Forest Of The Hanged (Padurea spanzuratilor) (1965) 9/10

Panique (1946) 8/10

City Streets (1931) 7.5/10

Interstellar (2014) 5/10

I watched The Water Horse (2007). Pleasant film set in Scotland. Young boy finds egg which hatches with a little Loch Ness type of creature. Nessie equivalent of ET.

The Absent One (Fasandræberne) (2014) 7/10

Leila (1997) 8/10

Come Into The Light (Alla luce del sole) (2005) 7/10

So Well Remembered (1947) 8.5/10

Bread And Salt (Khlib i sil) (1970) 7.5/10

I watched Little Buddha (1993). Although Keanu Reeves, Chris Isaak and Bridget Fonda are shown as the leads on DVD covers this is misleading. The true leads are Ruocheng Ying (Lama Norbu) and Alex Wiesendanger (Jesse Conrad).

If you watch the film thinking it's about the life of Siddhartha (the Buddha) then the film will be a dissapointment. The film is more about Lama Norbu's search for Buddhist enlightenment for himself, the candidates for the reincarnation of his teacher, and for the viewer.

A much better film than the typical ratings given on IMDB and film books. The film is just over 2 hours long and I wouldn't have minded if it had been longer. A sign of a good film and my favourite Bernado Bertolucci film.

Gentleman Jim (1942) 9/10

Bakumatsu Zankoku Monogatari (1964) 7/10

I watched Hugo (2011), Martn Scorsese's family film.

There is a connection between the storyline and Scorsese. The storyline is to some extent about the restoration of the reputation of the film pioneer Georges Melies. Years before this, Scorsese was instrumental about restoring the reputation of Michael Powell bringing him to New York to help him. And in the process Powell met and married Scorsese's editor Thelma Schoonmaker.

As Simple As That (Be hamin sadegi) (2008) 9/10

They Have Escaped (He ovat paenneet) (2014) 6/10

Going Away (Un beau dimanche) (2013) 6/10

Greatful Dead (Gureitofuru deddo) (2013) 5/10

Charlie's Country (2013) 8.5/10

Confession (Jo-Eun-Chin-Goo-De ul) (2014) 6/10

Late Marriage (Hatuna Meuheret) (2001) 7/10

The Gambler (2014) 5/10

Gold Of Rome (L'oro di Roma) (1961) 8.5/10

The Longest Summer (Hui nin yin fa dak bit doh) (1998) 8/10

The Simple-Minded Murderer (Den enfaldige mördaren) (1982) 9/10

The Big Combo (1955) 7/10

T saw A War of Children (1972), made for television in the States but given a film release in the UK. Downbeat and depressing film of families torn apart in Belfast. Cast included Vivien Merchant, Jenny Agutter and Anthony Andrews.

The River And Death (El rio y la muerte) (1954) 8.5/10

Dark Is The Night (Odnazhdy nochyu) (1945) 8.5/10

Amnesty (Amnistia) (2011) 7/10

And The Mud Ship Sails Away (Soshite dorobune wa yuku) (2013) 6/10

Disconnect (2012) 6/10

Stakeout (Harikomi) (1958) 8/10

Jacquot De Nantes (1991) 7/10