that sounds like a yes
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Watched the latest version of âITâ on the plane last week.
Genuine spine tingling moments in sections. But probably not for everyone. The ending is pretty surreal, as it is in the book.
Would not Reccommend for anyone viewing by kids.
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I picked up a few old movies when I was in Melbourne last week. Old French and Italian movies, Children of Paradise, Buñuelâs The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Vittorio di Sicaâs Bicycle Thieves and a pack of 8 Truffauts.
I watched Bicycle Thieves last night (Ladri di Biciclette for all you Mediterranean types) and it was an incredibly moving film. For those not familiar, itâs set in post-war Rome when jobs are difficult to find.
A father has the opportunity for a job as a bill-poster but to do it, he needs a bicycle. His wife pawns her dowry bedlinen to raise money to buy it, but shortly after, itâs stolen. The movie covers the man and his young son, Bruno, looking everywhere to find it. Doesnât sounds like much, the video is grainy and probably 40% of the dialogue is subtitled, but you know what Italians are likeâŠwatch their hands to discover their emotionsâŠbut the whole story, and in particular the ending, is very moving.
It has been rated in the best 5 movies ever madeâŠno CGI, grainy monochrome, no superheroes but a great way to spend 90 minutes.
Iâd always had this massive gap in my cinematic experience, which I intend to rectify.
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Wasnât there a thread created for avante gaurde/subtitled/arty stuff
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This was avant tous, not avant garde.
Made in 1948, but I see what you mean. After all, I created that thread.
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Is avante garde your more abstract stuff
l bought Bicycle Thieves about 10 years ago, and yes it is a classic film, with a plot about a family struggling to survive and how so much hinged on something we would consider so trivial.
Children of Paradise is spectacular, and one of my all time fave (French) films. Superb throughout.
I would think avant garde is people trying hard to be different, to be ahead of the curve.
The French fifties films would definitely fit that standard.
This one is just a simple tale told sparingly.
I wrote avant tous as âbefore everythingâ, being a 1948 European movie.
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Pardon me for wanking on a public website, but âChildren of Paradiseâ is a rotten translation of the French title, âLes enfants du paradisâ. âParadisâ (paradise) is the familiar name given to the top level seats in a theatre. In English the familiar term is âthe godsâ. So the French title has a double meaning, viz., children of paradise and patrons in the upper circle (traditionally thought of as working class because theyâre the cheapest seats), which is lost in English if itâs translated as âChildren of Paradise â. It should be translated as âChildren of the Godsâ, which would carry the identical double meaning.
Iâve got the Criterion version but the soundtrack is very harsh â the images have been beautifully restored but not the sound. Pity. Itâs one of the truly great films of all time.
Wank over
While weâre there, Italian title was Ladri Di Biciclette, which means Bicycle Thieves, but there was only one thiefâŠsorryâŠspoiler.
Original English title was The Bicycle Thief, the Seppos changed it to the plural.
I wish I was more cultured.
Tried Yakult?
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You donât need to be cultured. I hate âculturedâ films too. You just need to not mind watching subtitles.
Some boring as batshit films out there. What you need to learn is how to read reviews. You quickly learn what sort of stuff bores you to tears.
yup
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Iâve watched some Korean movie about this monster that jumps out of a river in Seoul before that had subtitles- that was ok but I think it just showed the theme of movies I enjoy rather than it just being a foreign film.
When I first met my mrs we used to go to film society and saw some really good ones like the wind in the barley or something and another one about bobby Kennedy. That was about as eclectic my taste had ever got.
I fact Iâve digressed and think night at the Roxbury and anchorman are gems, movies I think you or someone else on here despise. I thought taste was supposed to regine as you matured. Put it this way, if we ever went to the movies together weâd be in different cinemas. Which I have done with people before based on my preferences.
I hated Night at the RoxburyâŠnever watched Anchorman.
I draw a line through Captain JackâŠif he loves a film, I probably wonât.
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The Korean film is called The Host.
Watch any film by the same director and you wonât regret it.
In particular Memories of Murder or Mother.
He would be top 5 directors getting around.
Is there any mainstream stuff you do like - like a yank blockbuster? I used to until producers started fiddling with them based on test audiences and cgi. Bit unimpressed with suicide squad and predator as the original cuts sounded way better until it was dumbed down or altered for the masses. Especially considering Shane black and David Ayers track record.
Sounds like gotti was a complete disaster - they had so much material to work with.
Yeah right, cheers for that.
I think the only other Korean subtitled one Iâve seen is old boy which although was brilliant, it was too disturbing.
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