I think it's nice to have a big TH-camr who truly loves old movies ( as well as new) and to talk about them. Instead of your usual TH-cam reviewer who only talks about them out of the formality of the film's acclaim.
You are continuing a grand tradition of real cinema culture and conversation that used to exist in the media sphere back in the '50s through the 1980s and has mostly died off. When I was young I tried to see all the great films of the world, even if they were too difficult for me at the time. I would wrestle with films, reject them, go back to them, and often have epiphanies about their greatness. Open-mindedness but also a curiosity and tolerance for all the arts, esp. literature, is also an important part of it. All things enhance understanding and cross referencing. These are great recommendations, even for someone like me who has seen a lot but not all of the ones here. All of these look amazing.
just wanna say that this is the best recommendation I've seen in years. not only because of the list, but more so the format. most people rate films based on production and dramatic value, but you actually describe the story and how it resolves, which I think is the essence of any film and so often ignored. I've been hesitant in recent years to watch artistic films, because so many of them are needlessly tragic or have poorly written endings. Knowing the overall arc and that the film is making a point about something is so meaningful. Thank you and I hope to see more of your videos!
Poland has a lot of bangers. Back in 2019, Netflix had a handful of really good Polish films from the 70s and 80s that I'd never heard of that had really good restorations. The Spiral (1978) The Lynx (1982) The Weather Forecast (1983) Medium (1985) 300 Miles to Heaven (1989) Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema (1990) _The Spiral_ , _The Lynx_ , and _The Weather Forecast_ were by far my favorites. It surprises me they aren't ever talked about. And _Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema_ is the prefect film to pair with Woody Allen's _The Purple Rose of Cairo_ , if you're ever in the mood for a weird double feature.
Great vid man, I'm a serb and its really great to see someone appreciate our great cinematography and the masterpiece that Pretty village pretty flame is, if you want some more awsome serbian movies i recommend: - The fall of Rock and Roll - White cat, black cat -and the We're not angels trilogy (mainly the first two movies) I enjoy your work keep it up!
Glad you included Ritual. Definitely in my mind one of the most gorgeous looking films of at least the century, maybe ever. I remember seeing Love and Pop first and the transition between that and this was so intriguing to me. Showing two different but unique ways of filmmaking that are very visually striking. Ritual in particular has so many shots that feel so carefully planned and rich with color and texture. Really cemented in my mind that Anno really is a fantastic filmmaker that can pretty much do anything.
Thank you for mentioning Pretty Flames, it was banned as it was deemed to be serbian propaganda since it was made during the actual war and extras were actual fighters which lead to many intense off-screen situations (the scene of burning village is an actual village being burned by fighters). There is good documentary about making of the movie. I always thought that these movies were hard to connect to for foreigners since balkan humor is very dry and often it carries certain truth in it. I would recommend "Hard to Be a God" by Aleksei German, it is movie that was made based on the book that goes by the same name from Brothers Strugatsky who are writters of "Roadside Picnic" (The book Tarkovsky's Stalker was based on). It is extremely gritty and muddy and violent but its themes about intellect and thoughts being pushed down by the rest of society are very provoking. I think you'll like it. If you have seen it already, maybe it is candidate for next "You have to see" video. These are really amazing videos, thank you very much for exposing us to great cinema.
Thank you! That past video was probably most favorite of yours, and in general I came to understand that even though I don't have similar taste to yours, the movies recommended by you always get me thinking, and that's more than I can say about most crap they put out. That's why I also really enjoy your letterboxd page, there's always something interesting there, even if I don't necessarily agree with the ratings Basically- please don't stop making videos and thank you very much for what you've already put out
The video is the reason i found found you. Unlike other creators you really show me new stuff. Often you either see very famous films from 30 years ago that many younger people like me havent watched and cant remember or its the same famous indie directors. I love eggera and trier but i watched them all. Your Channel is great
Without Black Orpheus, A Charlie Brown Christmas would have been very different. Follow if you can: American jazz musician Vince Guaraldi sees the movie, and is so moved that he records an album called "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus." The record is short, so he adds his composition, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." Lee Mendelson, the producer of a Peanuts documentary, hears that tune on the radio, and hires Guaraldi to score the doc. The documentary is never aired, but Guaraldi releases an album of music from the documentary, which is successful enough that Mendelson rehires him for the Christmas special.
Honestly I give you like e subscribe because you show the unseen.. There’s a lot of impressive stories out there that unless we have someone talk about them many wouldn’t think twice to see them, and that’s one of the great services of your video. You’re really honestly sharing unseen creations you find valuable and that’s really helpful in a time when media and even peoples heads are over saturated with crap.
Yes. Another round of great movies to check out. The last one gave me Underground and Overlord, two films I absolutely love. I've seen a few more on this one, but I need to watch Ritual and Pretty Village Pretty Flame ASAP thank you Kino.
hey Kino Man i love your commentary, it feels personal and concise accompanied by your smooth narrator voice it feels like a casual conversation. Thank you for recommending Brazilian kino, much love 🇧🇷
I’m so glad I found your channel! For a couple years now I’ve felt like my love for films have dwindle, but thanks to your videos it’s rekindled my interest and passion for cinema and storytelling. I believed that I had seen all the good movies worth seeing but I’m really glad I was wrong. If you can please talk about be recommend more foreign films!
