/lit/ - Literature

>>6359472
star wars

>>6359486
[spoler]luke, i'm your father[/spoiler]

Didn't see that one coming :)

>>6359472
Kurosawa films, Kubrick films, Daisies, Happy-Go-Lucky, The Dark Crystal...

>>6359472
Rebuil of Evangelion :^)

Similarly,
what does /lit/ think of Fellini?

>>6359505
Overrated, but still leagues ahead of most other filmmakers. Masina is always a welcome presence, though.

Anything on criterion (Bicycle thieves, godard, bunuel, bergman, wes anderson

The Dark Knight Rises

>>6359472
La Jetee is my favorite short film can someone recommend other short films with similar vibes?

Anything considered arthouse or experimental and Woody Allen movies.

>>6359551
>Woody Allen movies.

Proving that /lit/ are neurotic suburb dwelling pieces of shit.

>>6359505
Good stuff, one of my favourite films OAT is Nights of Cabiria

>>6359472
the straight story

The Passion of St Joan
Pierrot Le Fou
Breathless
Ugetsu
Tokyo Story
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Stalker

>>6359602
This, yes, excellent taste.

>>6359602
Godard is overrated.
Add late spring and Red Beard and all Tarkovsky.

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>>6359612
>Godard is overrated

Get out

What did you guys think of birdman

Midnight In Paris

>>6359620
>Name drop: the motion picture

Well, shit. Let's see if I can drum up some foreign films that aren't too popular.

Well, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)

Um...Švankmajer and Kurosawa are too mainstream. Ugh, so is Oldboy (2003), which used to be my favorite movie back BEFORE people knew it existed.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) and Metropolis (1927).

NOT M (1931) which is too known to even stomach. Um, OP's picture, I guess, whatever.

Caché (2005)

There's a lot more, I just don't want them to gain a following.

I can't speak for /lit/, but I like to watch a lot of movies and I'm a regular here. I made a list of my favorite movies (top 25), which include: Lawrence of Arabia, Vertigo, 2001, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Star Wars, Ladri di biciclette, M, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Pulp Fiction, Dr. Strangelove, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Psycho, Sunrise, The Third Man, The Wizard of Oz, 8½, Annie Hall, A Clockwork Orange, Schindler's List, Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi, Singin' in the Rain, Sunset Blvd., and Taxi Driver.

>>6359620
Midnight in Paris was a sublimely shit film. Watch it again and pay special attention. You'll want a brain abortion.

>>6359629
>Metropolis
>not too popular

>>6359472
for euthanasia

Marketa Lazarova is rather literary in its pacing, probably influenced by the novel, being segmented into chapters with intertitles at the beginning giving a simple discription of what takes place, and it would be difficult to follow without them.

Many scenes also give the greatest impression of poetry brought to screen that I've seen.

>>6359633
Isn't this the exact same top 25 movies on IMDb?

>>6359643
I don't think so. This is my own personal list I created.

Everything on this chart.

>>6359651
But you did consult other lists in order to make it, right? Or you consulted such lists in order to plan what you watch?

>>6359652
400 blows gives me such feels.

>>6359654
Yes. I look at lists created by AFI, /tv/, and such to see what to watch.

>>6359493

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>>6359602
>Rashomôn
Nice. I still need to watch Seven Samurai.

>>6359619

It was nice

>>6359660
So you pretty much admit to being a cuck who lets other people think for you?

>>6359652
Is it just me or is tokyo story the most overrated movie among ciniphiles ever created?

>>6359664

They are on the same tier. Kurosawa is a good filmmaker

Brazil and Zero Theorem by Terry Gilliam

>>6359672
It is a bit dated but it's still a pretty great film.

>>6359619
I thought it was great, but I've seen it so many times now that I find it boring. Whiplash and Birdman were my favorites of 2014.

I liked the man vs. self aspects of Birdman. The Justin Bieber joke and "smells like balls xD" annoyed me, but it was still good IMO.

>>6359673
For sure. Check out Every Frame a Painting on Youtube. It has a few videos that talk about Kurosawa's cinematography (it's also a really cool channel in general).

