Sunday, June 9, 2013

My Favorite Films (Part I)

Trois Couleurs: Rouge (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1994)

It's hard for me to pick a favorite Kieslowski film but I have to go with "Rouge". Simply put, a fairy tale for adults.
                                  
Le Feu follet (Louis Malle, 1963)
I've never felt as gutted as when I saw "Le Feu Follet" for the first time.  An affecting character study!
Chameleon Street (Wendell B Harris Jr, 1989)
A Thoughtful and extremely hilarious exploration of racial identity. The fact that this film has fallen through the canonical cracks makes me rage!
In The Realm Of The Senses (Nagisa Oshima, 1976)



Relentless in its depiction of human sexuality's rawness, the film centers around two lovers who fuck each other to death.
There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
This is perhaps the most exciting film made in the last decade, with an amazing score (by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood) to boot!