I think it's nice to have a big RUclipsr who truly loves old movies ( as well as new) and to talk about them. Instead of your usual RUclips reviewer who only talks about them out of the formality of the film's acclaim.
You are continuing a grand tradition of real cinema culture and conversation that used to exist in the media sphere back in the '50s through the 1980s and has mostly died off. When I was young I tried to see all the great films of the world, even if they were too difficult for me at the time. I would wrestle with films, reject them, go back to them, and often have epiphanies about their greatness. Open-mindedness but also a curiosity and tolerance for all the arts, esp. literature, is also an important part of it. All things enhance understanding and cross referencing. These are great recommendations, even for someone like me who has seen a lot but not all of the ones here. All of these look amazing.
just wanna say that this is the best recommendation I've seen in years. not only because of the list, but more so the format. most people rate films based on production and dramatic value, but you actually describe the story and how it resolves, which I think is the essence of any film and so often ignored. I've been hesitant in recent years to watch artistic films, because so many of them are needlessly tragic or have poorly written endings. Knowing the overall arc and that the film is making a point about something is so meaningful. Thank you and I hope to see more of your videos!
Poland has a lot of bangers. Back in 2019, Netflix had a handful of really good Polish films from the 70s and 80s that I'd never heard of that had really good restorations. The Spiral (1978) The Lynx (1982) The Weather Forecast (1983) Medium (1985) 300 Miles to Heaven (1989) Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema (1990) _The Spiral_ , _The Lynx_ , and _The Weather Forecast_ were by far my favorites. It surprises me they aren't ever talked about. And _Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema_ is the prefect film to pair with Woody Allen's _The Purple Rose of Cairo_ , if you're ever in the mood for a weird double feature.
Without Black Orpheus, A Charlie Brown Christmas would have been very different. Follow if you can: American jazz musician Vince Guaraldi sees the movie, and is so moved that he records an album called "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus." The record is short, so he adds his composition, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." Lee Mendelson, the producer of a Peanuts documentary, hears that tune on the radio, and hires Guaraldi to score the doc. The documentary is never aired, but Guaraldi releases an album of music from the documentary, which is successful enough that Mendelson rehires him for the Christmas special.
If you're opening to more film recommendations that don't get discussed enough on RUclips, I highly recommend The Long Good Friday, if you have yet to see it, probably the best British gangster flick ever made
Glad you included Ritual. Definitely in my mind one of the most gorgeous looking films of at least the century, maybe ever. I remember seeing Love and Pop first and the transition between that and this was so intriguing to me. Showing two different but unique ways of filmmaking that are very visually striking. Ritual in particular has so many shots that feel so carefully planned and rich with color and texture. Really cemented in my mind that Anno really is a fantastic filmmaker that can pretty much do anything.
Thank you for mentioning Pretty Flames, it was banned as it was deemed to be serbian propaganda since it was made during the actual war and extras were actual fighters which lead to many intense off-screen situations (the scene of burning village is an actual village being burned by fighters). There is good documentary about making of the movie. I always thought that these movies were hard to connect to for foreigners since balkan humor is very dry and often it carries certain truth in it. I would recommend "Hard to Be a God" by Aleksei German, it is movie that was made based on the book that goes by the same name from Brothers Strugatsky who are writters of "Roadside Picnic" (The book Tarkovsky's Stalker was based on). It is extremely gritty and muddy and violent but its themes about intellect and thoughts being pushed down by the rest of society are very provoking. I think you'll like it. If you have seen it already, maybe it is candidate for next "You have to see" video. These are really amazing videos, thank you very much for exposing us to great cinema.
Great vid man, I'm a serb and its really great to see someone appreciate our great cinematography and the masterpiece that Pretty village pretty flame is, if you want some more awsome serbian movies i recommend: - The fall of Rock and Roll - White cat, black cat -and the We're not angels trilogy (mainly the first two movies) I enjoy your work keep it up!
The video is the reason i found found you. Unlike other creators you really show me new stuff. Often you either see very famous films from 30 years ago that many younger people like me havent watched and cant remember or its the same famous indie directors. I love eggera and trier but i watched them all. Your Channel is great
Thank you! That past video was probably most favorite of yours, and in general I came to understand that even though I don't have similar taste to yours, the movies recommended by you always get me thinking, and that's more than I can say about most crap they put out. That's why I also really enjoy your letterboxd page, there's always something interesting there, even if I don't necessarily agree with the ratings Basically- please don't stop making videos and thank you very much for what you've already put out
If you liked Pretty village pretty flame I would highly recommend Who's singing over there? The themes are somewhat similar and there is a great deal of that classic Yugoslavenian humor
Those movies has nothing to do with Yugoslavia, are purely serbian movies and rather critised the idea of Yugoslavia. In both of them wars are waging and in Pretty Flames is directly described the consequence of idea of Yugoslavia, and in Who Is Singing Over There, not quite directly but the big question is weather Serbia would be attacked and bombed if there wasn't for YU idea - civil war at the first place. So, it doesn't belong to YU cinematography (which was 99% comuno-facistic propaganda like Sutjeska and Walter Defends Sarajevo etc. ordered by tito and co.), so you could easily write European humor, you would be more correct. Regards ; ,
Little late to the party but I have to point you toward Wong Kar Wai's Happy Together. Best breakup movie ever made. Just a masterpiece of raw, emotional storytelling.
