list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around The Holy Mountain on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/The_Holy_Mountain/60948/default.aspx Title: The Holy Mountain
Year: 1973
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Plot: A film that screams "product of its time," The Holy Mountain was Alejandro Jodorowsky's dizzying elegy to the sex, drugs and spiritual awakening of the late 1960s and early 1970s -- a suitably bizarre follow-up to his El Topo (1971). Fascinating although it only fitfully makes sense, The Holy Mountain is beautifully shot and designed, and it suggests what might have resulted if Luis Buñuel, Michelangelo Antonioni, and George Romero had all dropped acid and made a movie together. A Christ-like vagrant and thief wanders through a perverse and unfriendly land until he encounters an enlightened one, who gathers the thief and six of the world's most powerful individuals for a spiritual pilgrimage. If that description sounds a bit sketchy, well, narrative isn't this film's strongest suit. But if you want to see the conquest of Mexico re-enacted by reptiles, soldiers shoot innocent people as birds fly from their wounds, and a wizard turn feces into gold, this is the movie for you. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:57:16 GMTThe Holy Mountain1973Alejandro JodorowskyA film that screams "product of its time," The Holy Mountain was <a href="/players/P____96113/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Alejandro Jodorowsky</a>'s dizzying elegy to the sex, drugs and spiritual awakening of the late 1960s and early 1970s -- a suitably bizarre follow-up to his <a href=/films/56544/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>El Topo</a> (1971). Fascinating although it only fitfully makes sense, The Holy Mountain is beautifully shot and designed, and it suggests what might have resulted if <a href="/players/P____83516/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Luis Buñuel</a>, <a href="/players/P____79780/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Michelangelo Antonioni</a>, and George Romero had all dropped acid and made a movie together. A Christ-like vagrant and thief wanders through a perverse and unfriendly land until he encounters an enlightened one, who gathers the thief and six of the world's most powerful individuals for a spiritual pilgrimage. If that description sounds a bit sketchy, well, narrative isn't this film's strongest suit. But if you want to see the conquest of Mexico re-enacted by reptiles, soldiers shoot innocent people as birds fly from their wounds, and a wizard turn feces into gold, this is the movie for you. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide13Tag Target (>10)10244http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s60948.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Holy_Mountain/60948/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2009/10/5/44121.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 10/5/2009 5:25:28 PM
Body: This is the first film I've seen by director René Laloux La planète sauvage (The Fantastic Planet) "Weird" is a word that is usually not very descriptive or original, but there are few films I've seen for which it would be more appropriate to use the word "weird" as a description. At times I was kind of getting the same vibe as a Terry Gilliam Monty Python animation or maybe even a bit of Dr. Seuss only much more strange and menacing. The film feels like it must be a metaphor or allegory, but for what I'm not sure. The description for the film on Netflix claims it is "said to be based on the Soviet occupation of the Czech Republic". I wouldn't know too much about that. It must have been a really strange occupation. Of course the themes of racism, slavery, and revolt are all prevalent here and not unknown to any human society. I first saw a clip of this film projected on a wall at a kooky loft apartment party where the rest of the room was dressed up as a set for some kind of sci-fi space sex film. Clips from The Holy Mountain and Carl Sagan's Cosmos. This seemed like the most appropriate setting for the exhibition of the film. Rating: 7/10
]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:25:28 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog10/5/2009 5:25:28 PMThis is the first film I've seen by director Ren&eacute; Laloux La plan&egrave;te sauvage (The Fantastic Planet) "Weird" is a word that is usually not very descriptive or original, but there are few films I've seen for which it would be more appropriate to use the word "weird" as a description. At times I was kind of getting the same vibe as a Terry Gilliam Monty Python animation or maybe even a bit of Dr. Seuss only much more strange and menacing. The film feels like it must be a metaphor or allegory, but for what I'm not sure. The description for the film on Netflix claims it is "said to be based on the Soviet occupation of the Czech Republic". I wouldn't know too much about that. It must have been a really strange occupation. Of course the themes of racism, slavery, and revolt are all prevalent here and not unknown to any human society. I first saw a clip of this film projected on a wall at a kooky loft apartment party where the rest of the room was dressed up as a set for some kind of sci-fi space sex film. Clips from The Holy Mountain and Carl Sagan's Cosmos. This seemed like the most appropriate setting for the exhibition of the film. Rating: 7/10 http://www.spout.com/blogs/leeroy711/archive/2009/6/29/42849.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 6/29/2009 3:33:51 PM
