(1972 dir. Bahram Beyzai) Date Seen: June 27 2022
This is the debut of the guy that later did BASHU, THE LITTLE STRANGER! And one of the only Iranian films I've seen that takes place pre-"Islamic Revolution" (aka before they became a brutal theocracy), so it's always fascinating to get a glimpse of what life was like in the ol' Persian lands back then. Had some pacing issues but overall I mostly loved it.
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401) LUCÍA
(1968 dir. Humberto Solás) Date Seen: June 27 2022
In terms of greatest looking black & white movies ever made; this is a photographic paragon up there with ANDREI RUBLEV and NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. And each segment's dramatic weight coupled with all the different aesthetic flourishes brought me to tears more than once.
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