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Howdy! I'm looking for more mellow, hypnotic films. Examples of films that I've seen that fit that profile: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Last Year at Marienbad, Kurosawa's Dreams, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, Has's The Saragossa Manuscript, and Felini's 8&1/2. I guess I'll elaborate by stating what I'm not looking for: I love David Lynch, Nicholas Windig Refin, and Panos Cosmatos for their hypnotic cinematography, but I'd like something like that where the content isn't so dark. I guess in a nutshell: recommend me a movie that feels like a dream, but not a nightmare. Thank you very much! magic cactus fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Aug 6, 2019 |
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oneforthevine posted:Have you seen any Rivette? (You may have, if you’re familiar enough with Marienbad to cite it here.) His stuff isn’t exactly “out there” content-wise, but it’s definitely slow-moving and hypnotic in its own way. If you can find a copy of Cohen’s Blu-Ray of La Belle Noiseuse that might be a good starting point. I'm not familiar with Rivette at all actually. Thanks a bunch for the recommendations, I'll look into it post haste.
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El Graplurado posted:Watch more of Apichatpong Weerasethakul if you can I'm familiar with some of these, mainly Parajanov and Valerie and her week of wonders and the "classic" surrealists. Gonna take a look at some of the others. I've heard good things about Bi Gan, so I think I'll track down Kaili Blues. Thanks for the recommendations!
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Aug 6, 2019 17:50
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FitFortDanga posted:So many come to mind. In addition to El Grap's recommendations, I would add: I'm familiar with Tarr and Tarkovsky, as well as Malick and Aguirre, but these others seem very interesting indeed. Thanks!
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Aug 6, 2019 17:53
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Howdy! For some reason, I've taken to unwinding by re-watching Bi Gan's Long Day's Journey Into Night pretty much every night before I fall asleep. I really like the sort of metaphysical mystery/noir tone that reminds me a little bit of the works of David Lynch/the writings of Paul Auster/Borges, but I also really like how... hazy it feels? It kind of just drifts around and not a lot happens. I guess I'm looking for recommendations like that. Kind of slow drifting movies where the plot unfolds pretty slowly, if there's even a plot at all. Bonus if it's got some kind of broad metaphysical theme, but I don't think there's quite that many of those kinds of films out there. Stuff I've seen that kind of scratches that itch: Kaili Blues (same director. I also watched his short film the Poet and The Singer, but it didn't grab me as much. Loved Kaili Blues though) Uncle Bonamee Who Can Recall Past Lives Still Walking Paris Texas Stalker Calendar (Atom Egoyan. I watched most of his other films and while good, this one I really enjoyed.) I have Criterion, Netflix, and HBOMax, so if your recs could be on one of those three streaming services that would be awesome. Thanks for any recs you guys can scrounge up for me!
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Samuel Clemens posted:slow cinema Thank you very much! I'll look into these post-haste.
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Howdy! I posted a little while ago about slow hypnotic films and got a bunch of recommendations. I just want to say thanks and mention a few that stood out to me from what I've seen so far. Antonioni: I watched L'aventurra. I didn't like it, but I couldn't tell you why. All the pieces were there, but I didn't really connect with the story of a bunch of alienated socialites searching for meaning. But I have kind of a "two strikes" rule with new directors. I watch two of their movies, just because I like to give myself a chance. So I ended up watching Red Desert. That was a fantastic film. So I'm 50/50 on Antonioni. I might give the passenger a try later. DeimosRising posted:Bela Tarr, Zulawski (maybe a little stressful/horny for what you’re looking for), Kieslowski I'd forgotten to mention Zulawski and Kieslowski in my post. I've seen On The Silver Globe and count it as one of my favorite films of all time, but as you point out, his stuff is a little stressful/horny for what I'm looking for. As far as Kieslowski goes, I watched Blind Chance a while back on a whim and really enjoyed it. I'm gonna watch the Three Colors trilogy as soon as I'm done with my current film, Satantango. I'm actually really enjoying this one despite it's 7-hour runtime (I'm watching it in hour-two hour chunks, or an act-break, whatever comes first.) It's bleak but in a way I find strangely... comforting. Reminds me a lot of Stalker. Coaaab posted:Since you like Uncle Boonmee, give Apichatpong Weerasethakul's other films a try, they all feel similarly like that regulargonzalez posted:Flowers of Shanghai immediately came to mind. Hardly any plot, gorgeously lit and filmed, I watched it when on painkillers recovering from surgery and it is the perfect narcotic haze movie. This is on the list too! Thanks again for all the recs!