If you liked Pretty village pretty flame I would highly recommend Who's singing over there? The themes are somewhat similar and there is a great deal of that classic Yugoslavenian humor
Those movies has nothing to do with Yugoslavia, are purely serbian movies and rather critised the idea of Yugoslavia. In both of them wars are waging and in Pretty Flames is directly described the consequence of idea of Yugoslavia, and in Who Is Singing Over There, not quite directly but the big question is weather Serbia would be attacked and bombed if there wasn't for YU idea - civil war at the first place. So, it doesn't belong to YU cinematography (which was 99% comuno-facistic propaganda like Sutjeska and Walter Defends Sarajevo etc. ordered by tito and co.), so you could easily write European humor, you would be more correct. Regards ; ,
If you're opening to more film recommendations that don't get discussed enough on TH-cam, I highly recommend The Long Good Friday, if you have yet to see it, probably the best British gangster flick ever made
These are the sad love stories I recall, all of which I’ve seen at least 3 times, and 4 - a dozen times or more. Elvira Madigan, Cinema Paradiso, The Hairdresser’s Husband, Babette’s Feast, 37,2 Le Matin (Betty Blue in America) and the stunningly beautiful, but dark, romantic comedy; Bliss (Australian, 1985). Thanks for the recommendations. Black Orpheus is another all time favorite.
Great list, Kino. I’ll watch the other half I haven’t seen yet, based on your enthusiasm! I might add “To Live” (Kurosawa), “Ordet” (Dreyer), “The Island” (Lungin), “Dancer in the Dark” (von Trier), and “Stalker” (Tarkovsky).
I sincerely appreciate the choice to be out of focus in favor of having the posters behind you on focus. It's an interesting choice. Great contents as well!
ok. this is high quality film knowledgement. Kudos! as a german, who learned the yugoslav language, its really nice to see 'lepa sela lepo gore' on the list. maybe 'ko to tamo peva' would be worth your time. for i feel that i have a plenty of lot more to see. thank you.
I'm glad you mention Black Orpheus. A friend of mine picked that one for our movie night a couple of years ago and it really made a lasting impression, it was hypnotic. I would love to visit Rio one day, and take part in the experience of the canerval.
Thanks for choosing Kieslowski's film. I am his big fan from Poland. I am glad that the films are well received outside of Poland. Bez konca is also the last movie which I saw in the cinema because of the pandemic. I love all his films and I especially recommend the TV movie Spokoj (Calm) but my number one is the documentary "I,m so so"....
i am a macedonian and i would recommend to you a great film director of ours called Milco Mancevski his movies are pure art. Start with before the rain and you'll see my point myb shout out in a future ep
Nice calls on Pusher 2 and Cold War. Both outstanding. "Pauline At the Beach" is one of Rohmer's I haven't seen yet. I've watched 6-7. I'll check out some more of these on your list. Thanks
Little late to the party but I have to point you toward Wong Kar Wai's Happy Together. Best breakup movie ever made. Just a masterpiece of raw, emotional storytelling.
Thank you for inspiring me to FINALLY watch The Brown Bunny. I had been avoiding it because of that one scene. But I had tears in my eyes as the credits rolled. Cheers.
I watched May as per your recommendation and I loved it! Please do a video about 'literally me' movies for women! In a world where the modern interpretation of feminine storytelling is dominated by girlbosses and strong independent women, I've honestly felt isolated since those kinds of stories don't really empathize with the kind of person I am. May is the first movie I've found that feels like it really wants you to sympathize with a sad, pathetic female character and fills my cravings for those kinds of stories.
Every time I hear about the Brown Bunny It's only the Ebert drama or the BJ scene discussed. So thank you for diving into its narrative - it really sounds like something I'd like - A bit Kelly Reichardt-ish. Will check it out now.
May is such a good movie. She reminds me so much of a close friend I had in school. She's doing well now with a family of her own, but she'll always be a weirdo, in the best way possible :)
Whoa, thanks a lot! I love to see lists of movies that are not obvious! From this list I know only the Brazilian movies, maybe because I’m Brazilian. I’ll start looking for the others.
Oh my God! I'm glad you included a Filipino film. As a Filipino, great films always get overlooked here as they normally get overshadowed by the lame and trashy films we have so the reputation for Filipino films is always below par but I can say that we do have great cinema here from the 70s up to the 90s and even early 2000s, and Manila in the Claws of Light is definitely one, if not the greatest, Filipino films of all time. Thanks @TheKinoCorner
I didn’t even know that African cinema existed beyond low budget meme movies. Glad there’s ways for more people to see them! Very interested in Ritual! Hopefully I can find it.
