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Forum: Movie Reviews 08-10-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
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Forum: Movie Reviews 08-05-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
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Great job, Thursday! I know I'm only...

Great job, Thursday!

I know I'm only scratching the surface, I feel I've thought enough about what Persona means to me to at least open up a discussion. I'm going to shoot the works and put this...
Forum: Movie Reviews 08-04-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
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I love The Seventh Seal for being one of...

I love The Seventh Seal for being one of Bergman's most-audacious, blending iconic imagery of death with some wicked black comedy. Max von Sydow is in some of the most iconic scenes. A great spoof of...
Forum: Movie Reviews 08-04-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
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https://i.ytimg.com/vi/51lo2dpaZ_g/hqdefault.jpg ...

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/51lo2dpaZ_g/hqdefault.jpg

A visionary film based on wartime reality was Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima, my #14. This was intended to be the latter-half of a diptych...
Forum: Movie Reviews 08-03-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Yes. 8 threads about the same tourney, all in...

Yes. 8 threads about the same tourney, all in order.

https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=29958
https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=30229...
Forum: Movie Reviews 08-03-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
I've seen Bicycle Thieves numerous times since I...

I've seen Bicycle Thieves numerous times since I first saw it over 40 years ago at college, but it didn't make my list. It's an emotional ringer of a flick that may be almost as perfect a little film...
Forum: Movie Reviews 08-02-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Come and See basically tells the story of a boy...

Come and See basically tells the story of a boy who is thrust into the unknown horror of World War II. His country, and more specifically, his village, needs him to help combat the Nazis. The central...
Forum: Movie Reviews 08-01-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
My #8, Pan's Labyrinth begs the question, "How...

My #8, Pan's Labyrinth begs the question, "How does one differentiate between a fairy tale and a historical tragedy?" Are fairy tales just tragic historical stories which have been passed down...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-31-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
As threatened, here are some of mine that didn't...

As threatened, here are some of mine that didn't make the Top 100.

Buffet Froid, director Bertrand Blier's cracked Bunuelian nightmare from 1979. I own it and have seen it about eight times now,...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-31-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
As is my ritual, I'm going to start posting my...

As is my ritual, I'm going to start posting my movies which aren't going to make it but not until tomorrow. So that gives you a little while to cuss me out.
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-29-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
City of God and M are two powerful thrillers with...

City of God and M are two powerful thrillers with social commentary. I think the highlight of the two is Peter Lorre's eyes.

Rashômon is probably the most important Japanese film ever made in that...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-28-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Downfall is my #5. While the Battle of Berlin...

Downfall is my #5. While the Battle of Berlin rages outside and the German Army and people are being slaughtered by the Russians, Hitler (Bruno Ganz) and his women, children and close advisors stay...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-27-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Amélie is a gorgeous souffle of a romantic...

Amélie is a gorgeous souffle of a romantic comedy, overflowing with visual and verbal humor as well as a fair share of surrealism. Some might find it too dense for something so light, but it's...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-26-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Cinema Paradiso is a lovely, humorous paean to...

Cinema Paradiso is a lovely, humorous paean to the joys of the cinema which makes me cry quite a bit. The love between the boy and his mentor is very moving.

Ran could be Kurosawa's most...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-26-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-25-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-25-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Woman in the Dunes seems to be about a...

Woman in the Dunes seems to be about a very-organized man from the city who comes to a remote area and has his life turned upside down with no rhyme or reason. But you can't help but think that its...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-24-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
I love Ikiru - it is sad, but at the same time,...

I love Ikiru - it is sad, but at the same time, it's also exhilarating so it merits a cry (times two.)

To me, Andrei Rublev is Tarkovsky's masterpiece, but I realize that some members believe that...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-23-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Late Spring is a perfect example of Ozu's style...

Late Spring is a perfect example of Ozu's style and thematic concerns, and it may have held special meaning for him concerning his relationship with Satsuko Hara.

My #25, Das Boot, is a classic...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-22-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
The Cranes Are Flying is very poignant and...

The Cranes Are Flying is very poignant and powerful with some of the greatest B&W cinematography ever. Click on Watch on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGsXmwPj0TA

Fellini fashions his...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-21-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Le Samouraï is perhaps Melville's most-extreme...

Le Samouraï is perhaps Melville's most-extreme version of style over substance and it has influenced a whole slew of movies (The Driver, The Killer, Leon: The Professional, Ghost Dog: The Way of the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-20-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Wings of Desire is a film I've seen numerous...

Wings of Desire is a film I've seen numerous times, first at San Jose's Camera One. It has beautiful cinematography, very poignant moments, a great Bruno Ganz performance and a delightful turn by...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-19-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood For Love is a...

Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood For Love is a beautiful romance bordering on a mystery-thriller. Always interesting to watch but doesn't really affect me at all.

I can't possibly explain how I left...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-18-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
My #21, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, is a simple...

My #21, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, is a simple romantic melodrama pumped up by director Jacques Demy and composer Michel Legrand to delirious heights with a pastel palette and some of the most...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-17-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By mark f
0/4 for me although I recommend them all. I...

0/4 for me although I recommend them all.

I know some people here think most of what I write next is crap but whatever. When people say Let the Right One In is not a horror film or a vampire film,...

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