Surreal Cinema

Fans of Louis de Funès should seek out Le petit baigneur by Robert Dhéry (1968) - as I understand it's not been distributed very well, if at all, in the USA. It's extremely funny, especially if viewer is open to several strong elements of surrealism in it.

 

I knew when this thread came up I'd seen something recently which qualified and finally remembered it was this

 

Have you guys tried to watch any of Matthew Barney's films?
Thanks to YouTube, yo can watch the entire "Cremaster" series...
They're worth a watch, if you're into that kind of thing...
The most entertaining one (to me, at least), is the longest one:

 

Here's Part Two:

 

A member on another thread made me discover this incredible short subject by Jim Henson (Academy Awards-nominated, 1966):

Jim Henson's Time Piece (Отрезок времени)

 

Alice In Wonderland (1966) by Jonathan Miller - Psychedelic!

 

There is also The Hourglass Sanatorium from the same director. It's a shorter film than The Saragossa Manuscript, and in colour. However, I found it to be a tedious watch. YMMV, of course.

 

No discussion of surreal/Dada cinema is complete without mention of Glen or Glenda? Ed Wood didn't set out to make a surreal film, but he sure ended up with one.

 

Anyone remember the Dr Seuss's The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T?

 

Very late to the party but I just finished watching Jodorowsky's "The Dance of Reality". It blew my mind and I'm still trying to process some of it. It's a lot like "Santa Sangre" but probably even more hallucinatory and I found it quite emotional too. I really hope Jodorowsky lives long enough to complete his intended five film autobiography. I think he's 88 or 89 years old now. I've always loved this guy's work although it ain't for everybody.

 

Loved that one. My girl, however, didn't enjoy it at all and was pretty harsh in her criticism against it.

 

Wrong (2012)

 

We did too! My dad was a huge movie buff and had thousands of movies in many different formats including 8mm and 16mm film. I just recently inherited his projectors and most of the films (he sold some on ebay before he passed). There's a few classic ones in there such as The Day The Earth Stood Still, King Kong (1933), Pinocchio, Night Of The Living Dead, Young Frankenstein, and Enter The Dragon. At some point my wife and I are going to have a few movie nights!!

 

I saw this at a kiddie matinee in the '60's and didn't know what to think. Love it now. Hans Conried!!

 

The White Bus, 1967, directed by Lindsay Anderson.

 

Watched it on TV on a winter afternoon in Rhode Island in the first grade and was HORRIFFIED!

 

The Lobster

 

La Perle (The Pearl) 1929
not sure how surreal it would be considered but it's fantasy and i would recommend it to anyone who wants to see a fantastic short silent film.



La perle (1929) - IMDb

 

BEGOTTEN by E. Elias Merhige.

OOP for too long, needs a deluxe re-issue:

 

Hayao Miyazaki - Spirited Away
Tarkovsky - Solaris and Stalker
Cocteau - Orpheus and I guess Beauty and the Beast qualifies
Guillermo del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth
Jean-Pierre Jeunet - The City of Lost Children

 

Seems to be filmed in 1966, but was released in 1968. Who's the band playing during Joan River's scene. The Sunrays?

 

Also one of the most DISTURBING movies ever. I have seen hardcore gore hounds who couldn't take the first 20 minutes of this film. Oddly, I found those little planter men even MORE disturbing than the first part. They were turning up in my frickin' dreams. Well worth watching but it is not an easy sit.

 

Finally got around to seeing this. What an amazing achievement in film.