LeaJulia

LeaJulia

a like is my most gatekeeping & awfully subjective evaluation method. I consider them my favourites.

Favorite films

  • Paris, Texas
  • 1917
  • Night on Earth
  • Before Sunrise

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  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    ★★★★½

  • Yes Man

    ★★★

  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

    ★★½

  • Bird

    ★★★★

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    Putting some drop the bass glamour against “how to cook the turkey” and splashing eggs with horror sound effects doesn’t get the message more existential

  • Here

    Here

    ★★★★★

    just wandering, so much wandering, omg.
    the pictures wander. the emotions and interests and thoughts and opinions. the SOUND wanders so extraordinarily well and subtle (yet intensely and determined). Especially when the footsteps in the woods suddenly get muted, or the rain starts with 2 drops, leading the focus softly away from the forest ambiance.
    it is not even about "seeing beauty in details" but rather not interpreting at all. seeing but not judging. just seeing in that very sense.…

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  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

    ★★★★★

    Opted for a live-action version instead of a traditional rewatch.
    Sensational how perspectives, narratives and even characters can evolve and develop unpredictably if just stuck in a room with a single solution long enough – and sensational how that movie adeptly portrays this dynamic, blending authenticity with minimalistic, yet captivating cinematography (through nearly perfect blocking and a wonderfully bitter feeling of heat and isolation) which is so carefully constructed.

  • Forever Now

    Forever Now

    ★★★½

    complexity in connection. always nice. definitely not american. danish strength with a bavarian soundtrack. super