>>6359679
There was a Justin bieber joke? I don't remember that

I loved it because of how accurately it portrayed an actor (Norton and Keaton)

>>6359679
>The Justin Bieber joke
I took this (along with all the Twitter/blogging talk) to be intentionally obnoxious - the writers trying as hard as Birdman to be relevant.

>>6359669
No, I only watch what's suggested, then after watching the movie I form my own opinion on it. I also read books here based on user suggestions. I don't praise anything before my own consumption and critique.

Most anything Werner Herzog did.
>Even Dwarves Start Small
>Into the Abyss
>All the rest

>>6359689
also the talk about current/upcoming movies

>>6359700
>Miles Davis, John Coltrane, the list goes on...

Obligatory Kurosawa and ma boi

Tarkovsky

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

>>6359615
Never seen a good one yet.
Agnes Varda however...

>>6359629
>Um...Švankmajer and Kurosawa are too mainstream.
Hahaha Is this a forced "hipster" meme?

>>6359664
Oh yes. I do prefer his Ikiru and Ran best though.

>>6359662
*High fives*

>>6359615
Godard is shit.

>>6359689
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks, I actually feel better about the joke now. IIRC, I strained my eyes from rolling them when I first saw that particular scene. lol

>ctrl f
>no Kenneth anger

>>6359672
Cinematography + Estrangement from Family Feels = Overrated because Inexperienced in Life

>>6359555
Naw, they're on 4chan: where even Jewdom can be overlooked in defense of pedophilia

>>6359551
(I like them too)

Why Has Bodhidharma Left for the East?

>>6359737
>in defense of pedophilia
pls

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/27/the-woody-allen-allegations-not-so-fast.html

>>6359635
It's just "Factual Inaccuracy and Self-Congratulation: the Movie," starring Blatant Plot, and with a well-timed guest appearance by the infamous Ezekiel This-unexplained-plot-device-makes-no-sense-but-fuck-it-lets-throw-it-in-anyway.

It's still an enjoyable movie and one of Allen's best, which should tell you something about his overall quality .

>>6359755
This movie is great and I never see it get mentioned anywhere. Pretty nuts to think that Bae Yong-kyun spent seven years shooting it on one camera and then editing it by hand.

>>6359652
>Un Chien Andalou entry-tier
This is a great list, but that is definitely out of place.

>>6359767
Un Chien Andalou is definitely entry level. That isn't a criticism of it.

>>6359700
I agree. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call: New Orleans was a masterpiece.

>>6359758
I joke, anon, I joke

>>6359771
But on the same level as Wild at Heart? Really?

What are comparing this to: complexity of imagery? Overall obscurity? I'm not much of a film buff, so I suppose I'm ignorant of the qualities of true arthouse. Please enlighten me

>>6359713
Godard is only bad if you think of him as an 'artsy' director in the vein of a Bergman or Tarkovsky. What makes him great is that he embodies the ethos of the youth. He is the art-cinema what the Velvet Underground is to rock music.

What are some /lit/ approved comedies?

Obvious answer is Diary of a Country Priest. Other answers are Woman in the Dunes, Pitfall, The Face of Another, Satantango, and La Dolce Vita.

>>6359829
/tv/ here, you're the only non pleb in this thread

>>6359801
a midsummer nights dream

Lynch
Waters
Ford
Kubrick
Korine
Greenaway
Wood
Boll
Corman

>>6359801
Marx Brothers

Raising Arizona

>>6359860
>/tv/
>not a pleb

>>6359881
your mum

>>6359860
>/tv/ here

Like this somehow validates your opinion or makes you superior than the average /lit/ idiot. You're a joke.

>>6359884
not superior, it's just likely that i know more about movies faggot

>>6359860
>tv
>pedophiles who unironically worship James Cameron and Refn
I know this is b8 but c'mon man, you could have said r/movies and been more respectable

>>6359893
>>6359883
Someone get this hothead out of here!

>>6359893
>it's just likely that i know more about movies faggot

No, sorry. It is not likely.

