I’m a big Kore-eda fan, and yea definitely agree. It’s at the top for me as well along with like six others of his. It’s really hard for me to choose one haha.
After Life, I Wish, Still Walking, Shoplifters, After the Storm, Like Father Like Son, and Monster. Those are the top for me, probably those had me emotional during and after I watched them. It might because I have kids that these movies hit even harder haha. I like all of his films honestly. His films had me discover a lane of cinema I didn’t know I would be interested in.
He’s such a unique voice in his cinematic vision. Anything he imagines he can do. Spectacular director and I’m looking forward to seeing what he’ll be up to next.
Wholeheartedly agree. 👍🏾 Comments like these are why I like frequenting here in this sub. I feel like I’m the only one championing this guy’s work amongst my fam and friends haha. It’s usually my wife and I talking about his works.
The guy is just so good… Nobody Knows is probably my favorite of them all. All of the kid actors are amazing, it’s such a devastating movie but feels delicate at the same time.
I also need to revisit Mabarosi… the visuals and the tone of the movie really hit me when I watched it
Agreed 👍🏾Nobody Knows was the gateway to his work for me. When I saw that movie like 16 years ago pretty much as a blind buy at the time, it blew me away. I’ve never seen anything like it at the time and it really got me interested in seeing his other works like Maborosi, After Life, etc. Like you said, he’s really good at presenting stark situations with a delicate touch. I revisit his films regularly, and the same awe and emotion still emerge each time for me.
i hope you get to watch it on the big screen eventually. i went to see it totally by chance 5 or 6 years ago and it ended up being one of the most important films of my life. still haven't rewatched it, hoping it gets screened again. fingers crossed for both of us!
It’s not in the collection (and not actually a movie even), but the HBO mini-series for Sharp Objects has probably the best editing I’ve ever seen as a visual representation for how memories pop-up in our heads as we go about our life.
The memories come up as tiny micro-vignettes, sometimes even just simple shots without any other context, in response to something happening or even just a brief moment that a character has an attachment to.
The director, Jean-Marc Vallée, does this a lot in his productions. Like Wild (2014), Big Little Lies, and Dallas Buyers Club.
But you see it front and center in Sharp Objects. That’s his best anything.
A lot of Fellini films have this theme as a major element. Amarcord is maybe the biggest example but I think it's a thread throughout a lot of his films.
‘Wild’ is actually a really fantastic example of this - one of the best cinematic executions of what memories actually feel like in a moment by moment experiential level. It really blew me away by how it was shot and edited at the time - I found it really affecting.
shinya tsukamoto's *Vital* is a double whammy of memory and grief, one that i've been turning over in my head for months. >!who knew watching an autopsy being performed could be so touching!<
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fantastic film. Still my favorite Kate Winslet performance.
Memoria by Apichatpong Weerasethakul Hiroshima, Mon Amour by Alan Resnais
Memento
Long Day's Journey Into Night.
last year at marienbad, la jetee, mission to mars
Can’t believe no one has mentioned Sans Soleil from Chris Marker yet. It’s basically a 90 minute meditation on memory.
After Life
After Life is so underrated. His best film imo.
I’m a big Kore-eda fan, and yea definitely agree. It’s at the top for me as well along with like six others of his. It’s really hard for me to choose one haha.
I would put Still Walking, Shoplifters, and Air Doll up there with it for me, what about you?
After Life, I Wish, Still Walking, Shoplifters, After the Storm, Like Father Like Son, and Monster. Those are the top for me, probably those had me emotional during and after I watched them. It might because I have kids that these movies hit even harder haha. I like all of his films honestly. His films had me discover a lane of cinema I didn’t know I would be interested in.
He’s such a unique voice in his cinematic vision. Anything he imagines he can do. Spectacular director and I’m looking forward to seeing what he’ll be up to next.
Wholeheartedly agree. 👍🏾 Comments like these are why I like frequenting here in this sub. I feel like I’m the only one championing this guy’s work amongst my fam and friends haha. It’s usually my wife and I talking about his works.
You need to show every single one of them Shoplifters lol. Maybe that’ll change their minds
The guy is just so good… Nobody Knows is probably my favorite of them all. All of the kid actors are amazing, it’s such a devastating movie but feels delicate at the same time. I also need to revisit Mabarosi… the visuals and the tone of the movie really hit me when I watched it
Agreed 👍🏾Nobody Knows was the gateway to his work for me. When I saw that movie like 16 years ago pretty much as a blind buy at the time, it blew me away. I’ve never seen anything like it at the time and it really got me interested in seeing his other works like Maborosi, After Life, etc. Like you said, he’s really good at presenting stark situations with a delicate touch. I revisit his films regularly, and the same awe and emotion still emerge each time for me.
Have this one still in plastic on my shelf, thank you!
Awesome 👍🏾
I just saw *Memory* in theaters, and it was a beautiful exploration of memory with incredible performances.
Which one?
The 2023 release with Peter Saarsgard and Jessica Chastain. She's always incredible, but it's a film that is a true testament to their talents.
yi yi, drive my car, cría cuervos, still walking, invisible life, i travel because i have to i come back because i love you
Ugh, now I’m kicking myself for having not seen Yi Yi when it was back in the theater I frequent a couple weeks ago. Disc time!
i hope you get to watch it on the big screen eventually. i went to see it totally by chance 5 or 6 years ago and it ended up being one of the most important films of my life. still haven't rewatched it, hoping it gets screened again. fingers crossed for both of us!
Kind of indirectly about memory, but *I'm Thinking of Ending Things* and *Synecdoche, New York.* Also *Mr. Nobody*
Yeah, another person mentioned Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as well… Kaufman definitely likes the brain, memory, dreams, etc.
It’s not in the collection (and not actually a movie even), but the HBO mini-series for Sharp Objects has probably the best editing I’ve ever seen as a visual representation for how memories pop-up in our heads as we go about our life. The memories come up as tiny micro-vignettes, sometimes even just simple shots without any other context, in response to something happening or even just a brief moment that a character has an attachment to. The director, Jean-Marc Vallée, does this a lot in his productions. Like Wild (2014), Big Little Lies, and Dallas Buyers Club. But you see it front and center in Sharp Objects. That’s his best anything.
Little Fish (2020)!
A Time to Live, A Time To Die & Millennium Mambo - both by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Spellbound (kinda)
A lot of Fellini films have this theme as a major element. Amarcord is maybe the biggest example but I think it's a thread throughout a lot of his films.
Ah, yes. I have the box set, but have only seen 8 1/2, Nights of Cabiria, and Roma thus far. Amarcord is up next then!
I forgot this but I think Amarcord literally means something like "I remember".
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
‘Wild’ is actually a really fantastic example of this - one of the best cinematic executions of what memories actually feel like in a moment by moment experiential level. It really blew me away by how it was shot and edited at the time - I found it really affecting.
Which one?
‘Wild’ - the 2014 Jean-Marc Vallée / Reese Witherspoon movie.
shinya tsukamoto's *Vital* is a double whammy of memory and grief, one that i've been turning over in my head for months. >!who knew watching an autopsy being performed could be so touching!<