I picked up a DVD of Brown Bunny, about ten or so years ago, at a flea market. I was aware of the infamous scene, but purchased it because Buffalo 66 is a movie I very much love and cherish. I can't disagree with anything you say about it in this video. I did find it heartbreaking and effective, and the infamous scene has a lot more depth and importance than one might think if they hadn't seen it, or had not invested in the story. With all that being said, I was also left with a feeling that I will never want to sit through that film ever again. A second viewing in my opinion would be akin to watching paint dry. Usually a movie I enjoy but never wish to see again is something like Cronenberg or Von Trier. The sort of directors who deal in dispensing brilliantly artistic unpleasantness. Vincent Gallo has the rare distinction of having created a film that is both moving and boring.
a film that would fit perfectly in this list is 'fallen angels' by wong kar-wai (every movie by wong kar-wai would fit in this list) amazing video by the way :)
Try "Pather Panchali" an Indian film, saw it when I was 10 and it has affected all of my life. I should remember the director (it was part 2 of a trilogy) but I don't. I think you'll love it.
Thank you for another great list! I love discovering obscure movies which I haven't yet seen. It's slightly strange that you didn't include any Romanian film, because if you like dark topics my country's cinema is as dark as it gets (with occasional great comedies). I recommend starting with "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days".
What I like about ritual is that it uses a vastly different style of direction that Hideaki anno rarely uses. Long trackint shots with long takes, lingering shots, it almost feels like his attempt at doing a woody allen film or one of the before films.
Ashes of Time from Wong Kar Wai. The only character who is with the one they love is Jacky Cheung's traveling swordsman. And we find out they won't be together for very long. Everyone else is either alone, or with someone they don't really want to be with. Maggie Cheung's scene is particularly melancholic. I'm sure you've seen it. But I thought I'd throw a reminder in there.
_Cold War_ is an absolute masterpiece... as is Pawlikowski's previous film, _Ida._ And every Kalatozov film is a masterpiece - including _I Am Cuba._ These films definitely don't get enough praise on YT. Glad you shined a light on them... PS I wouldn't say _The Brown Bunny_ is a masterpiece, but it's certainly not as bad as the critics made it out to be. _Buffalo '66_ is a classic, tho.
Great to see you give a shout out to Pusher II. I think a lot of people are missing out on Nicolas Winding Refn's Danish films. I would recommend a film he made in between the Pusher Trilogy called Bleeder. It has three leads from Pusher films in it , with Kim Bodnia, Zlakto Buric and Mads Mikkelsen. It's a love note to cinema too, with Buric and Mikkelsen character's working in a video store. Mikkelsen is especially great in this one, playing a shy warm hearted film crazy video clerk who falls in love with a young woman working in a local cafe (played by Refn's real life wife Liv Corfixen). It's a nice change of pace for the great Mikkelsen in his run of films with Refn. The film is pretty bleak though especially dealing with Bodnia's character, and Mikkelsen storyline is pretty much bright spot in a otherwise bleak film. It's got the grim feel of the Pusher trilogy but also shows Refn could make a romantic comedy if he wished lol. For me Refn's film ranking for me 1. Pusher II 2. Drive 3. Bronson 4. Bleeder 5. Pusher 1 6. Pusher III 7. Valhalla Rising 8. Only God Forgives 9. The Neon Demon 10. Fear X
As a Brazillian, I'm so glad you put Black Orpheus on your list. I wonder if you've watched another brazillian movie The Second Mother (Que Horas Ela Volta) and Bacurau.
I'd like to recommend some movies from my Home country of Colombia. There's a movement called Caliwood comprised mainly of Luis Ospina and Carlos Mayolo, their best work in my opinion is a short called agarrando pueblo, which you can watch on TH-cam and criticizes the Poverty Porn by Europeans in Latin America from the era. There's also the movies by Carlos Gaviria which fall into the neo realist movement and were fairly popular in Cannes. Rodrigo D, La Vendedora de rosas and Sumas y restas are his most famous.
I guess I’m watching The Brown Bunny tomorrow for Valentine’s Day. I cannot wait! Also, brilliant video, bb! Happy Valentine’s Day to you! I’ll be your valentine if you want. Much love. 💞
@@xbbocrybb this is interesting because it was aid to be really bad. Other critics echoed Roger Ebert. I didn't know he stood up and started singing during the movie. That wasn't reported at the time. At the time the media hated the filmmaker and sided with Ebert. What a total dick move to stand up and sing. Gallo's reaction makes more sense now. I had previously thought he cursed Ebert just for a bad review. Lying fake news we have.
Thanks for the video. What a contrast to the offerings from the mainstream. I prefer to watch something artistic and don't mind dark subjects so I'll be checking these out .