I’m so glad I found your channel! For a couple years now I’ve felt like my love for films have dwindle, but thanks to your videos it’s rekindled my interest and passion for cinema and storytelling. I believed that I had seen all the good movies worth seeing but I’m really glad I was wrong. If you can please talk about be recommend more foreign films!
These are the sad love stories I recall, all of which I’ve seen at least 3 times, and 4 - a dozen times or more. Elvira Madigan, Cinema Paradiso, The Hairdresser’s Husband, Babette’s Feast, 37,2 Le Matin (Betty Blue in America) and the stunningly beautiful, but dark, romantic comedy; Bliss (Australian, 1985). Thanks for the recommendations. Black Orpheus is another all time favorite.
I sincerely appreciate the choice to be out of focus in favor of having the posters behind you on focus. It's an interesting choice. Great contents as well!
Honestly I give you like e subscribe because you show the unseen.. There’s a lot of impressive stories out there that unless we have someone talk about them many wouldn’t think twice to see them, and that’s one of the great services of your video. You’re really honestly sharing unseen creations you find valuable and that’s really helpful in a time when media and even peoples heads are over saturated with crap.
hey Kino Man i love your commentary, it feels personal and concise accompanied by your smooth narrator voice it feels like a casual conversation. Thank you for recommending Brazilian kino, much love 🇧🇷
Try "Pather Panchali" an Indian film, saw it when I was 10 and it has affected all of my life. I should remember the director (it was part 2 of a trilogy) but I don't. I think you'll love it.
Yes. Another round of great movies to check out. The last one gave me Underground and Overlord, two films I absolutely love. I've seen a few more on this one, but I need to watch Ritual and Pretty Village Pretty Flame ASAP thank you Kino.
Great list, Kino. I’ll watch the other half I haven’t seen yet, based on your enthusiasm! I might add “To Live” (Kurosawa), “Ordet” (Dreyer), “The Island” (Lungin), “Dancer in the Dark” (von Trier), and “Stalker” (Tarkovsky).
Every time I hear about the Brown Bunny It's only the Ebert drama or the BJ scene discussed. So thank you for diving into its narrative - it really sounds like something I'd like - A bit Kelly Reichardt-ish. Will check it out now.
i am a macedonian and i would recommend to you a great film director of ours called Milco Mancevski his movies are pure art. Start with before the rain and you'll see my point myb shout out in a future ep
I watched May as per your recommendation and I loved it! Please do a video about 'literally me' movies for women! In a world where the modern interpretation of feminine storytelling is dominated by girlbosses and strong independent women, I've honestly felt isolated since those kinds of stories don't really empathize with the kind of person I am. May is the first movie I've found that feels like it really wants you to sympathize with a sad, pathetic female character and fills my cravings for those kinds of stories.
ok. this is high quality film knowledgement. Kudos! as a german, who learned the yugoslav language, its really nice to see 'lepa sela lepo gore' on the list. maybe 'ko to tamo peva' would be worth your time. for i feel that i have a plenty of lot more to see. thank you.
Whoa, thanks a lot! I love to see lists of movies that are not obvious! From this list I know only the Brazilian movies, maybe because I’m Brazilian. I’ll start looking for the others.
I'm glad you mention Black Orpheus. A friend of mine picked that one for our movie night a couple of years ago and it really made a lasting impression, it was hypnotic. I would love to visit Rio one day, and take part in the experience of the canerval.
Thanks for choosing Kieslowski's film. I am his big fan from Poland. I am glad that the films are well received outside of Poland. Bez konca is also the last movie which I saw in the cinema because of the pandemic. I love all his films and I especially recommend the TV movie Spokoj (Calm) but my number one is the documentary "I,m so so"....
Thank you for inspiring me to FINALLY watch The Brown Bunny. I had been avoiding it because of that one scene. But I had tears in my eyes as the credits rolled. Cheers.
May is such a good movie. She reminds me so much of a close friend I had in school. She's doing well now with a family of her own, but she'll always be a weirdo, in the best way possible :)
I didn’t even know that African cinema existed beyond low budget meme movies. Glad there’s ways for more people to see them! Very interested in Ritual! Hopefully I can find it.
Oh my God! I'm glad you included a Filipino film. As a Filipino, great films always get overlooked here as they normally get overshadowed by the lame and trashy films we have so the reputation for Filipino films is always below par but I can say that we do have great cinema here from the 70s up to the 90s and even early 2000s, and Manila in the Claws of Light is definitely one, if not the greatest, Filipino films of all time. Thanks @TheKinoCorner
What I like about ritual is that it uses a vastly different style of direction that Hideaki anno rarely uses. Long trackint shots with long takes, lingering shots, it almost feels like his attempt at doing a woody allen film or one of the before films.
