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Histeria wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:43 am First Reformed

Stavrogyn wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 3:59 am

Histeria wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:43 am First Reformed

Absolutely phenomenal film, it would make my list too. I had big expectations going into it, and it delivered. I'm planning to read the screenplay next.

Have you seen the two films that had a big influence on it, Journal d'un curé de campagne / Diary of a Country Priest (Bresson, 1951) and Nattvardsgästerna / Winter Light (Bergman, 1963)? I haven't seen the Bresson film yet, but Winter Light is my favourite Bergman film.

Stavrogyn wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 3:59 am

Histeria wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:43 am First Reformed

Absolutely phenomenal film, it would make my list too. I had big expectations going into it, and it delivered. I'm planning to read the screenplay next.

Have you seen the two films that had a big influence on it, Journal d'un curé de campagne / Diary of a Country Priest (Bresson, 1951) and Nattvardsgästerna / Winter Light (Bergman, 1963)? I haven't seen the Bresson film yet, but Winter Light is my favourite Bergman film.

Histeria wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:15 am I've seen Bergman's but have to watch Diary of Country Priest. Thanks for the heads-up!

Stavrogyn wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:22 am

JackwithOneEye wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 5:46 am I liked The Boss of it All. I thought it was very funny.

I have finally seen Direktøren for det hele - and I loved it. I have now seen all of Lars von Trier's feature films, except the documentary The Five Obstructions, and it seems that, at least for me, he just doesn't miss. I didn't have big expectations when I sat down to watch this film, but it ended up being interesting from start to finish, and the humor was just my cup of tea. I loved the main character, Kristoffer, his obsession with Antonio Stavro Gambini, and especially the ending (von Trier almost always has great endings). The absurdness of it all was in the vein of something I might have attempted to write back when I was more into dark comedy - but I would have failed miserably compared to von Trier's masterful comic timing. (It also reminded me of the American version of The Office.)

I would recommend Direktøren for det hele to everyone. It's like a lighter and maybe even funnier counterpart of Idioterne (even though I find that film superior).

It's interesting how both Manderlay and Direktøren for det hele seem to be considered as his lesser works, but they ended up being among my favourites.

JackwithOneEye wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:16 pm

Stavrogyn wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:22 am

JackwithOneEye wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 5:46 am I liked The Boss of it All. I thought it was very funny.

I have finally seen Direktøren for det hele - and I loved it. I have now seen all of Lars von Trier's feature films, except the documentary The Five Obstructions, and it seems that, at least for me, he just doesn't miss. I didn't have big expectations when I sat down to watch this film, but it ended up being interesting from start to finish, and the humor was just my cup of tea. I loved the main character, Kristoffer, his obsession with Antonio Stavro Gambini, and especially the ending (von Trier almost always has great endings). The absurdness of it all was in the vein of something I might have attempted to write back when I was more into dark comedy - but I would have failed miserably compared to von Trier's masterful comic timing. (It also reminded me of the American version of The Office.)

I would recommend Direktøren for det hele to everyone. It's like a lighter and maybe even funnier counterpart of Idioterne (even though I find that film superior).

It's interesting how both Manderlay and Direktøren for det hele seem to be considered as his lesser works, but they ended up being among my favourites.

Been a decade since I saw Boss of it all, I remember thinking the concept was very clever, very funny in parts, and the stationary camera fixed position aesthetic worked out fine. I haven't seen The Five Obstructions.

Been years since I saw that Michael Elphick one, his first feature, I'd like to revisit that one of these days and see how it holds up. Element of Crime I think it was called without looking it up.

djerdap wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:22 am Bergman stated that two of his favourite movies were Persona and Winter Light.

I'm a big fan of the entire trilogy of faith (Through a Glass Darkly/Winter Light/The Silence).

Hour of the Wolf is another favourite, which Lynch noted to be one of his major influences.

LateReg wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:54 pm Element of Crime is correct. Very atmospheric movie, and one which I've always liked. Also, The Five Obstructions is Lars in full artist-prankster mode, and it's quite a nice little documentary about the artistic process.

Rigpa wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:38 pm Tetro-Coppola

AXX°N N. wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 2:24 pm Lot of great, great choices here so far.

08. Holy Mountain (Jodorowsky)