RicardoZarateJr’s Collection (27)
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CloseThe Spirit of the Beehive
Víctor Erice
RicardoZarateJr: “Melancholy, almost oneiric, and certainly captivating, Erice crafts a film that acknowledges the power of media and the revolution of cinema.”
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Luis Buñuel
RicardoZarateJr: “Complex, and vivid, Buñuel's exploration of class stratification and the piety of the damned veers from sacred to profane, but always beautiful. ”
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David Cronenberg
RicardoZarateJr: “Although not Cronenberg's best work, certainly one of his most innovative. In a world of television control, the viewer is reminded of their role.”
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Pier Paolo Pasolini
RicardoZarateJr: “Painful to watch, yet impossible to disregard. The shocking final minutes serve as the only possible conclusion to the horror of decadence. ”
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David Cronenberg
RicardoZarateJr: “An incredible testament to the Beat generation. The incessant exploration to the origin or words, thought, and expression. A tour de force.”
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CloseFear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Terry Gilliam
RicardoZarateJr: “A film that one never forgets. Depp and del Toro at their absolute best. Career defining performances. A soundtrack without compare. Gilliam's finest.”
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CloseThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Wes Anderson
RicardoZarateJr: “Peculiar. Erratic. Emotional. Love at sea, is no breeze, but rather the god Neptune's easy sigh. Revenge story that doesn't mind its own meanderings.”
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Wes Anderson
RicardoZarateJr: “A hilarious film, Anderson at his best. Detailed, manic, wrought with the terrible f-word, 'family', and even haunting, the entire cast is delightful.”
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CloseThe Most Dangerous Game
Ernest B. Schoedsack and Irving Pichel
RicardoZarateJr: “An adaptation from the splendid short story by Connell, the film lacks the original's fervor and intensity, but certainly adds an element of romance.”
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Paul Verhoeven
RicardoZarateJr: “An oft overlooked classic from the eighties, RoboCop presents a dystopia that slowly replaces humanity with cyborgs, and humanity's fight. ”
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Michael Powell
RicardoZarateJr: “Psychopaths make for entertaining cinema, and Powell's vision is captured masterfully. If the murderer wields the camera, who is the viewer? ”
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CloseNight and Fog
Alain Resnais
RicardoZarateJr: “Without a question one of the most difficult half-hours of cinema to watch. The sins of the Holocaust are viewed with unflinching eyes. Unforgettable.”
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Jacques Becker
RicardoZarateJr: “Honour among thieves is no new concept, yet Becker manages to spin an entirely new story from the motley crew of prisoner's questing for freedom.”
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CloseGrand Illusion
Jean Renoir
RicardoZarateJr: “Renoir's masterpiece certainly holds one of cinema's greatest moments: the prisoner's failed attempt to pass on escape plans due to language barriers.”
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CloseThrone of Blood
Akira Kurosawa
RicardoZarateJr: “Kurosawa adapts Macbeth in an astonishing manner, crossing cultural boundaries with ease. The witches enjoy a particularly striking transformation.”
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Robert Bresson
RicardoZarateJr: “Melodic and ambling, yet never turning its gaze from the simple humanity of every human being. Notions of divine intervention and secular temptation.”
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René Clément
RicardoZarateJr: “The searing story of innocence's fragility, and the pervasive and unrelenting nature of corruption. Terrifying in its simplicity. ”
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CloseHamlet
Laurence Olivier
RicardoZarateJr: “A powerful portrayal of Shakespeare's most famous play that maintains a timelessness rare in modern productions. Olivier's finest.”
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CloseBergman Island
Marie Nyreröd
RicardoZarateJr: “A fascinating insight into one of cinema's most prolific, talented, and revolutionary directors. The wisdom of age tempered with the wit of youth.”
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Jean-Luc Godard
RicardoZarateJr: “The only element illuminating the night is poetry. Beneath that dynamic light, humanity is revered, ridiculed, and ultimately, revealed. ”
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CloseGimme Shelter
David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin
RicardoZarateJr: “Sensational and larger than life look at the ill-fated tour, yet delicately addressing the tragic death at Altamont. The zeitgeist of an era defined.”
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CloseLoves of a Blonde
Milos Forman
RicardoZarateJr: “How is it that romance seems to find itself behind closed door listening but never being able to speak? Tender and humorous indeed - yet poignant. ”
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CloseParis, Texas
Wim Wenders
RicardoZarateJr: “The opening sequence to the film may be one of the best ever filmed. Paired with an incredible soundtrack, and extraordinary monologues. Superb.”
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Luis Buñuel
RicardoZarateJr: “Irreverent and surreal. Sacrilegious and fantastic. Though the devil assumes many guises, the most clever is within us. ”
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CloseThe Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme
RicardoZarateJr: “With an unforgettable performance from Hopkins, this film captures the strange and unpredictable line of justice. ”
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CloseHiroshima mon amour
Alain Resnais
RicardoZarateJr: “A melancholy exploration of love framed against the horrors of Hiroshima.”
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CloseAntichrist
Lars von Trier
RicardoZarateJr: “Stark, emotional, intense. An experience to be lived through and killed through.”
DVD Spine #542 Learn more »
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