Nice calls on Pusher 2 and Cold War. Both outstanding. "Pauline At the Beach" is one of Rohmer's I haven't seen yet. I've watched 6-7. I'll check out some more of these on your list. Thanks
Serbian and ex-Yu cinematography is full of hidden gems - you should definetly check it out more. My personal favourites - "When father was away on business" and "Balkan spy"
Lilya 4-ever - depressing Russian movie about a trafficked girl Zivot je cudo - more positive Serbian drama set during the war by Kusturica Aniara - amazing slowish sci-fi drama based on a poem Primer - realistically portrayed movie with the most complex time travel story you will ever watch Pi - the best mathematical thriller out there
Ashes of Time from Wong Kar Wai. The only character who is with the one they love is Jacky Cheung's traveling swordsman. And we find out they won't be together for very long. Everyone else is either alone, or with someone they don't really want to be with. Maggie Cheung's scene is particularly melancholic. I'm sure you've seen it. But I thought I'd throw a reminder in there.
I picked up a DVD of Brown Bunny, about ten or so years ago, at a flea market. I was aware of the infamous scene, but purchased it because Buffalo 66 is a movie I very much love and cherish. I can't disagree with anything you say about it in this video. I did find it heartbreaking and effective, and the infamous scene has a lot more depth and importance than one might think if they hadn't seen it, or had not invested in the story. With all that being said, I was also left with a feeling that I will never want to sit through that film ever again. A second viewing in my opinion would be akin to watching paint dry. Usually a movie I enjoy but never wish to see again is something like Cronenberg or Von Trier. The sort of directors who deal in dispensing brilliantly artistic unpleasantness. Vincent Gallo has the rare distinction of having created a film that is both moving and boring.
a film that would fit perfectly in this list is 'fallen angels' by wong kar-wai (every movie by wong kar-wai would fit in this list) amazing video by the way :)
If you have a date who will not watch black and white movies, then get rid of them! I also liked Cold War especially the integration of the music into the story and the performance of the female lead actress. The HD black and white cinematography is quite striking for sure.
Thank you for another great list! I love discovering obscure movies which I haven't yet seen. It's slightly strange that you didn't include any Romanian film, because if you like dark topics my country's cinema is as dark as it gets (with occasional great comedies). I recommend starting with "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days".
I'd like to recommend some movies from my Home country of Colombia. There's a movement called Caliwood comprised mainly of Luis Ospina and Carlos Mayolo, their best work in my opinion is a short called agarrando pueblo, which you can watch on RUclips and criticizes the Poverty Porn by Europeans in Latin America from the era. There's also the movies by Carlos Gaviria which fall into the neo realist movement and were fairly popular in Cannes. Rodrigo D, La Vendedora de rosas and Sumas y restas are his most famous.
Thanks for the video. What a contrast to the offerings from the mainstream. I prefer to watch something artistic and don't mind dark subjects so I'll be checking these out .
I've seen Cold War and it is haunting. If you want a good sad romance film, I love Cinema Paradiso, 1988, directed by Guiseppe Tornatore. More than a tale of unrequited love between the protagonist and a beautiful mysterious blond, the film chronicles the lifelong friendship between a movie projectionist who is married but childless, and a young lad whose father goes off to fight in WWII but never returns. These two need each other and understand each other in a way that feels genuine. Also special about this film is the gradually development of many minor characters over the course of years. After seeing this film, you really feel like you have journeyed through the protagonist's life.
Underground is actually now one of my Favorit films. Then i realised that this style was familiar to me. I talked with my mother about it an realised i watched his films as a kid (my family is from the balkan)
_Cold War_ is an absolute masterpiece... as is Pawlikowski's previous film, _Ida._ And every Kalatozov film is a masterpiece - including _I Am Cuba._ These films definitely don't get enough praise on YT. Glad you shined a light on them... PS I wouldn't say _The Brown Bunny_ is a masterpiece, but it's certainly not as bad as the critics made it out to be. _Buffalo '66_ is a classic, tho.
In terms of the Rohmer film, Pauline at the Beach…That was know as Rohmers most popular film. It’s a good film, but he made many with similar themes worth watching.
Normally, I'm a sucker for a film like Cold War but I found myself indifferent to it when I saw it at the cinema years ago. I'd like to give it a rewatch to see whether I've changed my mind.
Great to see you give a shout out to Pusher II. I think a lot of people are missing out on Nicolas Winding Refn's Danish films. I would recommend a film he made in between the Pusher Trilogy called Bleeder. It has three leads from Pusher films in it , with Kim Bodnia, Zlakto Buric and Mads Mikkelsen. It's a love note to cinema too, with Buric and Mikkelsen character's working in a video store. Mikkelsen is especially great in this one, playing a shy warm hearted film crazy video clerk who falls in love with a young woman working in a local cafe (played by Refn's real life wife Liv Corfixen). It's a nice change of pace for the great Mikkelsen in his run of films with Refn. The film is pretty bleak though especially dealing with Bodnia's character, and Mikkelsen storyline is pretty much bright spot in a otherwise bleak film. It's got the grim feel of the Pusher trilogy but also shows Refn could make a romantic comedy if he wished lol. For me Refn's film ranking for me 1. Pusher II 2. Drive 3. Bronson 4. Bleeder 5. Pusher 1 6. Pusher III 7. Valhalla Rising 8. Only God Forgives 9. The Neon Demon 10. Fear X
Of all these movies I have only seen "Black Orpheus" and "May". At that time, I'm trying to download "Ritual" but damn it! it goes very slow! To those who don't like to "read movies" I say: you are missing out the world.
