Dagmar Versus 1001 Movies: August 2018

Introduction

1001 movies you must see before you die. Must I? Let's see.

My name is Dagmar and I am from Czech Republic. I have a bachelor's degree in screenwriting. I study movies. I watch movies. I write about movies. I kind of mention movies a lot. I even cross stitch things I like in movies. My views on cinema could be described as peculiar. My views on the "1001 movies" list as complicated. It happens a lot that I get the feeling it wasn't that necessary to see some particular movies. Sometimes I'm really grateful I saw them. And there are also times when I don't watch any new movies for six months straight. And they keep adding new movies every damn year so I might have to never die to watch them all.

What's the score right now?

606/1245 - That's 639 left to see.

I started this experiment on July 3rd 2009 and the latest update was made on April 19th 2023.

You can find the full list here.

Tuesday, 28 August 2018

Son of Saul (2015)

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Hungary
directed by: László Nemes
written by: László Nemes, Clara Royer
starring: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn
seen on 28th August, 2018

That's what I call a film debut. I don't know why would anyone want any more explanation, from the first shot to the last we know absolutely everything we need to know both as viewers and HUMANS. Sculpting the space with the use of a limited field of vision and reinforced soundscape feels incredibly powerful, along with the slow realization that I'm watching a drama of sofoklean proportions and that I will probably cry long after it's over. As a friend of mine said: "After this film, 99% of holocaust-themed pictures will seem like obsolete theatrical garbage."