Let's start with a documentary by one of my favorite European filmmakers, Werner Herzog. If you haven't heard his name before and you're into European as well as more alternative cinema, you should definitely look up some of his films. Whether it's fiction or documentary - Herzog has been prolific in both genres - his stories are always interesting. If I had to name my 5 favorite movies by Werner Herzog, this title wouldn't be on the list. But, as I'm talking about science fiction today, this needs to be mentioned as a sci-fi film worth watching.
For the horror fans among you, Brad Dourif (the voice of Child's Play's Chucky) plays the part of an alien and the narrator of this documentary. The movie is edited from archive footage combined with shots of this human looking alien, talking into the camera. Whether you like it or not, films like these are an unique experience and I would certainly recommend it to broaden your movie horizon.
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The second film on this list is a science fiction piece by Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai. This is considered to be a follow-up to Days of Being Wild (1990) and In The Mood for Love (2000). Now, I must admit that I only remember having seen In the Mood for Love. I'm not sure if I've ever seen Days of Being Wild (1990). I can tell you one thing though, this director's films are always worth watching, whether you treat them from a visual standpoint or an emotional one. So, if you haven't seen this already, give it a try one day.
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One of many exciting Japanese movies that I watched at the Rotterdam Film Festival. In this case, almost 13 years ago, in February 2005. I'm not even going to try to explain it, I don't remember enough of it, but I can tell you that it is definitely worth watching. Especially for those of you are into science fiction, Japanese cinema, and or anime. Before I forget: this is based on an anime but it is actually a live action movie.
If you need to be convinced even more, before you decide if this is something for you. then give this trailer a look:
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Taglines: What if your worst nightmare...turned out to be you? Source
The doppelganger theme has always intrigued me. I even wrote a short film screenplay one day around that topic. Now this is a somewhat smaller film directed by a Japanese filmmaker called Kurosawa. It must not have been easy to live up to that name, as Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) is considered to be one of the masters of cinema. Nevertheless, this director, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, has made a handful of interesting movies, among them the horror films Cure (1997) and Kairo (2001).
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This is one of these film that should not really need an introduction. I feel the poster, its title and the fact that it's a(nother) great animated film from Japan, should be enough reasons for you to check it out. Especially if you're a fan of the science fiction genre. Also, I would recommend you watch Fritz Lang's 1927 movie, Metropolis. The latter is a film history classic that clearly influenced this production.
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Hey man, was almost getting a full list of movies I still didn't see until you talked about Doppelganger...
Really loved the concept, I like these wierd movies like this.
Great read.
What? You have seen Doppelganger? How come? I believe that is actually the least known movie on this list. If you're into weird movies, you are at the right address! but I'm sure you know that by now ;>)
Have a great day!
Yes I've seen it. My father is a huge fan of zero list movies and all the strange stuff, he got me into it as well, so Now I enjoy them as well.
Glad to see we're brothers yet again.
That's cool to hear!
My father has never been a movie guy. Always mentions that stuff feels very 'acted'. My mom is a little more into films, I used to take her to arthouse movies every now and then. My sisters and I hardly got to go to the cinema as kids. I tend to think that this lack of movies as a kid, is actually wat made me decide to dive into that world, around my early to mid teens...
Talking about the brother thing: we have never been apart, although there needs to be some space for my twin sister. I'm sure you understand that.
I'll always have room for your twin sister *wink wink
Be careful with what you're saying, brother, she might me be watching us...
AKA reads most of my posts and I believe she enjoys the comments section too
Well then sister, you know where to find me!
Hi Vincent,
Nice post! Goede lijst!
( Ik ben zelf ook een enorme filmliefhebber en filmmaker uit Amsterdam.)
Looking forward to your future posts! I will be posting about Post production and Cinematography, so if you're interested... take a look at my posts!
Groeten,
Bas
Hee Bas,
Leuk om een Nederlandse filmmaker op dit platform tegen te komen. Dat gebeurt niet elke dag en dat is een understatement van jewelste. Ik ben benieuwd naar jouw toekomstige posts en hou mij ook zeker in de gaten. Ik heb grootse plannen, niet alleen wat betreft schrijven over films.
Saludos,
Vincent