Intellectually stimulating movies
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Intellectually stimulating movies
Ok, I'm watching Andrei Rublev and I wonder. Are there other films like this? Are there other intelligent films involving people searching for answers to unanswerable questions? Questions about faith or humanity. I'd really like to see some movies that really make you question yourself and your existence.
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Here are some that I liked from top of my head...
Nostalghia (1983)
2001: Space Odyssey (1968)
Stalker (1979)
The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
Taste of Cherry (1997)
L'Humanite (1999)
8 1/2 (1963)
Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Code Unknown (2000)
Lost Highway (1997)
Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Man on the Train (2002)
Contempt (1963)
Persona (1966)
Silence (1963)
Winter Light (1963)
Dreams (1990)
Cheers
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Nostalghia (1983)
2001: Space Odyssey (1968)
Stalker (1979)
The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
Taste of Cherry (1997)
L'Humanite (1999)
8 1/2 (1963)
Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Code Unknown (2000)
Lost Highway (1997)
Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Man on the Train (2002)
Contempt (1963)
Persona (1966)
Silence (1963)
Winter Light (1963)
Dreams (1990)
Cheers
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Chris Marker's 1982 Sans Soleil. A tour-de-force documentary (you don't have to like it) spanning from Japan to Iceland to America and back again that weaves intricate images about world culture and faith that just seeps into your subconscious.
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Nine replies, and nobody has mentioned Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice yet?
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Woman in the Dunes
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The Sweet Hereafter is one of the most deeply moving films I have ever seen.
It's non-linear and requires (or I think it does) repeated viewings.
I did a report about it in a film class. I had already seen it 4 or 5 times, and then I watched it and wrote the paper in the middle of the night. I did well on that assignment.
It's about hope, love, loss, responsibility, drifting away from your grown children.
It's a masterpiece in the truest since of the word. I think everyone should see it.
I see several others have listed it above as well.
Atom Egoyian is the director, Sarah Polley, Ian Holm and Bruce Greenwood star.
BTW - don't watch if you've had a bad day.
It's non-linear and requires (or I think it does) repeated viewings.
I did a report about it in a film class. I had already seen it 4 or 5 times, and then I watched it and wrote the paper in the middle of the night. I did well on that assignment.
It's about hope, love, loss, responsibility, drifting away from your grown children.
It's a masterpiece in the truest since of the word. I think everyone should see it.
I see several others have listed it above as well.
Atom Egoyian is the director, Sarah Polley, Ian Holm and Bruce Greenwood star.
BTW - don't watch if you've had a bad day.
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Originally posted by tdirgins
Check out Mindwalk with Sam Waterson, John Heard and Liv Ullmann.
Check out Mindwalk with Sam Waterson, John Heard and Liv Ullmann.
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Mulholland Drive
The Usual Suspects
JFK
Bowling for Columbine
Fahrenheit 9/11
Malcom X
The Usual Suspects
JFK
Bowling for Columbine
Fahrenheit 9/11
Malcom X
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Gay******s from Outer Space
The title alone is mind boggling.
EDIT: for the curious - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274518/
The title alone is mind boggling.
EDIT: for the curious - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274518/
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Re: Intellectually stimulating movies
Originally posted by PopcornTreeCt
Ok, I'm watching Andrei Rublev and I wonder. Are there other films like this? Are there other intelligent films involving people searching for answers to unanswerable questions? Questions about faith or humanity. I'd really like to see some movies that really make you question yourself and your existence.
Ok, I'm watching Andrei Rublev and I wonder. Are there other films like this? Are there other intelligent films involving people searching for answers to unanswerable questions? Questions about faith or humanity. I'd really like to see some movies that really make you question yourself and your existence.
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Originally posted by tdirgins
Check out Mindwalk with Sam Waterson, John Heard and Liv Ullmann.
Check out Mindwalk with Sam Waterson, John Heard and Liv Ullmann.