Bunuel

[LaosLover]

-Inspired by JerryMahoney's Bunuel reference in the RIP Robbie Robertson thread.

 

Any faves? I like Discrete Charm and Belle Du Jour, of course. The Mex stuff is a little dark for me. His kid's film of Robinson Crusoe was great.

 

There was a store in Vientiane that used to sell his box set for $50. And many copies of Diary of a Chambermaid, for some reason.

 

Also: Where would you have seen art film back in the day? What was the cinema like?

[bignok]

Huh?

[LaosLover]

Did you ever see a foreign film in a small cinema in Australia?

[steven100]

i thought it was about Brunei  .....   haha

[Lacessit]

I remember

3 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

Did you ever see a foreign film in a small cinema in Australia?

I remember the Russian film of 1959, "Destiny of a Man". It had other titles, such as "A Man's Fate". A haunting film.

Another foreign film, IMO very funny, was "Mon Oncle Benjamin" with Jacques Brel. "Raise the Red Lantern" was a Chinese film, starring Gong Li.

Strictly speaking, most films in Australia are foreign, not many are produced locally.

[save the frogs]

29 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

Belle Du Jour

that one was about a prostitute.

it should be required viewing for aseannow forum members. 

 

[norfolkandchance]

'The Bridge on the River Kwai '. Brilliant flim.

[bignok]

28 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

Did you ever see a foreign film in a small cinema in Australia?

Crazy Spanish and French ones. They are all drama queens.

[bignok]

5 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

that one was about a prostitute.

it should be required viewing for aseannow forum members. 

 

Pretty Woman

[blackshadow]

whats this supposed to be about ???????????????

[LaosLover]

1 minute ago, blackshadow said:

whats this supposed to be about ???????????????

Do you like low budget art film and foreign films?

 

Have you seen any by a man name Bunuel?

 

But as long as you're here, what's your favorite Oasis song?

[sammieuk1]

2 minutes ago, blackshadow said:

whats this supposed to be about ???????????????

Question marks probably ????

[blackshadow]

2 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

Do you like low budget art film and foreign films?

 

Have you seen any by a man name Bunuel?

 

But as long as you're here, what's your favorite Oasis song?

whose oasis

[bignok]

2 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

Do you like low budget art film and foreign films?

 

Have you seen any by a man name Bunuel?

 

But as long as you're here, what's your favorite Oasis song?

You are far too cultured for the Chang drinkers on here. A topic about singlets would suit.

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

Do you like low budget art film and foreign films?

 

Have you seen any by a man name Bunuel?

 

But as long as you're here, what's your favorite Oasis song?

Dont look back in Anger

[LaosLover]

Have you, as a self-admitted bogan, ever bought a set of Bintang beer coozies?

[LaosLover]

39 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

"Raise the Red Lantern" was a Chinese film, starring Gong Li.

 

Among the 10 best films ever made. This is what I'm talking about. Bunuel-level films of art-aspiration.

[Ben Zioner]

Just another thread, so representative of the AN population...

[retiree]

The hilarious scene in Belle du Jour where Pierre Clémenti, who is not exactly what you would call a handsome man, meets and rejects Catherine Deneuve has stuck in my mind for 50+ years (just before the two minute mark in this short clip).    Clémenti's persona seems oddly reminiscent of some of the more prolific posters on this site.

 

 

[brianthainess]

6 hours ago, LaosLover said:

Did you ever see a foreign film in a small cinema in Australia?

Yes I did at the Valhalla cinema Balmain/Glebe, Sydney.  

 

 

[brianthainess]

6 hours ago, steven100 said:

i thought it was about Brunei  .....   haha

I thought it was about a bridge builder 

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, norfolkandchance said:

'The Bridge on the River Kwai '. Brilliant flim.

Bridge over the river Avon 

[Baht Simpson]

European cinema is fine but my passion is classic Japanese cinema. I have 214 and have 20 or so still to watch. I'm also fond of Chinese and Viet film. 

[LaosLover]

1 hour ago, Baht Simpson said:

European cinema is fine but my passion is classic Japanese cinema. I have 214 and have 20 or so still to watch. I'm also fond of Chinese and Viet film. 

If you ever go to Vientiane, they have a lot of art film dvd's in the Talat, including a ton of old Japanese stuff. I found Drunken Angel there, last seen in 1974 (as a midnight show in Greenwich Village).

 

Mountain of the Dead is another epic one I got for a buck. It's also called The Ballard of Naryama.

 

Do you know the Hong Kong film called The Boat People (about The Boat People)?

Edited August 12, 2023 by LaosLover

[LaosLover]

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Yes I did at the Valhalla cinema Balmain/Glebe, Sydney.  

 

 

That theatre is so deeply blah that it should be preserved for future students of blah-ness.

[Fat is a type of crazy]

Good memories going to the Valhalla theatre in Melbourne. They would put out a poster each three months and student houses would have it on the wall. The 80's. 

The usual foreign films like Belle du Jour, Breathless, La Dolce Vita.

Fun movies like John Waters Polyester, with a scratch and sniff card so you could watch in Odorama,  and David Lynch's Eraserhead,   and the Russ Myers movies such as Beyond the Valley of the Dolls were fun. 

Then there would be the worst movies of all time like Plan 9 from Outer Space. 

The 80's.

Here is a cool Melbourne cinema. Different colours but here's pink. 

 

I lived around the corner from a nice art house cinema for 15 years till I met my Thai wife and we moved to the hills. Nicer than the picture. 

 

[LaosLover]

I'm going to Melbourne in March and will def try to see a film in that pink theatre.

 

Other great midnight films: The Harder They Come, Rocky Horror, El Topo (tho Holy Mountain was nuttier).

 

Ladies And Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones 70's pay per view with a bigger sound system was another all nighter. Beneath The Valley of The UltraVixens was the most over the top Russ Myers film, but I also feel due for a re-viewing of Myra Breckinridge or Caligula. Baltimore still has midnight movies.

[Baht Simpson]

1 hour ago, LaosLover said:

If you ever go to Vientiane, they have a lot of art film dvd's in the Talat, including a ton of old Japanese stuff. I found Drunken Angel there, last seen in 1974 (as a midnight show in Greenwich Village).

 

Mountain of the Dead is another epic one I got for a buck. It's also called The Ballard of Naryama.

 

Do you know the Hong Kong film called The Boat People (about The Boat People)?

Yes, I've seen both the 1958 version of The Ballard of Naryama and the 1983 remake. Quite a disturbing story.  I like Kurosawa, and Seven Samurai is a masterpiece but he's  not in my list of top ten favourite Japanese directors. 

 

I've not seen any Ann Hui films yet.  My favourite Asian film is probably Yi-Mou Zhang's Huozhe - To Live. I recently re-watched Farewell My Concubine which I was a bit ho-hum about before but I now think it's stunning. There are so many good Asian films.

Edited August 12, 2023 by Baht Simpson

[LaosLover]

Everything you mention is something I envy people watching for the first time.

 

Do-Des Ka -Dan, Kurosawa's first color film, should also be on the list. The 5 1/2 hour 7 Samurai -have you endured it? I'm going to call that an 8 pee-break film.

 

And for the super-patient: Tokyo Story.

 

On Youtube for free:

 

-Will def watch. It's been years since I saw a 5* Asian movie.

 

Also patience-testing (but in vibrant color and a collection of short stories:

 

 

 

Edited August 12, 2023 by LaosLover

[jerrymahoney]

my favorite during my years living on west 57th street midtown Manhattan

https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/6011