Body: I’m writing this to take a moment and reflect on my past 6 months in film viewing. At the beginning of the year, I set a goal of watching 200 films I haven’t previously seen in 2009. Today, I am relieved to report that with the 6th month of the year ending, I have just finished watching my 100th film. I decided to create a list of the films I’ve seen so I could better keep track of them. Also, because this is an attempt to expand my film knowledge as a whole, I like to be able to sort them by release year, my rating, and the country the originated. This way I can more clearly see any gaping holes in my choices of films. So with all of that in mind, let’s take a look. The oldest film I’ve seen this year was 1947’s Out of the Past. I have to say, I’m kind of disappointed in myself. I think I generally gravitate towards older films but to see that this is the oldest I’ve seen this year is somewhat shocking. I've only seen 2 films from the 40s this year. By Decade:1940s - 2 films 1950s - 10 films 1960s - 12 films 1970s - 12 films 1980s - 7 films 1990s - 1 film 2000s - 56 films So, as you can see, over half of the movies I've watched this year have been released in the within the past 9 years. I would chalk some of that up to availability plus a general attempt to stay current and up to date. I did find it pretty odd that I have only seen one film this year from the 90s. (To Live 1994) I grew up in the 90s, I fell in love with film in the 90s. Maybe that well is simply drying up. So in summary, the rest of my year needs to include more films from the 40s and prior and a few more from the 90s. By Country: Australia - 1 film Belgium - 1 film China - 3 films Czechoslovakia - 1 film France - 4 films Germany - 1 film Italy - 4 films Japan - 11 films Mexico - 2 films Romania - 1 film South Korea - 3 films Spain - 3 film Sweden - 1 film United Kingdom - 3 films United States - 61 films. Okay, so again it seems that the majority of films I've seen are some of the most readily available (domestic). Interestingly also, the 11 Japanese films I've seen this year are from only 3 directors (Miike, Suzuki and Kurosawa) 6 of the 11 are Seijun Suzuki movies. I love his films and I'm not going to stop watching them. I discovered Argentinian filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowski films this year (Mexico), thanks to Mycomplex. The Holy Mountain was good but I loved El Topo. Of the 4 Italian films I watched, 3 were from Federico Fellini (La Dolce Vita, Amarcord and La Strada) My favorite of the 3 and of all Fellini films is now La Strada. I watched the other 2 films in Park Chan-Wook's vengeance trilogy and I actually think Lady Vengeance may be the best of the 3. Last year, I devoted much more time to European film without much of an affinity for Asian cinema. This has changed this year. I am much more interested in Korean films lately. I think it just took me a little while to assimilate myself to thier style. I have also been able to scratch a few films off my "Classics I have no excuse for not having seen" list. I am now very happy to report that I have seen and enjoyed Vertigo, Sunset Boulevard and 12 Angry Men. Wow, that's embarrassing. Especially with the 12 Angry Men, but let me explain.... (excuse alert) I was always pretty convinced I would love this film. But when I am already that familiar with an iconic film that I've never actually seen, it takes a lot to want to actually put it on and sit through it. That being said, upon finally watching it, I immediately felt pretty stupid for letting such an incredible film slip by for that long. Notable 5: I'm going to conclude this post with a list of 5 films that I probably had the best time with so far this year. 1. La Strada - This is my most recent viewing. I've liked other Fellini films but none of his had such an enjoyable character as Gelsomina. I think she gave this film an entry point that I haven't previously experienced with his films. 2. Synecdoche, New York - I can't really describe how much I loved this film. It hit all the right notes for me and I probably only understood about half of it the first time. Monty (Mycomplex) told me that Charlie Kaufman may be the best American screenwriter alive today and I would have to second that. I would add that as much as I loved his work portrayed by Jonze and Gondry, I think this is his best film. He never over-exaggerated the outrageous things that happen, he just let them play out. Never even asking you if you were on board. 3. Let The Right One In - You know, the teenage vampire movie.... No, not that one, the good one. I don't have a lot to say about this one. It really is as good as you've heard. If you haven't yet, watch it. 4. Detective Bureau 2-3: Go Hell Bastards - By far, the best title of a movie I've seen in a long time. This is one of Seijun Suzuki's lesser known movies and I had one hell of a good time with it. If you liked Branded to Kill or Tokyo Drifter, this is a great watch along those same lines. 5. Lady Vengeance - As I said before, this is probably my favorite of the Vengeance Trilogy. It was just as aesthetically brilliant as Oldboy but I think it's 3rd act gave this film the heart that was missing in the previous 2. Well, that should just about do it. I now have just about 186 days to watch another 100 films. In case your not to good with the numbers, that works out to an average of 1 film every 1.86 days. I'm not sure how I'm gonna do it but it shall be done. Recommendations are more than welcome...... Peace & Love Emery.
