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johanlefourbe added 10 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: The most bewildering thing was that it took a whopping 30 years until Anthony Hopkins was finally provided with a part which was actually worthy of his tremendous talent. Indeed, the guy was just amazing and gave here one of the most pitch-perfect performances even delivered on the silver screen. Beside Hopkins at the top of his game, it was also a rather fascinating movie about dementia. Indeed, one of the usual stereotypes about people suffering of Alzheimer's disease is that they donāt remember anymore who their loved ones actually are. In this case, they went much deeper than this clichĆ© and displayed that, the more confused Alzheimerās patients get, the more they lose their grip on time and space. This process is probably also speed up by moving to a retirement home but to keep such a high maintenance patient at home might not be a better option, Iām afraid. Eventually, thatās probably what happened at some point, the main character was brought to a retirement home, maybe weeks before, maybe months before, but instead of making some new mental landmarks, like we all do, his scrambled brain never managed to handle this big change in his life. This whole process was so well displayed and it was just so heart-breaking to see this man who might have been brilliant at some point desperately shouting āIām an intelligent manā, without mentioning the ending scene during which he cries for his mother.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2020's) list
Notes: The most bewildering thing was that it took a whopping 30 years until Anthony Hopkins was finally provided with a part which was actually worthy of his tremendous talent. Indeed, the guy was just amazing and gave here one of the most pitch-perfect performances even delivered on the silver screen. Beside Hopkins at the top of his game, it was also a rather fascinating movie about dementia. Indeed, one of the usual stereotypes about people suffering of Alzheimer's disease is that they donāt remember anymore who their loved ones actually are. In this case, they went much deeper than this clichĆ© and displayed that, the more confused Alzheimerās patients get, the more they lose their grip on time and space. This process is probably also speed up by moving to a retirement home but to keep such a high maintenance patient at home might not be a better option, Iām afraid. Eventually, thatās probably what happened at some point, the main character was brought to a retirement home, maybe weeks before, maybe months before, but instead of making some new mental landmarks, like we all do, his scrambled brain never managed to handle this big change in his life. This whole process was so well displayed and it was just so heart-breaking to see this man who might have been brilliant at some point desperately shouting āIām an intelligent manā, without mentioning the ending scene during which he cries for his mother.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Best Directorial Debuts from 1921 until 2021 list
2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2020 list
Notes: The most bewildering thing was that it took a whopping 30 years until Anthony Hopkins was finally provided with a part which was actually worthy of his tremendous talent. Indeed, the guy was just amazing and gave here one of the most pitch-perfect performances even delivered on the silver screen. Beside Hopkins at the top of his game, it was also a rather fascinating movie about dementia. Indeed, one of the usual stereotypes about people suffering of Alzheimer's disease is that they donāt remember anymore who their loved ones actually are. In this case, they went much deeper than this clichĆ© and displayed that, the more confused Alzheimerās patients get, the more they lose their grip on time and space. This process is probably also speed up by moving to a retirement home but to keep such a high maintenance patient at home might not be a better option, Iām afraid. Eventually, thatās probably what happened at some point, the main character was brought to a retirement home, maybe weeks before, maybe months before, but instead of making some new mental landmarks, like we all do, his scrambled brain never managed to handle this big change in his life. This whole process was so well displayed and it was just so heart-breaking to see this man who might have been brilliant at some point desperately shouting āIām an intelligent manā, without mentioning the ending scene during which he cries for his mother.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 8 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) list
Notes: The damned thing turned out to be really impressive, even quite unforgettable I might add. Indeed, it is a great companion piece to āShoahā, even if both movies tackled this subject in two completely different ways. At least, this movie was much shorter than āShoahā so you might assume that it is much easier to swallow but you would be actually mistaken. In fact, you might be grateful that it is rather short because they gave us some of the most horrifying images I came across. The interesting thing is that the damned thing started with some rather bucolic shots of the countryside with some fairly whimsical tune. They even made some sarcastic jokes about the architecture of the guards towers which was just so unexpected and it actually really floored me. The narration was also quite amazing. Indeed, it was so poetic in spite the fact that the material was dealing with the closest thing to hell you can imagine. It was apparently written by some guy called Jean Cayrol who was, unsurprisingly, a survivor from one of these death camps. Seriously, how incredibly difficult it must have been for him to write this stuff only 10 years after this nightmare took place? In general, it is quite incredible that they came up with such a movie so soon after the actual events. Eventually, I think that, back then, people already had the need to remember, to look back to what happen, even if it was so horrible because, if we donāt, we might forget it or not believe something so horrendous might have ever taken place.