270. Throne of blood (1957)

 

Country: Japan

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

So many years passed since I watched this famous Akira Kurosawa's film and sometimes I m not sure how I will feel if I watch it again. I m wondering if it aged well or if today would look a bit tired, a bit pretentious or simplistic. But then I remember how much I liked this film, how intense the film was: mad, raw, poetical, captivating, haunting. How I was thinking about it weeks after I watched it and how some moments of it still are vivid in my memory after all this time. Finally, I let my doubts aside. Films of this caliber would never get old. No matter your age, your country, your state of mind, they gonna absorb you from the first second to the last

269. Hope frozen (2019)

 

Country: Thailand

Directed by Pailin Wedel

Although I m not impressed by the way that the theme of the film is presented and unfolded nor from it's visual power, I still think that Hope Frozen is really interesting to watch, as it steps in a territory that all of us we are curious to explore, as it poses questions that all of us want to answer, as it connects all of us in a deeper philosophical, existential level, as it evokes our emotion no matter who we are. A documentary about life and death, about dealing with pain, about our refusal to accept our fate, but also about love and about dreaming big

268. After the curfew (1954)

 

Country: Indonesia

Directed by Usmar Ismail

One of the most famous and celebrated movies in the history of Indonesian cinema "After the curfew" is without doubt the masterpiece of Usmar Ismail, a pioneer artist who, as a film historian quoted, was the first Indonesian director that used film as means of expression and not simply as a way to make money. "After the curfew" is a movie with very few weaknesses, surprisingly fresh almost 70 years after its production, depicting with simplicity and bitterness the reality of the post war independent Indonesia, where the dream of a new, bright society and the ideals of the revolution buried under the corruption and the privileges of the few: a reality so universal that we feel related with, no matter from which part of the planet we are watching the film

267. Prisoners of conscience (1978)

 

Country: India

Directed by Anand Patwardhan

One of the rare documentaries about the brutality of Indian state against the leftist protesters and political prisoners during the 70's. Having a high historical value, the film depicts with simplicity the violence imposed by the establishment against everyone who dared to demand better conditions of lives for the poor, real democracy and justice. Anand Patwardhan does here what he continued to do his whole career: real and raw political cinema taking always the side of the vulnerable

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