Thank you for presenting these films, most of which I'd not heard of. Wish I could view them easily, but that seems unlikely, given a basic search for several of them. Have you seen Brian and Charles?
Wow man thank you so much for mentioning and appreciating Serbian cinematography..there are a lot of gems, but I would really like to hear you opinion about the movie Sabirni Centar or The meeting point. I really think you would like it..also not to forget two of the maybe best Serbian films of all time Ko to tamo peva (Who's Singin' Over There?) and Maratonci trče počasni krug (The marathon family) .. enjoy 😁
This is such a great list! Was expecting to see a bunch of movies from IMDb’s top rated list lol but you choose some highly underrated movies and while I personally wouldn’t call some of them masterpieces, you gave good reasons as to why you think so!
As a Brazillian, I'm so glad you put Black Orpheus on your list. I wonder if you've watched another brazillian movie The Second Mother (Que Horas Ela Volta) and Bacurau.
listening to the myth, I realize Twin Peaks also tells the Orpheus myth .Cooper has to lead Laura Palmer out and he is holding her hand when he looks back she blows away screaming into hell.
I went on a "date" once where the putative object of my affection went for a cigarette (I myself don't smoke) after having an aperitif with me and didn't return at all. I just went home and laughed😉.
So fucking happy you mentioned PUSHER 2, the best of the trilogy. Beautiful movie and the soundtrack and the ending are fantastic. In my top 3 movies of all time
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Maybe that’s the problem. I hope you’re not serious.
not to hate or judge(secretly judging a little) people who say they cant read subtitles are missing out on so many amazing pieces of art.
Some of my favorite films are in different languages
Amour
Fat girl
Those are some of my favorites
I think it's nice to have a big RUclipsr who truly loves old movies ( as well as new) and to talk about them. Instead of your usual RUclips reviewer who only talks about them out of the formality of the film's acclaim.
You are continuing a grand tradition of real cinema culture and conversation that used to exist in the media sphere back in the '50s through the 1980s and has mostly died off. When I was young I tried to see all the great films of the world, even if they were too difficult for me at the time. I would wrestle with films, reject them, go back to them, and often have epiphanies about their greatness. Open-mindedness but also a curiosity and tolerance for all the arts, esp. literature, is also an important part of it. All things enhance understanding and cross referencing. These are great recommendations, even for someone like me who has seen a lot but not all of the ones here. All of these look amazing.
just wanna say that this is the best recommendation I've seen in years. not only because of the list, but more so the format. most people rate films based on production and dramatic value, but you actually describe the story and how it resolves, which I think is the essence of any film and so often ignored.
I've been hesitant in recent years to watch artistic films, because so many of them are needlessly tragic or have poorly written endings. Knowing the overall arc and that the film is making a point about something is so meaningful. Thank you and I hope to see more of your videos!
Glad to see you giving credit to Polish cinema
Poland has a lot of bangers. Back in 2019, Netflix had a handful of really good Polish films from the 70s and 80s that I'd never heard of that had really good restorations.
The Spiral (1978)
The Lynx (1982)
The Weather Forecast (1983)
Medium (1985)
300 Miles to Heaven (1989)
Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema (1990)
_The Spiral_ , _The Lynx_ , and _The Weather Forecast_ were by far my favorites. It surprises me they aren't ever talked about. And _Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema_ is the prefect film to pair with Woody Allen's _The Purple Rose of Cairo_ , if you're ever in the mood for a weird double feature.
@@annefrankenberry7914 Not to forget Żuławski and Skolimowski's films like "The Devil" or "Hands Up!" which thankfully got their restorations.
I really loved Trois Coleurs: Rouge
Without Black Orpheus, A Charlie Brown Christmas would have been very different. Follow if you can: American jazz musician Vince Guaraldi sees the movie, and is so moved that he records an album called "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus." The record is short, so he adds his composition, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." Lee Mendelson, the producer of a Peanuts documentary, hears that tune on the radio, and hires Guaraldi to score the doc. The documentary is never aired, but Guaraldi releases an album of music from the documentary, which is successful enough that Mendelson rehires him for the Christmas special.
Ashes & diamonds from 1958 of Andrzej Wajda ,Polish noir cinema masterpiece and obviously "Manuscript found in Saragossa" of Wojciech Has
If you're opening to more film recommendations that don't get discussed enough on RUclips, I highly recommend The Long Good Friday, if you have yet to see it, probably the best British gangster flick ever made
Glad you included Ritual. Definitely in my mind one of the most gorgeous looking films of at least the century, maybe ever. I remember seeing Love and Pop first and the transition between that and this was so intriguing to me. Showing two different but unique ways of filmmaking that are very visually striking. Ritual in particular has so many shots that feel so carefully planned and rich with color and texture. Really cemented in my mind that Anno really is a fantastic filmmaker that can pretty much do anything.
and the lead actor is an incredible director irl
@@ferouihamza I’ve only seen All About Lily Chou Chou from him. Was fantastic. Still need to find the time to watch more of his filmography.
