My Favorite Movies

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! One of the most misunderstood films by a controversial artist about a that guy known as Hitler. Set your mind controls for almost seven hours of no less than a fantasy!

"One of Europe's boldest and most controversial film and theatre directors, Syberberg has devoted much of his career to exploring the roots of his native Germany's tragic destiny in the 20th century. His earlier films, Ludwig, Requiem for a Virgin King, and Karl May, developed the form of "montrous monologue", which culminated in a unique co-production by Europe's three leading broadcasters in 1977.

Syberberg believes Hitler is the subject of our century, and one that needs to be explored at many levels, so that we can discover "the little bit of Hitler in all of us". Here we meet Hitler in many guises: as a ventriloquist dummy, Mr Punch (with Eva Braun as Judy), Napoleon, Chaplin's "Great Dictator", in a film which tries to combine the epic theatre of Brecht with the musical aesthetic of Wagner, and is also a film about the power of cinema itself." (www.subcin.com)

A comedy of huge proportions which will seem quite nonsensical but if looked at with the proper eyes it will definitley be very funny, dark, and extraordinarily human.

A film to be seen as a dream. The story will materialize the viewer's most deepest and forgotten thoughts, feelings and desires.

Surreal in all senses, but how can a story of the dreams of human kind be told except in the realm of the surreal. Watch closely and you're sure to find yourself in more than one scene.

Roy Andersson is giving a rebirth to the genre lost when Luis Bunuel died.

I believe in the inspirations of conscience

watch it completely on youtube... It's a cinema verite, made out of stock footage with a fantastic soundtrack that'll make your undies go like a yo-yo

Realistic, gripping story of children growing up in Brazil's streets... Amazing... believe it or not, Pixote (fernando Ramos Da Silva) was an actual street kid. He was killed by the police.

An intense, insightful and authentic perspective of a war overlooked and a tolerated tyrany confronted head on to the selfless struggles and toils of three children. The best debut as a feature director I've seen in years if, not ever. Real work of substance by Bahman Ghobadi. Striking cinematography, compleing story, a tribute to Iranian-Kurds.

This film should be viewed by all of humanity. The beginning of time, the end of time. Beauty, purity, earth at conception. Will we be here tomorrow? Why were we here yesterday? The clouds show the replay of our actions. The sky cries with sorrow, rages in fury, throws a tantrum like a child, demands our complete attention, begs for us to stop the abuse, lashes out in pain, and shouts at us to help save the very life it hangs above. The waters rage in disgust, overflow with sickness, disappear with neglect, and shout for help. The land quits producing, shifts with discomfort, dries up and wrinkles, angrily retaliates, shouts in pain, complains of poisoning, screams to be heard. The plants hide in fear, die without hope, spread their worry, and disappear through the hand of another. Man ignores all the cries, pleading, shouting, hiding, dying, rebellion, anger, rage, tantrums, complaints and illness. Man keeps taking and taking with no conscience to give back. Man walks the earth as the most intelligent creature, so it is said. In a realistic look man is really the most unintelligent of creatures. The mind is there but they don't use it. The ability to learn from their mistakes is there but that too is wasted.

will make anyone believe that there is a significant other out there... somewhere

Through each season, we're taken in a the journey with help from from an older monk

it is a cinematic witness of life and earth, our inhability to inhabit it as well as a sign of hope

Emotional roller-coaster story which takes place from within the human body. Film theory says "Sound is half the movie", this flick will take you to the marrow of such statement... music by Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead.

Be sure to include tranquilizers to ease the strain and monotony of life in a fallout shelter. A bottle of 100 should be sufficient for a family of four. Tranquilizers are not a narcotic, and are not habit-forming.

You'll wanna have rabbit

A film very disregarded for its duration and extremely elaborate costume design, but at the end, it's Stanley Kubrick's de facto masterpiece.

Don't get all down with Kristof Kislowski's Decalog... have a look at this quirky take on the "holy" commandements and get a kick. Made years before any other biblical satire, it provides a very mundane approach on what 'it all means".

The nightmare of a conquering dream.

it's a great intro to the mind on voice of the man... try to catch THE BUKOWSKI TAPES, you'll get a more in depth view of what happened in most of the sequences that you'll just get a glimpse of in this one.

The only film that protrays the reggae roots scene as it was, but saddly almost gone. Also watch COUNTRYMAN. by the way... I love the MPAA rating of "G"... so show your kids a good movie.

I wonder when my time to journey to the land of Annexia will come

Hector Banbenco, as usual out does himmself... great film based on a Manuel Puig novel by the same title (also a must read as this is a must see)... watch PIXOTE

Celluloid poetry.

Great parallel stories movie, who's right? Maybe Milan Kundera saw this and got inspired too.

It captures a shot never before tried by other filmmakers, shooting straight into the sun, Kurosawa wasn't affraid of exposing the film roll in order to get that perfect P.O.V.

By far the highest peak of the surrealist films. The greatest influence of film since it appeared. Not a movie for everyone... so beware.

This is NOT a mockumentary, though a mockumentary is one of the comedy genres, a commonly used medium for parody and satire, often presented as historical documentaries... LAS HURDES is a historical documantary, and is not presented "as" one.

In contrast to what a mockumentary is, LAS HURDES results into a period TRAVELOGUE in which the narrator's extreme (indeed, exaggerated) descriptions of human misery of Las Hurdes contrasts with his flat and disinterested manner.

Influential. Kicks today's bizarre film ass anytime.

Why is Javier Bardem credited here?... can anyone tell me what's his role?

Film Noir Pefection.