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Jul 21, 2021 19:24
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Samuel Clemens posted:Interesting that you enjoyed Red Desert but not L'avventura since those are arguably his closest films in terms of themes and style. What made you love the former? Honestly I just loved the cinematography in Red Desert. There were some beautiful shots in that movie. Got one hour left in Satantango. I'm thinking either Three Colors or A Brighter Summer's Day next.
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Jul 26, 2021 06:20
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Are there any other movies like Lost In Translation or Roman Holiday ( I guess Blue Valentine would also count, alongside 500 days of summer,) where the protagonist has a chance encounter with a person that clearly changes them in someway, but where they don't end up together? Doesn't have to necessarily be a rom-com.
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Jan 26, 2022 20:25
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Kvlt! posted:Cold War I've found every other movie on your list except (go figure) Cold War. Is there a year attached? I'm mostly getting hits for documentaries regulargonzalez posted:Before Sunrise if taken as a standalone I totally forgot about Wong Kar Wei. I've seen pretty much all his stuff. Before Sunrise is good and I meant to add it to my examples but forgot I guess. I'll check out certified copy.
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Jan 26, 2022 21:04
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Allyn posted:This is basically Eric Rohmer's entire career. My Night at Maud's, Chloe in the Afternoon, A Tale of Springtime. The first part of his anthology film Rendezvous in Paris might be my single favourite example of him exploring this trope. I'd also throw in his The Winter's Tale, as the main beat of the film is about the fallout from losing contact with the person who changed you. Even though it ultimately ends up deviating from what you want. My favourite Rohmer. I somehow missed Rohmer when I was in my French New Wave phase. I'll definitely look into his stuff, thanks a bunch! I love Kieślowski but somehow haven't gotten around to watching the colors trilogy. I'll try out Red, might also do A Short Film About Love. Edit: Watched both The Green Ray and My Night With Maude. Excellent and scratched that itch I was looking for. I'm gonna just work through the filmography I think. Thanks for a great recommendation! magic cactus fucked around with this message at 07:28 on Jan 27, 2022 |
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Jan 26, 2022 21:23
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Howdy me again. I recently watched the Edward Norton/Ben Stiller rom-com "Keeping the Faith" on a whim and was surprised by how much I liked it. I really enjoyed how it portrayed religion as like... important but another part of life, and how it was about adults trying to handle the complications between higher callings and romance in a pretty nuanced and believable way up until the predictable rom-com mandated ending. Are there any other movies out there that portray kind of the push-pull between being a human being and being religious? I can only think of "First Reformed" "Diary of A Country Priest" and maaybe "Winter Light" with "Spring Summer Winter Fall and Spring" kind of skirting the line. Doesn't need to be a rom-com. Thanks!
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Feb 7, 2022 19:28
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Gripweed posted:A Serious Man might not be entirely what you're after, it's about a man who thought he had done everything right and lived a good and virtuous life facing a serious of personal crises and humiliations and desperately trying to find guidance and solace in his faith. Shoot I've already seen that. It was great though. Thanks for the rec anyway!
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regulargonzalez posted:Not a movie but I think the pastor in The Leftovers is a character who deals with this issue very well and the writing is thoughtful and considerate. Fuckin' loved The Leftovers, especially Matt/The Priest's character. I saw Contact and really liked it but it was so long ago I'd forgotten McConaughey was even in it.
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Feb 7, 2022 21:04
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Recently watched a movie called Kill Chain with Nic Cage and while it was a C-tier potboiler at best, there was something decidedly dreamlike or psychedelic about it. The minimal dialogue seemed really cryptic, almost like a Beckett play with guns, and the direction was just weird, with a lot of bizarre camera angle choices. This is probably down to the amateurish nature of the production, but I really liked it anyway. Are there any "dreamlike" or "hallucinatory" action movies out there? Other than Only God Forgives and Valhalla Rising I can't think of too many.