Where can I view this without paying 200£ ?
Thank you for mentioning Pretty Flames, it was banned as it was deemed to be serbian propaganda since it was made during the actual war and extras were actual fighters which lead to many intense off-screen situations (the scene of burning village is an actual village being burned by fighters). There is good documentary about making of the movie. I always thought that these movies were hard to connect to for foreigners since balkan humor is very dry and often it carries certain truth in it. I would recommend "Hard to Be a God" by Aleksei German, it is movie that was made based on the book that goes by the same name from Brothers Strugatsky who are writters of "Roadside Picnic" (The book Tarkovsky's Stalker was based on). It is extremely gritty and muddy and violent but its themes about intellect and thoughts being pushed down by the rest of society are very provoking. I think you'll like it. If you have seen it already, maybe it is candidate for next "You have to see" video. These are really amazing videos, thank you very much for exposing us to great cinema.
Great vid man, I'm a serb and its really great to see someone appreciate our great cinematography and the masterpiece that Pretty village pretty flame is, if you want some more awsome serbian movies i recommend:
- The fall of Rock and Roll
- White cat, black cat
-and the We're not angels trilogy (mainly the first two movies)
I enjoy your work keep it up!
a serbian film? nice nice nice
One of my serbian friends just lent me a bunch of movies to watch. I think one of them was white cat black cat.
@@TheKinoCorner It's the most famous film from serbian's most respected and successful director I think you'll love it
Hello, some more recommendations for Yugoslav films:
1. Ambush / Zaseda (1969, Živojin Pavlović)
2. Before the Truth / Pre istine (1967, Vojislav Kokan Rakonjac)
3. Holiday / Praznik (1967, Đorđe Kadijević)
4. Štićenik / Protege (1973, Đorđe Kadijević)
5. Protest / Protest (1967, Fadil Hadžić)
6. H-8 / H-8 (1958, Nikola Tanhofer)
7. Balkan Spy / Balkanski špijun (1984, Božidar Bota Nikolić)
8, Who's Singing Over There / Ko to tamo peva (1980, Slobodan Šijan)
As a Filipino, I am very happy that you mentioned Lino Brocka's masterpiece. Thank you so much.
The video is the reason i found found you. Unlike other creators you really show me new stuff. Often you either see very famous films from 30 years ago that many younger people like me havent watched and cant remember or its the same famous indie directors. I love eggera and trier but i watched them all. Your Channel is great
Nice to see a film from Serbia on this list, as a Serb myself I would recommend “Promising young man”, “Strangler vs strangler” and “Sweet movie”
Thank you! That past video was probably most favorite of yours, and in general I came to understand that even though I don't have similar taste to yours, the movies recommended by you always get me thinking, and that's more than I can say about most crap they put out. That's why I also really enjoy your letterboxd page, there's always something interesting there, even if I don't necessarily agree with the ratings
Basically- please don't stop making videos and thank you very much for what you've already put out
If you liked Pretty village pretty flame I would highly recommend Who's singing over there?
The themes are somewhat similar and there is a great deal of that classic Yugoslavenian humor
and the marathon family as well
Those movies has nothing to do with Yugoslavia, are purely serbian movies and rather critised the idea of Yugoslavia.
In both of them wars are waging and in Pretty Flames is directly described the consequence of idea of Yugoslavia, and in Who Is Singing Over There, not quite directly but the big question is weather Serbia would be attacked and bombed if there wasn't for YU idea - civil war at the first place.
So, it doesn't belong to YU cinematography (which was 99% comuno-facistic propaganda like Sutjeska and Walter Defends Sarajevo etc. ordered by tito and co.), so you could easily write European humor, you would be more correct.
Regards ; ,
Little late to the party but I have to point you toward Wong Kar Wai's Happy Together. Best breakup movie ever made. Just a masterpiece of raw, emotional storytelling.
Vidas Secas (1963) is a great movie from the Cinema Novo period, and it's available in full on RUclips.
I’m so glad I found your channel! For a couple years now I’ve felt like my love for films have dwindle, but thanks to your videos it’s rekindled my interest and passion for cinema and storytelling. I believed that I had seen all the good movies worth seeing but I’m really glad I was wrong. If you can please talk about be recommend more foreign films!
dear KINO, i recommend "The Fifth Seal" to you - feel like it's your kind of movie
Brown Bunny is a Masterpiece. His approach to sound will be called as groundbreaking as Altman's.
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These are the sad love stories I recall, all of which I’ve seen at least 3 times, and 4 - a dozen times or more.
Elvira Madigan, Cinema Paradiso, The Hairdresser’s Husband, Babette’s Feast, 37,2 Le Matin (Betty Blue in America) and the stunningly beautiful, but dark, romantic comedy; Bliss (Australian, 1985).
