Films to see before you die (14 titles)
80% from 2 members
Fitzcarraldo
Amazing! Don't be in a hurry.
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Fitzcarraldo
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Eva Mattes
Director: Werner Herzog
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Director Werner Herzog returns to the exotic locales and obsessive themes of previous works in his Amazon masterpiece, FITZCARRALDO. Klaus Kinski gives a terrifying and determined portrayal of mad genius Fitzcarraldo, whose twin goals of making a fortune off the Amazon rubber trade and bringing an ..read more »
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from 2,013 members
Aguirre, Wrath Of God
One of the best opening scenes of any film I've ever seen
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Aguirre, Wrath Of God
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Eva Mattes
Director: Werner Herzog
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Based on the journals of Brother Gaspar de Carvajal, AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD is director Werner Herzog's hallucinatory tale of Spanish colonialists searching for El Dorado, the legendary city of gold, in 16th-century Peru. When the travellers reach an impasse, a scouting party is assembled to ..read more »
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from 2,263 members
The Sheltering Sky
Feel the heat!
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The Sheltering Sky
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
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Bernardo Bertolucci (THE CONFORMIST, THE LAST EMPEROR) directs this tale concerningf three Americans who find more than they bargained for as they travel through post-war Africa: an adaptation of Paul Bowles's novel. Kit (Debra Winger) and Port (John Malkovich) are a married couple separated by a ..read more »
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from 1,287 member
Betty Blue
Beautiful, in every sense.
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Betty Blue
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Béatrice Dalle, Gérard Darmon
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
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Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade) is a handyman working in France, maintaining and looking after a collection of beach bungalows. He lives a quiet and peaceful life, working diligently and writing in his spare time. One day Betty (Béatrice Dalle) walks into his life, a young woman who is as beautiful as ..read more »
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from 5,823 members
Sleeper
Classic Woody Allen slapstick humour. Must be in a silly mood!
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Sleeper
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, John Beck
Director: Woody Allen
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When cryogenically preserved Miles Monroe (Allen) is awakened 200 years after a hospital mishap, he discovers the future’s not so bright: All women are frigid, all men are impotent, and the world is ruled by an evil dictator: a disembodied nose! Pursued by the secret police and recruited by ..read more »
68%
from 5,685 members
The Motorcycle Diaries
A feel good film, funny and with good scenery.
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The Motorcycle Diaries
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo De La Serna, Mia Maestro
Director: Walter Salles Jr.
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An adaptation of a journal written by Che Guevara when he was 23 years old. Along with his friend Alberto Granado he crossed South America by motorcycle in the 1950s and he recounts some of their adventures.
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from 53,075 members
Indochine
Beautiful, spectacular Far Eastern scenery.
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Indochine
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Jean Yanne
Director: Regis Wargnier
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A passionate story of a French mother and her adopted daughter who fall in love with the same soldier during the communist revolution in colonial Vietnam. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actress--Catherine Deneuve. Academy Awards: Best Foreign Film.
64%
from 2,192 members
Lawrence Of Arabia
Sun, sand and scenery.
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Lawrence Of Arabia
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn
Director: David Lean
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David Lean's masterpiece--perhaps the greatest of screen epics--stars Peter O'Toole in one of the most electrifying debuts in film history. The film is less an ordinary adventure than an experience that leaves an overwhelming sense of the struggle between two powerful forces: the Arabian deserts, ..read more »
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from 19,471 members
Moulin Rouge
Unique!
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Moulin Rouge
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent
Director: Baz Luhrmann
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Cross LA BOHEME with CABARET, throw in a little bit of RENT, and you might almost begin to describe Baz Luhrmann's visually opulent, fast-paced, funny, heartrending MOULIN ROUGE. The film, which premiered as the opener to the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, is a musical set in 1899 Paris at the ..read more »
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from 28,177 members
The Idiots
Very odd and very funny!
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The Idiots
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Jens Albinus, Louise Hassing, Bodil Jorgensen
Director: Lars Von Trier
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Lars von Trier's first contribution to Denmark's Dogme 95 collective (subtitled "Dogme 2," following Thomas Vinterberg's THE CELEBRATION) concerns a group of adults who decide to get in touch with their "inner idiot." When Karen (Bodil Jorgensen), a shy, sensitive young woman, follows a group of ..read more »
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