Posted November 10th, 2009 - 2:26 pm by 
from Clementi, Singapore (Permalink)
from Clementi, Singapore (Permalink)Hey Oana,
I love Asian film also, as they are more human and natural (unlike Hollywood)
I recommend Hirokazu Kore Eda, his masterpieces are After Life and Nobody Knows. His approach is semi-documentary fiction.
Ozu with his infamous Tokyo story and trilogy Spring
I love Asian film also, as they are more human and natural (unlike Hollywood)
I recommend Hirokazu Kore Eda, his masterpieces are After Life and Nobody Knows. His approach is semi-documentary fiction.
Ozu with his infamous Tokyo story and trilogy Spring
Posted November 10th, 2009 - 2:58 pm by 
from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)
from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)thanks for the answer..I thought the group is almost dead:)
yes, I saw Koreeda and I like him
i must admit shamefully that I havent seen OZU movies yet, but I will do my homeworks now
what about indonesian movies? can u recomend me something?
yes, I saw Koreeda and I like him
i must admit shamefully that I havent seen OZU movies yet, but I will do my homeworks now
what about indonesian movies? can u recomend me something?
Posted November 11th, 2009 - 3:49 am by from Clementi, Singapore (Permalink)
from Clementi, Singapore (Permalink)Indonesian movies, is quite different. Popular ones are comedy, horror and trash now :P but there are few directors left.
Worth to watch is "Berbagi Suami" by Nia Dinata, polygamy phenomenon in Indonesia which is still a lot here because it is allowed by Moslem to have 5 wives as long as the husband can be fair and providing them well.
Also "Pertaruhan" a documentary about women and sexuality, with various new directors with shocking facts about women circumcision here etc.
On the light side, "Laskar Pelangi" directed by Riri Riza is a fun, kids movie with beautiful story. And "Gie" by Riri Riza is Indonesian historical movie about the revolution during pre-new order in 1960s.
Pasir Berbisik (Whispering Sands) by Nan Achnas. This is one of Indonesia's traditional Javanese background, the most Indonesian film to get critic from other countries and shown in lots of film festivals. Beautiful cinematography.
Daun di Atas Bantal by Garin Nugroho. Also good portrait of Indonesian busker kids and their life on the street. It's scarier than in the Slumdog Millionaire.
That's what I know so far. he he he
Romanian movie also good I like Christian Mungiu :)
Lynda
Worth to watch is "Berbagi Suami" by Nia Dinata, polygamy phenomenon in Indonesia which is still a lot here because it is allowed by Moslem to have 5 wives as long as the husband can be fair and providing them well.
Also "Pertaruhan" a documentary about women and sexuality, with various new directors with shocking facts about women circumcision here etc.
On the light side, "Laskar Pelangi" directed by Riri Riza is a fun, kids movie with beautiful story. And "Gie" by Riri Riza is Indonesian historical movie about the revolution during pre-new order in 1960s.
Pasir Berbisik (Whispering Sands) by Nan Achnas. This is one of Indonesia's traditional Javanese background, the most Indonesian film to get critic from other countries and shown in lots of film festivals. Beautiful cinematography.
Daun di Atas Bantal by Garin Nugroho. Also good portrait of Indonesian busker kids and their life on the street. It's scarier than in the Slumdog Millionaire.
That's what I know so far. he he he
Romanian movie also good I like Christian Mungiu :)
Lynda
Posted November 11th, 2009 - 12:44 pm by from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)
from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)thnaks alot
I hope that I can find these movies somewhere:)
maybe to the next asian film festival in romania.
I hope that I can find these movies somewhere:)
maybe to the next asian film festival in romania.
Posted December 26th, 2009 - 2:09 am by 
from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)
from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)Movies from all over the world can be "Natural and human".
I do love asian movies, but europe and US movies also have several interesting productions that reflect on stories about humanity.
Asian mainstream movie production is as unnatural and unrealistic as most hollywood, they just look differently, cause hollywood is not asia, and asia is not hollywood. But examining mainstream movies all over the world reveals that most movie producing countries have a mainstream industry that is mainly there for the money.
That said, asia have many interesting movie directors.
Take a look at some of Japans older directors, like Nagisa Oshima, Seijun Suzuki, Masaki Kobayashi, Kinji Fukasaku and so on.
Not to mention the old master Akira Kurosawa.
Among the fine japanese movies of the latest year is also "Tokyo Sonata" and "Okuribito" (Departures), and Kore-edas "Aruitemo aruitemo" (Still walking), just to mention a few.
Posted December 27th, 2009 - 6:42 pm by from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)
from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)i liked tokyo sonata alot
but Departures was too commercial for me..espeacillay the ending..too melo..hollywood style..no wonder it won the oscar
but Departures was too commercial for me..espeacillay the ending..too melo..hollywood style..no wonder it won the oscar
Posted January 1st, 2010 - 5:19 am by from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)
from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)About Departures.