Thanks for the recommendations. Black Orpheus is another all time favorite.
I sincerely appreciate the choice to be out of focus in favor of having the posters behind you on focus. It's an interesting choice. Great contents as well!
Honestly I give you like e subscribe because you show the unseen..
There’s a lot of impressive stories out there that unless we have someone talk about them many wouldn’t think twice to see them, and that’s one of the great services of your video. You’re really honestly sharing unseen creations you find valuable and that’s really helpful in a time when media and even peoples heads are over saturated with crap.
Camera Buff and Cold War are two of my absolute favorites. So happy to see them mentioned! Pauline at the Beach is another excellent pick!
hey Kino Man i love your commentary, it feels personal and concise accompanied by your smooth narrator voice it feels like a casual conversation. Thank you for recommending Brazilian kino, much love 🇧🇷
Unrelated to film but Requiem for My Friend by composer Zbigniew Preisner is a beautiful koncert that he wrote for his best friend Kieslowski.
Try "Pather Panchali" an Indian film, saw it when I was 10 and it has affected all of my life. I should remember the director (it was part 2 of a trilogy) but I don't. I think you'll love it.
You should do this by streaming company’s offering. Netflix, Apple, Disney, Hulu, HBO, Amazon, Paramount, Peacock, ect.
Yes. Another round of great movies to check out. The last one gave me Underground and Overlord, two films I absolutely love. I've seen a few more on this one, but I need to watch Ritual and Pretty Village Pretty Flame ASAP thank you Kino.
I finally watched "The Brown Bunny" expecting Ebert to be correct, and I was stunned to see a sensitive and beautiful film.
Great list, Kino. I’ll watch the other half I haven’t seen yet, based on your enthusiasm! I might add “To Live” (Kurosawa), “Ordet” (Dreyer), “The Island” (Lungin), “Dancer in the Dark” (von Trier), and “Stalker” (Tarkovsky).
Every time I hear about the Brown Bunny It's only the Ebert drama or the BJ scene discussed. So thank you for diving into its narrative - it really sounds like something I'd like - A bit Kelly Reichardt-ish. Will check it out now.
The movie is mediocre at best,,the best part was the bj scene,lol
I have not thought about the movie May for over 15 years, i saw it when i was younger and you brought back a rush of memories. thank you for that.
i am a macedonian and i would recommend to you a great film director of ours called Milco Mancevski his movies are pure art. Start with before the rain and you'll see my point myb shout out in a future ep
before the rain was nominated for a oscar btw if it means something
I watched May as per your recommendation and I loved it! Please do a video about 'literally me' movies for women! In a world where the modern interpretation of feminine storytelling is dominated by girlbosses and strong independent women, I've honestly felt isolated since those kinds of stories don't really empathize with the kind of person I am. May is the first movie I've found that feels like it really wants you to sympathize with a sad, pathetic female character and fills my cravings for those kinds of stories.
Gone girl
Also: Amélie
ok. this is high quality film knowledgement. Kudos!
as a german, who learned the yugoslav language, its really nice to see 'lepa sela lepo gore' on the list.
maybe 'ko to tamo peva' would be worth your time.
for i feel that i have a plenty of lot more to see.
thank you.
Good work. Doesn't mean I am gonna watch them all etc., but the fact you do this research and review it, it's a good thing. I appreciate it.
Whoa, thanks a lot! I love to see lists of movies that are not obvious! From this list I know only the Brazilian movies, maybe because I’m Brazilian. I’ll start looking for the others.
I'm glad you mention Black Orpheus. A friend of mine picked that one for our movie night a couple of years ago and it really made a lasting impression, it was hypnotic. I would love to visit Rio one day, and take part in the experience of the canerval.
Thanks for choosing Kieslowski's film. I am his big fan from Poland. I am glad that the films are well received outside of Poland. Bez konca is also the last movie which I saw in the cinema because of the pandemic. I love all his films and I especially recommend the TV movie Spokoj (Calm) but my number one is the documentary "I,m so so"....
Roman Polanski
Thank you for inspiring me to FINALLY watch The Brown Bunny. I had been avoiding it because of that one scene. But I had tears in my eyes as the credits rolled. Cheers.
May is such a good movie. She reminds me so much of a close friend I had in school. She's doing well now with a family of her own, but she'll always be a weirdo, in the best way possible :)
I didn’t even know that African cinema existed beyond low budget meme movies. Glad there’s ways for more people to see them! Very interested in Ritual! Hopefully I can find it.
The ritual was on Netflix for a while, idk if it still is though. Definitely worth a watch!
@@TsuFox1 That is the 2017 version you're talking about
I recommend 'Hollow city', from Angola.it's one of the most wholesome movies I've seen
A gripping Serbian film is "Cabaret Balkan," 1998, directed by Goran Paskaljevic.