]]>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:33:51 GMTleeroy711leeroy711 Blog6/29/2009 3:33:51 PM I&rsquo;m writing this to take a moment and reflect on my past 6 months in film viewing. At the beginning of the year, I set a goal of watching 200 films I haven&rsquo;t previously seen in 2009. Today, I am relieved to report that with the 6th month of the year ending, I have just finished watching my 100th film. I decided to create a list of the films I&rsquo;ve seen so I could better keep track of them. Also, because this is an attempt to expand my film knowledge as a whole, I like to be able to sort them by release year, my rating, and the country the originated. This way I can more clearly see any gaping holes in my choices of films. So with all of that in mind, let&rsquo;s take a look. The oldest film I&rsquo;ve seen this year was 1947&rsquo;s Out of the Past. I have to say, I&rsquo;m kind of disappointed in myself. I think I generally gravitate towards older films but to see that this is the oldest I&rsquo;ve seen this year is somewhat shocking. I've only seen 2 films from the 40s this year. By Decade:1940s - 2 films 1950s - 10 films 1960s - 12 films 1970s - 12 films 1980s - 7 films 1990s - 1 film 2000s - 56 films So, as you can see, over half of the movies I've watched this year have been released in the within the past 9 years. I would chalk some of that up to availability plus a general attempt to stay current and up to date. I did find it pretty odd that I have only seen one film this year from the 90s. (To Live 1994) I grew up in the 90s, I fell in love with film in the 90s. Maybe that well is simply drying up. So in summary, the rest of my year needs to include more films from the 40s and prior and a few more from the 90s. By Country: Australia - 1 film Belgium - 1 film China - 3 films Czechoslovakia - 1 film France - 4 films Germany - 1 film Italy - 4 films Japan - 11 films Mexico - 2 films Romania - 1 film South Korea - 3 films Spain - 3 film Sweden - 1 film United Kingdom - 3 films United States - 61 films. Okay, so again it seems that the majority of films I've seen are some of the most readily available (domestic). Interestingly also, the 11 Japanese films I've seen this year are from only 3 directors (Miike, Suzuki and Kurosawa) 6 of the 11 are Seijun Suzuki movies. I love his films and I'm not going to stop watching them. I discovered Argentinian filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowski films this year (Mexico), thanks to Mycomplex. The Holy Mountain was good but I loved El Topo. Of the 4 Italian films I watched, 3 were from Federico Fellini (La Dolce Vita, Amarcord and La Strada) My favorite of the 3 and of all Fellini films is now La Strada. I watched the other 2 films in Park Chan-Wook's vengeance trilogy and I actually think Lady Vengeance may be the best of the 3. Last year, I devoted much more time to European film without much of an affinity for Asian cinema. This has changed this year. I am much more interested in Korean films lately. I think it just took me a little while to assimilate myself to thier style. I have also been able to scratch a few films off my "Classics I have no excuse for not having seen" list. I am now very happy to report that I have seen and enjoyed Vertigo, Sunset Boulevard and 12 Angry Men. Wow, that's embarrassing. Especially with the 12 Angry Men, but let me explain.... (excuse alert) I was always pretty convinced I would love this film. But when I am already that familiar with an iconic film that I've never actually seen, it takes a lot to want to actually put it on and sit through it. That being said, upon finally watching it, I immediately felt pretty stupid for letting such an incredible film slip by for that long. Notable 5: I'm going to conclude this post with a list of 5 films that I probably had the best time with so far this year. 1. La Strada - This is my most recent viewing. I've liked other Fellini films but none of his had such an enjoyable character as Gelsomina. I think she gave this film an entry point that I haven't previously experienced with his films. 2. Synecdoche, New York - I can't really describe how much I loved this film. It hit all the right notes for me and I probably only understood about half of it the first time. Monty (Mycomplex) told me that Charlie Kaufman may be the best American screenwriter alive today and I would have to second that. I would add that as much as I loved his work portrayed by Jonze and Gondry, I think this is his best film. He never over-exaggerated the outrageous things that happen, he just let them play out. Never even asking you if you were on board. 3. Let The Right One In - You know, the teenage vampire movie.... No, not that one, the good one. I don't have a lot to say about this one. It really is as good as you've heard. If you haven't yet, watch it. 4. Detective Bureau 2-3: Go Hell Bastards - By far, the best title of a movie I've seen in a long time. This is one of Seijun Suzuki's lesser known movies and I had one hell of a good time with it. If you liked Branded to Kill or Tokyo Drifter, this is a great watch along those same lines. 