Monday, March 19, 2007

seven


Following Jason's invitation these are seven films that have somehow changed my way of veiwing cinema and reality. They are not the only ones; they are the ones I chose today:

  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Terry Gilliam, 1998.

Gonzo cinema.
‘We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half-full of cocaine, a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... Also, a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of beer, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls. Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can. […] We'd gone in search of the American dream, it had been a lame fuck around. A waste of time. There was no point in looking back. Fuck no, not today, thank you kindly.

  • Le Fantôme de la Liberté (The Phantom of Liberty) by Luis Buñuel, 1974.

Cinema is not a serious thing.
‘Dr. Pierre Passolini: You have cancer of the liver.
Richard Legendre: Cancer? Me?
Dr. Pierre Passolini: It's in a fairly advanced state. But today, you know, these things... Cigarette?’

  • Утомлённые солнцем (Burnt by the Sun) by Nikita Mikhalkov, 1994.

Cinema is a serious thing.

  • Dead Man by Jim Jarmousch, 1995.

Cinematic Oratorium.
William Blake: What is your name?
Nobody: My name is Nobody.
William Blake: Excuse me?
Nobody: My name is Exaybachay. He Who Talks Loud, Saying Nothing.
William Blake: He who talks... I thought you said your name was Nobody.
Nobody: I preferred to be called Nobody.’

  • Underground by Emir Kusturica, 1995.

Devastation.

  • Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola, 1979.

Pretexts.
‘As for the charges against me, I am unconcerned. I am beyond their timid lying morality, and so I am beyond caring.’

  • Lost Highway by David Lynch, 1997.

Subjectivity.
Dick Laurent is dead.’

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear Dr Gonzo,

επέτρεψέ μου σε παρακαλώ ένα άσχετο σχόλιο: μόλις μπήκα στη σελίδα abovo και μου άρεσε πάρα πολύ. Δεν το ήξερα ότι η Βάσω Καβαλιεράτου ήταν μέλος, τη θεωρώ καταπληκτική ηθοποιό. Συγχαρητήρια και σε σένα που τους προβάλλεις.
Οι ταινίες σου food for thought.
Καλή συνέχεια,

Έρικα

PH said...

Κι εγώ πιστεύω ότι είναι καταπληκτική ηθοποιός. Τους abovo τους συνιστώ επειδή το αξίζουν κι επειδή είναι φιλοι (βεβαια δεν ειναι και τεράστια προβολή το blog μου, αλλα...)!
Θενκς για το κομμεντ!

Mia Wallace said...

Ερικούλα κάνε κι εσύ ένα μπλογκ!!

Συγγνώμη για την κατάχραση του χώρου αλλά μου βγήκε αυθορμήτως! Λοιπόν δεν μπορώ να πω ότι δεν τα περίμενα τα 7 κακά της μοίρας σου είναι ένα κι ένα! Το Αντεργκράουντ το λατρεύω αλλά έχω να το δω χρόνια (μετά από μια περίοδο που το έβλεπα συνέχεια) γιατί είναι από αυτές τις ταινίες που σε αγγίζουν κυριολεκτικά στην ψυχή αλλά σε ταλανίζουν αρκετά (και όντας και Βαλκάνιοι νομίζω έχουμε αρκετή από την 'τρέλα' και παράνοια των συντρόφων-γειτόνων οπότε το νιώθουμε πολύ πιο οικείο το άγγιγμα).

Mia Wallace said...

Δεν νομίζω να βγάζει νοήμα η φράση που μόλις έγραψα είναι και αργάμισι... Φιλάκιαααα! :))

Anonymous said...

Mia ευχαριστώ για την προτροπή να κάνω blog, αλλά γνωρίζεις τη σχέση μου με την τεχνολογία. Πρέπει πρώτα να μάθω πώς λειτουργούν τα πράγματα και μετά να αφιερώσω χρόνο, που τώρα δεν έχω. Σου χρωστάω comments, το έχω υπόψη μου. Dr συγγνώμη για την κατάχρηση χώρου.
Έρικα

Anonymous said...

Highly sophisticated and interesting list Doctor! I haven't seen many of them so I'll know have them in my to-see list.

P.S. Μετά από αυτήν την κατάχρηση του χώρου κορίτσια, ρίξτε κι ένα παρκέ! Να έρθω κι εγώ να παίξουμε μπιρίμπα; Τι λες Doctor;

Mia Wallace said...

Πού να το ρίξω το παρκέ;; Πες μου να ρθω!

PH said...

Μια μπιρίμπα θα την έπαιζα! Έχω και καιρό να παίξω...

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