French Cinema

My Favorite Rainer Werner Fassbinder Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
(German Miniseries)

2.   Querelle (1982)

3.   The Third Generation (1979)

4.   In a Year of 13 Moons (1978)

5.   Despair (1978)

6.   The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)

7.   Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)

8.   Effi Briest (1974)

9.   Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

10. The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)

11. Veronika Voss (1982)

12. Fox and His Friends (1975)

13. Lola (1981)
(no relation to the 1961 film)

14. Mother Kusters’ Trip to Heaven (1975)

15. Chinese Roulette (1976)

16. Satan’s Brew (1976)

17. I Only Want You To Love Me (1976)
(German TV Film)

18. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)

19. Martha (1974)
(German TV Film)

20. World on a Wire (1973)
(German TV Serial)

21. Whity (1971)

22. Gods of the Plague (1970)

23. Katzelmacher (1969)

24. The American Soldier (1970)

25. Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)

26. Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
(co-directed with Michael Fengler)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Anthology Films)

1.   Germany in Autumn (1978)
(Documentary)

My Favorite Sergei Eisenstein Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   Ivan the Terrible Parts I and II (1944/1945)

2.   Alexander Nevsky (1938)

3.   Battleship Potemkin (1925)

4.   October: Ten Days That Shook the World (1927)
(co-directed with Grigori Alekandrov)

5.   Strike (1925)

6.   Que Viva Mexico! (1932/1979)

7.   The General Line (1929)
(co-directed with Grigori Alekandrov)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)

1.   Bezhin Meadow (1937)

2.   Glumov’s Diary (1923)
(I watched it on youtube)

3.   Romance sentimentale (1930)

My Favorite Carl Theodor Dreyer Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   Gertrud (1964)

2.   The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

3.   Day of Wrath (1943)

4.   Vampyr (1932)

5.   Ordet (1955)

6.   Michael (1924)

7.   Master of the House (1925)

8.   The Parson’s Widow (1920)

9.   Leaves from Satan’s Book (1921)

My Favorite Vittorio De Sica Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   Umberto D. (1952)

2.   Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1961)

3.   Bicycle Thieves (1948)

4.   Marriage Italian-Style (1964)

5.   Miracle in Milan (1951)

6.   Two Women (1960)

7.   Shoeshine (1946)

8.   The Children Are Watching Us (1944)

9.   The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)

1.   Boccaccio ’70 (1962)
(Segment: “La riffa”)
(Anthology Film)

My Favorite Brian De Palma Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   The Fury (1978)

2.   Femme Fatale (2002)

3.   Blow Out (1981)

4.   Dressed to Kill (1980)

5.   Carrie (1976)

6.   Hi, Mom! (1970)

7.   Casualties of War (1989)

8.   Sisters (1972)

9.   Body Double (1984)

10. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

11. Raising Cain (1992)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1.   Greetings (1968)

2.   Carlito’s Way (1993)

3.   Scarface (1983)

4.   The Untouchables (1987)

My Favorite Manoel de Oliveira Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   I’m Going Home (2001)

2.   The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)

3.   Abraham’s Valley (1993)

4.   A Talking Picture (2003)

5.   Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997)

6.   Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl (2009)

7.   The Convent (1995)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1.   Belle Toujours (2006)

2.   Party (1996)

My Favorite Claire Denis Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   The Intruder (2004)

2.   Beau Travail (1999)

3.   Bastards (2013)

4.   White Material (2009)

5.   Trouble Every Day (2001)

6.   Friday Night (2002)

7.   35 Shots of Rum (2008)

8.   Nenette and Boni (1996)

9.   I Can’t Sleep (1994)

10. No Fear, No Die (1990)

11. Chocolat (1988)
(No relation to the 2000 film)

* * * * (Out of * * * * ) (Short Cinema)

1.   Ten Minutes Older (2002)
(Segment: “Vers Nancy”)
(Anthology Film)

My Favorite Jacques Demy Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

2.   Model Shop (1969)

3.   A Room in Town (1982)

4.   Lola (1961)

5.   The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

6.   Bay of Angels (1962)

7.   Donkey Skin (1970)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)

1.   The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
(Segment: “Lust”)
(Anthology Film)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

My Favorite Pierre Etaix Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   Yoyo (1965)

2.   Land of Milk and Honey (1971)
(Documentary)

3.   The Suitor (1963)

4.   As Long As You’ve Got Your Health (1966)

5.   Le Grand Amour (1969)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)

1.   Happy Anniversary (1962)

2.   Rupture (1961)
(co-directed with Jean-Claude Carriere)

3.   Feeling Good (1965/1971/2010)