her face literally says it all. You can see the anguish,the fear, and the torment she must have felt during her final hours on Earth before being put to a fiery death. A bleak,unflinching film. A monument of the silent era, and a testament of the strength of faith .
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The Conversation
The Godfather Part 1 & 2. Apocalypse Now. The Conversation. 4 of the greatest films of the 70's, and they were all done by one man:Francis Ford Coppola. The Conversation is every bit as good as the other three films listed...let that sink in for a bit. Gene Hackman is a marvelous actor,he truly is. His performance in this film as the loner Harry Caul is one of the best acting performances ever. He brings this character to life, a flawed,tragic character who you can't help but feel pity for. From the very first frame of this film you know that this film is made by a master filmmaker. Harry Caul is a surveillance expert, he is a master of his trade. Yet he fears that because of his latest recording an innocent couple will be murdered. Coppola weaves Hitchcockian suspense, brilliant cinematography and intimate storytelling and helps make the film soar.
They don't make thrillers like
The Conversation anymore. Occasionally we might get a film like
Prisoners, but for the most part Hollywood doesn't dare attempt such films. I highly recommend
The Conversation to every Mofo. Sit down on your couch one night and lay back. You're in good hands.
Some Like it Hot
This is a fantastic comedy film. The premise of guys dressing up as females has been done to death, and that does slightly decrease the film's freshness I admit. But that doesn't matter because this film excels because of the great performances of the two leads, the clever dialogue and that bodacious Marilyn Monroe. This is a great romantic-comedy. I never thought I'd be calling a romantic comedy great, but this really is.Plus I have to give major props to the final scene, I haven't laughed this hard at a film in a very,very long time.Thats gotta count for something.