Lets kick things off with my favourite film of all time, Blade Runner,
which I saw at the cinema
when it was released and it remained top of my list through it's
obscurity, it's later gain of
recognition, through to its almost universal acclaim today...
... and my favourite World Cinema film, Betty Blue
(37°2 Le Matin) with the visually intoxicating arrival
of Béatrice Dalle
I'm a big fan of World Cinema and this is another favourite Drama,
Arbre
Los Ojos, the Spanish original and better version of
Vanilla Sky, also featuring Penélope Cruz...
I discovered The
Walking Stick a long time ago amd fell in love with
it's theme music, Cavatina by John Williams, way way
before it was used for The Deer Hunter... this is an intriguing
mixture of a love story and an antiques heist, based on the book
by Winston Graham and set in London of the late 1960s
"If you don't hear from us in a week, we'll be in the National Hotel in Mexico City... room 703"
I am not a massive fan of Tom Cruise but he is excellent in The
Last Samurai,which is is a gorgeous feast of
cinematography, matched equally by it's heart-rending tale of
honour and tragic loss of tradition and, what's more, it
is made only more emotional by Hans Zimmer's wonderful musical
score
"The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your
life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life. [With
his dying breath] Perfect... They are all... perfect..."
I was raised on old RAF films, like The Dambusters and Reach for
the Sky but A
Matter of Life and Death is an intriguing mixture of
a war story, a love story and and indeed life and death, Heaven
and Earth
Cinema
Paradiso is almost universally hailed as one of the
greatest World Cinema films of all time and I would certainly
agree - it is beautiful
It is a film for film buffs and humanists, as it shows a young
boy's love of the cinema and his passion for the role of the
projectionist and also reflects life and coming of age with
great sentimantality - this along with the superb musical
score by Ennio Morriconne, make for a wonderful experience
Now, in a more light hearted vein, here are some comedy and
action movies that make my all time top list
