Cold, Sober, Depressing, Powerful
I found myself attributing those words to many movies. So I started a list.
The descriptions are taken from my list "Good movies" and may use repetitive phrasing for the above mentioned reason.
The descriptions are taken from my list "Good movies" and may use repetitive phrasing for the above mentioned reason.
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- DirectorMurali K. ThalluriStarsTeresa PalmerFrank SweetSam HarrisAt 2:37, someone commits suicide in the school lavatory. The day is told up to that point from the viewpoint of six different students.One of the hardest hitting movies.
The budget/outcome ratio is incredibly high.
Good cinematography and great script, combined with surprisingly good acting make for a great movie.
The choices made create a strong sense of reality, making the story hit all the harder. - DirectorLukas MoodyssonStarsThorsten FlinckBjörn AlmrothSanna BrådingIn a decript apartment, a young man watches as his father and a friend shoot an amateur porn film. Issues of morality, reality TV and friendship are explored.Really underrated, IMHO.
Interesting stylistic devices, also cold and depressing.
Definitely feels real, too.
And as a bonus, even the "behind the scenes" / bonus features are done somewhat in-character, as part of the project. - DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsChristos StergioglouMichele ValleyAngeliki PapouliaA controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.Cold, sober "dogma" piece about what I'm sure is actually happening somewhere, because parents mean well.
Shocking? Yes.
Strange? Yes.
Cold? Yes.
Good? Hell yes. - DirectorGaspar NoéStarsPhilippe NahonBlandine LenoirFrankie PainA horse butcher's life and mind begin to break down as he lashes out against various factions of society while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.That's the Noé we all now and love: Cold, sober, depressing, shocking.
Not too many crazy camera rolls though ;) - DirectorUlrich SeidlStarsEkateryna RakLidiya Oleksandrivna SavkaOksana Ivanivna SklyarenkoA nurse from Ukraine searches for a better life in Central Europe, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason.Amazingly cold and sober story telling create a positively depressing atmosphere. I love it.
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsMonica BellucciVincent CasselAlbert DupontelEvents over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.Classic Noe: Cold, sober, depressing, shocking.
This time, WITH crazy camera rolls. - DirectorMichael HanekeStarsSusanne LotharUlrich MüheArno FrischTwo violent young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.