ScarletLion's Top 25 films
I feel like making one of these threads. Maybe it's an ego thing! Maybe I want to create some content as I haven't done much on this site for a while. Anyway, I'm going to start my list of my top 25 films of all time. This list keeps changing and with each amazing film I watch it evolves into an updated list, which was last updated just this week.
I'll update it as and when I get round to it I expect. 25. The Conformist 24. Rome Open City 23. Le Trou 22. In the Mood for Love 21. Vertigo 20. Woman in the Dunes 19. Raging Bull 18. Nosferatu 17. Werckmeister Harmonies 16. Casablanca 15. Sansho Dayu 14. Stalker 13. Night of the Hunter 12. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 11. A Moment of Innocence 10. Three Colours Blue 9. 12 Angry Men 8. I am Cuba 7. 2001: A Space Odyssey 6. The Passion of Joan of Arc 5. Seven Samurai 4. Citizen Kane 3. Persona |
No.25: ‘The Conformist’ (1970) Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci What I wrote at the time:
Zoomed straight into my top 10 best looking films of all time. Vittorio Storaro's photography is beautiful. As is the rest of the film. Bertolucci explores facism , humanism and love. I may edit this review after digesting the film more....... as for now it's still living in my head, and will probably be there for some time.
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Re: ScarletLion's Top 25 films
Cinematography aside, I was left cold by The Conformist, but I wouldn't mind revisiting it in the future.
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Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2376967)
Cinematography aside, I was left cold
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Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2376967)
Cinematography aside, I was left cold by The Conformist, but I wouldn't mind revisiting it in the future.
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Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 2376975)
Well, that's a huge aside as visuals are one of the most important parts of a film.
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The Conformist was a 10/10 for me when I watched it a while ago. Absolutely first-rate, and a very thoughtful and intelligent film. The kind you keep seeing more and more in on subsequent watches - many layers and lots of meaning.
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Originally Posted by ScarletLion (Post 2376986)
It's essentially a film about treachery and bad traits.
Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2376994)
For what it's worth, I watched it a handful of years ago when I was still in my "story above all else" phase, so I imagine it would fare better with a rewatch. In regards to visuals, I think what I mainly value is what a film makes me feel. And visuals can certainly contribute to a film's feel, but it's not the only element which matters to me. Rather, I take several factors into account. For instance, I felt the recent Doctor Strange film had great visuals when I saw it in the theaters, but I still found the movie incredibly dull and boring.
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Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 2376975)
Well, that's a huge aside as visuals are one of the most important parts of a film.
Wouldn’t you agree? Or do you feel the visuals should be placed above all else? |
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19 (Post 2377091)
The story is hardly an “aside” to a film
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Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 2377102)
Depends on the movie and what the filmmaker set out to do.
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No. 24: 'Rome, Open City' (1945) Directed by Roberto Rossellini I was highly enthused when I watched this 3 years ago:
Sometimes, you're in the middle of something and you know you're experiencing something a little bit special. I had the feeling with this film. It is one of the best films I've seen in my entire life. It's a masterpiece. Rossellini makes them dark and devastating. It's a stunner.
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Re: ScarletLion's Top 25 films
His post-war trilogy is definitely great. As much as I love Rome, Open City though, I'd probably give a slight edge to Paisan. However, as for anthologies in general, Soy Cuba remains the high water mark.
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Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2377131)
His post-war trilogy is definitely great. As much as I love Rome, Open City though, I'd probably give a slight edge to Paisan. However, as for anthologies in general, Soy Cuba remains the high water mark.
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No. 23: 'Le Trou' (1960) Directed by Jaques Becker https://64.media.tumblr.com/c196e18d...099abb4ea4.gif I only watched this a few weeks ago, so I'm hoping it is not here due to recency bias, but I was rather blown away by it. This is how I reviewed it:
This is an astonishing film. One of the great French movies of the 60s. Four prison inmates are greeted with a new cellmate, and they are forced to share their plans with him. Previously I had thought that Robert Bresson’s ‘A man Escaped’ was the best prison film. But this has surpassed it. It is meticulously written and is one of the most tense films I have seen for an age, which made the 2 hour plus run time feel like a breeze. Superb cast of inmates too, and the ending…..packs a punch. Despite a couple of continuity errors, this film is flawless and has to be included in my all time favourite films list. Superb.
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Le Trou is really great.
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No. 22: 'In the Mood for Love' (2000) Directed by Wong Kar Wai. Christopher Doyle's shimmering cinematography elevates this dreamy rainy nightscape of a film to amazing heights. It's one of the best this century and combines the framing of Ozu with the close ups and intimacy of Resnais' 'Hiroshima, mon Amour'. The melancholy nature of the story and pace somehow makes the film better. Stunning film. |
Re: ScarletLion's Top 25 films
I felt the same about The Conformist as SpelingError. I was mesmerized by the technical achievements, but overall, felt pretty disconnected to the rest of the film.
In the Mood for Love is a classic film. |
ITMFL also has a great score
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1w4qnfux-o |
Originally Posted by ScarletLion (Post 2378140)
No. 22: 'In the Mood for Love' (2000) Directed by Wong Kar Wai. Christopher Doyle's shimmering cinematography elevates this dreamy rainy nightscape of a film to amazing heights. It's one of the best this century and combines the framing of Ozu with the close ups and intimacy of Resnais' 'Hiroshima, mon Amour'. The melancholy nature of the story and pace somehow makes the film better. Stunning film. |
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