>> Anonymous 01/18/21(Mon)15:14:05 No. Screenplay by Leos Carax, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Lauren Sedofsky, based on the novel Pierre Or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville. Edgar Cochran’s review published on Letterboxd: A manifesto about self-destruction and the film announces it since the beginning; existentialist pessimism through conformism and irresponsible improvisation through voracious impulses. Favorites: Barry Lyndon (1975), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012). Werckmeister Harmonies Chopper Mrs. Parker & The Vicious Circle Neon Bible Baby, It’s You Modern Romance — Marko Orlic (@marko_orlic) May 14, 2020. what were you thinking, baby!? His sensibilities are most definitely that of a stereotypical French painter. iraniancinephil uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Film data from TMDb. Anonymous 03/12/21(Fri)20:16:40 No. This…, mattyfastwheelz 1,372 films 4,198 133 Edit, Some of the Chaotic Cinema Facebook page's favourite films, To comfort the disturbed and to disturb the comfortable weirdo / shocking / random / weirdos / psychedelectable, Mark Garrett 1,516 films 1,497 20 Edit, all credit to Tim Dirk's filmsite.org @ www.filmsite.org/sexinfilms0.html, Missing titles from Lbxd: a l'ecu d'or ou la…, UNDER CONSTRUCTION This is a lot of work - and will take a lot of time - because I need…. Pola X 1999 ★★★★½ . Favorites: Asako I & II (2018), Hero Hiralal (1988), Sex is No Laughing Matter (2008), August in the Water (1995). I guess that’s why we love him. I've also included Academy and BAFTA winners for Best Film, … I’m sick of sorting through concerts, series, and other non-movies. Second viewing, last seen ... with whom the less privileged of the two has formed a close bond. Carax should stick to Lavant and Binoche. Favorites: Heat (1995), Badlands (1973), Pola X (1999), Terrorizers (1986). Review by Marko O. Pola X 1999 ★★★½ . This combines recommendations by AFI, Cahiers du Cinema, Den of Geek, Empire, The Guardian, Insider, Letterboxd, Metacritic, Mark Kermode, Mubi, New York Times, and Rotten Tomatoes, as well as the books 1001 Movies to See Before You Die, 501 Must See Movies, 101 Movies to See Before You Grow Up and Beyond Casablanca. The clear answer "Pola X" gives us is that it should be personal. Review by Marko O. Pola X 1999 ★★★½ . >> Anonymous 01/18/21 (Mon)15:13:04 No. Everything is so random. Watched Sep 16, 2018. And yet definitely beguiling, indelible, and idiosyncratic. But Pola X, despite its one explicit sex scene, mostly lacks that film's wild romantic abandon and corresponding visual bravado. Despite its dabbling in sexual taboos, it lacks the experimental thrust of energy present in every other Carax film. It's just a thing that happens. 145292532. Definitely still the most batshit insane piece of cinema with god-level location scouting not named POSSESSION. >> Anonymous 03/13/21(Sat)13:48:14 No. Anonymous 03/13/21(Sat)13:48:14 No. Bertolucci’s The Spider’s Stratagem. A brutally honest and touching story about white guilt, art, and artists. There's a number of…, Jayce Fryman 18,680 films 3,508 115 Edit, This list collects every film from the Starting List that became They Shoot Pictures Don't They's 1000 Greatest Films. As a follow-up to his "The Lovers on the Bridge," Leos Carax's "Pola X" feels like a victory lap. Review by Lawrence Garcia. Nothing seems misplaced. Shout out to the bloke who posted Pola X last thread. Not his character, just *him* at the beginning of this shit, and only then because I feel like myself at peak attractiveness would kind of look like him, Film #16 in Cinebro's "I'm Starting to Lose Sensation in My Fingers" Challenge. The more you delve into your subject matter to search for the truth, the more you alienate yourself from your audience. Marko O’s review published on Letterboxd: Definitely still the most batshit insane piece of cinema with god-level location scouting not named POSSESSION. 1,785 films watched. Show Notes ; NYFF Main Slates; Published Pieces; … First of all, I'm a sucker for movies about people descending into madness, if it has people being pushed to their edges and eerie soundtracks, I'm here for it and this was kind of the case. Favorites: Asako I & II (2018), Hero Hiralal (1988), Sex is No Laughing Matter (2008), August in the Water (1995). perro uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 147936529. Without no knowledge of Melville's novel in which this film is based, I was still able to become engaged in the film's story. Watched Apr 05, 2014. Saved searches. The only thing scarier than living within the stultifying rules of society is breaking from them. David Fiore’s review published on Letterboxd: Full Metal Melville . Where "Lovers" was relatively straightforward and targeted at a broad audience, this film is clearly the personal labor of love for a writer/director given the artistic freedom to chase his muse wherever it leads. Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd. Takes the artist-in-search-of-the-Truth cliché and transforms it with a feral energy, a kind of excessive madness and an intense physicality, a desire to "push beyond all this"—the standouts: the motorcycle crash; the (unsimulated?) 145292578. © Letterboxd Limited. Remove; In this conversation Where "Lovers" was relatively straightforward and targeted at a broad audience, this film is clearly the personal labor of love for a writer/director given the artistic freedom to chase his muse wherever it leads. Show Notes; NYFF Main Slates; Published Pieces; … Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd. 2020. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. >> Anonymous 03/12/21(Fri)20:16:40 No. Pola X Holy Motors. Also, it criticizes and suspects the legitimacy of pieces of art that aren't created by first-hand experiences. Instead, it is a film of subtleties and ambiguities (unambiguously like the namesake of its source material). Favorites: Mirror (1975), Pola X (1999), Au Hasard Balthazar (1966), Woyzeck (1979). TMDb How many have you seen? Erm, but some of the titles I remember (which still would be eligible) are Jauja, Like Father Like Son, Girlhood, Faults, Let Us Prey, Breathe [Respire], L'il Quinquin, Tangerine, and Maidan. Related Posts. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. New digital collage: “100% FRESH” How Rotten Tomatoes understands race in the American cinema Destaque para a cena surreal do mar de sangue que traz os dois atores que anos mais tarde teriam um destino trágico. Mike D'Angelo’s review published on Letterboxd: 45/100. In true French fashion, 130 minutes feels like 3 hours, but I was glad of it. Watched Jan 19, 2019. rhodaAF709’s review published on Letterboxd: Would make a good double feature with Buñuel's Wuthering Heights adaptation, Abismos de pasión. Left to ponder is why such a film is needed when nothing is desired from it—besides a numb pretentiousness that fails to render a single emotion. Gracias, mate. Guillaume Depardieu Yekaterina Golubeva Catherine Deneuve Delphine Chuillot Laurent Lucas Šarūnas Bartas Till Lindemann Christoph Schneider Markus Kirschbaum Khireddine Medjoubi Miguel Yeco Bill Callahan, Leos Carax Herman Melville Jean-Pol Fargeau Lauren Sedofsky, Stéphane Thiébaut Jean-Pierre Laforce Jean-Louis Ughetto Béatrice Wick, Degeto Film Arena Films Canal+ Pandora Film, 134 mins   A manifesto about self-destruction and the film announces it since the beginning; existentialist pessimism through conformism and irresponsible improvisation through voracious impulses. Though not as good as "Lovers," it is still the unique vision of a director whom I believe made exactly the movie that he wanted to make. score: 78 of 500 (16%) required scores: 1, 28, 52, 72, 116 list stats leaders vote Vote print comments. First of all, I'm a sucker for movies about people descending into madness, if it has people being pushed to their edges and eerie soundtracks, I'm here for it and this was kind of the case. French Gothic is quite the insidious aesthetic, and POLA X might be the Frenchest thing ever made. Reviews of Pola X. Jordan Raup February 19, 2020. 1,384 films watched. Apr I wasn’t really convinced by anyone but Catherine Deneuve and Laurent Lucas and those aren’t even given that much screentime. 147936529. Review by rhodaAF709. 387 films watched. Pierre continues to spin incessantly on himself, while everything around him begins to change and decay, while relationships with other people rot and the truth of things is increasingly far from his gaze. no no. For a filmmaker as sui generis as Carax, this means that the film heads to some particularly strange places. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. Letterboxd — Your life in film. He is one of the daring filmmakers that seem to know precisely what they are doing. Watched Jan 12, 2018. Search query Search Twitter. pola’s lists. Inscrivez-vous sur Facebook pour communiquer avec Pola Cabidog et d’autres personnes que vous pouvez connaître. The story of Pierre is so interesting. Werckmeister Harmonies Chopper Mrs. Parker & The Vicious Circle Neon Bible Baby, It’s You Modern Romance — Marko Orlic (@marko_orlic) May 14, 2020. Stunning forerunner to The Conformist. Pessimistic worldviews. 