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• Some eclectic choices - Bayside Bomber 18:49:04 09/30/04 (0)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  In no particular order:

  Children of Paradise (voted greatest film by French critics)
  Summer (Eric Rohmer's masterpiece)
  Groundhog Day (someone said "oddly enough", but nothing odd about this gem)
  Duck Soup (or Animal Crackers, or Night at the Opera, for that matter)
  Red/White/Blue (Kieslowski's masterworks)
  Fargo
  Blade Runner
  Ran
  Wings of Desire
  The Hulot Trilogy (by Jacques Tati: M. Hulot's Holiday/Mon Oncle/Playtime)
  Patton

  and three BBC productions:
  The Le Carre Collection (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Smiley's People)
  The Jeeves and Wooster Collection
  A Year in Province

  We have seen all of these several times and we watch the BBC productions at least once a year. The two Le Carre thrillers are as well acted as anything in film or TV -- Alec Guiness at his very best, and a host of great British stage actors.
  
  

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• Oddly enough... - James L 23:01:04 09/29/04 (0)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  Groundhog Day.

  The other that immediately comes to mind is The Big Lebowski, if only because you unconsciously memorize just a bit more dialog each time. I've sat in many a bar next to guys who could recite every word of that damned movie from beginning to end. And envied them.
  
  

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• Here's some more... - Crazyhorse 18:54:07 09/29/04 (1)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  all of the Chris Guest "mockumentaries"
  Best in Show
  Spinal Tap
  Waiting for Guffman
  A Mighty Wind

  Dead Man
  Barry Lyndon
  The Graduate
  One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
  High Anxiety
  Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
  The Shining
  Heavy Metal
  
  

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  • Re: Here's some more... - warrenh@optonline.,net 18:51:36 10/01/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Here's some more... posted by Crazyhorse on September 29, 2004 at 18:54:07:

    Five Easy Pieces
    A Clockwork Orange
    2001 a Space Odyssey
    The Deer Hunter
    Raging Bull
    Catch 22
    Rebel Without Cause
    East of Eden
    King Kong
    Godzilla
    The Giant Behemoth
    Streetcar Named Desire
    Breakfast at Tifannys
    West Side Story
    In the Heat of the Night
    The Pawnbroker
    From Here to Eternity
    Sing'n in the Rain
    The Last Waltz
    Midnight Cowboy
    All the Godfathers, especially the second
    
    
    

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• Does porno qualify? - dennzio 20:40:00 09/28/04 (1)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  Seriously though, I hate to watch a movie more than once in most cases. I watched Zardoz five times...so maybe you don't want my input.
  
  

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  • sure why not? - tunenut 11:04:19 09/29/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Does porno qualify? posted by dennzio on September 28, 2004 at 20:40:00:

    As long as it's one that can be viewed happily multiple times. I'm not big on watching too many movies multiple times either, that's why I'm trying to be selective about buying. There are a few that never seem to get tiresome, Casablanca, The Graduate, to name two of mine, I just wondered which ones other people might put into that category.
    
    

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• Black Orpheus, The Wicker Man, Spring Forward and (soon) The Station Agent. nt - clarkjohnsen 07:47:34 09/28/04 (0)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

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• Re: movies that reward many viewings? - patrickU 07:03:44 09/28/04 (2)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  All the Fellini´s & Hitch & Bergman & Lubitch & many Truffaut & John Ford & Kurosawa...
  If you are done with them, I may tell you some more.....
  
  

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  • You forgot Salo. n - albee33 07:48:45 09/28/04 (1)
    In Reply to: Re: movies that reward many viewings? posted by patrickU on September 28, 2004 at 07:03:44:

    n
    ( huh? )
    
    

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    • Re: Paolo, you mean? - patrickU 08:07:47 09/28/04 (0)
      In Reply to: You forgot Salo. n posted by albee33 on September 28, 2004 at 07:48:45:

      No, I did not. I wrote if he wants more, just call me. With the list I send him he should be kept busy for the next ...days!
      
      

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• Re: movies that reward many viewings? - mishmashmusic 06:37:00 09/28/04 (1)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  My favorites I never seem to get tired of...

