Thanks for your comments Espen. I don't think that I've seen any other Hellman films. Not sure though. Are there any you'd recommend?

I've only seen three from your list but loved them all. Black Narcissus is visually beautiful but I like A Matter of Life and Death and Colonel Blimp from P&P even more. Really want to see that Kiarostami one.

Oh my fave Dekalogs are 5,6,1,4. Order changes depending on mood.

which filmschool btw? saw *teorema* in the weekend.

Vel, jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal klare å skryte nok av Sunrise. Hvis ikke du har sett den så må du prioritere den snarest. Jeg var helt i transe da jeg først så den. Sunrise er muligens tidenes beste film, selv om der fins noen få andre som jeg liker bedre. Ingenting av Chaplin eller Keaton kan slå denne stumfilmen og det er en fabelaktig attest. Det er en hjerteskjærende vakker film, helt fantastisk.

Why don't you post on the Top Movies List page anymore?

man from london, kes and sporting life - all are in my list! thanks for the reminder. How did you find Anderson's others, like *o lucky man*? I had too much of expectations I think

Do not talk to 336483772. Ever. Do you understand me? Now be a good girl and fetch me some coffee.

nice list. 1,2,4,6,8,9,10,11,14,18..all greats. need to see 3,12 and 20

Well, I'm embarrassed to confess that the only film I've seen on your list is "La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc," which was of course excellent. Kieslowski is one of my favorites, too, but I've only seen his "Trois Couleurs" series and "The Decalogue."

Serpico is better

Serpico is better

I'm delighted with your comments. I've only seen "Napoleon" on the small screen, so I share your dismay at missing that screening in Berlin. But perhaps Fate will smile upon you yet!

I was just suggesting to someone that Cries and Whispers is Bergman's "Rumble Fish", in reference to the Francis Coppola artsy-existential teen film. I didn't mean that as in insult to either film, of course! but as I was trying to convince someone who was disappointed in the film to consider it again I felt it wise to acknowledge the film's difficulty. I can see where some Bergman fans might find Viskningar och rop a sort of re-take of "Persona" or the "Northern trilogy" films with color and nudity-- in short, they might find it over-the-top or even (ludicrous thought!) "commercial." I don't agree, of course, but I think that, along with all its other brilliant qualities, Viskningar is a beautiful Gothic entertainment, a film that is Shakespearean like Fanny and Alexander. --And of course, it's much greater than "Rumble Fish" (though I admire that film).

I'm terribly behind on Ophuls, but I should hope to see "Madame de . . ." one of these days. Your note about female vanity is of interest to me, due to unfortunate personal circumstances! If you have access to the stories of Katherine Mansfield, there's one called "Marriage a la Mode" which is, for me, the most devastating analysis of feminine vanity. I was re-reading it last night, and it always tears me up and I think, "How true! how true . . . ."

Very poignant thoughts about Jeanne de Arc & Mouchette; I'll have to ponder on that.

Thanks for the comment.
I love L'Eclisse, Mouchette and Madame de... ( one of the best french film ever made ).
I like very much La Belle Noiseuse, but , from Rivette, i prefer L'Amour fou, La Religieuse, Out 1, Paris nous appartient and La Bande des quatre.
La Maman et la putain is a very recognized movie.
Film lovers among them, some are their favorite movie.

Great list! I love L'Eclisse, Mouchette, Naked, If..., and Stroszek. The Passenger is absolutely incredible.

La Souffle Au coeur is not only thought provoking and worthwile, but incredibly enjoyable. I highly reccomend it.

Takk for det! Veldig spennende liste du har her, har sett altfor få av disse titlene, men er nysgjerrig på flere av dem. Blant annet står Edvard Munch i hylla, og filmer som Black Narcissus og Les Amants du Pont-Neuf blir nok bestilt i nærmeste fremtid.

Hei, og takk Fryktelig lite jeg har sett av din liste, men masse jeg vil se. Edvard Munch er fantastisk!

Selv så jeg Satantango i et strekk, men de fleste jeg har snakket med som har sett den har hatt mer eller mindre store pauser mellom. Men man mister jo essensen av tid på en måte når man ser filmen, selv om det kanskje ikke er anbefalt å sitte å stirre på en skjerm i 7 timer i strekk ;)

Werckmeister Harmoniak er en sterk film ja. Satantango er mye bedre, så du har noe å se frem til!

Flott liste her også.

Har ikke fått sett noe av Zvyagintsev enda, men har jo hørt veldig mye skryt av Vozvrashcheniye. Har stått på lista over filmer jeg må få sett lenge nå.

not yet, waiting for the dvd release. looks to be a masterpiece! i can see you liking Battle in Heaven. then again, you might think it's the worst film ever

Thanks!

I am a big fan of L'eclisse, Mouchette, Passion of Joan of Arc, Naked, If..., Double Life of Veronique, Stroszek, Madame de... and Kes. Vredens dag was a little to esoteric for my taste but I thought Ordet was truly something special.

I adore Charulata--there is no "typical" Ray film, but I think this one deals with class/sophistication/sexual politics elements in a very Ray way. It continues to baffle me that Ray could make "little," rudimentary, poignant films about forest-dwellers (the first part of Two Daughters is probably the best example) as well as dense, long, high-minded films about aloof business leaders or members of the intelligentsia. I'm not sure any other filmmaker has had such facility with people in all their guises--a real humanist. As Pauline Kael said, there are no traditional one-dimensional villains in a Ray film because his vision is of cosmic proportions.

A Ray box set? When? Where?

I'm not sure if your wanted list is up to date, but I'll toss in my two cents. Under the Sun of Satan went over my head. Not sure what to make of it. Bleak Moments is worth seeing for a magnetic central performance but it's a little overstated in its pent-upness. Family Life is a masterpiece of free-for-all naturalism and demonstrates some unique dramaturgical sensibilities--it's like Cassavetes in some ways but very English. My Night at Maud's changed my life.

Belle Noiseuse. Passenger. Amator. Nice.