5. Lady Vengeance - As I said before, this is probably my favorite of the Vengeance Trilogy. It was just as aesthetically brilliant as Oldboy but I think it's 3rd act gave this film the heart that was missing in the previous 2. Well, that should just about do it. I now have just about 186 days to watch another 100 films. In case your not to good with the numbers, that works out to an average of 1 film every 1.86 days. I'm not sure how I'm gonna do it but it shall be done. Recommendations are more than welcome...... Peace &amp; Love Emery. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_weirdest_movies/190/38673/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 12/21/2008 5:50:47 AM
Body: [quote user="seely"] Nice choices... I sometimes forget that 'weird' was invented before 1995! [quote user="LonesomeRhodes"] The two Jodorowsky films which I have seen, El Topo and Holy Mountain, make David Lynch-type weirdness seem tame. I would include those two and Eraserhead as the three which leap to mind as incomprehensible (to me anyway). Without giving it much more thought, and probably just because Cronenberg deserves a mention in any category of wierdness, I'll round out the five with The Brood and his adaptation of Naked Lunch [/quote] [/quote] As a guy who specializes in collecting the odd and unusual and WEIRD in the film world, I felt I must comment here. I have seen most of the movies mentioned above and I have Jodorowski's El Topo and The Holy Mountain as well as EVERYTHING by Lynch and Cronenberg and beyond in my collection. Some movies are SO weird (The Holy Mountain) that they just make NO sense at all and therefore have lttle or no entertainment value. However, some films can be completely weird AND highly entertaining as well! 2001 and Fantasia are excellent examples of this. I can't believe no one has mentioned the films of Ken Russel yet including Tommy , Altered States , The Lair of the White Worm and The Devils . Honorable mention should be given to John Waters with films such as Multiple Maniacs and Pink Flamingos . Peter Jackson gets a nod for some of his early work like Bad Taste and Meet The Feebles . Pink Floyd: The Wall and Flavia The Heretic get honorable mentions as well... I know that is more than 5 but I was taking it easy on you guys... I could go on and on on this subject... < GOR >
]]>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:50:47 GMTDr_GorTop 512/21/2008 5:50:47 AM[quote user="seely"] Nice choices... I sometimes forget that 'weird' was invented before 1995! [quote user="LonesomeRhodes"] The two Jodorowsky films which I have seen, El Topo and Holy Mountain, make David Lynch-type weirdness seem tame. I would include those two and Eraserhead as the three which leap to mind as incomprehensible (to me anyway). Without giving it much more thought, and probably just because Cronenberg deserves a mention in any category of wierdness, I'll round out the five with The Brood and his adaptation of Naked Lunch [/quote] [/quote] As a guy who specializes in collecting the odd and unusual and WEIRD in the film world, I felt I must comment here. I have seen most of the movies mentioned above and I have Jodorowski's El Topo and The Holy Mountain as well as EVERYTHING by Lynch and Cronenberg and beyond in my collection. Some movies are SO weird (The Holy Mountain) that they just make NO sense at all and therefore have lttle or no entertainment value. However, some films can be completely weird AND highly entertaining as well! 2001 and Fantasia are excellent examples of this. I can't believe no one has mentioned the films of Ken Russel yet including Tommy , Altered States , The Lair of the White Worm and The Devils . Honorable mention should be given to John Waters with films such as Multiple Maniacs and Pink Flamingos . Peter Jackson gets a nod for some of his early work like Bad Taste and Meet The Feebles . Pink Floyd: The Wall and Flavia The Heretic get honorable mentions as well... I know that is more than 5 but I was taking it easy on you guys... I could go on and on on this subject... &lt; GOR &gt; http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_weirdest_movies/190/38602/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
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Post Date: 12/19/2008 1:05:01 PM
Body: Nice choices... I sometimes forget that 'weird' was invented before 1995! [quote user="LonesomeRhodes"] The two Jodorowsky films which I have seen, El Topo and Holy Mountain, make David Lynch-type weirdness seem tame. I would include those two and Eraserhead as the three which leap to mind as incomprehensible (to me anyway). Without giving it much more thought, and probably just because Cronenberg deserves a mention in any category of wierdness, I'll round out the five with The Brood and his adaptation of Naked Lunch [/quote]
