Posts: 1336
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Jun 2003
posted March 26, 2005 06:20 PM
Not sure if I am posting in the right place- it used to be so easy
So, why is it that I am always the last to discover a great film. You guys must have seen this a 100 times but not thought to mention it to me
It was sad that I had to watch it on DVD rather than in the flesh so to speak.
Fantastic film, one of the best I have seen this year. If there is anyone out there who like me has never heard of it, go rent it NOW you won't be disappointed.
For those of you in the know, what other films would I enjoy that I probably have never heard of????
Posts: 1461
From: West Sussex, UK.
Registered: Jun 2003
posted March 27, 2005 02:24 AM
Tony, there are so many, but Cinema Paradiso is a classic! Not in the same class but on the cinematic theme is 'The smallest show on earth' with the marvellously dithery Margaret Rutherford and alcholic projectionist Peter Sellers, not in classic territory perhaps but available on super 8 and a marvellous tale about the running of a smalll cinema.
In terms of classic films that are not necessarily on a cinematic theme, and if you don't mind subtitles [or are fluent in French] you should try 'Jean De Florrette' and the sequal 'Manon Des Sources'. These are perhaps more in the league of Cinema Paradiso. They are two beautiful films based on the novel 'L'Eau Des Collines' by Marcel Pagnol and are based in Provence. Gerard Despardieu and Yves Montand star in both. Well worth watching but make sure you can see them through from beginning to end with no interruption - these are the type of films that you must lose your self too.
Mike
-------------------- Auntie Em must have stopped wondering where I am by now...
Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
posted March 27, 2005 11:16 AM
Tony,
The star of Cinema Paradiso, Philippe Noiret, made a film in 1967 that is one of my all time favorite comedies. "Alexandre le Bienheureux (Very Happy Alexander)" is the story of a henpecked farmer who, after his nagging wife dies, decides that he'll happily spend the rest of his life in bed. He sends his dog out to do all his errands while the villagers do their best to drag him back to work.
Doug
-------------------- I think there's room for just one more film.....