My Favorite Rainer Werner Fassbinder Films

12 Thursday Apr 2018

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, German Filmmakers, Greatest, History, Lists, Miniseries, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Television, Thriller, Top 314, Western

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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Berlin Alexanderplatz (Miniseries), Beware of a Holy Whore, Chinese Roulette, Despair, Effi Briest, Fox and His Friends, Germany in Autumn (Anthology Film) (Documentary), Gods of the Plague, I Only Want You To Love Me (TV Film), In a Year of 13 Moons, Katzelmacher, Lola 1981, Love Is Colder Than Death, Martha (TV Film), Mother Kusters' Trip to Heaven, Querelle, Satan's Brew, The American Soldier, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The Marriage of Maria Braun, The Merchant of Four Seasons, The Third Generation, Veronika Voss, Whity, Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?, World on Fire (TV Serial)

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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 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Films (Revised and Updated)

17 Wednesday May 2017

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, German Cinema, German Filmmakers, Greatest, Lists, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Romance, Science Fiction, Television, Top 100, Western

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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Beware of a Holy Whore, Fox and His Friends, Gods of the Plague, I Only Want You to Love Me, In a Year of 13 Moons, Katzelmacher, Lola 1981, Love Is Colder Than Death, Querelle, The American Soldier, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The Merchant of Four Seasons, The Third Generation, Veronika Voss, Whity, World on a Wire

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

1. Querelle (1982)

2. Fox and His Friends (1975)

3. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

4. In a Year of 13 Moons (1978)

5. Veronika Voss (1982)

6. The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)

7. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
(Mini-Series)

8. Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)

9. I Only Want You to Love Me (1976)
(TV Film)

10. Whity (1971)

11. Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)

12. The American Soldier (1970)

13. Gods of the Plague (1970)

14. World on a Wire (1973)
(TV Film)

15. Katzelmacher (1969)

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

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

2. The Third Generation (1979)

3. Lola (1981)

My Favorite G.W. Pabst Films (New)

23 Sunday Oct 2016

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, Adventure, Austrian Cinema, Austrian Filmmakers, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Film Directors, G.W. Pabst, German Cinema, German Filmmakers, Greatest, Lists, Musical, Romance, Silent Cinema, Top 100, War

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Diary of a Lost Girl, Joyless Street, Kameradschaft, Pandora's Box, Secrets of a Soul, The Loves of Jeanne Ney, The Threepenny Opera 1931, The White Hell of Pitz Palu, Westfront 1918

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1. Pandora’s Box (1929)

2. Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)

3. The Loves of Jeanne Ney (1927)

4. The Threepenny Opera (1931)

5. Joyless Street (1925)

6. Westfront 1918 (1930)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

7. Kameradschaft (1930)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

8. Secrets of a Soul (1926)

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

1. The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929) (co-directed with Arnold Fanck)

My Favorite Wim Wenders Films (New)

14 Tuesday Jun 2016

Posted by John Charet in 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, American Cinema, Cinema, Documentary, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, German Cinema, German Filmmakers, Greatest, Lists, Thriller, Wim Wenders

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Alice in the Cities, Beyond the Clouds, Don't Come Knocking, Kings of the Road, Land of Plenty, Million Dollar Hotel, Paris Texas, Room 666, The End of Violence, Wrong Move

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

1. Kings of the Road (1976)

2. Room 666 (1982) (Documentary)

3. Alice in the Cities (1974)

4. Don’t Come Knocking (2005)

5. Paris, Texas (1984)

6. Land of Plenty (2004)

7. Wrong Move (1975)

8. The End of Violence (1997)

9. Beyond the Clouds (1995) (co-directed with Michelangelo Antonioni)

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

1. Million Dollar Hotel (2000)

My Favorite Douglas Sirk Films (Revised and Updated)

14 Thursday Apr 2016

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, American Cinema, Cinema, Crime, Douglas Sirk, Drama, Film Directors, Film Noir, German Filmmakers, Greatest, Lists, Mystery, Romance, Top 100

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A Time to Love and a Time to Die, All I Desire, All That Heaven Allows, Imitation of Life 1959, Interlude, Lured, Magnificent Obsession 1954, Shockproof, The Tarnished Angels, There's Always Tomorrow, Written on the Wind

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1. Imitation of Life (1959)

2. The Tarnished Angels (1957)

3. A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)

4. Written on the Wind (1956)

5. All That Heaven Allows (1955)

6. Magnificent Obsession (1954)

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

1. Interlude (1957)

2. There’s Always Tomorrow (1956)

3. All I Desire (1953)

5. Shockproof (1949)

6. Lured (1947)

My Favorite Max Ophuls Films (Revised and Updated)

11 Wednesday Nov 2015

Posted by John Charet in 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, Biography, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, French Cinema, German Cinema, German Filmmakers, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Lists, Max Ophuls, Romance, Top 100

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Caught, La Ronde, La Signora di tutti, Le Plaisir, Letter from an Unknown Woman, Liebelei, Lola Montes, The Earrings of Madame de..., The Exile, The Reckless Moment

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1. The Earrings of Madame de… (1953)

2. The Reckless Moment (1949)
(I watched it on TCM a few years back)

3. La Ronde (1950)

4. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)

5. Le Plaisir (1952)

6. Caught (1949)

7. Lola Montes (1955)

8. Liebelei (1933)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

9. La Signora di Tutti (1934)
(I saw it on an old VHS Tape)

10. The Exile (1947)
(I watched it on TCM a while back)

My Favorite Ernst Lubitsch Films (Revised and Updated)

05 Thursday Nov 2015

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Comedy, Drama, Ernst Lubitsch, Fantasy, German Cinema, German Filmmakers, Greatest, History, Lists, Romance, Top 100

