The Blood of a Poet by
Jean Cocteau
Enchanting little film, early surrealism from 1930.
Last Year at Marienbad by
Alain Resnais from 1961
The most hypnotic and dream like film I've seen. Thoroughly visual and cinematic take on memory and perception. Excellent film!
To skip the opening credits jump on 3 min. mark...
I think I already posted this hilarious user review from imdb, but it's so great and to the point actually, that I'm gonna do it again:
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So - Last Year At Marienbad, in a nutshell, assume French Accent:
Verse 1: Man: I know you. Woman: You do not know me. Man: We were here. Woman: I was never here. Chorus: Man: Long strange monologue about the place that they are at, Marienbad. And how he has been here before and how she has been here before. Camera: panning about the ornate Marienbad mansion. Verse 2: (repeat verse 1 - add very interesting game of pick-up sticks) Chorus repeat verses 1 & 2
I think everyone should see this film. I don't know why. I have seen it numerous times. No, I have never seen it. Yes, I saw it last year! No, last year I did not see it. Yes, I saw it here, with me. Wait, I'm alone. Who am I talking to?
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