The Bow (Hwal) (2005) 8/10 2nd viewing
Confessions (Kokuhaku) (2010) 7/10
Although I've seen several films recently, the only real standout was Offside (2006 from Iran) which I saw a recording yesterday. Directed by Jafar Panahi who shows the human side of the Iranian people.
However the Iranian authorities have put him in prison for 6 years, barred from making films for 20 years, and also from travelling, giving interviews or political activity. Although there has been outrage expressed from the film world, the Iranian authorities are unlikely to take any notice.
Though events taking place at present elsewhere in the Arab world may one day free the Iranian people.
However the Iranian authorities have put him in prison for 6 years, barred from making films for 20 years, and also from travelling, giving interviews or political activity. Although there has been outrage expressed from the film world, the Iranian authorities are unlikely to take any notice.
Though events taking place at present elsewhere in the Arab world may one day free the Iranian people.
I have seen 3 of Jafar Panahi films (The White Balloon, Crimson Gold, The Circle), have yet to see Offside but i do have it on my Lovefilm rental queue
I heard about him being sent to jail and banned from making films for 20 years a few weeks ago, very harsh i say, hopefully when he is released from Jail he can find a way of leaving the country and continue making films elsewhere
What are the other films that you have seen?
I heard about him being sent to jail and banned from making films for 20 years a few weeks ago, very harsh i say, hopefully when he is released from Jail he can find a way of leaving the country and continue making films elsewhere
What are the other films that you have seen?
Apart from Offside I have also seen The White Balloon which I though was excellent. Since I posted here yesterday I have found an online petition for Jafar Panahi's release which I have signed. I also created a thread over in the Big Brother forum with a link to the petition.
My own favourite Akira Kurosawa film is Throne of Blood (his version of Macbeth). I rate that as better than Seven Samurai, but that's just my preference.
I saw Teorema years ago on television and thought it was pretentious. Of the other Pasolini films I've seen I admired The Gospel According to St Matthew, remarkable considering that he was an athiest. I also saw The Decameron at the cinema, and subsequently The Canterbury Tales and then Arabian Nights. I thought The Decameron, though bawdy, was the best of the three and showed a real sense of humanity and compassion. I disliked The Canterbury Tales, but thought Arabian Nights was better. I have never seen Salo and do not wish to.
I saw Teorema years ago on television and thought it was pretentious. Of the other Pasolini films I've seen I admired The Gospel According to St Matthew, remarkable considering that he was an athiest. I also saw The Decameron at the cinema, and subsequently The Canterbury Tales and then Arabian Nights. I thought The Decameron, though bawdy, was the best of the three and showed a real sense of humanity and compassion. I disliked The Canterbury Tales, but thought Arabian Nights was better. I have never seen Salo and do not wish to.
Just starting Brokeback Mountain again.
I like it more with each viewing.
So true to the short story too. Very good adaptation.
I like it more with each viewing.
So true to the short story too. Very good adaptation.
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My own favourite Akira Kurosawa film is Throne of Blood (his version of Macbeth). I rate that as better than Seven Samurai, but that's just my preference.
I saw Teorema years ago on television and thought it was pretentious. Of the other Pasolini films I've seen I admired The Gospel According to St Matthew, remarkable considering that he was an athiest. I also saw The Decameron at the cinema, and subsequently The Canterbury Tales and then Arabian Nights. I thought The Decameron, though bawdy, was the best of the three and showed a real sense of humanity and compassion. I disliked The Canterbury Tales, but thought Arabian Nights was better. I have never seen Salo and do not wish to.
I saw Teorema years ago on television and thought it was pretentious. Of the other Pasolini films I've seen I admired The Gospel According to St Matthew, remarkable considering that he was an athiest. I also saw The Decameron at the cinema, and subsequently The Canterbury Tales and then Arabian Nights. I thought The Decameron, though bawdy, was the best of the three and showed a real sense of humanity and compassion. I disliked The Canterbury Tales, but thought Arabian Nights was better. I have never seen Salo and do not wish to.
I have seen Throne Of Blood and i thought it was excellent and is my 4th fave film of Kurosawa's, Seven Samurai, Rashomon and Ikiru are my top 3
His main films i haven't seen yet are Ran, High And Low, Kagemusha and Red Beard
I haven't seen those Pasolini films that you have mentioned and like you i have no interest in seeing Salo
The films i have seen of his are Mamma Roma (Great), Accatone (very good), Hawks And Sparrows (good),
Death Note (ããđããžã) (2006) Had to watch with sub-titles as my Japanese isn't what it should be 
9.9/10 
9.9/10
I rewatched La Antena (= The Aerial), an Argentinian film from 2007. It is a unique film as it is a homage to silent films, particularly the German expressionist ones, but with a dash of Melies. It would be impossible to get this made in Hollywood as no producer would be prepared to risk money. "A black and white film where the baddy has stolen people's voices so they cannot talk as a tribute to European silent films - there's the door- shut it on your way out"
If you want to see a film which is genuinely different from any other you have ever seen, this is it.
If you want to see a film which is genuinely different from any other you have ever seen, this is it.