  Bridge On The River Kwai
  The Graduate
  Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  Dr. Strangelove
  Clockwork Orange
  
  

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  • Re: movies that reward many viewings? - dennzio 20:36:14 09/28/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: movies that reward many viewings? posted by mishmashmusic on September 28, 2004 at 06:37:00:

    Would you believe that I have never seen Clockwork? Shame on me. Good list. Add Silverado for me please...unless you hate it of course.
    
    

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• Re: movies that reward many viewings? - orejones 03:57:05 09/28/04 (4)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  Just a few:

  The Dead

  A Walk with Love and Death

  Night of the Hunter

  La Chalande qui passe (aka L'Atalante)

  Citizen Kane

  The Magnificent Ambersons

  Touch of Evil

  The Immortal Story

  The African Queen

  The Quiet Man

  Wild Strawberries

  The Seventh Seal

  One, Two, Three

  Some like it Hot

  Grupo di Famiglia in un Interno

  Il Gatopardo

  The Day of the Beast

  Ordet

  My Fair Lady

  2001 A Space Odissey

  Kagemusha

  Kurosawa´s Dreams

  Babette´s Feast

  
  There are more, but these few will do by now...

  Regards

  BF

  
  
  
  

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  • Why "The Seventh Seal." - dennzio 20:43:04 09/28/04 (1)
    In Reply to: Re: movies that reward many viewings? posted by orejones on September 28, 2004 at 03:57:05:

    If you're not to mad at me to explain.
    
    

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    • Re: Why "The Seventh Seal." - orejones 02:39:31 09/29/04 (0)
      In Reply to: Why "The Seventh Seal." posted by dennzio on September 28, 2004 at 20:43:04:

      Because it is an excellent film, on every possible count.

      
      It plays at so many levels that every time I have seen it I´ve found something new in it: either unperceived details, or changes in the way its different parts interact..., or changes in myself, which have made me look at it from a different point of view.

      Besides that, the story it tells is one that talks directly to the true core of our beliefs, in a most eloquent way, shaking the very foundations of our assumptions on matters of Life and Death..., and even Beyond.

      And it is extremely well told, played, and photographed, too.

      That makes it invaluable, one among the very few.
      

      Regards

      BF
      
      

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  • Re: movies that reward many viewings? - patrickU 06:59:22 09/28/04 (1)
    In Reply to: Re: movies that reward many viewings? posted by orejones on September 28, 2004 at 03:57:05:

    The Quiet Man Bernardo? I am not quite certain about it. In fact I am quite sure it is not. of course it is a pleasant film particulary for the macho ( ! ) among us...
    The first time I saw it it was in Ireland precisely in a castle/ hotel ( Ashford ) nearby where this film has been made.
    It is not on the pare with your other I do find.
    
    

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    • Yes, "The Quiet Man" (nt) - orejones 10:28:29 09/28/04 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: movies that reward many viewings? posted by patrickU on September 28, 2004 at 06:59:22:

      
      
      

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• Oh gosh whatta question. Lemme see... - Harmonia 02:22:32 09/28/04 (4)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  I have one word to say to you: "Netflix!"

  Congrats on the DVD player, BTW. Wait'll you get hooked on the extras. If you like film, you're gonna have some fun.

  The question of "what movies" is very much a question of personal taste. You surely must have some flicks you love, ot at least some that you always watch when they air on TV, besides 8 1/2 (good pick BTW).

  What's your poison? Classics? Foreign? Thrillers? Action? Drama? Sci-fi? Epics? If quality/longevity is what you're looking for, you might consider checking out the AFI and (especially) the Sight & Sound lists of notable films (search the threads at hometheaterforum.com).