Oh my God! I'm glad you included a Filipino film. As a Filipino, great films always get overlooked here as they normally get overshadowed by the lame and trashy films we have so the reputation for Filipino films is always below par but I can say that we do have great cinema here from the 70s up to the 90s and even early 2000s, and Manila in the Claws of Light is definitely one, if not the greatest, Filipino films of all time. Thanks @TheKinoCorner
The cinematography in Ritual looks like it was influenced by Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert ...beautiful
What I like about ritual is that it uses a vastly different style of direction that Hideaki anno rarely uses. Long trackint shots with long takes, lingering shots, it almost feels like his attempt at doing a woody allen film or one of the before films.
Nice calls on Pusher 2 and Cold War. Both outstanding. "Pauline At the Beach" is one of Rohmer's I haven't seen yet. I've watched 6-7. I'll check out some more of these on your list. Thanks
WAU... finally a selection out of "Hollywood is the only movie planet". Thank you for that!
Serbian and ex-Yu cinematography is full of hidden gems - you should definetly check it out more. My personal favourites - "When father was away on business" and "Balkan spy"
Lilya 4-ever - depressing Russian movie about a trafficked girl
Zivot je cudo - more positive Serbian drama set during the war by Kusturica
Aniara - amazing slowish sci-fi drama based on a poem
Primer - realistically portrayed movie with the most complex time travel story you will ever watch
Pi - the best mathematical thriller out there
Pharlap (1983) a favourite Horse movie from New Zealand, Australia, is a childhood favourite. And The Man from Snowy River.
Ashes of Time from Wong Kar Wai. The only character who is with the one they love is Jacky Cheung's traveling swordsman. And we find out they won't be together for very long. Everyone else is either alone, or with someone they don't really want to be with. Maggie Cheung's scene is particularly melancholic. I'm sure you've seen it. But I thought I'd throw a reminder in there.
I recently came to know about may and i love it glad to see a movie i know being listed here
I picked up a DVD of Brown Bunny, about ten or so years ago, at a flea market. I was aware of the infamous scene, but purchased it because Buffalo 66 is a movie I very much love and cherish. I can't disagree with anything you say about it in this video. I did find it heartbreaking and effective, and the infamous scene has a lot more depth and importance than one might think if they hadn't seen it, or had not invested in the story. With all that being said, I was also left with a feeling that I will never want to sit through that film ever again. A second viewing in my opinion would be akin to watching paint dry. Usually a movie I enjoy but never wish to see again is something like Cronenberg or Von Trier. The sort of directors who deal in dispensing brilliantly artistic unpleasantness. Vincent Gallo has the rare distinction of having created a film that is both moving and boring.
a film that would fit perfectly in this list is 'fallen angels' by wong kar-wai (every movie by wong kar-wai would fit in this list)
amazing video by the way :)
I saw Underground because of the last video. Really enjoyed it
You are a good-looking chap and you are articulate. You will find a special someone. Keep looking for her! She is out there!
If you have a date who will not watch black and white movies, then get rid of them! I also liked Cold War especially the integration of the music into the story and the performance of the female lead actress. The HD black and white cinematography is quite striking for sure.
I really appreciate you talking about movies from my country which is Poland.
Pusher 2 is really good. I wish Mads started acting when he was younger.
Rohmer's films are easy to watch because he's the hardest-core Bazinian of the Cahiers crew, i.e. simple clean images, and all his actors are hot.
Thank you for another great list! I love discovering obscure movies which I haven't yet seen. It's slightly strange that you didn't include any Romanian film, because if you like dark topics my country's cinema is as dark as it gets (with occasional great comedies). I recommend starting with "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days".
May you recommend some other
Glad to see you giving credit to Danish cinema
My favorite comment on Danish cinema was that it was like 'having a bulldozer cover over an open grave'.😂
'Nice Villages Nicely Burn' would be proper title translation, and yes it's a great movie
I'd like to recommend some movies from my Home country of Colombia.
There's a movement called Caliwood comprised mainly of Luis Ospina and Carlos Mayolo, their best work in my opinion is a short called agarrando pueblo, which you can watch on RUclips and criticizes the Poverty Porn by Europeans in Latin America from the era.
There's also the movies by Carlos Gaviria which fall into the neo realist movement and were fairly popular in Cannes.
Rodrigo D, La Vendedora de rosas and Sumas y restas are his most famous.
Some incredible recs. I have plenty to watch this weekend. Cheers.
Thanks for the video. What a contrast to the offerings from the mainstream. I prefer to watch something artistic and don't mind dark subjects so I'll be checking these out .
I've seen Cold War and it is haunting. If you want a good sad romance film, I love Cinema Paradiso, 1988, directed by Guiseppe Tornatore. More than a tale of unrequited love between the protagonist and a beautiful mysterious blond, the film chronicles the lifelong friendship between a movie projectionist who is married but childless, and a young lad whose father goes off to fight in WWII but never returns. These two need each other and understand each other in a way that feels genuine. Also special about this film is the gradually development of many minor characters over the course of years. After seeing this film, you really feel like you have journeyed through the protagonist's life.
I don't really care about the characters so much but it's the greatest love letter to film ever made
thank you so much for crediting vincent gallos work, he deserves the attention.
