34th Hall of Fame

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New film?

I'll be posting pretty soon. Just got finish my work choirs.

hoping it's one of the long ones next i'm off this weekend and have the free time.

We had 12 of the 14 members review Past Lives, so far, that's good!
And I'm not worried if someone falls a week or two behind, they can always catch up. My goal is a laid back & fun HoF....But just in case some didn't see the 1st post, I should say that this is not like the past main HoFs were, where people could wait until the last few weeks to binge watch. The idea here is one movie for us to watch each week. When all the active members noms are watched I will call for the voting list and then do the reveal.

I might post Week 3 as soon as the reviews are posted, so it could be sooner. If someone has free time and wants to watch next weeks nom, just let me know and I'll PM it to you, but keep it a secret until the movie is revealed.


Keep an eye on the 1st post that has the review links and info.

Good, I was bored with The Truman Show.

Edit: I watched it long ago but don't remember much.

I hope what I just wrote makes sense? I'm wickedly tired..so that's my excuse if I babbled

Originally Posted by ueno_station54

hoping it's one of the long ones next i'm off this weekend and have the free time.

Sorry! Persona (1966) is only 90 minutes. If you want to watch ahead, I don't have a problem letting anyone know what week 3 movie is, just don't mention the movie until week 3 starts.

well, it's one of the few i've already seen so at least i know it's good

A film about an actress who has selective muteness and her nurse at a remote beachfront house. The nurse fills their time discussing things in her past while her patient looks on. The nurse becomes so wrapped up in her life, that it comes across annoying, as you see on the actress's face. At times, she acts like she is the patient and the actress is someone there to look after her.

Liv Ulmann and Bibi Andersson do a very good job in regards to the portrayal of their characters. Igmar Bergman uses random snapshots to express certain scenes. It is considered one of his classic films.

I watched this long ago and barely remember much. More than likely it was a time when 3am films were not unheard of in my life.

It's definitely one I would revisit.

Just finished Past Lives. Quite enjoyed that and will post my review tomorrow night.
Looking forward to seeing Personal next.

Yay! I'm so glad I got to add this film to the mix. I highly doubt it'll surpass Past Lives in most people's lists, but this is a movie I love more every time I see it.


I'll wait until the majority has seen it before giving my review and interpretation. It's certainly a challenging watch, which for me is all part of its charm.

Past Lives

There are two scenes in this film that really won me over. Sure the film looked pretty good and the players played their parts well, but two moments in the film elevated it a whole lot for me. The first moment was the scene where Nora and Arthur are in bed after her first meeting with Hae-Sung, we see that Arthur is a good guy and that Nora was meant to be with him. He loves her, she loves him, and he's not just the American ******* standing in the way of true love. He lays this out in a semi-meta moment where he describes what their lives would be like if it were in a play, letting the audience know that is in fact not what's happening in this film. Maybe it's because I am a dude who can sort of relate to Hae-Sung in some ways, but I was invested enough in the film at that point that I wanted to see him with Nora, so this was a perspective changing moment for me. The second moment is when they are in the bar and Hae-Sung tells Nora that he didn't realize it would hurt so bad to like her husband. I really loved the performance of the actor playing Hae-Sung, the way he uncomfortable shifted his hands around when he first met with Nora in New York was a great bit of physical acting that didn't require any verbal communication at all. Life really isn't a big fairy tale.

Past Lives (2023)

I have to echo JJ's aptly put sentiment, "Life really isn't a big fairy tale." when describing this personal moment in life by Director/Writer Celine Song, clearing away the dramatic trappings of the typical Romance film to explore real-life, real love, and In-Yun. Having only watched the first half of a trailer and zero research became quite a pleasant surprise. The three main characters did excellent physical presence in telling this story of two childhood sweethearts who meet again after twenty-four years apart and the paths their lives have taken.

BRAVO, raul! A damn fine nom.

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Ahh, the enigma of Bergman. Like you, CR, I've only seen a few, and mainly of a more gravitas, hard-hitting variety. Such as Virgin Spring and Shame. The last one I saw and truly loved was Wild Strawberry, which raised my respect and gave me a point to enjoy Bergman sincerely, so I'm quite curious to explore Persona with this newfound appreciation.

I liked Shame and Wild Strawberry was the first Bergman I seen, it was an HoF nom. I wasn't too wild about Wild Strawberry but I was a virgin to Bergman films so I probably didn't perceive it like I would today. It's a shame I haven't become a loyal fan of Bergman like most, I guess I would need a different personality for that.

Strawberry turned it around for me. Before that, it was respect only.

Persona is a good one for a budding Bergman-phile to watch...Unlike his older films Persona is done in the 'new wave' style like Fellini or Godard were doing around that time in the 1960s. It felt very different than the other Bergman films I've seen and yet it still had the Bergman touch to it.

Nice!