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Existential Movie War
Over on his Sentient Developments blog, IEET board member George Dvorsky has compiled and posted a list of what he calls “The Top 10 Existential Movies of All Time.” As a serious film buff, I was immediately prompted to respond by naming a few important—and great—existential movies that George left off his list. I’ll get to my own favorites in a moment, but first we should lay down some ground rules.
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Posted by Athena Andreadis on 06/08 at 06:23 AM
As I posted at Sentient Developments, your list is much more inclusive and diachronic. I would also consider Ulysses' Gaze by Theodoros Angelopoulos and Bruce Beresford's Black Robe.
Posted by veronica on 06/09 at 02:02 AM
I haven't been in the country all that long, so I only know the "pop" American movies. The following movie, which I liked, might fit the description of existential: The Truman Show
Posted by Dio Dotus on 06/09 at 11:41 PM
No Kubrick? No Tarkovsky? Gilliam? What about Blade Runner? Abre los Ojos/Vanilla Sky?
Another that should definately be in such a list: Mamoru Oshii.
And, have you seen?:
Edward Yang: A One and a Two (Yi Yi), Taiwan - 2000.
Roy Andersson: Songs from the Second Floor, Sweden - 2000.
Posted by Mike Treder on 06/10 at 03:25 PM
It was hard leaving Kubrick off my list, since I'm a huge fan of his work. Of course, it was hard leaving a lot of other directors off as well. That's the trouble when you try to whittle things like this down to just ten entries: there's just not enough room to include everyone who deserves to be there!
Posted by Dio Dotus on 06/10 at 08:57 PM
Yes, very difficult when one takes in consideration all the great movies and directors out there. And ofcourse, this list is personal (good choices by the way, though I haven't seem all of them). But Kubrick? How could you, as a fan? This is his one great theme! Existentialism? Check. Alienation? Check. Absurdity? Check.
Not only that, but considering the context of this website, surely '2001: A Space Odyssey' was a shoe-in for first place? (And don't forget that AI was supposed to be his next project...)
Posted by Mike Treder on 06/11 at 10:37 AM
Which Kubrick is the most representative of his existential viewpoint: Paths of Glory? The Killing? Dr. Strangelove? 2001? Barry Lyndon? A Clockwork Orange? Eyes Wide Shut? He deserves a Top 10 list all his own!
I agree, too, that Terry Gilliam's Brazil is one of the great exi films of all time.
Posted by Ryan Foley on 11/06 at 06:35 AM
I have only seen three of the films you place on your list. Love Aguirre! Wonder if you considered Runaway Train?
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