My wife and I have been exploring film from various times and places. She tends to prefer actiony/adventury films that aren’t bleak while I am insufferable and maudlin, adoring self indulgent wallowing moodiness.
She found the rate of cuts of man with a movie camera too offputting, and has ruled out stalker because it’s relentlessly depressing. Aside from dead season which isn’t good but is funny because of history, and come and see which I wont be traumatising her with I don’t know any soviet film. You weirdos might.
Any recommendations for showing the best or most interesting of? Things that are either high quality or showcase a unique character due cultural differences. It can be weird!
There are some comedy movies, like the diamond arm, but Soviet movies are not known to be particularly upbeat fyi
We just watched the diamond arm and Ivan the terrible changes his professional. Legitimately two of the funniest films I’ve seen in my life.
I was in tears during the translator giving up in the diamond arm and the intermission joke. Also surprisingly the cinematography was innovative and dynamic as hell which is unusual for comedy films in my experience. The infinite mirror in the changing room was a damn creative shot.
glad you enjoyed it! i always worry that the humour doesnt translate well
I’m sure I missed some puns and so on. One thing I didn’t get was in the introduction to the diamond arm the credits said “filmed with a half hidden camera” according to the subtitles we had.
Is this a joke? Like it’s pretending the footage is real in a very tongue-in-cheek way? or does it more mean literally some footage was filmed with a hidden camera for authentic reactions?
half hidden camera is just a joke!
I am willing to lie to her as long as I wont spend 50 years making up for it.
Like everyone, she’s wrong about her preferences. If something is good enough she’ll find it satisfying.