Wow, this is the only Herzog movie on the list… and it’s a Herzog movie I haven’t watched! Amazeballs.
(Not really.)
Anyway, this is so incredibly lush… every scenes seems out of control and fraught with danger. And Klaus Kinski is insane here. (And probably in real life, too.)
It’s just the right mix of ennui and action, but what makes this movie fascinating is the performances and the shots. Everything seems iconic. Of course, it’s mostly Kinski hamming it up for the camera. Well, as hammy as you can get without moving a singly muscle in your face.
La Grande Illusion. Jean Renoir. 1937. ⚄ I watched this movie about five years ago, and it's pretty spiffy. This blog post is part of the Officially The Best series.
A Woman Under the Influence. John Cassavetes. 1974. ⚅ This is the fourth (and highest-rated) Cassavetes movie on the list of Best Movies Ever (Officially). OK, after watching all these Cassavetes movies, it's hard not to be charmed by his aesthetic. I think that he's thinking that he's showing us…
Close-Up. Abbas Kiarostami. 1990. ⚄ This is one of the rare movies on this "officially the best" from outside of the US/Europe/Japan/Hong Kong Axis of Movies, and I watched it for my World of Films and Cocktails blog series. It's really good. This blog post is part of the Officially…