  A movie that doesn't reward repeat viewings is not a movie I want own. Just my taste...but here's some movies I *do* own:

  70's to current:

  Goodfellas
  Taxi Driver
  Raging Bull
  The Age Of Innocence
  The Grifters
  House of Games
  The Godfather I & II
  Apocalypse Now
  The Conversation
  Amarcord
  Dreams
  Gods & Monsters
  Master & Commander/Far Side of the World
  Topsy Turvy
  Naked
  The Man Who Would Be King
  The Dead
  The Crying Game
  Mona Lisa
  No Man's Land
  Blood Simple
  Miller's Crossing
  Fargo
  Blue Velvet*
  Mulholland Drive*
  The Draughtman's Contract*
  Drowning By Numbers*
  The Pillow Book*
  The Elephant Man
  Say Anything
  High Fidelity
  A Fish Called Wanda
  Bull Durham
  Eight Men Out
  Lone Star
  Talk To Her
  Winged Migration
  The Devil's Backbone
  Y Tu Mama Tambien
  A Little Princess
  Amores Perros
  LA Confidential
  The Insider
  Wonder Boys
  The Player
  MASH
  The Right Stuff
  The Hunt For Red October
  Best In Show
  Waiting For Guffman
  Sense & Sensibility
  Pride & Prejudice (A&E Made for TV)
  Howard's End
  The Winslow Boy
  Last Rights
  Heavenly Creatures
  Taste of Cherry
  The Double Life of Veronique
  The Decalogue
  An Angel At My Table
  Whale Rider
  The Last Wave
  The Year of Living Dangerously
  Fearless
  Walkabout
  Don't Look Now
  Brazil
  The Duellists
  Sex Lies & Videotape
  Reservoir Dogs
  The Sweet Hereafter
  The Last Picture Show
  Paper Moon
  Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
  Ju Dou
  Raise The Red Lantern
  To Live
  Farewell My Concubine
  Yi Yi
  Delicatessen
  City of Lost Children
  Attanarjuat The Indian Runner
  The Shining
  LOTR Trilogy
  Blade Runner
  Alien
  Close Encounters of The Third Kind
  Gattica
  Dark City
  Pi
  The Wicker Man
  Spirited Away
  Grave of the Fireflies
  My Neighbor Tortoro
  The Iron Giant
  Finding Nemo
  Monsters Inc.
  Toy Story I & II

  * I realize that directors Lynch & Greenaway are not every inmate's cuppa tea, but they are mine.

  
  Some favorite classic & vintage films from my collection:

  SILENTS:

  The Gold Rush
  The Circus/The Pilgrim
  City Lights
  Modern Times
  Sherlock Junior
  The General
  Greed
  Sunrise
  The Pasion of Joan of Arc
  Battleship Potemkin
  Metropolis
  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

  30's & 40's

  Vampyr
  The Blue Angel
  L'Atalante
  Grand Illussion
  Rules of The Game
  Les Millions
  Beauty & The Beast (Cocteau)
  The Maltese Falcon
  The Scarlet Empress
  Alexander Nevsky
  Citizen Kane
  Bride of Frankenstein
  King Kong
  42nd Street
  Goldiggers of 1933
  Top Hat
  Shall We Dance
  Snow White
  The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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  All Quiet On The Western Front
  Out of the Past
  Double Indemnity
  The 39 Steps
  The Lady Vanishes
  The Women
  Bringing Up Baby
  You Can't Take It With You
  A Night At The Opera
  Horse Feathers
  Captain Blood (or the Adventures of Robin Hood, you must have one Errol Flynn)
  Dinner At Eight
  The Wizzard of Oz
  His Girl Friday
  The Third Man
  The Treasure of Sierre Madre
  Tokyo Story
  A Story of Floating Weeds
  I Know Where I'm Going
  The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp
  The Red Shoes
  Black Narcissus
  Notorious
  My Darling Clementine
  The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
  Phildelphia Story
  Stage Door
  The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
  The Lady Eve
  Palm Beach Story
  Sullivan's Travels
  Henry V
  Great Expectations
  The Bicycle Thief
  Umberto D
  Germany Year Zero

  
  Favorites from the 50's & 60's:

  Seven Samurai
  Ikuru
  Ran
  Rashomon
  On The Waterfront
  The Hustler
  Vertigo
  Rear Window
  North By Northwest
  Singin' In The Rain
  West Side Story
  Roman Holiday
  Some Like It Hot
  Pather Panchali (and rest of Apu Trilogy)
  The Leopard
  The Searchers
  The Big Country (A guilty pleasure)
  The African Queen
  Sunset Boulevard
  To Kill A Mockingbird
  Charade
  Zulu
  The 400 Blows
  Shoot The Piano Player
  8 1/2
  Bob le Flambeur
  Coup de Torchon
  The Life of Oharu
  Nights In Cabiria
  La Strada
  A Hard Day's Night
  Performance
  Blow Up
  The Killing
  Lawrence of Arabia
  Dr. Strangelove
  2001
  The Day The Earth Stood Still
  Forbidden Panet
  The Thing From Another World
  The Haunting of Hill House
  Rosemary's Baby

  I notice with slight surprise I don't actually own any Bergman, Goddard or Woody Allen on DVD.

  
  
  

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  • Where do you find the time? - Bayside Bomber 18:52:26 09/30/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Oh gosh whatta question. Lemme see... posted by Harmonia on September 28, 2004 at 02:22:32:

    That is a terrific list -- a "who's who" so to speak of great cinema. But the post asked for movies that stand up to repeated viewing and you must have listed over 100 films. I envy you the time to enjoy these treats over and over again.
    
    

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  • whatta list... - tunenut 10:44:44 09/28/04 (1)
    In Reply to: Oh gosh whatta question. Lemme see... posted by Harmonia on September 28, 2004 at 02:22:32:

    I did not want to list any of my own favorites...I am interested in what other people like. I had Taxi Driver before I had a DVD player...when I could only play it on my computer...I've seen that so many times and knew I would want a permanent copy.

    Others on your list would be on mine as well, Rosemary's Baby and the Day the Earth Stood Still, to name two.

    Others, however, are clearly not on my list. I saw Talk to Her in the theater and once is enough. Best in Show was funny but I don't feel compelled to watch it again.

    OTOH, nobody that I've seen has included Fawlty Towers. This is still as funny to me as anything I've ever seen, and I have it all on videotape.

    Of course the main value of such a list lies in the movies I know little about, which can send me off into new directions.

    As far as Godard, I had Alphaville, again before I even had a DVD player. I don't know why I am so fond of this bizarre work, but I am.
    
    

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    • Different strokes... - Harmonia 15:15:57 09/28/04 (0)
      In Reply to: whatta list... posted by tunenut on September 28, 2004 at 10:44:44:

      I DO have some Fawlty Towers on disc - from your post, I was thinking of movies on DVD, not TV productions. FT is my SO's favorite comedy series of all time, and I still laugh out loud at Basil's antics.

      I have quite a few BBC TV productions: Middlemarch (R2), Forsyte Saga (original), I Claudius, Rumpole, The Racing Game etc. I also have Lonsome Dove on disc.

      I used to show dogs (and I still show horses) so I found Best In Show pretty amusing. I don't watch it that much, but some dull damp evenings it hits the spot for myself and my SO.

      I have an awkward relationship with Goddard - I have Alphaville and a couple others on tape, but haven't bought any DVDs yet. Same with Bergman. I plan to pick up Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries and a few more on disc one of these days. Criterion is coming out with Fanny & Alexander with tons of extras next month.

      I own some cherished films on DVD - the Criterion Brakhage Collection, Resnais' Last Year At Marienbad and Hiroshima Mon Amour - that I imagine few inmates would tolerate. (Brakhage was my film teacher at the Art Institute.)

      BTW, for classic films the Criterion releases are usually very good, especially with supplemental materials. There are som R2 discs that have slightly better image quality, but Criterion's extras are usually well worth it.

      You now know about 70% of my DVD collection.

      
      
      

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  • Oh...and PS... - Harmonia 02:42:09 09/28/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Oh gosh whatta question. Lemme see... posted by Harmonia on September 28, 2004 at 02:22:32:

    Don't throw away your tape player yet: An Angel At My Table is available in NTSC on tape only, as is Naked, Dinner at 8 and Performance.

    That's what I get for trying to read movie titles from across the room.
    