Seen five. _Manila in the Claws of Light_ has been on my watchlist for years. _Pretty Village Pretty Flame_ looks really good, I'll check it out.
ritual is soooooo good, the most overlooked movie of all time.
Underground is actually now one of my Favorit films. Then i realised that this style was familiar to me. I talked with my mother about it an realised i watched his films as a kid (my family is from the balkan)
Sounds to me like you could use a bucket of Bergman's "Wild Strawberries", Kino. I can already hear your "Cries and Whispers"....
Hey, I've actually seen a couple of these! I feel so hip and cultured now...
_Cold War_ is an absolute masterpiece... as is Pawlikowski's previous film, _Ida._
And every Kalatozov film is a masterpiece - including _I Am Cuba._
These films definitely don't get enough praise on YT. Glad you shined a light on them...
PS I wouldn't say _The Brown Bunny_ is a masterpiece, but it's certainly not as bad as the critics made it out to be. _Buffalo '66_ is a classic, tho.
Am a yuge Buffalo '66 fan, but have yet to watch The Brown Bunny. I suppose I should rent it.
Buffalo 66' is good but the brown bunny is just gross
Thank you for this list! May looks so interesting ❣️
In terms of the Rohmer film, Pauline at the Beach…That was know as Rohmers most popular film. It’s a good film, but he made many with similar themes worth watching.
Normally, I'm a sucker for a film like Cold War but I found myself indifferent to it when I saw it at the cinema years ago. I'd like to give it a rewatch to see whether I've changed my mind.
Been needing to add to 'the list.' This will do, great vid brother!
Thanks for the Cold War reminder - I loved it in the cinema. Will need to dust off my copy, as I haven't watched it since.
Great to see you give a shout out to Pusher II. I think a lot of people are missing out on Nicolas Winding Refn's Danish films. I would recommend a film he made in between the Pusher Trilogy called Bleeder. It has three leads from Pusher films in it , with Kim Bodnia, Zlakto Buric and Mads Mikkelsen. It's a love note to cinema too, with Buric and Mikkelsen character's working in a video store. Mikkelsen is especially great in this one, playing a shy warm hearted film crazy video clerk who falls in love with a young woman working in a local cafe (played by Refn's real life wife Liv Corfixen). It's a nice change of pace for the great Mikkelsen in his run of films with Refn.
The film is pretty bleak though especially dealing with Bodnia's character, and Mikkelsen storyline is pretty much bright spot in a otherwise bleak film. It's got the grim feel of the Pusher trilogy but also shows Refn could make a romantic comedy if he wished lol.
For me Refn's film ranking for me
1. Pusher II
2. Drive
3. Bronson
4. Bleeder
5. Pusher 1
6. Pusher III
7. Valhalla Rising
8. Only God Forgives
9. The Neon Demon
10. Fear X
Of all these movies I have only seen "Black Orpheus" and "May". At that time, I'm trying to download "Ritual" but damn it! it goes very slow!
To those who don't like to "read movies" I say: you are missing out the world.
I've been dying for a dedicated video on this topic for us film-nuts.
Thank you for presenting these films, most of which I'd not heard of. Wish I could view them easily, but that seems unlikely, given a basic search for several of them. Have you seen Brian and Charles?
Wow man thank you so much for mentioning and appreciating Serbian cinematography..there are a lot of gems, but I would really like to hear you opinion about the movie Sabirni Centar or The meeting point. I really think you would like it..also not to forget two of the maybe best Serbian films of all time Ko to tamo peva (Who's Singin' Over There?) and Maratonci trče počasni krug (The marathon family) .. enjoy 😁
This is such a great list! Was expecting to see a bunch of movies from IMDb’s top rated list lol but you choose some highly underrated movies and while I personally wouldn’t call some of them masterpieces, you gave good reasons as to why you think so!
watched black Orpheus, it was great!
thank you kino corner!
I've loved the Brown Bunny from the first time seeing it. It's a marvelous slow cinema experience. How about some Lav Diaz?
Highly recommend, 1969 Czech movie The Cremator by Juraj Herz. Worried that anything I say will spoil the sheer cinema of the movie.
As a Brazillian, I'm so glad you put Black Orpheus on your list. I wonder if you've watched another brazillian movie The Second Mother (Que Horas Ela Volta) and Bacurau.
Black Orpheus is one of the most beautiful films, I have ever seen. I saw it as mythology and not the real Brazil. I can understand the criticism.
listening to the myth, I realize Twin Peaks also tells the Orpheus myth .Cooper has to lead Laura Palmer out and he is holding her hand when he looks back she blows away screaming into hell.
I love your taste in film! Great stuff! Subscribed!
I went on a "date" once where the putative object of my affection went for a cigarette (I myself don't smoke) after having an aperitif with me and didn't return at all. I just went home and laughed😉.
Okay if Lovers of the Pont Neuf isn’t in this list I move on, if it is, instant sub.
what an insanely fire list
So fucking happy you mentioned PUSHER 2, the best of the trilogy. Beautiful movie and the soundtrack and the ending are fantastic. In my top 3 movies of all time