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I'm not sure it's really underrated so much as fairly old and not really in the classic canon. (Which may be more or less saying the same thing.)
by ghaff 1y ago
I'm not sure it's really underrated so much as fairly old and not really in the classic canon. (Which may be more or less saying the same thing.)
- yubblegum 1y agoI have to disgree here regarding the film's merit. There are a few quite interesting (and unique) films in that genre from the 70s that are little known to today's audiances. Most came out around Watergate ~'74 (so were topical in those days) but then have been kind of memory holed. The Kremlin Letter, 1970 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065950/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065950/) - I recall someone saying this film really shows the ugly underbelly of intelligence services. This is an interesting film but it is very dark and somewhat disturbing. This one predates Watergate - it is a Cold War spy flick and makes Smiley's People look warm and cuddly .. The Conversation, 1974 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/) - Gene Hackman's character resurfaces a couple decades later in Enemy of the State (1998). The Parallax View, 1974 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071970/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071970/) The Tamarind Seed, 1974 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072253/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072253/) - A subtle movie that superficially seems like a romance. So that's from the top of my head. All are eminently watchable films and some possibly classic canon contenders.
- igravious 1y ago"memory holed" implies a deliberate coordinated attempt by the mass media and/or powerful actors to suppress some information they don't want knocking around the ether it isn't a "cool" way of saying 'forgotten'
- bean469 1y agoI haven't heard of those films, but they sure seem interesting. Thanks for the recommendations!