]]>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:05:01 GMTseelyTop 512/19/2008 1:05:01 PMNice choices... I sometimes forget that 'weird' was invented before 1995! [quote user="LonesomeRhodes"] The two Jodorowsky films which I have seen, El Topo and Holy Mountain, make David Lynch-type weirdness seem tame. I would include those two and Eraserhead as the three which leap to mind as incomprehensible (to me anyway). Without giving it much more thought, and probably just because Cronenberg deserves a mention in any category of wierdness, I'll round out the five with The Brood and his adaptation of Naked Lunch [/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_weirdest_movies/190/38556/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: LonesomeRhodes
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Post Date: 12/18/2008 3:00:47 PM
Body: The two Jodorowsky films which I have seen, El Topo and Holy Mountain, make David Lynch-type weirdness seem tame. I would include those two and Eraserhead as the three which leap to mind as incomprehensible (to me anyway). Without giving it much more thought, and probably just because Cronenberg deserves a mention in any category of wierdness, I'll round out the five with The Brood and his adaptation of Naked Lunch
]]>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:00:47 GMTLonesomeRhodesTop 512/18/2008 3:00:47 PMThe two Jodorowsky films which I have seen, El Topo and Holy Mountain, make David Lynch-type weirdness seem tame. I would include those two and Eraserhead as the three which leap to mind as incomprehensible (to me anyway). Without giving it much more thought, and probably just because Cronenberg deserves a mention in any category of wierdness, I'll round out the five with The Brood and his adaptation of Naked Lunch http://www.spout.com/blogs/bigjefflebowski/archive/2008/1/24/24322.aspx Post By: BigJeffLebowski
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Post Date: 1/24/2008 7:05:36 PM
Body: Bold, brutal, blasphemous, and utterly brilliant, Ken Russell's The Devils is easily one of the most unjustly overlooked films of its time, surely due in no small part to its limited availability. Taking place in 1634, the film explores the unconscionable atrocities committed by the Catholic church in the seventeenth century, especially in regard to social and sexual politics.As Urbain Grandier, a French priest whose interpretation of the clergy allows for sexual daliance, Oliver Reed gives one of the most underrated performances of the '70s. He is galvanizing: powerful, charismatic, and sympathetic. Even his questionable actions and beliefs are rendered understandable, if not likable, by his charm and presence in the role. "Saint Paul says that he who marries does a good thing," Grandier is admonished, "but he who remains chaste does something better," to which he simply responds, "Then I am content to do a good thing, and leave the best to those that can face it." Vanessa Redgrave, in one of her earlier performances, is also superb as Sister Jeanne, the head nun whose obsession with Grandier is the impetus for the rampant sexuality that overtakes the convent and, subsequently, the Cardinal's takeover of Loudon. That hers is not the most memorable performance is not a criticism of her, but rather a compliment to the entire cast; rarely has Russell assembled a troupe of actors who get his twisted blend of history, satire, and surrealism as well as he has here.And what a unique blend it is. The film is joyfully anachronistic, with sets admittedly modelled less after Victorian architecture than after Fritz Lang's Metropolis. (And by Derek Jarman, no less.) Russell's pageantry is not of the stuffy variety one usually expects of a period piece; instead, his brilliant screenplay comes to vivid life with the kind of absurd theatricality to which only 1971 could give birth. Everything about the film is bold: its colors, its sets, its costumes, its performances, they all jump off of the screen with a brazen confidence that defies you to turn away, knowing well that you won't, in spite of your outrage at what you're seeing.This is marvelously subversive cinema, a film with ideas and the conviction to deliver them as fearlessly and as confrontationally as possible. The Devils is less cautionary than A Clockwork Orange, less willfully obtuse than The Holy Mountain, and less obstinately grotesque than Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom; yet it stands easily alongside these classics and paints, along with them, a picture of a disquieted generation learned enough to understand its place within a greater context yet determined to fight oppression in all its forms. If ever there was a film absolutely begging to be brought back into the spotlight by the Criterion Collection, The Devils is that film.
