Wednesday, September 25, 2024
301. Madhumati (1958)
Country: India
Directed by Bimal Roy
According to Indian cinema critics Madhumati is one of the most influential Indian films of all time: not only the theme of the movie but also its style gave inspiration to countless upcoming Indian directors. Watching the film almost 70 years later, apart of the usual Bollywood cringe at times, still you can appreciate the beautiful expressionist black and white photography and framing, the noir, goth and paranormal elements, the poetical side of a film that is made for the satisfaction of the most simple audience but still can communicate with a more sophisticated one
Monday, September 23, 2024
300. Death at an old mansion (1975)
Country: Japan
Directed by Yoichi Takabayashi
A stylish, with many intense, beautiful, well directed moments and an interesting plot,crime film, Death at an old mansion is one of the most notable movies of Takabayashi,a director who never fulfilled the initial high expectations but who rarelly directed boring and average movies either
Thursday, September 12, 2024
299. City after dark (1980)
Country:The Philippines
Directed by Ishmael Bernal
A legendary film, voted repeatedly as one of the very best Filipino movies ever made, City after dark or Manila by night, as is its alternative title, is a multi-narrative of people connected mostly each other by lies and exploitation, living a rather marginal life, fighting to escape from the poverty, in the ruthless nightlife of unseen, underground Manila. Prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers, junkies, abortions, crimes, gay sex, violence, everything that the Marcos regime of the era tried to hide under the carpet, are exposed here in a bitter drama that played a big part on the evolution of the Filipino cinema to adulthood
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
298. Symbol (2009)
Country: Japan
Directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto
Although Symbol is the definition of a film that has zero artistic value and you can easily call it not only "bad" but also idiotic, I think that still has a place in a list like this because as soon it unfolds you want to watch it with the addictive way that you want to watch a reality show, moreover it's quite weird and this weirdness makes it somehow interesting. Dont try to find anything deep on it: the plot vaguely reflects the stages of human life and even the stages of human history and that's all
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
297. Rainy dog (1997)
Country: Japan
Directed by Takashi Miike
One of the most memorable early films of Takashi Miike, where,as usually does, blurs the line between a commercial and an artistic approach with some occasional sparks of genius here and there. Many weaknesses, many things that we have seen countless times before, however the film has some moments of real magic that you can't ignore. Moreover the feeling of rainy Taipei never has captured so beautifully: you almost have the illusion that you are there
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