Well, it's not really Del Toro's film (I am a huge fan of his work, though). El Orfanato is the first film by this guy Juan Antonio Bayona, and I'm looking forwards to seeing more of his work. Spanish film is getting extraordinarily good in recent years.
No...but he had his fingers in it. :)
Have you seen any Aki Kaurismaki films? A Finnish director with a wicked sense of humor....but his style is not for everyone. It is very FINNISH, in that there isn't a lot of dialogue, but when there is, it is priceless! I would recommend any of his, but I especially liked The Man Without A Past.
Was really well done!! I am a big Del Toro fan. The Devil's Backbone is probably my favorite ghost movie ever..
Well, it's not really Del Toro's film (I am a huge fan of his work, though). El Orfanato is the first film by this guy Juan Antonio Bayona, and I'm looking forwards to seeing more of his work. Spanish film is getting extraordinarily good in recent years.
Diários de Motocicleta (or Motorcycle Diaries). The story of Ernesto Guevara before he became known as Che. I believe it won the foreign film Oscar the year it debuted.
Diários de Motocicleta (or Motorcycle Diaries). The story of Ernesto Guevara before he became known as Che. I believe it won the foreign film Oscar the year it debuted.
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Feb 2, 2009 - 12:12pm
"Snow" By Geoffrey Jones (1963)
From the BFI National Film Archive, this was suggested by The Guardian today, in light of the chaos caused by a modest snowfall in the SE of England today.
For best results, go here, and view in "high quality" mode, and turn up the sound.
"Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are counterpointed with passengers' buffet-car comforts.
In a mere half-dozen films released between 1959 and 1975, director Geoffrey Jones revealed himself as an outstanding talent, embracing industrial filmmaking as consistent with a personal style, blending movement and sound into a joyous, rhythmic whole. Brilliantly aided by Wolfgang Suschitzky's shimmering camerawork, the Oscar-nominated 'Snow' is Jones' masterpiece. It's crisply invigorating enough to induce brief amnesia about our trains' notorious inability to cope with the white stuff - then and now. (Patrick Russell)"
Really good film. 