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: The damned thing turned out to be really impressive, even quite unforgettable I might add. Indeed, it is a great companion piece to āShoahā, even if both movies tackled this subject in two completely different ways. At least, this movie was much shorter than āShoahā so you might assume that it is much easier to swallow but you would be actually mistaken. In fact, you might be grateful that it is rather short because they gave us some of the most horrifying images I came across. The interesting thing is that the damned thing started with some rather bucolic shots of the countryside with some fairly whimsical tune. They even made some sarcastic jokes about the architecture of the guards towers which was just so unexpected and it actually really floored me. The narration was also quite amazing. Indeed, it was so poetic in spite the fact that the material was dealing with the closest thing to hell you can imagine. It was apparently written by some guy called Jean Cayrol who was, unsurprisingly, a survivor from one of these death camps. Seriously, how incredibly difficult it must have been for him to write this stuff only 10 years after this nightmare took place? In general, it is quite incredible that they came up with such a movie so soon after the actual events. Eventually, I think that, back then, people already had the need to remember, to look back to what happen, even if it was so horrible because, if we donāt, we might forget it or not believe something so horrendous might have ever taken place.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Night and Fog
“Since I kept hearing some great things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Well, the damned thing turned out to be really impressive, even quite unforgettable I might add. Indeed, it is a great companion piece to āShoahā, even if both movies tackled this subject in two complete” read more
2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 7 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Come Away
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot forĀ Angelina Jolie and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Apparently, there has been some reports that this movie had been bombed with fake negative reviews because some black ” read more
2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Ronny's Dutch Film Club list
chosen by Ria
Notes: Unfortunately, the day I was supposed to watch this movie, I tested positive to Covid so I had to stay at home and skip this one but, according to the other members of our film club, it was actually really good.
(Jan. 2022)2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 4 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 8 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Ingrid Goes West
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Elizabeth Olsen and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. While watching this movie, I was thinking about my wife who, on a regular basis, breaks my balls because I donā” read more
2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 2 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 7 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Orphans of the Storm
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was included in the ā1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieā list, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, from the few movies I have seen directed by D.W. Griffith, it might be the best one so far. Indeed, I was quite impresse” read more
2 years, 3 months ago
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2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1920's) list
Notes: From the few movies I have seen directed by D.W. Griffith, it might be the best one so far. Indeed, I was quite impressed by this lavish production, especially for a movie made more than 100 years ago. However, I have to admit that I was at first slightly worried when they kept hammering the fact that the government following the French Revolution was āBolshevikā. Fortunately, the damned thing still turned out to be fairly accurate, at least, according to what I learned back then in school growing up in France. Seriously, I was actually quite impressed by how the Aristocrats were described as decadent, seriously rotten and even quite repulsive. The contrast with the filthy leaving conditions of the commoners was so huge, it also felt quite accurate and the end-result was such a polarized society which was ready to explode at any moment. All this was actually seriously well done and quite fascinating but, to be honest, Iām not so sure if I really cared about the gloomy tale of these 2 orphan sisters. It was also rather intriguing that these 2 sisters who were not actual sisters were played by 2 women who were actually sisters in real life (Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish). Anyway, it was basically another typical dark and gloomy drama, a genre really loved by Griffith. Still, even if it was all quite theatrical and melodramatic, it was so well put together and it was seriously entertainaing, even after 150 mins. 2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: From the few movies I have seen directed by D.W. Griffith, it might be the best one so far. Indeed, I was quite impressed by this lavish production, especially for a movie made more than 100 years ago. However, I have to admit that I was at first slightly worried when they kept hammering the fact that the government following the French Revolution was āBolshevikā. Fortunately, the damned thing still turned out to be fairly accurate, at least, according to what I learned back then in school growing up in France. Seriously, I was actually quite impressed by how the Aristocrats were described as decadent, seriously rotten and even quite repulsive. The contrast with the filthy leaving conditions of the commoners was so huge, it also felt quite accurate and the end-result was such a polarized society which was ready to explode at any moment. All this was actually seriously well done and quite fascinating but, to be honest, Iām not so sure if I really cared about the gloomy tale of these 2 orphan sisters. It was also rather intriguing that these 2 sisters who were not actual sisters were played by 2 women who were actually sisters in real life (Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish). Anyway, it was basically another typical dark and gloomy drama, a genre really loved by Griffith. Still, even if it was all quite theatrical and melodramatic, it was so well put together and it was seriously entertainaing, even after 150 mins. 2 years, 3 months ago
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johanlefourbe added 9 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
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