Well, commercial or not, it still was a big movie experience for me, and actually went to see it three times. It hit the right buttons, and among japanese it was a big hit as well.
Only the second movie i have ever seen in my life that can make me cry. It did go a bit overboard with the Stone thing at the end, but i forgive it for being too melodramatic. I have watched so many b-movies and art movies these last few years, so i really needed a well directed mainstream film. And the theme about life and death that repeats itself throughout the movie would actually never be made in a hollywood movie.
Posted January 6th, 2010 - 10:41 am by from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)
from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)to andy: "Only the second movie i have ever seen in my life that can make me cry"
what was the first?
i cried only at one movie, and its not asian:)
what was the first?
i cried only at one movie, and its not asian:)
Posted January 9th, 2010 - 7:31 am by from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)
from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)Believe it or not, but i actually cried when watching JOY LUCK CLUB. hehe.
Posted January 10th, 2010 - 10:22 am by from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)
from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)ok, now I have to see it:)
Posted January 25th, 2010 - 6:05 pm by 
from Geneva, Switzerland (Permalink)
from Geneva, Switzerland (Permalink)Hey does anyone saw Tokyo decadence? From ryû Murakami's book? He directed it also.. ijust love how he writes and i wonder how he directs....
Posted January 26th, 2010 - 3:00 pm by from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)
from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)"Tokyo Decadence" turned out to be somewhat boring. Not a really bad movie, but not a really good movie as well. But i would say its worth a watch if youre one of his fans.
The Pink movie genre (erotic japanese movie genre) in Japan have produced many many good movies in this genre, and Tokyo Decadence is not among the best.
Try to see instead a movie like "School of the holy beast", just for one example.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0224077/
Posted January 31st, 2010 - 1:30 pm by from Geneva, Switzerland (Permalink)
from Geneva, Switzerland (Permalink)thanks.. actully i didn't know it was a " pink movie" but why not if it's good.. i'll look forward to see it even if it's not a chef d'oeuvre. i'm pretty curious.
Posted February 3rd, 2010 - 2:05 am by from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)
from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)
Posted February 3rd, 2010 - 2:16 am by from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)
from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)You should try checking out some of the more artistic "pink movies". Some of those i have seen are really art house classics and really well directed.
Posted February 3rd, 2010 - 9:45 am by from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)
from Bucharest, Romania (Permalink)I like Kōji Wakamatsu. especially his ealry work is really good ( go go second time virgin, The Embryo Hunts in Secret, Violated angels)
Im curious about his latest film..It will be presented at Berlinale(Caterpillar)
By the way, does anyone have subtitiles for Endless walz?
or for "Panic in High School"
Im curious about his latest film..It will be presented at Berlinale(Caterpillar)
By the way, does anyone have subtitiles for Endless walz?
or for "Panic in High School"
Posted February 9th, 2010 - 1:33 pm by from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)
from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)I only watch movies on dvd, so no idea how to get hold on subtitles.
Posted December 26th, 2009 - 7:58 am by 
from Mumbai, India (Permalink)
from Mumbai, India (Permalink)Dear Lynda recently in Third Eye Asian Film Festival in mumbai I watched an Indonesian film called The Bakal Boys which stunned me in contents and its treatment. It got lots of accolades from the guests.
Posted December 26th, 2009 - 12:19 pm by from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)
from Copenhagen, Denmark (Permalink)Yasujiro Ozu that is.
Ozu and Kurosawa are totally different styles. Kurosawa took a lot of inspiration from american movies like the noir and western genre, and created wonderful movies out of it. In turn hollywood later copied several of Kurosawas movies.
Ozu can be said to be a much more "japanese" director. Many scenes in Ozus movies can be a bit difficult to understand though unless reading about them too. I once went to a film seminar on how to interpret Ozus "Tokyo Story" and many things are lost for you unless you are an old japanese person or you really know a lot about how Japan was in the beginning of the 1950ties. A suggestion could be to watch the movie with audio commentary or borrowing a book too. A more easy Ozy film to watch is "Ohayou" (goodmorning) which is a satirical take on japanese family values.
Posted December 29th, 2009 - 4:26 pm by from Clementi, Singapore (Permalink)
from Clementi, Singapore (Permalink)Hey Rajib, it is Philippine's movie not Indonesian. That's why I've never heard of it before. he he we might seem to look a bit the same to you... he he he
Posted December 29th, 2009 - 4:35 pm by from Mumbai, India (Permalink)
from Mumbai, India (Permalink)Yes Lynda.....the error is regreated.........instesd of Indonesia...I should have written Philippine......anyway did you watch the Bakal Boys?.......Another film I'd like to recomend to all the members and friends..is The Gift of Stalin.....from Kazakstan........a real oleasure.....it would be......rajib....a beautiful mind....