I've only seen two of these movies...So I have a lot of movie watching to do this time
We don't have any really long movies, most are at 2 hours, some only 90 minutes, so easy watching!
Perhaps some of these foreign language films will end up on the upcoming
Foreign Language Top 100 Countdown I hope everyone of us is sending in a voting ballot for that. My brief thoughts:
Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica 1948) 1h 29min...My nom, I seen this in the Personal Recommendation III and was blown away by it.
The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman 1973) 1h 52min...Have always wanted to see this and have seen other movies based on the literary character Phillip Marlowe.
American Movie (Chris Smith 1999) 1h 47min....Our only documentary. This was once nominated for the Documentary HoF but the person dropped out and so the movie was removed.
Whiplash (Damien Chazelle 2014) 1h 46min...This movie gets high praise, so I'll be curious to see what it's all about.
About Elly (Asghar Farhadi 2009) 1h 59min...A film from Iran, which makes it pretty interesting to me.
Themroc (Claude Faraldo 1973) 1h 40min..
."Made without proper language, just gibberish and grunts" Very intriguing sounding.
BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee 2018) 2h 15min...I recently seen Spike Lee's
Do the Right Thing and was amazed at his directorial skill...so I'll be watching to see if he's sharpened his talents since then.
Les Misérables (Richard Boleslawski 1935) (1h 48min) are only 'old' film, old being relative of course as some would consider anything 20th century old. I'm looking forward to this classic.
Chimes at Midnight (Orson Welles 1965) 1h 55min...ahh good ole Orson! I just seen him the other night on an old
What's My Line from 1956. Orson was one of the guest panelist and was hilarious! Here's a link:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bZL2cNR9ovM (if you're in a hurry skip to the end with the celebrity mystery guest, Greer Garson, and the panelist are all blindfolded.)
Sundays and Cybèle (Serge Bourguignon 1962) 1h 51min...The synopsis sounds promising, sounds like another good one.
The Truth (Henri-Georges Clouzot 1960) (2h 7min)....Brigitte Bardot need I say more!
The Green Years (Paulo Rocha 1963) 1h 31min...I've not heard of it but like the other films it looks promising too.
Vertigo (Hitchcock 1958) 2h 8min...bound to be a favorite here among the members. I've seen it only once and thought it was good but didn't love it like so many others seem to. Maybe a second watch will help?