laaanus

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Contrary to popular belief, I am actually a really nice guy.

Favorite films

  • The Godfather
  • Stop Making Sense
  • Ran
  • The Blues Brothers

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  • Becoming Led Zeppelin

    ★★★

  • Django

    ★★★★

  • The French Connection

    ★★★★½

  • West Side Story

    ★★★

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  • Ran

    Ran

    ★★★★★

    Ran is overly tragical, theatrical and a masterclass in movement, composition and sheer craftmansship from a late master of this art.

    I love how this makes choices that are simple but yet genius. How it uses color, sound and music. Especially in that first battle sequence.

    I think one can learn so much about editing in a natural way that makes the progression from shot to shot seem so organic and fluent from this Film its crazy.

  • The Trial

    The Trial

    ★★★★

    Anthony Perkins gets thrown into a kafkaesque bureaucratic nightmare and into fascist and typical Welles expressionistic Noir environmet (presented through production Design and camera)

    What is this parabolic and surreal dream about? Is it about a fictional character fighting against the writers intentions OR maybe about a man standing trial before god. It could be really anything. Both these theories would be supported by architectural style and overall vibe. A lot of characters have german or eastern european accents whicv…

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  • Django

    Django

    ★★★★

    Ein großer Mann hat mal gesagt:

    "Sollt ich morgen von uns gehen hier mein letzter Wille /

    Ne Schachtel Marlboro, en Blowjob und paar Westernfilme"

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★½

    Rest in peace Mickey 1,2,3,..., you would ve loved Sisyphos

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  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown

    ★★★

    The Enigma.
    The Poet.
    The Singer.
    The Trailblazer.
    The Writer.
    The Preacher.
    The Sinner.
    The Voice.
    The Traitor.
    The Folkhero.
    The ETERNAL
    Bob Dylan.

  • Shrek

    Shrek

    ★★★½

    "She is married to the muffinman"
    "The Muffinman?"
    "THE MUFFINMAN!!!