1,516 films watched. Francis Ford Coppola Will Release New Version of The Godfather: Part III This December. 5,161 films watched. ", which I guess also referred to Beau travail and Time Regained). Anonymous 03/12/21(Fri)20:27:45 No. Bio: www.instagram.com/iraniancinephiles/ Robert uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Block this member This member is blocked; Report this review; rhodaAF709 liked these reviews. Never mind. 147936529. 387 films watched. type to search. 1,394 films watched. Anything with more than 1,000 views on Letterboxd that’s longer…, Darren Carver-Balsiger 1,060 films 21,974 1560 Edit. 1999 Master Lists [Letterboxd] Master List; Master List by Director; Favorites [Blog] Favorite Films; Simple Top Tens; History of Changes; All-Time Favorites; Top 100; Favorite Directors; The Chinese Cinema; A Top 100 of the 2010s; Logs [YouTube] 2021 Viewing Log; 2021 Omnibus Log; 2021 First Watches; Past Logs; Catalyst and Witness. and i usually have quite an appetite for these fucked up 80s/90s french thrillers. Samuel uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 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Bio: perro que se parece a Yoshishige Yoshida Despite its dabbling in sexual taboos, it lacks the experimental thrust of energy present in every other Carax film. Pola X SubUrbia Los Olvidados Death in the Garden Kafka — Alfio (@alfoti) May 14, 2020. Mobile site. 4,471 films watched. 4,471 films watched. © Letterboxd Limited. Pola X 1999 ★★★★★ Rewatched Jan 19, 2019. Step Two: Pick a Number. Francis Ford Coppola Will Release New Version of The Godfather: Part III This December. * *Nobody cares if you don't think…, 1) Films missing are mainly hardcore porn and TV shows (Hitchcock mysteries namely). Unfortunately, that idea has some flaws as movies with very few votes can easily get inflated scores. Where "Lovers" was relatively straightforward and targeted at a broad audience, this film is clearly the personal labor of love for a writer/director given the artistic freedom to chase his muse wherever it leads. Letterboxd Top 1000 Horror Movies - Page 16 show list info . leos, baby, what a disaster! Unseen on DVD or Blu Ray, it leaves a classic-movie-size hole in the … In spite of some melodramatic clashes, the film works wonders in the psychological minimalism department even if it sacrifices a great portion of the literary angle which could make even some more interesting discourses explode. A writer leaves his upper-class life and journeys with a woman claiming to be his sister, and her two friends. Definitely infuriating, overlong, inconsistent and borderline unwatchable. Mike is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Bertolucci’s The Spider’s Stratagem. Pola X SubUrbia Los Olvidados Death in the Garden Kafka — Alfio (@alfoti) May 14, 2020. Service. Comparado com os geniais "Os Amantes da Ponte Neuf" e "Holy Motors" este "Pola X" é bem inferior além de parecer ser mais superficial, fica a sensação que a história não sabe para onde ir. I really love the fact that the most genuinely angsty movie of all time was made by a 39 year old, Anyway it's official - next time I come to the Metrograph I'm bringing batteries to throw at the degenerates who just come there to giggle at nothing, Regardless of the few bad apples in the audience, seeing this projected and with actually good picture quality has spoiled me - fuck the mediocre DVD, this felt like a whole new movie, I really found myself looking up to Depardieu fils. Rewatched Jan 19, 2019. NYC Weekend Watch: Absurd Comedy, ‘Pola X,’ Bob Fosse & More. The body is just a receptacle of temporary carnal escapism. Never mind. minus a few cool rock n roll moments, I found this ~actively unpleasant~. Erm, but some of the titles I remember (which still would be eligible) are Jauja, Like Father Like Son, Girlhood, Faults, Let Us Prey, Breathe [Respire], L'il Quinquin, Tangerine, and Maidan. Film data from TMDb. Pola X is as cryptic as its title, as much as the writer Pierre who begins to go down in a real spiral of decadence, driven by an apparent vision during his dream for an incessant search for something, perhaps the truth, perhaps a life that does not hide anything from him, immersed in his strongest inspiration. Mateo Ibarra’s review published on Letterboxd: So, is this extreme? sex scene. Ah yes, the aimless escapades of the high-bourgeois are always a joy to watch. 14, Robert Beksinski’s review published on Letterboxd: Carax takes on Herman Melville and the result is very intriguing albeit slightly lost in its conviction. This is such a sad truth about art in general and raises questions about what art should be. 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