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Ugetsu - Criterion Collection
Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô

Criterion Collection, 2005

Mizoguchi--a true master of his craft

+ Ugetsu
+ Magnificent fable of desire and attachment
+ Ghosts and Shadows
+ Ugetsu
  
  











  



  
Fitzcarraldo
Klaus Kinski, José Lewgoy

Starz / Anchor Bay, 1999

Werner Herzog's Quixotic quest in making Fitzcarraldo.

+ The conquistador of the useless
+ Cinematic Perfection

Fitzcarraldo is more than a spectacular, awe-inspiring film. It is the end result of Werner Herzog's own Quixotic quest to bring the real-life story of Peruvian rubber baron Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald's dream of pulling a steamship over a steep hill in order to access a rich rubber territory to the ...
  
  











  



  
La Belle Noiseuse
Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin

New Yorker Video, 2004

Despite its length and lingering pace, an astonishing film about the artistic process..

+ Emmanuelle Béart is the quintessence of a beautiful woman
+ Pretentious yes - but it is a work of art
+ Art Work
  
  











  



  
Un Chien Andalou
Pierre Batcheff, Salvador Dalí

Transflux Films, 2004

Open Doors To The Irrational

+ Like a dream
+ thanks
+ Sureal Classic.
  
  











  



  
The Mirror (with Original Mono Soundtrack) (1974)

RUSCICO, 2004

R.U.S.C.I.C.O. version has it's plus and minuses, but don't let it stop you from watching it.

First off, this version differs from the Kino version in that it has bonus mat1erials with archive footage of Anatoly Solonitsyn, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, and a text bio on Arseny Tarkovsky. There is also a b/w footage called Memory, as well as composer Eduard Artemyev's tribute to Andrei using his ...
  
  











  



  
The Decalogue (Special Edition Complete Set)
Maria Koscialkowska, Krzysztof Globisz

Facets, 2003

This might be the pinnacle of achivement in all film history

+ Engages The Mind
+ The mark of good films? They stay with you
+ A Meditation on Morality
+ A most impressive director
  
  











  



  
Sansho the Bailiff - Criterion Collection
Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Criterion Collection, 2007

You cannot compare us to peasants!

+ Fantastic Acting, Fantastic Cinematography, Fantastic Message!
+ Tough going but worth every minute
+ Mizoguchi's masterpiece
+ Powerful in its Simplicity
  
  











  



  
Persona
Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann

MGM (Video & DVD), 2004

Subtitle option

+ INGMAR BERGMAN, OPUS 27
+ Persona, or personae?
+ Great film, Good quality DVD
+ Bergman's Dissonance
  
  











  



  
The Mirror (with Original Mono Soundtrack) (1974)

RUSCICO, 2004

R.U.S.C.I.C.O. version has it's plus and minuses, but don't let it stop you from watching it.

First off, this version differs from the Kino version in that it has bonus mat1erials with archive footage of Anatoly Solonitsyn, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, and a text bio on Arseny Tarkovsky. There is also a b/w footage called Memory, as well as composer Eduard Artemyev's tribute to Andrei using his ...
  
  











  



  
Un Chien Andalou
Pierre Batcheff, Salvador Dalí

Transflux Films, 2004

Open Doors To The Irrational

+ Like a dream
+ thanks
+ Sureal Classic.
  
  











  



  
Persona
Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann

MGM (Video & DVD), 2004

Subtitle option

+ INGMAR BERGMAN, OPUS 27
+ Persona, or personae?
+ Great film, Good quality DVD
+ Bergman's Dissonance
  
  











  



  
Ugetsu - Criterion Collection
Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô

Criterion Collection, 2005

Mizoguchi--a true master of his craft

+ Ugetsu
+ Magnificent fable of desire and attachment
+ Ghosts and Shadows
+ Ugetsu
  
  











  



  
Fitzcarraldo
Klaus Kinski, José Lewgoy

Starz / Anchor Bay, 1999

Werner Herzog's Quixotic quest in making Fitzcarraldo.

+ The conquistador of the useless
+ Cinematic Perfection

Fitzcarraldo is more than a spectacular, awe-inspiring film. It is the end result of Werner Herzog's own Quixotic quest to bring the real-life story of Peruvian rubber baron Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald's dream of pulling a steamship over a steep hill in order to access a rich rubber territory to the ...
  
  











  



  
Sansho the Bailiff - Criterion Collection
Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Criterion Collection, 2007

You cannot compare us to peasants!

+ Fantastic Acting, Fantastic Cinematography, Fantastic Message!
+ Tough going but worth every minute
+ Mizoguchi's masterpiece
+ Powerful in its Simplicity
  
  











  



  
The Decalogue (Special Edition Complete Set)
Maria Koscialkowska, Krzysztof Globisz

Facets, 2003

This might be the pinnacle of achivement in all film history

+ Engages The Mind
+ The mark of good films? They stay with you
+ A Meditation on Morality
+ A most impressive director
  
  











  



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