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When you look at the selection criteria, it's hard to accept this as Kurosawa's favorite movies. Based on the handful of films I've seen on this list, though,
by dfxm12 6y ago
When you look at the selection criteria, it's hard to accept this as Kurosawa's favorite movies.
Based on the handful of films I've seen on this list, though, this is probably a list of films you should go out of your way to see if you're into film for something more than just for entertainment. Some are just flat out entertaining for anyone though, with the drama of Witness, the comedy of The Thin Man or the wonder of My Neighbor Totoro. Some show off the technical prowess of the director, like Barry Lindon. Some have stood the test of time as a work of art like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Of course, I guess the point is that great movies hit many of these categories.
- paganel 6y agoI also highly recommend The Thin Man, we've (me and my SO) just seen it last week and it was a breath of fresh air among all the gloomy news surrounding us.
- JKCalhoun 6y agoAgree. From the older films listed, Stella Dallas is sweet, The Bicycle Thieves is engaging, La Strada will make you fall in love with Fellini's wife....
- inasio 6y agoAgreed! The books with the thin man(by Dashiell Hammett) are also very good.
- dfxm12 6y agoWaiter, will you serve the nuts... I mean, will you serve the guests the nuts? Is one of my favorite lines :)
- ghaff 6y agoSome of the sequels aren't bad either although the original is definitely the best. William Powell and Myrna Loy can lift up a lot of material even if it's just so-so.
- nsajko 6y ago> Some have stood the test of time as a work of art like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. I tried watching The Cabinet once. Maybe I should try again, but, as far as I remember, the quality of the video was so bad that I don't think I had even a chance of appreciating the movie as a work art (at least not in the way I usually watch movies); and I think it was my impression at the time that no copy with better quality existed anymore? Was it easily watchable for others here who watched it, or was it necessary to approach it studiously, e.g., rewinding every so often and slowing down the playback, to be able to appreciate it at all?
- dfxm12 6y agoI saw a color version of it. The quality was as good as you could expect of something filmed in 1920. I think it's pretty straight forward - no need to slow it down or rewind it. One thing to be on the look out for is to see if there are any showings of it with a live musician providing the score. Maybe by Halloween, it will be possible to see it, or even Nosferatu for that matter, like that.