Today's Movie

[robpark]

I watched Kiddulthood the other day - really good film, it has stayed with me. And I saw Glorious 39 recently too - definitely give that one a miss!

[The devil's own]

I watched Kiddulthood the other day - really good film, it has stayed with me. And I saw Glorious 39 recently too - definitely give that one a miss!

Now it's time for adulthood, which is also a great film.

[Alf]

This month's Lovefilm choice was a good one (big relief after Dogtooth). The Lives of Others...really brilliant German film about the Stasi and a 'good man'.

I thought it was a fascinating film as well Hes. I was uncomfortably impressed by the Stasi's techniques such as keeping the seat cover from the chair of the person being questioned so they could track them afterwards, if they were hiding, by the "secretions" they left on it :w00t:

[Alf]

Right, this is my list and I am opening it up to the forumites for suggestions. My criteria was quite haphazard. I think I looked at actors and actresses that I liked, world cinema recommendations and the work of directors who's films I had seen and liked. I tend to do a lucky dip style and then not look again so that whatever comes is a surprise (not always a good one!).

Biutiful
Coffee and Cigarettes
Goya's Ghosts
Match Point
Not Here to be Loved

A couple I would recommend:

Offside - Directed by Jafar Panahi (now imprisoned in Iran)
A comedy, think of the stoning scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian only this ones about Iranian girls who are football fans trying to get into see a football match in Iran where women are banned from attending.

4 months, 3 weeks & 2 days - Drama about a woman who assists her friend to arrange an illegal abortion in 1980's Romania. Need a strong stomach for this one!

[Hes]

It was good wasn't it? I thought the casting was excellent. Really good ending too.

I thought it was a fascinating film as well Hes. I was uncomfortably impressed by the Stasi's techniques such as keeping the seat cover from the chair of the person being questioned so they could track them afterwards, if they were hiding, by the "secretions" they left on it :w00t:

[Hes]

Thanks Alf, I like the sound of Offside but I think I'd have to be in the right frame of mind for your second choice, sounds a bit harrowing. I have seen a couple Iranian films The Deserted Station and The Wind Will Carry Us. I enjoyed the former but probably didn't 'get' all the nuances but the latter was a bit of a drag...lots of repeated scenes of a dung beetle rolling a ball of dung for ages and a film maker (who's waiting for an elderly woman to die so that he can film an ancient funeral ceremony) driving from a village to find a phone signal...over and over again. I suspect that it was metaphorical but I found it a bit tedious (and I quite like dung beetles )

When I was travelling I used to ask people that I met what their film recommendations were and developed quite a good wish list. I'm gradually working through some of them.

A couple I would recommend:

Offside - Directed by Jafar Panahi (now imprisoned in Iran)
A comedy, think of the stoning scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian only this ones about Iranian girls who are football fans trying to get into see a football match in Iran where women are banned from attending.

4 months, 3 weeks & 2 days - Drama about a woman who assists her friend to arrange an illegal abortion in 1980's Romania. Need a strong stomach for this one!

[ba-ba]

The lives of others is a great film, must revisit that soon.

On an entirely different tack, went to see the Inbetweeners last night. Quite enjoyed the series and liked the film (although my biggest laugh of the night came from the 'Final Destination 5' advert beforehand...)

Taken (Liam Neeson doing what Liam Neeson does best) is on Film4 tonight :thumbup:

[DazTheSlug]

I've seen Offside - thumbs up from me too

I'm not very well up on more recent releases but if we're talking old-school subtitled I'd start with Three Colours: Red and Rashomon

[Hes]

Ohhh the three colours trilogy is brilliant. White is my least favourite, I think Blue is the best but saddest and Red is the most enjoyable to watch. i am ashamed to say that I haven't seen Rashomon but I will check it out as its also the favourite of a friend of mine.

I've seen Offside - thumbs up from me too

I'm not very well up on more recent releases but if we're talking old-school subtitled I'd start with Three Colours: Red and Rashomon

[TurboTom]

The Seventh Seal tonight...after Sex and the City 2 I decided it was time to introduce the missus to some culture.