    

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• Fellini is on my list, too....add these few...... - danj 22:26:54 09/27/04 (0)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  La Strada (Giulietta Masina! What an actress!)
  Patton
  Casablanca
  Rebecca
  Monsieur Verdoux
  The Entertainer (Was Olivier the world's greatest actor? Judging by this movie, yes.)
  The Band Wagon
  The Rose Tattoo (Anna Magnani in a stunning performance)
  Little Big Man
  The Graduate
  The Red Shoes

  
  
  

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• Re: movies that reward many viewings? - RGA 21:47:22 09/27/04 (0)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  Some relatively recent films.

  Comedy
  Dr. Strangelove
  The Producers
  My Cousin Vinny
  Young Frankenstein
  Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
  Dr. Strangelove
  Raiders of the Lost Ark
  Slap Shot

  Dark comedy and drama

  Pulp Fiction
  The Shawshank Redemption
  Strange Days
  A Clockwork Orange
  Schindler's List
  Leaving Las Vegas
  The War Zone
  American Beauty
  Secrets and Lies
  Quiz Show
  Run Lola Run
  Sling Blade
  Trainspotting
  Monster's Ball

  Horror/Sci-fi/Action
  Dawn of the Dead (1979) Great boxed set
  Aliens
  Nosferatu
  The Exorcist(original version)
  Terminator 1 and 2
  The Thing 1982
  American Werewolf in London
  Lethal Weapon 1 and 2

  TV Series/mini-Series

  Due South
  I, Claudius
  
  
  

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• I was just thinking of a similar post... - bubbahotep 19:09:28 09/27/04 (1)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  when I read yours. Actually I was thinking of writing about films I end up watching whenever I come across them on TV, regardless of how far into the film it is. I watched Malcolm X last night for what has to be the fifth time and recommend it highly. Shawshank Redemption, The Great Race, What's Up, Doc?, The Long Riders, and my all-time favorite The Loved One all bear repeated viewings. All but the latter are available on DVD. I bought my DVD player when The Matrix was released so that's a special film, too.
  
  

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  • Don't forget the film made from Joe R, Lansdale's short story/screenplay! :o) - Audiophilander 22:43:06 09/28/04 (0)
    In Reply to: I was just thinking of a similar post... posted by bubbahotep on September 27, 2004 at 19:09:28:

    Joe is a fine storyteller and all around nice guy. As one of the attending guests of Fencon, a Dallas based literary SF convention, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to moderate a panel on which he and Larry Niven participated.

    AuPh
    
    

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• Re: movies that reward many viewings? - Victor Khomenko 19:00:55 09/27/04 (0)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  My Fair Lady
  Die Hard
  Barry Lyndon
  First Blood
  Death Wish
  Dirty Harry
  Clueless
  
  

  
  
  
  

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• Re: movies that reward many viewings? - dwill123 18:56:10 09/27/04 (0)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  The Hunt for Red October
  Spiderman 2 (when it comes out)
  The Fugitive
  Ghostbusters
  Godfather I
  The Iron Giant
  The Verdict
  Star Wars & The Empire Strikes Back
  Ice Age
  anything by The Three Stooges
  
  

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• Re: movies that reward many viewings? - edta 18:16:19 09/27/04 (0)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  Casablanca
  2001
  Dr. Strangelove
  Repo Man
  Sinbad the Sailor

  Pretty old flics, wot? I'm an old guy.
  
  

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• Re: movies that reward many viewings? - rico 17:51:42 09/27/04 (0)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  2001.
  The Bear.
  Citizen Kane.
  Chinatown.
  One Eyed Jacks.
  The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
  The Shining.
  Casablanca.
  Sunset Boulevard.
  E.T.
  The Godfather (I and II).
  Apocalypse Now Redux.
  (To name a few)
  
  

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• Re: movies that reward many viewings? - albee33 17:29:23 09/27/04 (0)
  In Reply to: movies that reward many viewings? posted by tunenut on September 27, 2004 at 14:23:06:

  The Ninth Gate - Polanski

  Not a great movie but ripe with typical Polanski attention to detail and art direction. It's an interesting look at books and European settings. I enjoy the cinematography and soundtrack several times a year. By all means, rent first--buy later.

  
  The Last Emperor - Bertolucci

  Wonderful movie that, for me, has all the same reasons as above.

  
  ( huh? )
  
  

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