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Jutrzenkapolska
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In my language, it's 8 out of 10.Pulp Fiction is 10/10 +  .Who can believe it's been more than 10 years since "Pulp Fiction" was made. Have you seen the "Kill Bill" movies? Both are kind of brilliant.
I'd love to see the movie "Cziornie Oczi" but can't seem to find it anywhere. 
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Camrade
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| btw, advise you to watch "Turkish gambit" it's was on in the cinemas in Russia recently... it's a russian movie but the plot and actors - it's wonderful actually I don't like modern russian cinematograph but this film is really worth seeing... |
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Jutrzenkapolska
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Never heard of it...oh, Daniel Olbrychski is in it, he was very good in "Pan Tadeusz"...the movie's not coming to the United States anytime soon.Oh well.
Don't you find that all these Eastern European movies of the past 20 or so are just awful? I can't think of a single good recent Polish movie offhand; they don't have a good film industry.
BTW, do you know what the number one American export is? Not technology, not natural resources, not democracy, it's entertainment. In other words, Britney Spears, The DaVinci Code ,Hollywood blockbusters, Paris Hilton, MTV, Spider-Man, Grand Auto Theft 3 and all that crap  termed "intellectual property". Why do we export the very worst of what we have. |
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Mogsfan
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| Midnight in St. Petersburg... tee-hee.... |
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Camrade
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In some months "Turkish gambit" should be in stock.
As for Daniel Olbrychski he played perfectly He took a part of an english newspaper correspondent.  |
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Jutrzenkapolska
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Then I must see it.
Has anybody seen the 1965 version "Doctor Zhivago" ? Very mediocre in my opinion, nowhere near as good as "Bridge on River Kwai" and "Lawrence of Arabia".It's a typical Go Nowhere, Do Nothing, Is About Absolutely Nothing Movie. |
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Jutrzenkapolska
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YES! I just got four pairs of free tickets online to my local megaplex for: "Donnie Darko: The Directors Cut", "The Usual Suspects" "Mystic River" and "L.A. Confidential". I'd take one of you guys but as that's not geographically possible, will have to settle for my best friend.  |
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Mogsfan
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| Donnie Darko: Good choice, polska! |
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cyndy22
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Tonight I watched The Return. WOW, it is a powerful film and showed me anyway just how strong Russian people are, even as children. It is quite a memorable and gripping story. And the cinematography was excellent too. Incredible ending.
Another Russian film I recently watched was Derzu Uzala which I equally loved. Surviving in a harsh climate with no amenities or tools again high lighted strength and survival skills. But both films are MUCH deeper than this surival theme. I have to say that I appreciate foreign films more so than Hollywood bock busters in general. Though yes, Pulp Fiction, and some others were excellent too. But so much action, special effects etc. at least for me take away some of the magic and essence of the story and film itself. Anyone have any suggestions for other Russian films. I would like to rent a couple more this week for our guest who is coming. |
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Jutrzenkapolska
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The original poster of this thread did miss one.Has anyone heard of that 1934 Catherine the Great biopic, Marlene Dietrich's "The Scarlet Empress"? Great, great camp.
Yeah, the Return was a very good movie.There is a similarly themed movie from the USA which is even better: 2001's "Frailty", also about two young boys and their ominous father.
How about renting "Russian Ark"? It's a dazzling film, demands some patience but very rewarding.
Do not rent "The Overcoat".It's this obscure Soviet black and white movie. Leonard Maltin gave it **** in his invaluable movie and video guide, so I saw it and frankly, this pale Chekhov imitation deserves alot less. |
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cyndy22
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| I saw the Russian Ark.. Yawnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Thank you but that is what museums are for. As much as I appreciate art, I can honestly say that 2 hours. maximum 3 in any world reknowned museum is about my limit. Musee D'orsey in Paris is my absolute favorite museum. I just love Van Gogh, Cezanne, Matisse, Gaugin, Monet, Manet, Toulouse L'Treuque and other Impressionists! I am however looking forward to visiting the Hermitage. I know that our son will be bored visiting museums so the whole museum itenary is not going to be our focus. Anyways I am diverting off topic... |
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Jutrzenkapolska
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For the love of God, don't take a seven-year-old to an art museum! Or any kid under thirteen. My parents used to drag my sister and I into MOMA and the Metropolitan with them all the time.I've never been so bored in my entire life, not even that time in fifth grade when I had to spend 5 hours in the principal's office, sitting completely still and staring at the blank wall.The way I amused myself at the Metropolitan was trying to rub my hands over the Van Goghs.  What the hell were Mom and Dad thinking. I'm sorry, but kids are just not that smart.Parents greatly overestimate their kids' intelligence.
I adore art now and consider the day I spent at the L'ouvre to be one of the most amazing in my life.Three hours? You can so easily spend the entire week at the MOMA. As for the Hermitage, you could technically spend 3 years of your life there, that's how big their collection is.
After "Russian Ark",I'm burning to see the Hermitage.
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Yeah, Hermitage is quite a remarkable place I can visit it everyday for free but I have no time and in weekends it's overcrowded with foreigners
As for Russian Ark, it was shown on TV but i didn't manage to see the whole movie but anyway it was awesome...It was made without cutting, just at one draught (tally). |
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Jutrzenkapolska
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Just one take.A "tally" is a score in baseball. "Russian Ark" was quite a remarkable movie.I saw it on DVD, regret missing the theatrical release.The documentary about it's making, "In One Breath", is as fascinating as the film itself. "Russian Ark" produces the effect that for one of the first times, you notice cuts because usually they are invisible and totally taken for granted.The next movie I saw after that was "Run, Lola, Run" and during the entire time I was just keeping tracks of the cuts, just thinking "There's a cut, another cut, cut, cut, cut, cut...cut, cut..."
But anyway, after seeing that movie, I know I have date to keep in St.Petersburg with that museum. |
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5_Zvehzda
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| cyndy22 wrote: | | Anyone have any suggestions for other Russian films. |
Last week I saw 'House of Fools', which claims to be based on a true story about the patients of a mental asylum in southern Russia in 1996. Their hospital finds itself in the middle of an armed conflict during the Chechen war. Total chaos and mayhem at times. Not for everyone. It's kind of surrealistic in many scenes, but I'm an afficionado for the unusual anyway. |
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