Un List De Piper
So about my list. It is not two things. It is not long and it is not really exciting. I'm beginning to think that including Rules Of The Game on any list is like including Citizen Kane. But I'm okay with that because it's a beautiful film and sometimes movies are so good that they should be easy answers. In Dennis' list at SLIFR, he includes La Cage aux Folles II, which is a great movie. He says he didn't expect it to make the list, but he included it anyway to create as idiosyncratic a list as possible, and thereby creating a list that would inspire those of us who worked on it as well as those who might read it. I suppose my interesting pick would have to be My Mother's Castle directed by Yves Robert. It's about as beautiful a movie as I have seen and I would recommend it to anyone. It is a touching and wonderfully written movie about a family and their retreat to their holiday cottage in Provence. Is it one of the best foreign movies ever made? It is to me.
In looking at the list some more, I was surprised to see City of God on there because it was made in 2002, but I misread the rules that stated anything after 2002 so I didn't include it although it is one of my favorites. And I was pleased that Spirited Away made this list because I do believe not only is it a wonderful film, but it makes the list more interesting, being that it is animated. And I'm surprised that La Femme Nikita wasn't included. Sure it doesn't have the drama or the depth of most of the picks, but I would argue that it is still one of the best action movies ever made. And I would argue it is better than Run Lola Run which did make the list. Anyway, here is my list. Have at it, but be gentle because it's pretty scrawny. I have put my picks in red that made Edward's nominee list.
La Dolce vita - Fellini (1960)
La Femme Nikita - Besson (1990)
My Mother's Castle - Robert (1990)
Nosferatu - Murnau (1922)
Raise The Red Lantern - Zhang (1991)
Rules Of The Game - Renoir (1939)
The Seven Samurai - Kurosawa (1954)
Spirited Away - Miyazaki (2001)
The Vanishing - Sluizer (1988)
7 comments:
Ya know, when I first started reading this article, I silently wondered if "Nosferatu" would be or could be among them. So glad it did.
Of course, you could then include "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" und "Metropolis."
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Unfortunately, silent movies were on the list of disqualifications, so none of those three made it. Probably the only reason in all three cases.
Damn Neil you're right. I forgot about the silent movies. I need to read the rules a little bit better.
Bummer.
Well in that case, I heartily applaud Nikita (far better than the remake) and Samauri (of course) and Spirited Away.
Anybody up for adding "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" to the list?
Here's one I personally love - La Jette by Chris Marker. It's a short film - quite experimental - but amazing ... and also the basis for "12 Monkeys."
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Lola rennt (run lola run) is good. Short but fun.
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