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johanlefourbe added 7 items to My Queue list
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Young Mr. Lincoln
Ninotchka
Stagecoach  (1939)

3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Barry

An average movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Anya Taylor-Joy and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even if it turned out to be a decent watch, to be honest, it wasn’t much more than that though. Basically, the” read more

3 years, 2 months ago
Meshes of the Afternoon
Notes: What a strange and beautiful movie. First of all, I have seen my share of silent movies (probably not enough though) but it was the first time I saw a movie without even some background music added afterwards, as it was apparently intended to be watched this way. To be honest, I thought it was incredibly difficult to focus without any sound or music whatsoever. Still, the damned thing was really neat. Indeed, I was above all impressed how it was visually completely different than anything produced back then in the 40's. Seriously, it felt so modern that it reminded me of many surreal videoclips that come out on a regular basis, except that this movie was made almost 80 years ago. I have to admit that this movie was rather hard to grasp, I'm grateful that it was so short as it would probably not work with a longer format. Anyway, maybe I should re-watch it at some point because the damned thing was so intriguing.
3 years, 2 months ago
Meshes of the Afternoon
Notes: What a strange and beautiful movie. First of all, I have seen my share of silent movies (probably not enough though) but it was the first time I saw a movie without even some background music added afterwards, as it was apparently intended to be watched this way. To be honest, I thought it was incredibly difficult to focus without any sound or music whatsoever. Still, the damned thing was really neat. Indeed, I was above all impressed how it was visually completely different than anything produced back then in the 40's. Seriously, it felt so modern that it reminded me of many surreal videoclips that come out on a regular basis, except that this movie was made almost 80 years ago. I have to admit that this movie was rather hard to grasp, I'm grateful that it was so short as it would probably not work with a longer format. Anyway, maybe I should re-watch it at some point because the damned thing was so intriguing.
3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe added 2 items to My Queue list
Daddy
Baxter                                  (1989)

3 years, 2 months ago
The Night House

3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to My Queue list
The Palm Beach Story

3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe added 5 items to My Queue list
The Ox-Bow Incident
Meshes of the Afternoon
The Man in Grey (1943)
A Canterbury Tale
Ivan the Terrible, Part 1

3 years, 2 months ago
Mirror
Notes: Can you imagine this? Watching the most difficult movie from the most difficult director I know? The funny thing is that, with a running time of less than 2 hours, it was rather short, at least, for a Tarkovsky movie. Basically, the main difference with the other movies directed by the Russian master was that, even though they were all also extremely opaque and intricate, they were at least linked to some genre (WWII drama, medieval epic, Science-Fiction), even if Tarkovsky didn’t care much about the usual trademarks linked to these different genres. In this case, he went this time for something completely freewheeling and I can imagine that it can be quite fascinating and exhilarating if you manage to get into in his flow and state of mind but, to be honest, I really struggled with the damned thing. Seriously, through the whole duration, I was scratching my head wondering what the hell was happening in front of my eyes and it was only afterwards, much later on, that I finally managed to get more or less some understanding about this movie. Basically, it was about a man that you never see and sometimes hear talking reflecting on his youth and his relationship with his mother and reflecting on his present and his relationship with his ex-wife. The fact that both women were played by the same actress probably didn’t help to make the whole thing less opaque and confusing but this casting actually somehow made sense since, on a subconscious level, all our partners are somehow some kind of reflection of our mothers. I also wonder if the black-and-white scenes were dealing with his past and the color scenes were dealing with his present but it sounds way too easy and conventional for this director.
3 years, 2 months ago
Mirror
Notes: Can you imagine this? Watching the most difficult movie from the most difficult director I know? The funny thing is that, with a running time of less than 2 hours, it was rather short, at least, for a Tarkovsky movie. Basically, the main difference with the other movies directed by the Russian master was that, even though they were all also extremely opaque and intricate, they were at least linked to some genre (WWII drama, medieval epic, Science-Fiction), even if Tarkovsky didn’t care much about the usual trademarks linked to these different genres. In this case, he went this time for something completely freewheeling and I can imagine that it can be quite fascinating and exhilarating if you manage to get into in his flow and state of mind but, to be honest, I really struggled with the damned thing. Seriously, through the whole duration, I was scratching my head wondering what the hell was happening in front of my eyes and it was only afterwards, much later on, that I finally managed to get more or less some understanding about this movie. Basically, it was about a man that you never see and sometimes hear talking reflecting on his youth and his relationship with his mother and reflecting on his present and his relationship with his ex-wife. The fact that both women were played by the same actress probably didn’t help to make the whole thing less opaque and confusing but this casting actually somehow made sense since, on a subconscious level, all our partners are somehow some kind of reflection of our mothers. I also wonder if the black-and-white scenes were dealing with his past and the color scenes were dealing with his present but it sounds way too easy and conventional for this director.
3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Mirror

A classic

“Well, I’m finally done with my Tarkovsky cycle (I still have to watch ‘Offret’ and ‘Nostalghia’ because they were unfortunately not included in my Blu-ray box set). To be honest, this journey has been just as fascinating as it was frustrating and I actually ended up somehow with arguably h” read more

3 years, 2 months ago
Zerkalo
 Zerkalo 7/10
3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe added 4 items to My Queue list
Sitcom
Les bronzés font du ski
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Family Life

3 years, 2 months ago
To the Devil a Daughter
The Harder They Fall
Les rois de l'arnaque
Gabrielle
Crazy Horse, Paris with Dita Von Teese

3 years, 2 months ago
A Far Off Place

3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to My Queue list
Henry V

3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe added 5 items to My Queue list
Rome, Open City
The Battle of San Pietro (1945)
Beauty and the Beast
Paisan
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Devil's Knot

An average movie

“To be honest, since this movie had been rather poorly received, I had some rather low expectations but since I have a weak for Reese Witherspoon and since it was directed by Atom Egoyan, I still wanted to check it out. Unfortunately, even if it was an interesting true story, the movie turned out to ” read more

3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to My Queue list
Blood of the Beasts (1949)

3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe added 6 items to My Queue list
Late Spring (1949)
The Flowers of St. Francis
Stromboli, Terra di Dio
The Reckless Moment
Florence Foster Jenkins

3 years, 2 months ago
Nosferatu the Vampyre

3 years, 2 months ago
Nosferatu the Vampyre

3 years, 2 months ago
The Runner
Woodshock
24 Hours to Live
American Assassin
Girlhood

3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe added 2 items to My Queue list
Youth in Revolt
The Tourist

3 years, 2 months ago
Brothers by Blood

3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe added 4 items to My Queue list
Winchester
Orpheus
Miss Oyû
Umberto D. (1952)

3 years, 2 months ago
Eternals
 Eternals 6/10
3 years, 2 months ago
Eternals

3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a image

3 years, 2 months ago