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Any recent discoveries on Criterion?

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Victor Khomenko

Mostly interested in foreign movies, but not exclusively.

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Il Generale Della Rovere - Des 19:12:50 05/24/25 (1)
A Vittorio De Sica little gem--Luved it!

Des
- A wonderful blast from the past - Victor Khomenko 08:26:03 05/25/25 (0)
  It's been loooooooooooooooooong time...
The Battle of Algiers, first scene so disturbing I haven't watched any more. Nt - Geoffkait 11:59:52 05/21/25 (3)
Nt
- You scared me - Victor Khomenko 04:02:58 05/23/25 (2)
  I started watching already shaking in my boots.
  - RE: You scared me - Geoffkait 04:47:13 05/23/25 (1)
    I get tortured enough here.
    - I was ready to FF - Victor Khomenko 08:05:42 05/23/25 (0)
      I don't like looking at torture, and the whole scene seemed moving in that direction, so I was ready, but then it, fortunately, resolved.
Aki Kaurismäki, Jacques Tati - pbarach 15:01:25 05/19/25 (1)
I don't know if films by Aki Kaurism�ki are streaming on Criterion (I don't subscribe), but Criterion did issue a bunch of his films on disc. They are totally quirky and unique.

Ditto Jacques Tati. I have the Criterion BluRay box of Tati movies, and I've watched them repeatedly. There is always something new to see!
- We know both of them very well - Victor Khomenko 18:11:00 05/19/25 (0)
  And I agree on both counts.
  We have probably seen every Kaurismaki's films, and many of Tati's.
  My favorite Tati is My Uncle. Hilarious. :)
  
  Edits: 05/19/25
RE: Any recent discoveries on Criterion? - semuta 06:56:17 05/08/25 (18)
La Piscine if you haven't seen it. Delon died literally the day after I watched it.
- By pure coincidence we watched it a couple weeks ago - Victor Khomenko 07:22:27 05/09/25 (17)
  We have seen it long ago, but long enough so the vague memories did not interfere.
  
  Any other good catches?
  - RE: By pure coincidence we watched it a couple weeks ago - semuta 21:33:14 05/09/25 (16)
    Spirit of the Beehive; Simon of the Desert; Viridiana.
    - Another Spanish gem - Victor Khomenko 19:04:40 05/17/25 (0)
      Elisa, vida mia.
      
      Hard to watch in spots, but incredibly good.
      
      Leaving the Spanish cinema for now... to avoid creating the sense of overdoing something.
    - Did you see "Cria Cuervos"? Brilliant... simply brilliant. - Victor Khomenko 18:46:26 05/16/25 (0)
      Another 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
    - Thank you! - Victor Khomenko 04:11:32 05/10/25 (13)
      We used to love Bunuel, but it would be interesting to revisit him now, to see if our reaction today would be different. After all... WE are so different today than we were 30-40 years ago.
      
      Thank you for your recommendations!
      - RE: Thank you! - semuta 05:58:19 05/10/25 (12)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Thank you! posted by Victor Khomenko on May 10, 2025 at 04:11:32
        
        Bunuel is fascinating. As you suggest his films can resonate depending on one's life experience. Viridiana is my wife's favorite film. We recommended it to friends years ago and they didn't get it.
        
        We watched Viridiana again tonight - Victor Khomenko 18:30:35 05/11/25 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Thank you! posted by semuta on May 10, 2025 at 05:58:19
        
        We both remembered it to large degree, but it was still nice.
        
        We used to love Bunuel a lot and watched pretty much everything he made, including the An Andalusian Dog. One of my all time favorites has been The Exterminating Angel.
        
        The Exterminating Angel has a strange attraction for me. I watch it about every five years or so. - PhilJ 21:37:23 05/11/25 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: We watched Viridiana again tonight posted by Victor Khomenko on May 11, 2025 at 18:30:35
        
        thumbs up from me.
        
        fwiw I watched Ikiru yesterday and it was not as sad as I remember (20 years ago) watching it. It was quite uplifting in the last 30 min. or so.
        
        It is another gem (of course)
        
        Ikiru is one of the very few movies I was not able to get through - Victor Khomenko 04:32:28 05/12/25 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: The Exterminating Angel has a strange attraction for me. I watch it about every five years or so. posted by PhilJ on May 11, 2025 at 21:37:23
        
        Maybe I was too young for it. :) Maybe if I was 80yo when I saw it the effect would be different. :) I just dunno...
        Maybe it is the time I should try again. ;)
        
        Edits: 05/12/25
        
        I was surprised how much I liked it. It is one of Kurosawa's best imo. nt - PhilJ 09:12:00 05/12/25 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Ikiru is one of the very few movies I was not able to get through posted by Victor Khomenko on May 12, 2025 at 04:32:28
        
        ...
        
        Not too depressing? nt - Victor Khomenko 07:31:55 05/15/25 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I was surprised how much I liked it. It is one of Kurosawa's best imo. nt posted by PhilJ on May 12, 2025 at 09:12:00
        
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        I found the last 30 min where his co-workers look back and speculate and realize what happened to be one of my - PhilJ 07:44:33 05/16/25 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Not too depressing? nt posted by Victor Khomenko on May 15, 2025 at 07:31:55
        
        favorite scenes of Kurosawa's. It was enlightening to see them wake up to what happened. Even his dimwitted son eventually got it.
        
        I hope my words make sense and you enjoy it if you do decide to watch.
        
        We watched the Beehive tonight - Victor Khomenko 18:15:34 05/10/25 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Thank you! posted by semuta on May 10, 2025 at 05:58:19
        
        Fascinating... beautiful and poetic.
        
        What year was It made? - violinist3 03:30:36 05/13/25 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: We watched the Beehive tonight posted by Victor Khomenko on May 10, 2025 at 18:15:34
        
        ?
        
        1973. nt - Victor Khomenko 15:30:43 05/13/25 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: What year was It made? posted by violinist3 on May 13, 2025 at 03:30:36
        
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        RE: We watched the Beehive tonight - Flemke 06:37:18 05/11/25 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: We watched the Beehive tonight posted by Victor Khomenko on May 10, 2025 at 18:15:34
        
        I'll put this on my list!
        
        Just make sure you watch it uninterrupted - Victor Khomenko 14:32:14 05/11/25 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: We watched the Beehive tonight posted by Flemke on May 11, 2025 at 06:37:18
        
        Some movies are OK to stop and start, this one should not be, in my view.
        
        RE: Just make sure you watch it uninterrupted - Flemke 15:05:32 05/11/25 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Just make sure you watch it uninterrupted posted by Victor Khomenko on May 11, 2025 at 14:32:14
        
        Thanks! I will.

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