Any recent discoveries on Criterion?

RE: Any recent discoveries on Criterion?, posted on May 8, 2025 at 06:56:17
semuta Audiophile Posts: 2142 Location: northern california Joined: December 4, 2002	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, posted on May 9, 2025 at 07:22:27
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 57875 Joined: April 5, 2000	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, posted on May 9, 2025 at 21:33:14
semuta Audiophile Posts: 2142 Location: northern california Joined: December 4, 2002	Spirit of the Beehive; Simon of the Desert; Viridiana.

Thank you! , posted on May 10, 2025 at 04:11:32
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 57875 Joined: April 5, 2000	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! , posted on May 10, 2025 at 05:58:19
semuta Audiophile Posts: 2142 Location: northern california Joined: December 4, 2002	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 the Beehive tonight, posted on May 10, 2025 at 18:15:34
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 57875 Joined: April 5, 2000	Fascinating... beautiful and poetic.

RE: We watched the Beehive tonight, posted on May 11, 2025 at 06:37:18
Flemke Audiophile Posts: 113 Location: Chicago Joined: December 20, 2005	I'll put this on my list!

Just make sure you watch it uninterrupted, posted on May 11, 2025 at 14:32:14
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 57875 Joined: April 5, 2000	Some movies are OK to stop and start, this one should not be, in my view.

RE: Just make sure you watch it uninterrupted, posted on May 11, 2025 at 15:05:32
Flemke Audiophile Posts: 113 Location: Chicago Joined: December 20, 2005	Thanks! I will.

We watched Viridiana again tonight, posted on May 11, 2025 at 18:30:35
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 57875 Joined: April 5, 2000	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., posted on May 11, 2025 at 21:37:23
PhilJ Audiophile Posts: 2850 Joined: January 20, 2002	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, posted on May 12, 2025 at 04:32:28

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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. ;)

I was surprised how much I liked it. It is one of Kurosawa's best imo. nt, posted on May 12, 2025 at 09:12:00
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What year was It made?, posted on May 13, 2025 at 03:30:36
violinist3 Audiophile Posts: 2982 Location: San Diego California Joined: August 7, 2003	?

1973. nt, posted on May 13, 2025 at 15:30:43
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Not too depressing? nt, posted on May 15, 2025 at 07:31:55
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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, posted on May 16, 2025 at 07:44:33
PhilJ Audiophile Posts: 2850 Joined: January 20, 2002	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.

Did you see "Cria Cuervos"? Brilliant... simply brilliant. , posted on May 16, 2025 at 18:46:26
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 57875 Joined: April 5, 2000	Another 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

Another Spanish gem, posted on May 17, 2025 at 19:04:40
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 57875 Joined: April 5, 2000	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.

Aki Kaurism�ki, Jacques Tati, posted on May 19, 2025 at 15:01:25
pbarach Audiophile Posts: 3488 Location: Ohio Joined: June 22, 2008	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, posted on May 19, 2025 at 18:11:00

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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. :)

The Battle of Algiers, first scene so disturbing I haven't watched any more. Nt, posted on May 21, 2025 at 11:59:52
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You scared me, posted on May 23, 2025 at 04:02:58
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 57875 Joined: April 5, 2000	I started watching already shaking in my boots.

RE: You scared me, posted on May 23, 2025 at 04:47:13
Geoffkait Manufacturer Posts: 1133 Joined: July 2, 2024	I get tortured enough here.

I was ready to FF, posted on May 23, 2025 at 08:05:42
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 57875 Joined: April 5, 2000	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.

Il Generale Della Rovere, posted on May 24, 2025 at 19:12:50
Des Audiophile Posts: 2125 Location: Great Barrier Reef Joined: August 3, 2000	A Vittorio De Sica little gem--Luved it! Des

A wonderful blast from the past, posted on May 25, 2025 at 08:26:03
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 57875 Joined: April 5, 2000	It's been loooooooooooooooooong time...

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