The Great Silence (NRR, the film)
cardova
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Seriously, this is an incredible film. If you're at all into Leone etc, you should check it out.
The end scene is beyond 
The end scene is beyond
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"Il Grande silenzio" Directed by the great Sergio Corbucci. Jean-Louis Trintignant & Klaus Kinski. INCREDIBLE Italian western. Shot in the snow! One of the best films of the entire genre. I've got this on DVD and I still have it on laserdisc that I got in Japan in the early 90s. The laserdisc artwork is sick, it has all the Japanese posters and artwork on it. I'll post a picture later today. I am very deep into Italian westerns and this is by far one of the best. DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS MOVIE!
Jean-Louis Trintignant is probably one of the best actors of his generation - from starring next to Bardot to a measured performance in Kieslowski's 'Rouge,' he's usually on point - recommend him in Zurlini's much underseen 'Desert of the Tartars' (based on the Dino Buzzati novel)...
The alternate ending that they shot for South American and African markets is great, but in a more campy way then the beautiful OG ending.
ll see your Il Grande SIlenzio and raise you one
One of the most gangster ass Yakuza flicks ever.
All of Fukasaku's Yakuza output during the '70s is well worth looking into as well (Suzuki did some great work w/ small budgets) - although his rep outside of Japan really hinges on the (somewhat camp classic) 'Black Lizard' and the end-of-career 'Battle Royale,' I'd vouch for 'Wolves, Pigs & Men' from '64 as well...
I need to rewatch this:
When I saw it I thought it was kind of hard to follow - whether this was due to the direction or to the fact that i watched them all while tipsy and on the verge of sleep, i dont know.... Ill give them a second chance.
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just watched "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" . Its part of the "Vengeance Trilogy" by Park Chan Wook, which includes the phenomonal Oldboy.
This SFMV flick is INSANE. Its not as well acted or shot as Oldboy (and the story isnt as novel), but it has some of the most brutal images ive ever seen. The toture scenes and violence easily outdo Oldboys teethpulling.
South Korean cinema is where it's @ -
For those interested Japan-oriented cinephiles, there's currently a touring retrospective of Mikio Naruse's output (throughout North America) - usually considered just right behind Ozu, Mizoguchi, and Kurosawa, he hits a lot of pedestrian notes, but some of his best stuff really does compare favorably w/ Ozu and Mizoguchi... FYI...
This looks great! Of course, there can be no discussion of Italian Westerns without mentioning
Whoops...the first post was by me, not cardova. I didn't realize he was still logged in when I posted this.
This is the one Django to check out:
Unfortunatly Park's ass let me down with Lady Vegeance. I saw that shit at the TIFF and it didn't move me like I expected. Miss Bassie saw it also, not sure where she stands on it. Korea as a whole has let me down this year now that I think about it. Here are the Korean Films I've seen in 2005. Only one or two of these made my top 10 for 2005;
GIT, SFLV, Crying Fist, Marathon, My Brother, Blood Rain, Some, Jenny and Juno, The Wig, The Voice, Another Public Enemy, President's Last Bang, Cello, Red Eye, Mapado, Bittersweet Life, HWAL, Antarctic Journal, Agressives, Tale of Cinema, Green Chair, Heaven's Soldiers
Marc Porel actually commited suicide by accident via an overdose. There's some usless trivia for you
Im so hyped to see that. The trailer had some really dope overhead tracking shots on some Taxi-Driver-Finale shit. Is it a good flick?
Hopefully it will make it to the Laemmle.