Wow man thank you so much for mentioning and appreciating Serbian cinematography..there are a lot of gems, but I would really like to hear you opinion about the movie Sabirni Centar or The meeting point. I really think you would like it..also not to forget two of the maybe best Serbian films of all time Ko to tamo peva (Who's Singin' Over There?) and Maratonci trče počasni krug (The marathon family) .. enjoy 😁
I've seen Cold War and it is haunting. If you want a good sad romance film, I love Cinema Paradiso, 1988, directed by Guiseppe Tornatore. More than a tale of unrequited love between the protagonist and a beautiful mysterious blond, the film chronicles the lifelong friendship between a movie projectionist who is married but childless, and a young lad whose father goes off to fight in WWII but never returns. These two need each other and understand each other in a way that feels genuine. Also special about this film is the gradually development of many minor characters over the course of years. After seeing this film, you really feel like you have journeyed through the protagonist's life.
This is such a great list! Was expecting to see a bunch of movies from IMDb’s top rated list lol but you choose some highly underrated movies and while I personally wouldn’t call some of them masterpieces, you gave good reasons as to why you think so!
I'm sure you've seen it, but I wanted to hear your thoughts on Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves. So happy to see someone recognize May. I've been waiting for a proper release by Arrow or Criterion
funny you say that because I just commented that someone should see that movie after reading their thoughts on May. Both movies I felt like helping the girl... or shaking them!
Serbian and ex-Yu cinematography is full of hidden gems - you should definetly check it out more. My personal favourites - "When father was away on business" and "Balkan spy"
Thank you for presenting these films, most of which I'd not heard of. Wish I could view them easily, but that seems unlikely, given a basic search for several of them. Have you seen Brian and Charles?
In terms of the Rohmer film, Pauline at the Beach…That was know as Rohmers most popular film. It’s a good film, but he made many with similar themes worth watching.
Underground is actually now one of my Favorit films. Then i realised that this style was familiar to me. I talked with my mother about it an realised i watched his films as a kid (my family is from the balkan)
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Maybe that’s the problem. I hope you’re not serious.
not to hate or judge(secretly judging a little) people who say they cant read subtitles are missing out on so many amazing pieces of art.
Some of my favorite films are in different languages
Amour
Fat girl
Those are some of my favorites
I think it's nice to have a big TH-camr who truly loves old movies ( as well as new) and to talk about them. Instead of your usual TH-cam reviewer who only talks about them out of the formality of the film's acclaim.
You are continuing a grand tradition of real cinema culture and conversation that used to exist in the media sphere back in the '50s through the 1980s and has mostly died off. When I was young I tried to see all the great films of the world, even if they were too difficult for me at the time. I would wrestle with films, reject them, go back to them, and often have epiphanies about their greatness. Open-mindedness but also a curiosity and tolerance for all the arts, esp. literature, is also an important part of it. All things enhance understanding and cross referencing. These are great recommendations, even for someone like me who has seen a lot but not all of the ones here. All of these look amazing.
just wanna say that this is the best recommendation I've seen in years. not only because of the list, but more so the format. most people rate films based on production and dramatic value, but you actually describe the story and how it resolves, which I think is the essence of any film and so often ignored.
I've been hesitant in recent years to watch artistic films, because so many of them are needlessly tragic or have poorly written endings. Knowing the overall arc and that the film is making a point about something is so meaningful. Thank you and I hope to see more of your videos!
Glad to see you giving credit to Polish cinema
Poland has a lot of bangers. Back in 2019, Netflix had a handful of really good Polish films from the 70s and 80s that I'd never heard of that had really good restorations.
The Spiral (1978)
The Lynx (1982)
The Weather Forecast (1983)
Medium (1985)
300 Miles to Heaven (1989)
Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema (1990)
_The Spiral_ , _The Lynx_ , and _The Weather Forecast_ were by far my favorites. It surprises me they aren't ever talked about. And _Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema_ is the prefect film to pair with Woody Allen's _The Purple Rose of Cairo_ , if you're ever in the mood for a weird double feature.
@@annefrankenberry7914 Not to forget Żuławski and Skolimowski's films like "The Devil" or "Hands Up!" which thankfully got their restorations.
I really loved Trois Coleurs: Rouge
Great vid man, I'm a serb and its really great to see someone appreciate our great cinematography and the masterpiece that Pretty village pretty flame is, if you want some more awsome serbian movies i recommend:
- The fall of Rock and Roll
- White cat, black cat
-and the We're not angels trilogy (mainly the first two movies)
I enjoy your work keep it up!
a serbian film? nice nice nice
One of my serbian friends just lent me a bunch of movies to watch. I think one of them was white cat black cat.
@@TheKinoCorner It's the most famous film from serbian's most respected and successful director I think you'll love it
Glad you included Ritual. Definitely in my mind one of the most gorgeous looking films of at least the century, maybe ever. I remember seeing Love and Pop first and the transition between that and this was so intriguing to me. Showing two different but unique ways of filmmaking that are very visually striking. Ritual in particular has so many shots that feel so carefully planned and rich with color and texture. Really cemented in my mind that Anno really is a fantastic filmmaker that can pretty much do anything.
and the lead actor is an incredible director irl
@@ferouihamza I’ve only seen All About Lily Chou Chou from him. Was fantastic. Still need to find the time to watch more of his filmography.
