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Andrey Rublyov (1966)
Must be seen in a theater.....sigh
Watching it on video gives only a shadow of the power of this film. The themes of plague, art, meaning of life. purpose in work: all valuable to everyone. The DVDs and Blu-Rays are good for learned commentary and that is about it. True, you can see the editing in a video, but the size of a theater screen in combination with the beautifully thematic photography are essential to this film. Brilliant in a theater! (Shown in 2018, e.g., at the Cleveland Cinemateque). Very, very good on home theater system.
Off the Black (2006)
Wonderful acting and script!
Really strong performances by all involved, especially Nick Nolte and Trevor Morgan. But it is James Ponsoldt's meaty script that is really thrilling. The depth of feeling he gets from his actors is good too. I wish he had more than 23 days to shoot, since some of the photography is marginal, but some shots are just beautiful, especially the close-ups of the actors' faces.
Mild spoiler: This is a film of the human spirit, and human nature, and the nature of families: especially ad hoc families. And it has one of the most subtle uses of a female character in recent memory (the character Debra).