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WASTED 4 HOURS FOR THIS CRAP TO KNOW "EVERYTHING IS POINTLESS" AND " EVERYTHING IS MEANINGLESS" UNTIL U COME TO A POINT, THE WIDE ANGLE SHOT IN CLIMAX INSPIRED ME ,FILM VISUALLY SPEAKS POSITIVE AT THAT POINT SAYING EVERYTHING WILL B OK FROM NOW, CLIMAX SPEAKS OF "HOPE TO LIVE" LIKE ALL DEVASTATED SOULS COMES TO LIFE".FOR THAT SING WIDE ANGLE SHOT WE CAN WASTE HOURS, NOTHING WRONG IN ITS LENGTH.

I've seen half of the movies on this list. Thanks for recommending the other 5 - I'll keep an eye out for them.

Manzhouli is not a province, it's a China-Russia border town.

I like slow cinema. The long takes in this film are well choreographed. This is indeed a masterpiece even though it is depressing to watch. I don't like the characters speaking as though animal abuse is OK. Even his teacher Bela Tarr also killed a cat for his art.

Had me sold just by the poster. I shall continue this video as soon as I've watched this 4 hour beast!!!

Beautiful movie. Starting in a cruel / depressing space and leaves you in a very "wanting to experience" sorta space in the end. Felt like a journey. Its style ,treatment and 4 hr run time are its strength. Kinda sucks you in , vaporizes and feels like in the end, the movie walked along with you. Very Satisfactory. Rest In Peace Hu Bo.

Great video. Thank you

Great video Julian. Always wanted to make something similar.

Fantastic video

Don't know if I have it in me to do consecutive yearly watches of this film, but I will surely be coming back to this video more than once! Thank you for an awesome analysis!

The movie is slow, life like. And in the end you have no answers. You make whatever you want of it. It is art. It mimics life and beautifully transferred to the screen. R.I.P Hu Bo.

to me it's almost like dogville 0.5 . the characters (spoiler stop now if you have not see this movie) reached the destination, like Grace at dogville. Shit still may happen to them even they may find some happyness in new place at beginnings. They have sad ways to look at things as they had bad experiences, especially the teenage girl

❤ Have to say. This is, surprisingly, a great movie. I am grateful the movie sparks before 3rd hour hits. Else I might gave it up After watching the movie 2 days later. Saw your review here moments ago. Gald and grateful you introduced and gave your honest words and recommend this It's nuts to hear you watch this before every new year! That's one hell of a choice you had made

Great reporting! There were so many films at Cannes this year that I can’t wait to see. I couldn’t agree more with your comments on Moretti. The trailer for Zone of Interest looks incredible. Can’t wait to see it.

Just wish he’s still alive Wanna see what he would make… But speaking of which some masterpiece only born with great pain of life, so it’s really something complicated

Really solid list. Was so pleased with the Wakaliwood shout out, as well as the One Cut nod. I will have to check out Gloria. Looking forward to more guides!

What a riveting list and a succinct introduction to the idea of international cinema! There is so much cinema to catch up on! Also, why haven't I heard of "Who Killed Captain Alex?" before. And just saying but you know who to hire when you plan to do the guide to Indian cinema...:D

A wonderful list!!! Thankfully, someone loved Pearl and Joyland as much as I did!!!

You know, back in Easter 2020 I have watched, in late afternoon/evening, "Blue is the warmest color". Since then I have decided to watch a three hour or longer movie every Easter. The criteria are just these two: it must be 180 minutes long MINIMUM and a movie I never watched before. In 2021 I watched "Once upon a time in America", in 2022 "Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles", this year I watched Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet, and then I'll decided what to watch in Easter 2024. Long movies became a tradition for me, journeys I'm more than willing to sit through and to enjoy differently than I usually do with regular movies. As an Italian I was wondering what do you think about Marco Tullio Giordana's The best of youth. It was conceived as a miniseries, then it was presented at Cannes in two acts of three hours, it was theatrically released here in Italy in that way and then at december 2003 it was broadcast on TV as a four part miniseries (each part is around 90 minutes) with some extra scenes cut from the theatrical run (of course in a 6 hour long movie, 20 minutes extra aren't that big deal). I also consider Fanny and Alexander an actual movie rather than a miniseries. Bergman was about to make it as a miniseries, then decided to present it as a 5 hour long movie, then the producers made him make a shorter cut for wide releases, the extended one had its theatrical run and later was broadcast as a four part miniseries. For me, it's still a single theatrical movie. The 3 hour cut loses SO MUCH I just can't bare to think there's an actual shorter cut out there. I wonder how much Bergman must have suffered when cutting all those pivotal scenes. There's just no shorter cut: Fanny and Alexander IS the 5 hour version, period. Let me know what do you think about The best of youth. As you might have understood, both "Fanny and Alexander" and "The best of youth" are among my favourite movies ever.

Sorry about the jump scare at the end there. Sudden copyright notice for a supposedly copyright-free song I've been using since Day 1 forced an unexpected pivot.

