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The Passion of Joan of Arc (Criterion Collection Spine #62)The Passion of Joan of Arc (Criterion Collection Spine #62)
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A legendary performance and a stunning classic of early cinema. The work of a genius.
The Blue AngelThe Blue Angel
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Excellent performance by Marlene Dietrich (and excellent Emil Jannings too!). A german masterpiece.
My Life to LiveMy Life to Live
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Maybe Anna Karina's greatest role. Impossible to forget.
Alphaville - Criterion CollectionAlphaville - Criterion Collection
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Possibly the best film noir ever. I firmly believe Anna Karina was at least at this point a gift to humanity, as someone said about Mozart, and it really shows.
Band of Outsiders - Criterion CollectionBand of Outsiders - Criterion Collection
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One of Godard's most memorable classics, and a must-see preformance by Anna. The dancing scene is one of my favorite sequences in cinema ever!
A Woman is a Woman - Criterion CollectionA Woman is a Woman - Criterion Collection
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Great musical comedy by Godard, and God, Anna Karina is wonderfull again.
Le Petit SoldatLe Petit Soldat
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This early piece by Godard as actualy one really good movie (I think it's his second, and the first one with Anna). Godard's celebrated semi-joke "cinema is 24 times the truth per second" comes from here.
PersonaPersona
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An avant-garde classic featuring Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann at the top of their game. One of the best pictures ever, and probably Bergman's masterpiece as we all know.
Shame (Special Edition)Shame (Special Edition)
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Excellent although less popular movie with an excellent cast. Liv is particularly stunning here, and YES, you will see her breasts for a sec or two.
Cries & Whispers - Criterion CollectionCries & Whispers - Criterion Collection
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Memorable female cast, and a Bergman classic.
Autumn Sonata - Criterion CollectionAutumn Sonata - Criterion Collection
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One of Liv's best roles. The interplay between her and Ingrid bergman is a true miracle. A must-see.
Scenes From a Marriage - Criterion CollectionScenes From a Marriage - Criterion Collection
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Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen)Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen)
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Here the most inspired acting may come from the mighty Max von Sidow, but Liv, cast as his wife, is in excellent form too. This is one of the movies that turned me into a Bergman buff, and one of the few movies this guy shot that comes close to the strange magic of Persona.
The Passion of AnnaThe Passion of Anna
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von KantThe Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
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Margit Carstensen and Hanna Schygulla. One of my top ten movies ever.
Fassbinder's BRD Trilogy (The Marriage of Maria Braun / Veronika Voss / Lola) - Criterion CollectionFassbinder's BRD Trilogy (The Marriage of Maria Braun / Veronika Voss / Lola) - Criterion Collection
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More great female performances in the fabulous works of Fassbinder.
Last Year at MarienbadLast Year at Marienbad
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Renais' masterpiece is also a great place to start apreciating the magic of Delphine Seyrig, one of France's best-loved actresses.
Hiroshima Mon Amour - Criterion CollectionHiroshima Mon Amour - Criterion Collection
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Emmanuelle Riva is an almost unknown french actress, compared to Seyrig. In this picture she is really excellent, though.
Diabolique (Criterion Collection Spine #35)Diabolique (Criterion Collection Spine #35)
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Simone Signoret and Vera clouzot are amazing in this masterly crafted thriller by Vera's Husband.
L'Eclisse - Criterion CollectionL'Eclisse - Criterion Collection
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Monica Vitti + Antonioni = cinema heaven.
L'Avventura - Criterion CollectionL'Avventura - Criterion Collection
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TeoremaTeorema
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The magic of Silvana Mangano. Teorema is by the way one of Pasolini's masterpieces.
The Silence (Criterion Collection)The Silence (Criterion Collection)
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Let us not forget the magic of Ingrid Thullin. Too bad I coudn't find The rite on Amazon, one of Bergman's best movies and probably her best role.
The Damned [PAL, Region 2, Import]The Damned [PAL, Region 2, Import]
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Another stunning performance by Ingrid Thullin, playing the role of Dirk Bogarde's mistress. One hell of a couple.
Sunday Bloody SundaySunday Bloody Sunday
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There's a short story by Julio Cortazar called "We loved Glenda so much". This is the Glenda he was talking about, and she is exactly as wonderfull as one can picture her while reading the argentinian master.
Women in LoveWomen in Love
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Great movie with a few kitshy scenes. Some of the acting is excellent, though, and you can be sure you won't forget this bunch.
Marat / SadeMarat / Sade
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Very weird/avant-garde movie. An experimentation with cinema, theatre and history that features in the supporting role of a young crazy woman the magnificent Glenda.
Babette's FeastBabette's Feast
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Last, but not least, the weirdly beautiful Stephane Audran in one of her best roles. A masterpiece.
All These Women [PAL Import]All These Women [PAL Import]
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As a bonus: a feast of bergmanian actresses (though this is hardly one of Bergman's best pictures). Bibi and Harriet Andersson are absolutely gorgeous here.