2001: A Space Odyssey

I will not, for one hot second, pretend that I can explain to you what 2001: A Space Odyssey means. Consider it a challenge of you can do so to me.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

F.W. Murnau directed Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, a silent film that lives up to its name, makes you question love, and forces giggles at drunken piglets.

L’Atalante

L’Atalante is the love story between Juliette and Jean, played by Dita Parlo and Jean Daste, respectively and it is the final film director Jean Vigo made.

Stalker

In Stalker, the main character, played by Aleksandr Kaidanovsky, has a unique gift to navigate through The Zone, and Tarkovsky, through your mind.

au hasard Balthazar

Au Hasard Balthazar is a magical film about a girl and her donkey, also Jesus, who is the donkey, I think. Allegories will do that to you.

The 400 Blows

The 400 Blows is a movie that I wish I had watched two decades ago; as such, I am not sure that I have gotten as much out of the film that I could have.

Close-Up

If the mark of a good film is an easily recognizable character, then a great film would be one that holds a mirror to the face of the viewer.

The Searchers

The Searchers is an incredibly racist film. It does not try to hide or subvert this truth, and it is important to understand that this was all on purpose.

Pather Panchali

The film introduces the audience to Apu in his young childhood, giving viewers insight into the life of a poor family in India.

Ordet

A Danish spiritual film is centered around the Borgen family consisting of a grandfather, his three sons, the wife of one of the sons and their children.