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My Top 5, from this thread, for the year.
I didn't know much about In a Lonely Place until recently. Bogart could really play good or bad, and here he gets a good dose of both to extremes, playing a complex and pitiful character that only he could bring to life in such a vivid and startling way. I wasted no time buying the Criterion DVD and I'm very glad I'm up to speed. Superior film that's one of Bogart's best, and that's really saying something.
4
A TOUCH OF ZEN (1971)
Directed by King Hu
I was really not expecting to love A Touch of Zen as much as I did. Easily the best wuxia film I've ever seen in my life - sheer brilliance in a cinematic sense and a must-see even for people who aren't fans of the genre! Incredible movie that surprised the heck out of me. Eureka! released a "Masters of Cinema" 2-disc edition of the film which is absolutely wonderful - booklet, endless special features and beautiful presentation for a film that really deserves it.
3
FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES (1969)
Directed by Toshio Matsumoto
Funeral Parade of Roses is a tough film to find on DVD, and I was made to feel particularly silly when I found out that the German copy I'd bought doesn't have English subtitles - a shame, because it came with a whole bunch of postcard-sized stills from the film. The biggest pity though is the fact that I found it brilliant and absolutely love it. The Blu-Ray will cost me, but I have to have it, and as such will order it one day soon - before it's too hard to find itself. What an amazing yet non-prolific filmmaker Toshio Matsumoto was.
2
TASTE OF CHERRY (1997)
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Taste of Cherry has been reissued by Criterion and I now have the Blu-Ray - Abbas Kiarostami is a genius, and Certified Copy (which I also bought on Criterion) came so very, very close to making my Top 25 of the year. Obviously, I thought Taste of Cherry was an exceptional masterpiece.
1
THE TURIN HORSE (2011)
Directed by Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky
A real "woah" piece of work - of course I bought this one on DVD, and thank goodness that proved exceptionally easy (Artificial Eye/Curzon released it) - I don't think I watched anything as impactful as this for the entire year and it nabbed my number one spot as it swept me away with it's power and desolate intensity!
Will next year be as good as this? We shall see....
5
IN A LONELY PLACE (1950)
Directed by Nicholas Ray
IN A LONELY PLACE (1950)
Directed by Nicholas Ray
I didn't know much about In a Lonely Place until recently. Bogart could really play good or bad, and here he gets a good dose of both to extremes, playing a complex and pitiful character that only he could bring to life in such a vivid and startling way. I wasted no time buying the Criterion DVD and I'm very glad I'm up to speed. Superior film that's one of Bogart's best, and that's really saying something.
4
A TOUCH OF ZEN (1971)
Directed by King Hu
I was really not expecting to love A Touch of Zen as much as I did. Easily the best wuxia film I've ever seen in my life - sheer brilliance in a cinematic sense and a must-see even for people who aren't fans of the genre! Incredible movie that surprised the heck out of me. Eureka! released a "Masters of Cinema" 2-disc edition of the film which is absolutely wonderful - booklet, endless special features and beautiful presentation for a film that really deserves it.
3
FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES (1969)
Directed by Toshio Matsumoto
Funeral Parade of Roses is a tough film to find on DVD, and I was made to feel particularly silly when I found out that the German copy I'd bought doesn't have English subtitles - a shame, because it came with a whole bunch of postcard-sized stills from the film. The biggest pity though is the fact that I found it brilliant and absolutely love it. The Blu-Ray will cost me, but I have to have it, and as such will order it one day soon - before it's too hard to find itself. What an amazing yet non-prolific filmmaker Toshio Matsumoto was.
2
TASTE OF CHERRY (1997)
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Taste of Cherry has been reissued by Criterion and I now have the Blu-Ray - Abbas Kiarostami is a genius, and Certified Copy (which I also bought on Criterion) came so very, very close to making my Top 25 of the year. Obviously, I thought Taste of Cherry was an exceptional masterpiece.
1
THE TURIN HORSE (2011)
Directed by Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky
A real "woah" piece of work - of course I bought this one on DVD, and thank goodness that proved exceptionally easy (Artificial Eye/Curzon released it) - I don't think I watched anything as impactful as this for the entire year and it nabbed my number one spot as it swept me away with it's power and desolate intensity!
Will next year be as good as this? We shall see....
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