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Angel, Anna Boleyn, Bluebeard's Eighth Wife, Carmen 1918, Cluny Brown, Design for Living, Eternal Love, Heaven Can Wait 1943, Lady Windermere's Fan, Madame DuBarry, Monte Carlo, Ninotchka, One Hour With You, So This Is Paris, Sumurun, The Doll, The Love Parade, The Marriage Circle, The Merry Widow, The Oyster Princess, The Shop Around the Corner, The Smiling Lieutenant, The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, The Wildcat, To Be or Not to Be 1942, Trouble in Paradise

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1. Trouble in Paradise (1932)

2. The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

3. The Wildcat (1921)

4. Monte Carlo (1930)

5. Lady Windermere’s Fan (1925)

6. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

7. The Love Parade (1929)

8. Ninotchka (1939)

9. So This is Paris (1926)

10. To Be or Not to Be (1942)

11. The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)

12. One Hour with You (1932) (Co-directed with George Cukor)

13. The Merry Widow (1934)

14. The Marriage Circle (1924)

15. Design for Living (1933)

16. Heaven Can Wait (1943)

17. Eternal Love (1929)

18. Madame DuBarry (1919)

19. Angel (1937)

20. The Oyster Princess (1919)

21. Cluny Brown (1946)

22. Anna Boleyn (1920)

23. Sumurun (1920)

24. The Doll (1919)

25. Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife (1938)

26. Carmen (1918)

My Favorite F.W. Murnau Films (Revised and Updated)

01 Sunday Nov 2015

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, F.W. Murnau, Fantasy, German Cinema, German Filmmakers, Greatest, Horror, Lists, Mystery, Romance, Silent Cinema, Top 100

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City Girl, Faust, Nosferatu 1922, Phantom, Sunrise, Tabu, Tartuffe, The Burning Soil, The Finances of the Grand Duke, The Haunted Castle, The Last Laugh

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

1. Sunrise (1927)

2. Nosferatu (1922)

3. Tabu (1931)

4. The Last Laugh (1924)

5. Faust (1926)

6. Phantom (1922)

7. City Girl (1930)

8. Tartuffe (1925)

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

1. The Burning Soil (1922)

2. The Haunted Castle (1921)

3. The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)

My Favorite Fritz Lang Films (Revised and Updated)

08 Thursday Oct 2015

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, American Filmmakers, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Film Noir, Fritz Lang, German Cinema, German Filmmakers, Greatest, History, Lists, Mystery, Pre-1920's Cinema, Romance, Science Fiction, Silent Cinema, Thriller, Top 100, War, Western

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American Guerilla in the Philippines, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 1956, Clash by Night, Cloak and Dagger, Destiny, Die Nibelungen, Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, Fritz Lang's Indian Epic, Fury 1936, Hangmen Also Die!, Harakiri, House by the River, Human Desire, Liliom, M, Man Hunt, Metropolis, Ministry of Fear, Moonfleet, Rancho Notorious, Scarlet Street, Secret Beyond the Door, Spies, The Big Heat, The Blue Gardenia, The Return of Frank James, The Spiders, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, The Woman in the Window, Western Union, While the City Sleeps, Woman in the Moon, You and Me, You Only Live Once

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

1. M (1931)

2. Metropolis (1927)

3. While the City Sleeps (1956)

4. Fritz Lang’s Indian Epic (1959)

5. The Big Heat (1953)

6. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)

7. Spies (1928)

8. Die Nibelungen (1924)

9. Scarlet Street (1945)

10. The Woman in the Window (1944)

11. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)

12. The Blue Gardenia (1953)

13. Rancho Notorious (1952)

14. House by the River (1950)

15. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)

16. Destiny (1921)

17. The Spiders (1919/1920)

18. Harakiri (1919)

19. Liliom (1934)

20. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) (Not the 2009 version)

21. Woman in the Moon (1929)

22. Secret Beyond the Door (1947)

23. Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

24. Ministry of Fear (1944)

25. You Only Live Once (1937)

26. Man Hunt (1941)

27. Human Desire (1954)

28. Western Union (1941)

29. You and Me (1938)

30. The Return of Frank James (1940)

31. Clash by Night (1952)

32. Fury (1936) (No releation to the 1978 or 2014 films)

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

1. Cloak and Dagger (1946)

2. Moonfleet (1955)

3. American Guerilla in the Philippines (1950)

My Favorite Werner Herzog Films (Revised and Updated)

24 Thursday Sep 2015

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, Biography, Cinema, Documentary, Drama, German Cinema, German Filmmakers, Greatest, History, Horror, Lists, Science Fiction, Thriller, Top 100, War, Werner Herzog

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Aguirre the Wrath of God, Even Dwarfs Started Small, Fata Morgana, Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man, Heart of Glass, Land of Silence and Darkness, Lessons of Darkness, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Lo & Behold Reveries of the Connected World, My Best Fiend, Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979, Rescue Dawn, Signs of Life, Stroszek, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, The White Diamond, The Wild Blue Yonder, Woyzeck

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

1. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

2. Fitzcarraldo (1982)

3. Woyzeck (1979)

4. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

5. Rescue Dawn (2006)

6. The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)

7. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)

8. Stroszek (1977)

9. Heart of Glass (1976)

10. Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970)

11. Signs of Life (1968)

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

1. The White Diamond (2004)

2. Grizzly Man (2005)

3. Lessons of Darkness (1992)

4. Fata Morgana (1972)

5. Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)

6. My Best Fiend (1999)

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

1. Lo & Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

2. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)

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My Favorite F.W. Murnau Films (Revised and Updated)

My Favorite Fritz Lang Films (Revised and Updated)

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