Where can I view this without paying 200£ ?
Thank you for mentioning Pretty Flames, it was banned as it was deemed to be serbian propaganda since it was made during the actual war and extras were actual fighters which lead to many intense off-screen situations (the scene of burning village is an actual village being burned by fighters). There is good documentary about making of the movie. I always thought that these movies were hard to connect to for foreigners since balkan humor is very dry and often it carries certain truth in it. I would recommend "Hard to Be a God" by Aleksei German, it is movie that was made based on the book that goes by the same name from Brothers Strugatsky who are writters of "Roadside Picnic" (The book Tarkovsky's Stalker was based on). It is extremely gritty and muddy and violent but its themes about intellect and thoughts being pushed down by the rest of society are very provoking. I think you'll like it. If you have seen it already, maybe it is candidate for next "You have to see" video. These are really amazing videos, thank you very much for exposing us to great cinema.
As a Filipino, I am very happy that you mentioned Lino Brocka's masterpiece. Thank you so much.
Thank you! That past video was probably most favorite of yours, and in general I came to understand that even though I don't have similar taste to yours, the movies recommended by you always get me thinking, and that's more than I can say about most crap they put out. That's why I also really enjoy your letterboxd page, there's always something interesting there, even if I don't necessarily agree with the ratings
Basically- please don't stop making videos and thank you very much for what you've already put out
The video is the reason i found found you. Unlike other creators you really show me new stuff. Often you either see very famous films from 30 years ago that many younger people like me havent watched and cant remember or its the same famous indie directors. I love eggera and trier but i watched them all. Your Channel is great
Without Black Orpheus, A Charlie Brown Christmas would have been very different. Follow if you can: American jazz musician Vince Guaraldi sees the movie, and is so moved that he records an album called "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus." The record is short, so he adds his composition, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." Lee Mendelson, the producer of a Peanuts documentary, hears that tune on the radio, and hires Guaraldi to score the doc. The documentary is never aired, but Guaraldi releases an album of music from the documentary, which is successful enough that Mendelson rehires him for the Christmas special.
Honestly I give you like e subscribe because you show the unseen..
There’s a lot of impressive stories out there that unless we have someone talk about them many wouldn’t think twice to see them, and that’s one of the great services of your video. You’re really honestly sharing unseen creations you find valuable and that’s really helpful in a time when media and even peoples heads are over saturated with crap.
Camera Buff and Cold War are two of my absolute favorites. So happy to see them mentioned! Pauline at the Beach is another excellent pick!
Yes. Another round of great movies to check out. The last one gave me Underground and Overlord, two films I absolutely love. I've seen a few more on this one, but I need to watch Ritual and Pretty Village Pretty Flame ASAP thank you Kino.
hey Kino Man i love your commentary, it feels personal and concise accompanied by your smooth narrator voice it feels like a casual conversation. Thank you for recommending Brazilian kino, much love 🇧🇷
I’m so glad I found your channel! For a couple years now I’ve felt like my love for films have dwindle, but thanks to your videos it’s rekindled my interest and passion for cinema and storytelling. I believed that I had seen all the good movies worth seeing but I’m really glad I was wrong. If you can please talk about be recommend more foreign films!
If you liked Pretty village pretty flame I would highly recommend Who's singing over there?
The themes are somewhat similar and there is a great deal of that classic Yugoslavenian humor
and the marathon family as well
Those movies has nothing to do with Yugoslavia, are purely serbian movies and rather critised the idea of Yugoslavia.
In both of them wars are waging and in Pretty Flames is directly described the consequence of idea of Yugoslavia, and in Who Is Singing Over There, not quite directly but the big question is weather Serbia would be attacked and bombed if there wasn't for YU idea - civil war at the first place.
So, it doesn't belong to YU cinematography (which was 99% comuno-facistic propaganda like Sutjeska and Walter Defends Sarajevo etc. ordered by tito and co.), so you could easily write European humor, you would be more correct.
Regards ; ,
Nice to see a film from Serbia on this list, as a Serb myself I would recommend “Promising young man”, “Strangler vs strangler” and “Sweet movie”
If you're opening to more film recommendations that don't get discussed enough on TH-cam, I highly recommend The Long Good Friday, if you have yet to see it, probably the best British gangster flick ever made
Ashes & diamonds from 1958 of Andrzej Wajda ,Polish noir cinema masterpiece and obviously "Manuscript found in Saragossa" of Wojciech Has
These are the sad love stories I recall, all of which I’ve seen at least 3 times, and 4 - a dozen times or more.
Elvira Madigan, Cinema Paradiso, The Hairdresser’s Husband, Babette’s Feast, 37,2 Le Matin (Betty Blue in America) and the stunningly beautiful, but dark, romantic comedy; Bliss (Australian, 1985).
Thanks for the recommendations. Black Orpheus is another all time favorite.
