A quick list of the best movies you've never seen. Well, you might have seen them, but more often then not I get a blank look when these are mentioned. I own the first three on the list, and they rank high on my list of favorites.
The Sweet Hereafter - I recommend this film to everyone. It's beautiful and tragic and perfect. Saying too much spoils it.
Things to do in Denver When You're Dead - If you think Walken is good in Pulp Fiction, give this a whirl.
Head-On (Gegen die Wand) - The AV Club just added this to their new cult canon. This is one of, if not the best films I've ever seen about love.
Imitation of Life - It seems dated now, but I still love it. Race and familial relations, all in glorious Technicolor.
The Brotherhood of the Wolf - Graphically violent and beautiful. A great guy movie. Oh, and Monica Bellucci as a courtesan.
Ratcatcher - Sorry for the lack of trailer. This punches you right in the guts, but perfectly captures 1970s Scotland.
In The Mood for Love - Every aspect of this film is beautiful, but color symbolism and mood are perfect. Another great love story.
The Proposition - BRUTAL. But awesome, especially if you like westerns. Nick Cave scores it, which gets major bonus points.
Foxes - Probably the best film I've ever seen detailing the emergence of sexuality for teenage girls. And bitchin' 80s Jodie Foster AND Cherrie Currie of the Runaways.
Trust - My beloved Trust. Stars Adrienne Shelley of Waitress fame, who died too soon. It still isn't on DVD, but it is on Youtube...
Mysterious Skin - Like (500) Days of Summer? Yeah well Joseph Gordon-Levitt is phenomenal in this as a young gay hustler with a traumatic past.
Near Dark - Vampires. Road movie. Western. Kathryn Bigelow. Total badassery.
Exotica - No trailer again, and this is the only scene I can find, sorry it's a striptease. This is a good explanation though of what you think Exotica will be like, and it totally subverts those expectations.
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father - The saddest film I've ever seen. Period. I cried for the entire second hour. My dad cried, and I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen that happen. Don't read anything more about it, watch it. The less you know the better.
What did I miss?
1 comments:
Katydid,
You have excellent taste in films.
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