>>6359899
cuck
>>6359898
>not r/truefilm

muh black and white

Any Douglas Sirk melodrama

>>6359725
Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome is the best short film of all time
Lucifer Rising and Eaux d'Artifice are also geat

>>6359922
>egyptians
>Lucifer

>>6359801
Buster Keaton, Jerry Lewis

>>6359879
Coens suck

>>6359662
underrated post

>>6359906
>cuck
say this to autopleb

>all these films i've never seen or even heard of

>>6359942
get to work: http://www.listology.com/joachim/list/jonathan-rosenbaum-essential-cinema-2008-addition

>>6359930
Lucifer is hooey anyway. I just enjoy the play of imagery and music.

>>6359935
No, they're pretty good. And Raising Arizona is my favourite. Reminds me of people I know.

>>6359801
Any fans of Office Space here?

Anyone ever seen this one? One of my favorites

Any fans of the Beavis and Butthead movie here

>>6359957
Was nice
>>6359958
Yes, kind of dismal imo, but not bad.
>>6359960
They're still funnier than King of the Hill ever was

>>6359972
King of the Hill is subtle dry humor, Cho-Cho. It's not as apparently funny, but if you ask me it's the best "sitcom" style animated series.

>>6359492
>watching Star Wars for the plot

>>6359981
>watching Star Wars

>>6359960
>Any fans of the Beavis and Butthead movie here
Of course.

>>6359980
King of the Hill is a work of art

>>6359999
It's OK

>>6359999
It's OK. Early Simpsons is better

Die Hard. Alien. The Dark Knight.

You uncultured swine.

My favourite film.

>>6360023
Also Avatar and Transformers

I remember reading somewhere that Werner Herzog's favorite movies were The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Pather Panchali, and Rashomon, but that he doesnt really watch movies aside from documentaries and porn

>>6359942
http://explore.bfi.org.uk/sightandsoundpolls/2012

Disappointed that no one has mentioned Michael Mann yet. From a technical and artistic standpoint, his films are endlessly fascinating, and some of the best of the last 30 years.

Public Enemies is the only one I don't love to pieces. The rest are so great.

>>6359510
Michael Bay

>>6359712

The color of pomegranates?

What a beautiful film, completely awe inspiring.

I thought film was a pleb-tier medium until I discovered Tarkovsky.

As soon as his films begin I feel like I've stepped into another world, particularly with The Mirror and pic related.

>>6360531
Agreed about Tarkovsky but Nostalghia was one of my least favorites. The Mirror, Andrei Rublev, and The Sacrifice are his three strongest in my opinion.

>>6360038
What a masterpiece. I think Andrei Rublev is top 5 for me.

>>6359958
Probably my favorite contemporary director. This isn't one of his best films, though.

I just watched a Georgian movie last night called In Bloom. As a frequent /lit/ user, I approve of it.

Bresson, Mizoguchi, Vigo, Buñuel, Satyajit Ray, Tarkovski, Sokourov.

there is no way you can have time for lit and movies

you're gonna know very little about a lot if you go down this path anons, be careful!

also borrow a friends intro to film text book so you can learn all the shots, edits, and cuts and angles so you can identify them as you watch the movie

>>6359958
asian movies are the worst!
always some old wise guy, some young dude that does some sort of training or spending time concentrating about something, some sort of downfall, a cute boring woman, usually a trip somewhere by the young dude

>>6360603
Is Bordwell good?

>>6360608
Any movie that features an old guy, a young guy, a girl, and some conflict, is definitely a bad movie.

>>6360618
>>6360618
oh yeah, and asians just always do that. and how about...if this time...everyone listen, if this time, we put 'revenge'! as a theme in our asian movie! that will make it soo good right!?

>>6360612
idk what is bordwell, is it an intro to film book? just get the most intro type one, they're all the same just need to learn the cuts man

actually jumping on film is a good idea
the time you need to watch anything important to really experience the field compared to the time you need to read everything important to experience the field of lit is probably 1:1000

>>6359801
check out Withnail and I

>>6359549
My favorite short film:
https://www.nfb.ca/film/genevieve_en (be sure to adjust the quality)

>>6359635
it's a trifle
a triiiiiflleeeee

saw this a couple of days ago, really great

>>6359794
i knew about it when i first started reading about film, i watched it on youtube when i was 15 or something, i guess that makes it entry level

maybe its entry level because of debaser

>>6360608
Sounds like you're just watching terrible movies. I've seen around 50 Asian films and not one of them was even remotely close to your description, especially not Koreeda's.