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tuyop posted:Prisoners of the Ghostland was really something. Maybe psychedelic? I don’t know if I have the adjectives. I'll check it out, thanks! morestuff posted:You might like You Were Never Really Here or large parts of Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning Both of those have been on my to-watch list for a while so looks like I'm out of excuses. Thanks for the recs!
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regulargonzalez posted:Annihilation, The Thin Red Line, probably not quite action movies as such. Seen both of these thanks for the rec though! morestuff posted:Oh, and speaking of Nic Cage, you might like Mandy. Not much of an action movie for a very, very long stretch but it gets there eventually, sort of Mandy is fantastic, but I've already seen it.
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Feb 17, 2022 02:59
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Gripweed posted:Tokyo Drifter I love that movie. It's so weird. Good rec though, thanks!
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Feb 17, 2022 03:23
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tuyop posted:Looking for more genuinely hilarious and weird low budget movies, sci fi is a plus. I loved The American Astronaut and Dark Star for example. this is more on the sci-fi end and less "hilarious" but God Told Me To is a very strange trip. Starts out as kind of police procedural and gets real weird real fast.
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By sheer coincidence, I watched Last Year At Marienbad last night and loved it (not surprising if you've kept up with my previous posts in the thread.) However there was one element that made it a unique watch for me. I loved the way things would "echo" in the movie, for instance the way the opening narration repeats multiple times, or the movement in a scene would refer to previous dialogue. It felt almost like the cinematic equivalent of dub music or feedback or something. Taking a familiar element and twisting it into a new configuration. I'm not entirely sure if that articulates what I'm after, but is there anything like that out there at all? I almost feel like I'm asking more for video art recommendations versus pure cinema, but I've been kind of obsessed with this idea and I'm curious if it's been explored at all.
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regulargonzalez posted:I think I've recommended it to you before and it doesn't *quite* fit, but I still think you'd really like Certified Copy if you haven't seen it yet I've seen Inland Empire but the other two are new to me. I'll check them out, thanks! E: Just to clarify but you're talking about the Pink Floyd/Wizard of Oz synch right? I've never actually seen it. I'll give it a go. magic cactus fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Apr 8, 2022 |
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Kvlt! posted:I think Lost Highway fits this better than Inland Empire. The entire movie is often described as a "Mobius strip", and multiple watches really reveal lots of moments like the stuff youre searching for Yeah, Lynch was my first thought. Watching Marienbad, it's very clear it must have had a pretty big impact on his directorial style. I've seen all his stuff multiple times, but maybe approaching Lost Highway with Marienbad in mind will give me a new perspective on it. Thanks!
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Apr 8, 2022 19:53
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regulargonzalez posted:I feel like a lot of Buñuel films are adjacent as well. The Exterminating Angel, That Obscure Object of Desire. I've seen Bergman. Buñuel is someone I keep hearing about but oddly never get around to watching, I should probably fix that. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Apr 8, 2022 21:03
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regulargonzalez posted:I think I've recommended it to you before and it doesn't *quite* fit, but I still think you'd really like Certified Copy if you haven't seen it yet I just finished watching this. What a deeply strange film. So many quiet rug-pulls. I can see the Marienbad connection for sure. Thanks. This was the most interesting movie I've seen in a good while.
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regulargonzalez posted:Ha, not sure if you liked it or not but glad it was at least engaging. Oh no I really liked it! It's just the first time I've really seen... cinematography and editing as tools for a mind gently caress in and of itself, rather than in service of (say) a dreamlike plot or atmosphere. It felt like it was playing with my perception on multiple levels. What a strange and fascinating film. Thanks very much for the recommendation.
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I just re-watched Clean, Shaven for the first time in a couple of years and forgot how great it was. One of the things I really like is how it really focuses on sound and sound design to bring you deeper into its world. Does anyone have any other recommendations for movies where sound/sound design is used like this? Off the top of my head I can name Berberian Sound Studio and Sound of Metal, I'm optimistic about Flux Gourmet as well but I don't think that's out yet. David Lynch's stuff counts too, of course. Any other suggestions?
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Aug 27, 2022 17:44
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Dr. Yinz Ljubljana posted:Whiplash I've seen Whiplash and The Conversation but Blow Out is new to me. I'll give it a look. Thanks!