Hello, some more recommendations for Yugoslav films:
1. Ambush / Zaseda (1969, Živojin Pavlović)
2. Before the Truth / Pre istine (1967, Vojislav Kokan Rakonjac)
3. Holiday / Praznik (1967, Đorđe Kadijević)
4. Štićenik / Protege (1973, Đorđe Kadijević)
5. Protest / Protest (1967, Fadil Hadžić)
6. H-8 / H-8 (1958, Nikola Tanhofer)
7. Balkan Spy / Balkanski špijun (1984, Božidar Bota Nikolić)
8, Who's Singing Over There / Ko to tamo peva (1980, Slobodan Šijan)
Great list, Kino. I’ll watch the other half I haven’t seen yet, based on your enthusiasm! I might add “To Live” (Kurosawa), “Ordet” (Dreyer), “The Island” (Lungin), “Dancer in the Dark” (von Trier), and “Stalker” (Tarkovsky).
I sincerely appreciate the choice to be out of focus in favor of having the posters behind you on focus. It's an interesting choice. Great contents as well!
ok. this is high quality film knowledgement. Kudos!
as a german, who learned the yugoslav language, its really nice to see 'lepa sela lepo gore' on the list.
maybe 'ko to tamo peva' would be worth your time.
for i feel that i have a plenty of lot more to see.
thank you.
Brown Bunny is a Masterpiece. His approach to sound will be called as groundbreaking as Altman's.
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dear KINO, i recommend "The Fifth Seal" to you - feel like it's your kind of movie
I'm glad you mention Black Orpheus. A friend of mine picked that one for our movie night a couple of years ago and it really made a lasting impression, it was hypnotic. I would love to visit Rio one day, and take part in the experience of the canerval.
Unrelated to film but Requiem for My Friend by composer Zbigniew Preisner is a beautiful koncert that he wrote for his best friend Kieslowski.
Thanks for choosing Kieslowski's film. I am his big fan from Poland. I am glad that the films are well received outside of Poland. Bez konca is also the last movie which I saw in the cinema because of the pandemic. I love all his films and I especially recommend the TV movie Spokoj (Calm) but my number one is the documentary "I,m so so"....
Roman Polanski
i am a macedonian and i would recommend to you a great film director of ours called Milco Mancevski his movies are pure art. Start with before the rain and you'll see my point myb shout out in a future ep
before the rain was nominated for a oscar btw if it means something
Nice calls on Pusher 2 and Cold War. Both outstanding. "Pauline At the Beach" is one of Rohmer's I haven't seen yet. I've watched 6-7. I'll check out some more of these on your list. Thanks
Little late to the party but I have to point you toward Wong Kar Wai's Happy Together. Best breakup movie ever made. Just a masterpiece of raw, emotional storytelling.
Good work. Doesn't mean I am gonna watch them all etc., but the fact you do this research and review it, it's a good thing. I appreciate it.
Thank you for inspiring me to FINALLY watch The Brown Bunny. I had been avoiding it because of that one scene. But I had tears in my eyes as the credits rolled. Cheers.
I watched May as per your recommendation and I loved it! Please do a video about 'literally me' movies for women! In a world where the modern interpretation of feminine storytelling is dominated by girlbosses and strong independent women, I've honestly felt isolated since those kinds of stories don't really empathize with the kind of person I am. May is the first movie I've found that feels like it really wants you to sympathize with a sad, pathetic female character and fills my cravings for those kinds of stories.
Gone girl
Also: Amélie
Every time I hear about the Brown Bunny It's only the Ebert drama or the BJ scene discussed. So thank you for diving into its narrative - it really sounds like something I'd like - A bit Kelly Reichardt-ish. Will check it out now.
The movie is mediocre at best,,the best part was the bj scene,lol
May is such a good movie. She reminds me so much of a close friend I had in school. She's doing well now with a family of her own, but she'll always be a weirdo, in the best way possible :)
The cinematography in Ritual looks like it was influenced by Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert ...beautiful
Whoa, thanks a lot! I love to see lists of movies that are not obvious! From this list I know only the Brazilian movies, maybe because I’m Brazilian. I’ll start looking for the others.
I finally watched "The Brown Bunny" expecting Ebert to be correct, and I was stunned to see a sensitive and beautiful film.
I recently came to know about may and i love it glad to see a movie i know being listed here
Oh my God! I'm glad you included a Filipino film. As a Filipino, great films always get overlooked here as they normally get overshadowed by the lame and trashy films we have so the reputation for Filipino films is always below par but I can say that we do have great cinema here from the 70s up to the 90s and even early 2000s, and Manila in the Claws of Light is definitely one, if not the greatest, Filipino films of all time. Thanks @TheKinoCorner
I have not thought about the movie May for over 15 years, i saw it when i was younger and you brought back a rush of memories. thank you for that.
I didn’t even know that African cinema existed beyond low budget meme movies. Glad there’s ways for more people to see them! Very interested in Ritual! Hopefully I can find it.
The ritual was on Netflix for a while, idk if it still is though. Definitely worth a watch!
