Saturday, December 20, 2008

10 movies I think frequently


Ten movies I think of, frequently, those images fill my mind.

  • Chung King Express (Wong Kar Wai - 1994)
    No point of telling the stories of that movie, you just have to let the images drawn you. I prefer the second story with Faye, how can a man not fall in love with her ? Even if she's a little bit crazy.

  • Bringing up baby (Howard Hawks - 1938 )
    Another strong woman (this time its Katharine Hepburn ) storming into the life of a nice old chap, with some devastating effects ( and love not being the least).

  • Moonfleet (Fritz Lang - 1955)
    Another classic movie from Hollywood ( I should probably thanks Eddy Mitchell and his TV show "La dernière séance" to have me discovered those movies ), the photography is absolutely fantastic, in a very gothic atmosphere, all the scene with the young Mohune deeply impressed me (and still today).

  • La Jetee (Chris Marker - 1962)
    A short movie, all created with still images and a voice over. The story is trong and is at the origin of a remake by Terry Gilliam: Twelve Monkeys.
    I miss seeing short movies ( if you go in Clermont-Ferrand in february, you should drop by the international short festival, to see thousands of them).

  • Silent Running (Douglas Trumbull - 1972)
    An ecological tale in space, by the man responsible of special effects in "2001", and "Blade Runner". I like the image, of giant domes containing forest, deriving through space.

  • Monster Inc (Peter Docter - 2001)
    Pixar... oh pixar, I love their movies. It's not about the techniques, the fabulous things they can achieve with computers, it's more the fact that all those prowess are based and for the story. Pixar movies have a real strength in very good story-telling, and everything in the making come in support of that.

  • Joe's appartment (J.Payson - 1996)
    A MTV movie, actually its a musical, about singing cockroaches.

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (J.SHarman - 1975)
    One day I might come disguise as Franck N'Furter...
    Don't dream it, be it

  • Santa Sangre (A.Jodorowsky - 1989)
    What a shock when i saw this movie, the first time. From the elephant death, till the puppet son, this movie is full of (somewhat disturbing) invention.

  • My Neighbor Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki - 1988 )
    Another shock, but of marvelous amazement, every time i walk in a forest i wonder which wonderful creatures are there in hidding.
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