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Dr. Yinz Ljubljana posted:it's a nice double feature with Blow Up, the movie that it's based on. But Blow Up is about photography, so not as much focus on sound design. Yeah I've seen (and loved) Blow Up, but Blow Up with sound seems like a great idea.
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Aug 28, 2022 21:18
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So I just discovered the films of Joel Potrykus (Alchemist Cookbook, Ape, Buzzard etc) and I really like this sort of "lo-fi paul schrader but without the theology" vibe a lot of his movies have. Just no/low budget movies about damaged loners that occasionally dip into horror territory. I'm wondering if there are any other directors or movies like that. I've seen Gummo, and that would maybe the closest point of comparison, or maybe like a grimier take on Linklater's stuff. Whatever it is, it would be cool if I could get more of that.
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Kvlt! posted:Broadcast Signal Intrusion I've heard of both The House That Jack Built and the Golden Glove, but haven't seen either of them. Rest of this list looks cool, thanks!
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Kvlt! posted:Some Southern Waters i think is a good fit for what youre looking for too!
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I've got kind of a weird request. Anyone know any movies that are experimental for their genre? I recently watched the Alien Workshop skateboarding video Memory Screen and I was struck by how... different stuff like the editing in it was as compared to the usual skate video style. It felt more like a weird video art piece that happened to feature skateboarding. It would be cool if there were more weird skate videos out there, but I'm not holding my breath. Another example I can think of would be Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, which is pretty out there for a straight action movie. Conquest would be another for swords and sorcery genre. Maaybe 500 days of summer for the rom-com (but I kind of want to give this spot to lost in translation.) Tl;dr: Looking for movies that experiment within the confines of their genre.
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VROOM VROOM posted:Putting together my options for the October challenge, what are the must-watches on Shudder that I might not have seen yet? Funny, weird, tense, ~elevated~, if it's good I'll probably like it. Gonna cast my vote for Perfect Blue (more psychological horror), Broadcast Signal Intrusion (ditto), Mad God (it really is a marvel), Strange Color of Your Bodies Tears(this one is a trip), and a field in England (very slow burn but I loved it.)
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Anyone have an recommendations for documentaries similar to Into Great Silence? Watched that one recently and I really like its minimal dialogue and focus on letting the sounds and pace of life at the monastery envelop the viewer, without really going into "talking head" type stuff. Subject matter can be secular or religious. Thanks for any recommendations!
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Jack B Nimble posted:What are some decent "spooky medieval action fantasy" movies? Think like 13th warrior, the bit in Greta and Hansel where the huntsman is briefly present, that recent Viking movie based on the old tale that also influenced Hamlet, etc. might be more "spooky medieval fantasy" than action and it's a short film, but the black angel from 1980, whole thing is on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L8pHKP-vv4
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Anyone got any suggestions for "pseudo-intellectuals talking non-stop" movies ala Whit Stillman and Noah Baumbach? Just re-watched kicking and screaming and that whole "people talking abstractly about nothing" conceit was really entertaining. I've seen most of Linklaters stuff too. Just to clarify, I like these movies, just the content and way the dialogue is written is so unlike real life I find it amusing. Maybe it's a 90s thing?
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morestuff posted:My Dinner With Andre is what you meant Shoot I've already seen that one. Excellent movie though.
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regulargonzalez posted:Annie Hall. Manhattan. Woody Allen in general, but especially his 70s and 80s dramas / dramedys. I've seen Manhattan and Annie Hall, don't know why I didn't think of them as related to that style of film but they are pretty similar. ynohtna posted:The Man from Earth from 2007 might scratch that itch. I've seen it but unsurprisingly it's one of my favorites. Thanks for the suggestion though. Magnetic North posted:I thought you were talking about the Will Ferrell movie Looking it up apparently Paul Auster wrote the script. I had no idea he'd written stuff beyond novels. I'll check it out thanks for the suggestion!
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magic cactus posted:Looking it up apparently Paul Auster wrote the script. I had no idea he'd written stuff beyond novels. I'll check it out thanks for the suggestion! Just wanna say thanks for the recommend. It wasn't a home-run, (like you said a bit mellow dramatic) but a solid watch all the same. Whoops drunkposting but yeah, solid rec. magic cactus fucked around with this message at 06:05 on Feb 4, 2023 |
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