@@TsuFox1 That is the 2017 version you're talking about
I recommend 'Hollow city', from Angola.it's one of the most wholesome movies I've seen
I picked up a DVD of Brown Bunny, about ten or so years ago, at a flea market. I was aware of the infamous scene, but purchased it because Buffalo 66 is a movie I very much love and cherish. I can't disagree with anything you say about it in this video. I did find it heartbreaking and effective, and the infamous scene has a lot more depth and importance than one might think if they hadn't seen it, or had not invested in the story. With all that being said, I was also left with a feeling that I will never want to sit through that film ever again. A second viewing in my opinion would be akin to watching paint dry. Usually a movie I enjoy but never wish to see again is something like Cronenberg or Von Trier. The sort of directors who deal in dispensing brilliantly artistic unpleasantness. Vincent Gallo has the rare distinction of having created a film that is both moving and boring.
Vidas Secas (1963) is a great movie from the Cinema Novo period, and it's available in full on TH-cam.
a film that would fit perfectly in this list is 'fallen angels' by wong kar-wai (every movie by wong kar-wai would fit in this list)
amazing video by the way :)
I really appreciate you talking about movies from my country which is Poland.
A gripping Serbian film is "Cabaret Balkan," 1998, directed by Goran Paskaljevic.
Seen five. _Manila in the Claws of Light_ has been on my watchlist for years. _Pretty Village Pretty Flame_ looks really good, I'll check it out.
You should do this by streaming company’s offering. Netflix, Apple, Disney, Hulu, HBO, Amazon, Paramount, Peacock, ect.
Some incredible recs. I have plenty to watch this weekend. Cheers.
Try "Pather Panchali" an Indian film, saw it when I was 10 and it has affected all of my life. I should remember the director (it was part 2 of a trilogy) but I don't. I think you'll love it.
Thank you for another great list! I love discovering obscure movies which I haven't yet seen. It's slightly strange that you didn't include any Romanian film, because if you like dark topics my country's cinema is as dark as it gets (with occasional great comedies). I recommend starting with "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days".
May you recommend some other
What I like about ritual is that it uses a vastly different style of direction that Hideaki anno rarely uses. Long trackint shots with long takes, lingering shots, it almost feels like his attempt at doing a woody allen film or one of the before films.
Pharlap (1983) a favourite Horse movie from New Zealand, Australia, is a childhood favourite. And The Man from Snowy River.
WAU... finally a selection out of "Hollywood is the only movie planet". Thank you for that!
I saw Underground because of the last video. Really enjoyed it
Ashes of Time from Wong Kar Wai. The only character who is with the one they love is Jacky Cheung's traveling swordsman. And we find out they won't be together for very long. Everyone else is either alone, or with someone they don't really want to be with. Maggie Cheung's scene is particularly melancholic. I'm sure you've seen it. But I thought I'd throw a reminder in there.
thank you so much for crediting vincent gallos work, he deserves the attention.
_Cold War_ is an absolute masterpiece... as is Pawlikowski's previous film, _Ida._
And every Kalatozov film is a masterpiece - including _I Am Cuba._
These films definitely don't get enough praise on YT. Glad you shined a light on them...
PS I wouldn't say _The Brown Bunny_ is a masterpiece, but it's certainly not as bad as the critics made it out to be. _Buffalo '66_ is a classic, tho.
Am a yuge Buffalo '66 fan, but have yet to watch The Brown Bunny. I suppose I should rent it.
Buffalo 66' is good but the brown bunny is just gross
Great to see you give a shout out to Pusher II. I think a lot of people are missing out on Nicolas Winding Refn's Danish films. I would recommend a film he made in between the Pusher Trilogy called Bleeder. It has three leads from Pusher films in it , with Kim Bodnia, Zlakto Buric and Mads Mikkelsen. It's a love note to cinema too, with Buric and Mikkelsen character's working in a video store. Mikkelsen is especially great in this one, playing a shy warm hearted film crazy video clerk who falls in love with a young woman working in a local cafe (played by Refn's real life wife Liv Corfixen). It's a nice change of pace for the great Mikkelsen in his run of films with Refn.
The film is pretty bleak though especially dealing with Bodnia's character, and Mikkelsen storyline is pretty much bright spot in a otherwise bleak film. It's got the grim feel of the Pusher trilogy but also shows Refn could make a romantic comedy if he wished lol.
For me Refn's film ranking for me
1. Pusher II
2. Drive
3. Bronson
4. Bleeder
5. Pusher 1
6. Pusher III
7. Valhalla Rising
8. Only God Forgives
9. The Neon Demon
10. Fear X
Been needing to add to 'the list.' This will do, great vid brother!
Hey, I've actually seen a couple of these! I feel so hip and cultured now...
Just watched this video and kinda insane seeing Ritual and Pusher II since they are two of top 20 films of all time with Ritual in Top 10
As a Brazillian, I'm so glad you put Black Orpheus on your list. I wonder if you've watched another brazillian movie The Second Mother (Que Horas Ela Volta) and Bacurau.
I'd like to recommend some movies from my Home country of Colombia.
