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Herzog is one of the top five filmmakers of all time. Period. End of story. (nt)

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semuta

In Reply to: RE: "Encounters at the End of the World:" by far, the best documentary posted by tinear on September 25, 2008 at 08:11:58

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Name your top 5, better yet..... - afilado 19:27:19 09/27/08 (5)
..your top 10. Seriously, I'm interested.
- In no particular order.... - semuta 09:10:03 09/29/08 (4)
  Top five:
  
  Herzog; Bunuel; Straub; Kubrick; Fassbinder
  
  next five:
  
  Hitchcock; Rohmer; Fellini; Coppola; Antonioni
  - Formidable list...... - afilado 11:36:38 09/29/08 (3)
    I'm glad you didn't ask me back. LOL. There are names there that could cross my lips, as well. My queue is heavy with most of them. I'm always adjusting.
    
    I'm in with love Antonioni these days. Le Amiche is in my hands as we speak. I've never seen it. Il Grido haunts me in an abiding way, I swear. La Notte, so sweet.
    
    I wish I could lay my hands on a rental copy of Zabriszie Point. No Netflix. Gotta copy?
    
    BTW, what was YOUR impression of the new Herzog?
    
    Movies are almost as essential as food. They touch similar emotions for me.
    
    Appreciate you straight answer to my little challenge. You coulda bowed up.
    
    Cheers.
    - Re: Zabriskie Point... - semuta 15:12:52 09/30/08 (2)
      I have an old copy on laser disc. The finale is one of the great cinematic moments in film history.
      
      Regarding the director's list, on any given day I would rotate in Lynch, Welles, and Visconti, but my top five is pretty firm.
      - RE: Re: Zabriskie Point... - merlinus 15:30:40 09/30/08 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Re: Zabriskie Point... posted by semuta on September 30, 2008 at 15:12:52
        
        I loved Zabriskie Point when it first was released, and unfortunately MGM has locked it away in the vaults. Perhaps it was too revolutionary and political for them.
        
        Great soundtrack as well, featuring Pink Floyd and Jerry Garcia, amongst others.
        
        If you ever locate a copy....
        
        And I would definitely add Bergman to the list of great directors, and rotate in Polanski.
        
        Who can deny the greatness of Bergman and Polanski? - semuta 15:59:56 09/30/08 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Re: Zabriskie Point... posted by merlinus on September 30, 2008 at 15:30:40
        
        I recently saw Fanny and Alexander years after the theatrical release. Masterful. Such is the folly really of top five or top ten lists. It boils down to subjectivity at that point.

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