Yet again, Majid Majidi takes us in another journey into the realms of empathy and understanding through metaphor and realism. Seldom do we encounter ourselves embdied in the celluloid character as we do in the at first outspoken lateef and the wordless Baran. Film packed with subtle elements of meaning in a gray world in which we brief encounters of the imporatnce of color detaches our comfort zone into domains of reason and capacity to distinguishing solitude and loneliness. By the way, if Bamiyan does not ring a bell, it's the region where the giant Buddhas where destroyed by the taliban, hence Baran and family are from the area.

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Cinema is way too vast to state a favorite film, director or even genre, such a statement is not accurate and limiting, there's too much out there to define taste and perspective. Having said that, I believe it is not out of order to express that this specific film has undoubtedly been one of the biggest influences in my career and approach on film. It provides filmmakers and audiences everywhere the possibility to dig into the capabilities of interpretation without words. It's not my favorite film, it is simply a part of the compendium of films that I would watch over and over again. It is such a gtreat that chosing the right music, ona may lower the volume and experiment with a different sound each time it is seen.

This is a masterpiece that introduces armenian film in the realm of celulloid-poetics. Beware... don't expect a common narrative.

it's not politically charged, it's political charge. I'm surprised of how little this movie is known. It's a great piece of political movies ever made and I would encourage schools to promote its screening in class.

this made his litarature a lot more pesonal but no less funny in a chaotic manner... a MUST for any Bukowski reader...

Damn hilarious... became one of my all time comedy favorites

It's obvious that the poster says HE DID IT, but it's more about sticking to it, convincing that the impossible IS possible, but at a cost. A journey into the process of the realization of a dream and the toll taken on everyone around one man's dream that'll ultimately bond or destroy those involved. And the question "is it worth it?"

You'll surely dive into the head of Philippe Petit and most likely want to bask in its depths for a while, though it will certainly make your jaw drop and smile at the same time.

A marvelous documentary that shows a collective feat that, without a doubt, most certainly, will never be surpassed. It's the ultimate story of walking the wire before your own eyes and will just might make you walk your own tight rope in life.

A very fast-paced and obviously, politically-charged and intelligent comedy about the people that decide the world we live in.

Is there a way to vote 6 well deserved stars? Nina Paley hit the nail on the head and turned it into dust. What an achievement in animation and great story telling. I expect great things from Paley.

I'm very impressed with this, even more entertaining than The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Songs are great. Story loosely adapted mixture of The Phantom of the Opera, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Faust and also briefly references Frankenstein and The Cabinet of Dr Caligari. I'm going to get the soundtrack and maybe the Criterion DVD. Can't say more except that I loved this film. Pure cult. Shame it took me decades to get to it... I was really missing out on a great musical.

Outstanding performance by Colin Firth who delivers an amazing character from a magnificently well written story. Not a movie for the narrow-minded. It will take the viewer into the most inner thoughts of the lives of those who have it all but lack the will to enjoy it out of the lack of who to share life with. Well rounded story with hints on crude existentialism. A reminder of that which is to come and many, out of pain, are willing to make it out. It's a testimony of an oppressed society on the verge of a maddening longing for company. It hints on the various signs each and everyone of us has but never notice, until the proper angel comes along before final of all angels catches up.

Word of advice is that this film should not only be seen in the context in which the story is delivered, this being about the homosexual context, though this story is lived by the straight and gay communities alike. The gay context is just another way of telling the story, although it is most important to the story.

Colin Firth consolidated himself as one of the great acting talents of our generation, and smoked Jeff Bridges' performance by a landslide, even if Bridges got the Oscar that year.

A film which will be enjoyed much by those who liked The Hours.

Actors and cinematography where all in rhythm... John Hurt is outstanding. A rather underestimated jewel of filmmaking about hardship and humanity in the emerald island. An underdog movie that'll kick anyone of those"must see movies of the year" mediocre flicks ass.

This is a "must see" for any independent filmmaker or anyone who respects the struggles of filmmaking and all it takes and all that may happen in the making of a film.

In a way, this film structures construction through deconstruction.

Sure, it's a fan film. It's such a fan film that I'm giving it 5 stars because there isn't a 10 star rating on flixster. It's a great documentary with a eerie look to it if you're into the whole proper night and day thing (damn, it's so shinny up there).

I can't avoid being biased on this movie. I grew up this music and still listen to it constantly. It has a very good straight forward structure and style and it goes straight to the point without any sugar-coating. The interviews could be longer but they land well and fit right in with the story of the evolution of punk. I would like to see the full interviews from each of the subject in the film.

My biased rating is 4.5 although it really is a 4.0... I would rate it a 5.0 but, oh, well, I love this documentary.

This movie really caught me by surprise, because I never expected how GOOD it would be. I had always wanted to see it since it came out, but I was not allowed due to it's supposed graphic nature... in a way it does have some, but it is very precise in doing so.

Anyway, to my surprise one of my favorite authors, Anthony Burgess, the embodiment of a true linguist, is who created the languages in this film. Not surprising since he also created Nasdat for the A Clockwork Orange novel. This made the film a lot more enjoyable.

Although the story is not historically accurate, it is in fact a good example of how to work with a very difficult story and in a very visual way, the premise of what film is... a visual art first and foremost

Just like walking into a historic site and finding something on every single corner you turn to... this film offers something on every single shot, let alone scene. A true classic and currently quite overlooked amongst the loads of terrible filmmaking being made.

One of the most gripping and courageous documentaries done. Filmed on the night of the execution of militant anarchist Salvador Puig Antich by Francisco Franco's regime. It evolves around a microcosms of political ideals and experiences of incarceration having as a gathering point a soup dinner which allows the libertarians to express themselves with more familiarity instead of just delivering their political stances. The film's production was coordinated in secrecy, with notices of the secret shooting location sent to technicians and participants at staggered times. Sound is a bit rough but the point gets across very clearly. A must see for political buffs.

Instant favorite