Top 100 Best Foreign Films of All Time
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#22 ·
Jerry Martin19 said:Kaurismäki is just pure genius... 🙂
...and you're basing your entire argument solely on The man without a past? Seriously? Take a look at Squid Union, La Vie de Boheme, or I Hired a Contract Killer if you haven't already—maybe his specific sense of humor will click better with you 🙂 though, who knows...
It's presented as a list, sure... but honestly, there's so much Godard and yet not a single Weekend, nor even La Chinoise ( 😍 ), which feels like a total travesty 😉
#23 ·
Amanda Lopez50 said:...so you're judging solely based on The man without a past? Check out Squid Union, La Vie de Boheme, or I Hired a Contract Killer if you haven't already—maybe his specific sense of humor will click better for you 🙂 though maybe not...
I'll watch more, but I've seen some of his shorts and "got" his perspective. Honestly? Not feeling it. He needs to dial back the pretension just a little...
#24 ·
Amanda Lopez50 said:...and you're judging solely based on The man without a past? Take a look at Squid Union, La Vie de Boheme, or I Hired a Contract Killer if you haven't already—maybe his specific sense of humor will click better with you 🙂 though, maybe not...
A list as a list... but seriously, so much Godard and yet neither Weekend, nor La Chinoise ( 😍 ), which is a total injustice 😉
So what kind of list would actually be fair?
#25 ·
Kevin Lopez43 said:I mean, what kind of list could ever actually be fair?
...it's all just a joke🙂
#26 ·
Amanda Lopez50 said:...it's all just a joke 🙂
I wasn't actually asking which list was more "just." My point was simply that only their own list matters. To me, looking at them is just a way to pass the time. You check it out, find it interesting for a couple of days, and then you completely forget about it.
p.s. waiting on that DM 🙂
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