Month: September 2023

My Favorite Michelangelo Antonioni Films (2023 Edition)

by John Charet

Most of the Michelangelo Antonioni films listed here are ones I saw on a home video format (Blu-Ray and DVD in this case. Nevertheless, some of these I watched online.

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  1. L’Eclisse (1962)
  2. Zabriskie Point (1970)
  3. L’Avventura (1960)
  4. The Passenger (1975)
  5. Red Desert (1964)
  6. Michelangelo Eye to Eye (2004)
    (Documentary)
    (Short Cinema)
  7. Identification of a Woman (1982)
  8. Beyond the Clouds (1995)
  9. The Mystery of Oberwald (1980)
  10. La Notte (1961)
  11. Blow-Up (1966)
  12. Le Amiche (1955)
  13. Story of a Love Affair (1950)
  14. Il Grido (1957)
  15. The Lady Without Camelias (1953)
  16. I Vinti (1953)
  17. Chung Kuo, Cina (1972)
    (Documentary)
    (Television)
  18. People of the Po Valley (1947)
    (Documentary)
    (Short Cinema)
  19. N.U. (1948)
    (Documentary)
    (Short Cinema)
  20. Love in the City (1953)
    Segment: Attempted Suicide
    (Short Cinema)
  21. Seven Reeds, One Suit (1949)
    (Documentary)
    (Short Cinema)
  22. Eros (2004)
    Segment: The Dangerous Thread of Things
    (Short Cinema)

My Favorite Kenneth Anger Films (2023 Edition)

by John Charet

All of the Kenneth Anger films listed here are ones that I watched online. Even with the fairly large number of Anger shorts listed, there are still a fair amount that I have not seen yet.

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  1. Scorpio Rising (1963)
    (Short Cinema)
  2. Fireworks (1947)
    (Short Cinema)
  3. Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)
    (Short Cinema)
  4. Eaux d’Artifice (1953)
    (Short Cinema)
  5. Lucifer Rising (1972)
    (Short Cinema)
  6. Rabbit’s Moon (1950)
    (Short Cinema)
  7. Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969)
    (Short Cinema)
  8. Missoni (2010)
    (Commercial)
    (Short Cinema)
  9. Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965)
    (Short Cinema)
  10. Puce Moment (1949)
    (Short Cinema)
  11. The Man We Want to Hang (2002)
    (Short Cinema)
  12. Hollywood Babylon (2000)
    (co-directed with Nico B.)
    (Short Cinema)
  13. Anger Sees Red (2004)
    (Short Cinema)

My Favorite Theo Angelopoulos Films (2023 Edition)

by John Charet

With the exceptions of Reconstitution, Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow, The Dust of Time and Invisible World, I have seen every single Theo Angelopoulos film that I could find. In fact, I watched all of them online.

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  1. Landscape in the Mist (1988)
  2. Eternity and a Day (1998)
  3. The Traveling Players (1975)
  4. Voyage to Cythera (1984)
  5. The Beekeeper (1986)
  6. Alexander the Great (1980)
  7. Days of ’36 (1972)
  8. The Hunters (1977)
  9. Ulysses’ Gaze (1995)
  10. The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991)
  11. Capitali culturail d’Europa – Season 1 (1983)
    Episode: Athens, Return to the Acropolis
    (Documentary)
    (Italian Television)
  12. To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
    Segment: Trois minutes (Three Minutes)
    (Short Cinema)
  13. Lumiere and Company (1995)
    Segment: Up to 52 Seconds
    (Short Cinema)
  14. Broadcast (1968)
    (Short Cinema)

My Favorite Roy Andersson Films (2023 Edition)

by John Charet

Although Giliap can be watched on youtube, one could only watch the version with no English subtitles so I will have to wait to watch that one. Same with the commercials he directed. I watched all of his other stuff on home video or online.

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  1. You, the Living (2007)
  2. About Endlessness (2019)
  3. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)
  4. Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
  5. A Swedish Love Story (1970)