Who can recommend lesser known good films
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Mediterraneo - mid 80s Italian... lovely flick.
Brazil, by Terry Gilliam.
Diva, another mid-80s effort, brilliant French stuff.
Il Postino, as mentioned several times. Well worth it.
Trivia: The lead actor basically gave his life to make sure the film was completed on time - he didn't go for essential medical attention and died something like 2 weeks after the film finished shooting.
Brazil, by Terry Gilliam.
Diva, another mid-80s effort, brilliant French stuff.
Il Postino, as mentioned several times. Well worth it.
Trivia: The lead actor basically gave his life to make sure the film was completed on time - he didn't go for essential medical attention and died something like 2 weeks after the film finished shooting.
masterpiece of film-making.... Well if you haven’t seen it (and I seem to be the only person who actually has) see “The Motorcycle Diaries”.
Also suggest “Fear of loathing in Las Vegas” and “Snakeskin” (The latter being a New Zealand film about a road trip that is a bit of a Marmite film – love it or hate it, I loved it).
Also suggest “Fear of loathing in Las Vegas” and “Snakeskin” (The latter being a New Zealand film about a road trip that is a bit of a Marmite film – love it or hate it, I loved it).
Amnesia.
British film starring John Hannah as a detective tracking who he believes to be a serial killer whilst contending with the disappearence and presumed death of his wife. Then a man appears in the local psychiatric ward with total amnesia, and the detective becomes convinced he's got his man. However, meanwhile, the investigation into his wife's disappearence suggests the evidence points to him.
Then he realises he's also suffering from amnesia.
It's a rare thriller that can keep you watching, utterly captivated, for three hours, without any sex, violence, bad language etc at all, or even particularly outstanding cinematography. You've got a detective 'hero' who may be a wife-beating murderer, you've got a 'villain' who just appears to be greatly misunderstood and mentally ill, you've got two love interests, one of whom may be dead, the other who may become a murder victim, or is it just your paranoia...
Brilliant film. I've only ever seen it once when I rented it from Blockbuster. It's a great night in.
British film starring John Hannah as a detective tracking who he believes to be a serial killer whilst contending with the disappearence and presumed death of his wife. Then a man appears in the local psychiatric ward with total amnesia, and the detective becomes convinced he's got his man. However, meanwhile, the investigation into his wife's disappearence suggests the evidence points to him.
Then he realises he's also suffering from amnesia.
It's a rare thriller that can keep you watching, utterly captivated, for three hours, without any sex, violence, bad language etc at all, or even particularly outstanding cinematography. You've got a detective 'hero' who may be a wife-beating murderer, you've got a 'villain' who just appears to be greatly misunderstood and mentally ill, you've got two love interests, one of whom may be dead, the other who may become a murder victim, or is it just your paranoia...
Brilliant film. I've only ever seen it once when I rented it from Blockbuster. It's a great night in.
One I'd never heard of but thought was really good was The Butterfly Effect
www.imdb.com/title/tt0289879/
www.imdb.com/title/tt0289879/
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