>>6359760
>one of Allen's best

It's not even in the top 10. I have no clue what the fuck you're talking about, claiming Midnight in Paris is one of his best. Maybe one of his best of the past 10 years.

Hannah and her Sisters, Interiors, Annie Hall, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Manhattan are leagues above Midnight in Paris. Shoehorning this abortion into his "best" is like a table laid with fine cuisine, where one of the plates has nothing on it but balls of turd.

>>6360608
Do you only watch kung fu movies from the 70's?

Dancer in the dark
Stalker
The piano teacher
Mommy
Into the wild
The hunt
Mr. Nobody
Gummo
A separation
Happiness
In the mood for love

>>6360629
try this revenge themed "Asian" movie

Yay or Nay

>>6360989
nay nay nay nay
except a benning's performance

>>6360946
What a try-hard list (though I've seen about half of these, and nice troll with the Avatar)

>>6359652
>Quiet Days in Clichy

Never knew there was a film based on this.

Also, no Passion of Andrei Rublev on that chart? For shame.

>>6360946
Jonas Mekas was the biggest hack.

>>6360907
stupid shit

>>6360946
>Avatar
What besides technical brilliance makes this film so special?

>>6361035
It's clearly a joke.

>>6360023
>not Interstellar

>>6361012
>>6361035
I like how people always comment on the inclusion of Avatar, but never mention Good Burger.

I'm going to try and post only things that haven't been posted yet.

Antonioni:
L'Avventura
La Notte
L'Eclisse
Red Desert
Blow Up
The Passenger

Cassavetes:
Faces
Husbands
Minnie and Moskowitz
A Woman Under the Influence
Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Opening Night
Love Streams


Kiarostami:
Taste of Cherry
The Wind Will Carry Us
Certified Copy

Bresson:
A Man Escaped
Pickpocket
The Trial of Joan of Arc (Which I prefer to the Passion)
Au Hasard Balthazar
Mouchette
L'Argent

De Sica:
Umberto D

Shepitko:
The Ascent

That's enough for now.


>>6359493
>daisies
Really? Is Spring Breakers a /lit/ movie too?

>>6361048
>Spring Breakers a /lit/ movie too?
Looks like somebody didn't get one of the best movies of recent years. (Spoiler: Yes. Yes it is.)

>>6361048
>implying korine is not a genius

>>6359801
Mel Brooks

>>6359613

This.

What does /lit/ think of Cronenberg?

>>6361057
Haha, I mean, it's a mood piece about hedonism just like daisies, there isn't some grand purpose to get.

I actually liked it quite a lot for what it is but we're supposed to be talking about "/lit/ movies" here. I'm not sure tonal experiments should count. If they do, we're really just posting interesting films which is really going to open the door to what can be posted.

>>6361062
I think you're giving Korine a little too much credit. I own spring breakers and have listened to the commentary. I don't think he's a genius, he's just experimenting with what the format can express which seems to me solidly insular and rather unrelated to /lit/.

>>6361073
He's alright. Sort of interesting stuff but not really exceptional... His career clearly peaked with Videodrome.

>>6361048
>[D]aisies
>Really?
Yes.

>>6359981
>watching Star Wars for the plot
>With your children

>>6360038
Just saw it. Dreamy nice, while Ivan's Childhood was dreamy sad.

>>6360514
Like a moving painting. Very exotic.

>>6361125
>Yes
but Why? i Can understand If you Like it But, why Is it Related to /Lit/!

What makes a movie related to /lit/ ? im new here

>>6361222
pretentious shit

>>6361222
Must be either foreign, visually beautiful, innovative, clever, experimental or philosophical.

>>6361222
There's obviously no real definition and the thread is an excuse to discuss Film here which is fine. The whole /lit/ related thing is a funny necessity so that to the mods it appears at least marginally related.

I was thinking mostly that it would be something that shares scope and subject matter to potential literature.

>>6361142
Related?
Oh, um.. There have been books written on dada, or somthin'
Really, it's just a damn good film. Fun, yet thoughtful.

OP only says "/lit/-approved"