242. The living skeleton (1968)

Country: Japan
Directed by Hiroshi Matsuno

Although the visual effecfs of the film are rather more funny than scary I could say that this black and white example of the old generation of j-horror is quite interesting and have a lot of memorable scenes. Combining elements taken from the national and western horror tradition 'the living skeleton' has for sure a place as a link in the evolution of the genre in Japan

You can watch the full movie here: https://youtu.be/joVfJK7noWI

241. The arch (1969)

Country: Hong Kong
Directed by Shu Shuen

Seriously a milestone, 'The arch' came from nowhere as a fresh breath in an industry full of old fashion and often dull comedies, musicals, melodramas or war sagas, as a highly artistic film, and it paved the way for the modernisation and social awakening of the Hong Kong cinema. Edited by a women director it considered as the first national feminist film, dealing with the woman oppression under the strict social rules, but most importantly it is really revolutionary on terms of editing, framing, using of music, photography. Superb

You can watch the full movie here: https://youtu.be/NVudBs4PBuo

240. Good for nothing (1960)

Country: Japan
Directed by Yoshishige Yoshida

One of the film that gave the tone to the first period of the Japanese New Wave cinema dealing with a favorite theme of the era's young directors: rebelious and wasted youth full of nihilism that suffocating in the society's norms and the class hierarchy. Good for nothing, the first Yoshida's film, has beautiful black and white frames, a jazz music score that almost is a signature element of this kind of films and the usual tragic end

You can watch the full movie here: https://youtu.be/WZGPkkfT4U8

239. Uncle Bunmee who can recall his past lives (2010)

Country: Thailand
Directed by Apitchatpong Weerasethakul

As I often feel with Apitchapong's films, 'Bunmee' is a movie that rather you experience it than you just watch it. This by it self is enormous, enough to justify the awards that the film got. Apitchatpong has this rare ability to create intense and captivative scenes and images, even if on the surface nothing really impressive is happening. 'Bunmee' is a film obviously about the supernatural, the past and the beauty of live, but at a second level deals also with things as Thai politics and the death of cinema as an art. As more you know about Thai political history, history of Thai cinema and Buddhism as more you can understand what you are watching. Once more impressed, still i can say though that here a chance for a masterpiece somehow got wasted: 'Bunmee' has a lot of weak sides as it cant keep its intensity and originallity all the way and somewhere in the middles you feel that something is missing

Watch the full movie here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xytsxk_uncle-boonmee-who-can-recall-his-past-lives-2010-pt-1_creation