i’m new here, but i haven’t seen anyone list “Kingdom”, by Lars von Trier, who did “dancer in the dark.” “kingdom” is about a haunted hospital in denmark, and one of the creepiest movies i’ve seen in years.
also, don’t overlook the italian horror greats mario bava and dario argento, two of my favorites. argento’s “the bird with the crystal plumage” and “suspiria” are two of the best horror movies i’ve ever seen, and the cinematography is amazing!!
i’m new here, but thought i’d throw in my $.02 also.
i haven’t seen anyone list “kingdom”, by lars von trier, who also did “dancer in the dark”. “kingdom” is about a haunted danish hospital, and is one of the creepiest movies i’ve seen in years. i’m told that one of the big three tv networks has arranged for it to be turned into a 10-episode mini-series, with stephen king scripting. cross your fingers.
also, look at the two great italian horror film makers, mario bava and dario argento. argento’s “bird with the crystal plumage” and “suspiria” are great, and the cinematography is amazing!!
arrrgggh! sorry about double posting, my screen went to a “page not available” notice, and i thought the first post had been lost. sorry sorry sorry!!!:eek:
I read only the first page of this thread but I cannot believe that the Dutch film Karakter http://us.imdb.com/Title?0119448 and Hard Boiled were not mentioned.
Erek
Some good choices, but I’m appalled 100 posts in nobody’s mentioned…
From France
*The Crime of Monsieur Lange, A Day in the Country, The Golden Coach, * and French Cancan by Renoir
*Contempt, Weekend, Breathless, My Life to Live, * and Two or Three Things I Know About Her by Godard
*My Night at Maud’s, Chloe in the Afternoon, Claire’s Knee, The Aviator’s Wife, The Marquise of O…, An Autumn Tale, * and Pauline at the Beach (yes I have a weakness for Eric Rohmer)
A Man Escaped, Pickpocket, L’Argent, Diary of a Country Priest and especially Au Hasard, Balthazar by Robert Bresson
La Ronde, The Earrings of Madame de… and Lola Montes by Max Ophuls
L’Atalante by Jean Vigo
Two English Girls by Truffaut
Playtime, Jacques Tati’s best film
Eyes Without a Face by Georges Franju
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy
The Italian Straw Hat and Le Million by Rene Clair
Le Samourai and Les Enfants Terribles by Jean-Pierre Melville
Celine and Julie Go Boating and La Belle Noiseuse by Jacques Rivette
From Italy
*Open City, Paisan, *and Voyage to Italy by Rossellini
L’Avventura and L’Eclisse by Antonioni
*La Dolce Vita, Nights of Cabiria, * and Amarcord by Fellini
The Gospel According to St. Matthew by Pasolini
Salvatore Giuliano by Francesco Rosi
The Conformist by Bernardo Bertolucci
From Japan
*I Was Born, But…, Late Spring, * and An Autumn Afternoon by Ozu
*Sisters of the Gion, Ugetsu Monogatari, * and Sansho the Bailiff by Mizoguchi
Branded to Kill and Tokyo Drifter by Seijun Suzuki
From Russia
Man With a Movie Camera by Dziga Vertov
Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors by Sergei Paradzhanov
*Andrei Rublev, Stalker, * and The Sacrifice by Tarkovsky
From Spain
The brilliant The Spirit of the Beehive and The Quince Tree Sun by Victor Erice
Viridiana by Bunuel
*What Have I Done to Deserve This? * by Almodovar
Cria Cuervos by Carlos Saura
From Germany
Pandora’s Box by Pabst, with Louise Brooks
Kings of the Road, Wenders’ best film
From Iran
The Wind Will Carry Us by Abbas Kiarostami
A Moment of Innocence by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
From Poland
Man of Marble by Wajda
From India
Charulata and *Mahanagar (The Big City) * by Satyajit Ray
From Hong Kong
In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-Wai
From Greece
The Travelling Players and Landscape in the Mist by Theo Angelopoulos
From Mexico
Los Olvidados, also by Bunuel
From Algeria
Gillo Pontecorvo’s remarkable The Battle of Algiers
From Finland
Ariel and Leningrad Cowboys Go America by Aki Kaurismaki
From Hungary
The Red and the White and The Round-Up by Miklos Jancso
From Turkey
Yol by Serif Goren and Yilmaz Guney