]]>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:05:36 GMTBigJeffLebowskiBigJeffLebowski Blog1/24/2008 7:05:36 PMBold, brutal, blasphemous, and utterly brilliant, Ken Russell&#39;s The Devils is easily one of the most unjustly overlooked films of its time, surely due in no small part to its limited availability. Taking place in 1634, the film explores the unconscionable atrocities committed by the Catholic church in the seventeenth century, especially in regard to social and sexual politics.As Urbain Grandier, a French priest whose interpretation of the clergy allows for sexual daliance, Oliver Reed gives one of the most underrated performances of the &#39;70s. He is galvanizing: powerful, charismatic, and sympathetic. Even his questionable actions and beliefs are rendered understandable, if not likable, by his charm and presence in the role. &quot;Saint Paul says that he who marries does a good thing,&quot; Grandier is admonished, &quot;but he who remains chaste does something better,&quot; to which he simply responds, &quot;Then I am content to do a good thing, and leave the best to those that can face it.&quot; Vanessa Redgrave, in one of her earlier performances, is also superb as Sister Jeanne, the head nun whose obsession with Grandier is the impetus for the rampant sexuality that overtakes the convent and, subsequently, the Cardinal&#39;s takeover of Loudon. That hers is not the most memorable performance is not a criticism of her, but rather a compliment to the entire cast; rarely has Russell assembled a troupe of actors who get his twisted blend of history, satire, and surrealism as well as he has here.And what a unique blend it is. The film is joyfully anachronistic, with sets admittedly modelled less after Victorian architecture than after Fritz Lang&#39;s Metropolis. (And by Derek Jarman, no less.) Russell&#39;s pageantry is not of the stuffy variety one usually expects of a period piece; instead, his brilliant screenplay comes to vivid life with the kind of absurd theatricality to which only 1971 could give birth. Everything about the film is bold: its colors, its sets, its costumes, its performances, they all jump off of the screen with a brazen confidence that defies you to turn away, knowing well that you won&#39;t, in spite of your outrage at what you&#39;re seeing.This is marvelously subversive cinema, a film with ideas and the conviction to deliver them as fearlessly and as confrontationally as possible. The Devils is less cautionary than A Clockwork Orange, less willfully obtuse than The Holy Mountain, and less obstinately grotesque than Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom; yet it stands easily alongside these classics and paints, along with them, a picture of a disquieted generation learned enough to understand its place within a greater context yet determined to fight oppression in all its forms. If ever there was a film absolutely begging to be brought back into the spotlight by the Criterion Collection, The Devils is that film. http://www.spout.com/groups/Criterion_Collection/Re_Films_that_deserve_the_Criterion_treatment/115/3308/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 10/18/2006 12:36:37 PM
Body: Oh, I think they should also do some Jodorowsky movies since I've never seen one, but from what I've read they sounds amazing. El Topo or The Holy Mountain.
]]>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:36:37 GMTRisseladaCriterion Collection10/18/2006 12:36:37 PMOh, I think they should also do some Jodorowsky movies since I've never seen one, but from what I've read they sounds amazing. El Topo or The Holy Mountain. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/beautiful/MemberTagFilms.aspxbeautiful
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