Viewing Journal: 6/27/2022

402) DOWNPOUR رگبار

(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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Viewing Journal: 6/26/2022

400) THE 

F13TH FAN FILM MIXTAPE

(2019 dir. lots of people) Date Seen: June 26 2022

I prefer this type of arbitrary highlight reel to the more straightforward fan remakes I've seen - ex. RAIDERS: THE ADAPTATION (1989), A NEW HOPE UNCUT (2009), OUR ROBOCOP REMAKE (2014), etc. (although I did like those too!). I think mostly due to the more unfocused nature of the former; It's a bit funnier & more surprising just to witness random clips from all the different home movie interpretations. Like a mini-anthology full of crazy micro shorts.

399) SOLEIL Ô  [OH, SUN]

(1970 dir. Med Hundo) Date Seen: June 26 2022

this whole experiment seemed to have an air of therapeutic catharsis. Like the filmmaker was trying to exorcise a mammoth amount of anger & pain from his soul.. Deeply inspiring filmmaking & a masterclass in editing.

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398) GAPPA, 

THE TRIPHIBIAN MONSTER 

            大巨獣ガッパ

(1967 dir. Haruyasu Noguchi) Date Seen: June 26 2022

Gamera has totally snogged Gappa before