There's a movement called Caliwood comprised mainly of Luis Ospina and Carlos Mayolo, their best work in my opinion is a short called agarrando pueblo, which you can watch on TH-cam and criticizes the Poverty Porn by Europeans in Latin America from the era.
There's also the movies by Carlos Gaviria which fall into the neo realist movement and were fairly popular in Cannes.
Rodrigo D, La Vendedora de rosas and Sumas y restas are his most famous.
I guess I’m watching The Brown Bunny tomorrow for Valentine’s Day. I cannot wait! Also, brilliant video, bb! Happy Valentine’s Day to you! I’ll be your valentine if you want. Much love. 💞
Update: I just watched The Brown Bunny, and I loved it. The ending broke my heart. Thank you for the recommendation, Kino. 💞
@@xbbocrybb this is interesting because it was aid to be really bad. Other critics echoed Roger Ebert. I didn't know he stood up and started singing during the movie. That wasn't reported at the time. At the time the media hated the filmmaker and sided with Ebert. What a total dick move to stand up and sing. Gallo's reaction makes more sense now. I had previously thought he cursed Ebert just for a bad review. Lying fake news we have.
Glad to see you giving credit to Danish cinema
My favorite comment on Danish cinema was that it was like 'having a bulldozer cover over an open grave'.😂
Thanks for the video. What a contrast to the offerings from the mainstream. I prefer to watch something artistic and don't mind dark subjects so I'll be checking these out .
what is the song you used behind pauline at the beach?
Wow man thank you so much for mentioning and appreciating Serbian cinematography..there are a lot of gems, but I would really like to hear you opinion about the movie Sabirni Centar or The meeting point. I really think you would like it..also not to forget two of the maybe best Serbian films of all time Ko to tamo peva (Who's Singin' Over There?) and Maratonci trče počasni krug (The marathon family) .. enjoy 😁
You are a good-looking chap and you are articulate. You will find a special someone. Keep looking for her! She is out there!
Thank you for this list! May looks so interesting ❣️
I've seen Cold War and it is haunting. If you want a good sad romance film, I love Cinema Paradiso, 1988, directed by Guiseppe Tornatore. More than a tale of unrequited love between the protagonist and a beautiful mysterious blond, the film chronicles the lifelong friendship between a movie projectionist who is married but childless, and a young lad whose father goes off to fight in WWII but never returns. These two need each other and understand each other in a way that feels genuine. Also special about this film is the gradually development of many minor characters over the course of years. After seeing this film, you really feel like you have journeyed through the protagonist's life.
I don't really care about the characters so much but it's the greatest love letter to film ever made
Sounds to me like you could use a bucket of Bergman's "Wild Strawberries", Kino. I can already hear your "Cries and Whispers"....
This is such a great list! Was expecting to see a bunch of movies from IMDb’s top rated list lol but you choose some highly underrated movies and while I personally wouldn’t call some of them masterpieces, you gave good reasons as to why you think so!
I've loved the Brown Bunny from the first time seeing it. It's a marvelous slow cinema experience. How about some Lav Diaz?
watched black Orpheus, it was great!
thank you kino corner!
I'm sure you've seen it, but I wanted to hear your thoughts on Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves. So happy to see someone recognize May. I've been waiting for a proper release by Arrow or Criterion
funny you say that because I just commented that someone should see that movie after reading their thoughts on May. Both movies I felt like helping the girl... or shaking them!
Serbian and ex-Yu cinematography is full of hidden gems - you should definetly check it out more. My personal favourites - "When father was away on business" and "Balkan spy"
Thanks for the Cold War reminder - I loved it in the cinema. Will need to dust off my copy, as I haven't watched it since.
Thank you for presenting these films, most of which I'd not heard of. Wish I could view them easily, but that seems unlikely, given a basic search for several of them. Have you seen Brian and Charles?
Just rewatched the Pusher trilogy, terrific series
'Nice Villages Nicely Burn' would be proper title translation, and yes it's a great movie
ritual is soooooo good, the most overlooked movie of all time.
what an insanely fire list
In terms of the Rohmer film, Pauline at the Beach…That was know as Rohmers most popular film. It’s a good film, but he made many with similar themes worth watching.
Pusher 2 is really good. I wish Mads started acting when he was younger.
Rohmer's films are easy to watch because he's the hardest-core Bazinian of the Cahiers crew, i.e. simple clean images, and all his actors are hot.
I love your taste in film! Great stuff! Subscribed!
Another awesome video!
Okay if Lovers of the Pont Neuf isn’t in this list I move on, if it is, instant sub.
I've been dying for a dedicated video on this topic for us film-nuts.
Underground is actually now one of my Favorit films. Then i realised that this style was familiar to me. I talked with my mother about it an realised i watched his films as a kid (my family is from the balkan)
absolutle banger after banger holy shit. I hadnt heard of Muna Moto and Pretty Village Pretty Flame. Will watch those two soon
Clicked because I saw Cold War in the thumbnail, subscribed because of your appreciation for Kieslowski.