Love what you do on here and on Letterboxd, Julian! Would be interested in a beginner’s guide to film criticism, just to hear more about how you approach films, think through them afterwards, and how you go about organizing your thoughts. Also, would be interested in your observations/thoughts about specific director filmographies (recurring themes, unique style, or the evolution of the two)

When it comes to these longer runtime films, I have a hard time imagining how the directors envisioned them being viewed. For a 7 hour movie, is a director expecting you to sit there the entire time? Break it up into multiple viewings over multiple days? If you played these in theaters, viewers’ biological needs would necessitate some departure from the story (bathroom, food, a nap). With that in mind, a 4+ hour runtime seems to indicate the director no longer cares about a sort of “standard viewing experience,” which while I can already hear counterpoints to the idea of a standard viewing experience today (with streaming, someone can’t predict how their movie will be viewed), it feels discouraging to me to think a director doesn’t really care about this-the implication being there isn’t a sense of momentum or that not every minute matters.

I would have listed Talk to her instead of volver, but volver is really good too.

My personal opinion. Your cinematic Stockholm syndrome doesn’t apply to me because I could careless what someone’s opinion on a movie or book is. After watching or reading, I usually make my own judgement on what I’ve just experienced.

The longest movie I've seen is Love Exposure (237 Minutes). Being a bit tired definitely affected the experience negatively, but even then I still loved it and want to rewatch it.

the fact that this has 537 views is criminal and I am genuinely perplexed as to why. Keep up the good content man and don give up, success will come naturally, and know that quality is much more gratifying than quantity, from this video i have found all your channel and videos and they are all inspiring and fantastic! Thank you and keep it up!

i agree, if i will make a list for the best international films, i will just gonna put korean and japanese films too lol

My first international film was Pan's Labyrinth and it remains one of my favorite movies to this day. Of your recommendations, I think A Separation is the best, since it prepares viewers the most for what they should expect from international films (international films usually focus on good writing to elevate a project, since they cannot rely on a big budget or movie stars).

Thank you for your work putting this video together and sharing it!

Very cool recommendations, I would love to see a follow-up list with movies from different countries

The Seven Samurai. Case closed.

Love this film. That scene when the man who was cheated on casually jumped off the building felt so personal to me and I always remember it. It seems so likely as something I would do.

Seems to only be an issue if you put emphasis on star ratings and rankings.

Can someone tell me the name of the movie at 3:31 please?

Bro i never thought u have watched gow 1 and 2 that's amazing it's an cult classic. But anurag is not in his best in past 5 year i think he lost his motivation of ditecting good flims and hence we are witnessing his downfall But i will recommend his other work which you will surely love 1) dev d (morden adaptation of iconic dev das) 2) ugly ( one of the best thriller) 3) black friday ( gritty and dark based on true event) 4)no smoking ( this movie will leave you hanging you need to know the back story before you watch the movie otherwise it will go over your head) 5) last train ti mahakali (one of his least known flim but really good) What's ironic is that his idol RGV ( ram gopal verma) who is an legendary flimaker himself both had thier downfall . I recommend to watch 'satya' dir by RGV and written by non other than anurag kashyap

As soon as you said Micheal Haneke would watch it I got hooked

I generally love Bertolucci but his uncut 1900 was a bear.

this is easily one of the 5 greatest films made in this millennium

Elephant Sitting Still is one of my favorite films, and it's the one that I decided to put on my nametag at the theater I work at. It's beautiful and haunting in equal measure, and when I immersed yourself in its world for so long the briefest glimpse of happiness at the end was enough to bring me to tears. I've heard some people say that it feels like a suicide note from Hu Bo, and that couldn't be further from the truth - it's a movie that honestly stares into how grim the world can be and offers that we don't have to let that darkness consume us. That's what makes what happened after its completion so singularly tragic. Rest in peace.

I had to rearrange my top 5 list which I have not changed for the last 11 years. now it seems like this: 1. Dead Poets Society 2. An elephant Sitting Still 3. Shakespeare in Love 4. Midnight in Paris 5. Almost Famous and being pushed at number 6 is The Perks of Being a Wallflower. So, do you like my list? and are there any movies in here that are also your favorites? and please make a video about one of my top 5 films...

When you talk about "other successful slasher movies", are you talking about those that came before Scream or after?

Scream 1,2,4 was created/ written by Kevin Williamson. He didn’t end up writing scream 3, but The plot he originally wrote for scream 3 (but didn’t get to create) was later turned into “the following “ with Kevin bacon.

I love this film so much

Editor’s note: After rewatching the film when it was released wide, I’ve changed my tune on Banks Repata’s performance. Nothing mind-blowing, but given the heavy implications that his character may have ADHD or another learning disorder, I found his sort of stilted line delivery to make a lot more sense this time. At least, it felt like far more of an intentional choice that elevates the film rather than detracting from it like I initially thought.

I've read that a lot of people enjoyed the whimsy of Celine and Julie, I am on the fence there. Travelling players was great once I got a gist of some Greek history and Munch was as great a biopic as they can get

Must much for everyone out there ❤️ 💙 💜 💖

Thank you for this. As a Chinese who has over the years despised C drama and C films due to the lack of professionalism, lack of talent and the over saturation of fast food entertainment made by money laundering idiots ( I could talk ages about this) this film made my eyes lit up since I saw hope. Hu’s passing as a rare talent in todays soulless and capitalist entertainment world was absolutely gut wrenching. He never got to see how much he is loved not just by other Chinese but by global fans. His mum took the award home and we never get to see another film of his. Appreciate you doing this clip

Well, more just-ice served for animation. Good... =)

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