Best films from Cannes/Sundance to watch

[res0nat0r]

I am trying to step up my foreign film / indie game as these are my fav types of flicks it seems anymore, anyone have best recommendatinos from past Cannes / Sundance to check out?

Here is the list from 2009, what is the best on here?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Cannes_Film_Festival

Also wikipedia has the previous years winners for both filmfests too.

[res0nat0r]

Re: Best films from Cannes/Sundance to watch

I should update this with some of the stuff i have already but havent watched / seen:

Cannes:

the wind that shakes the barley
L'Enfant
Fahrenheit 9/11
Elephant
Pulp Fiction
sex, lies and videotape
kagemusha
apocalypse now
taxi driver
the conversation


Sundance:

five minutes of heaven
sleep dealer
man on wire
frozen river
trouble the water
padre nuestro
right at your door
iraq in fragments
grizzly man
hustle & flow
murderball
why we fight
down to the bone
super size me
the corporation
maria full of grace
primer
the station agent
american splendor
in the bedroom
memento
clerks
blood simple



heh...there might not be much left

[Shpira]

Re: Best films from Cannes/Sundance to watch

taking woodstock is one that I want to see for sure

[res0nat0r]

Re: Best films from Cannes/Sundance to watch

that looks good. suprising how ang lee can do so many different types of films, and they are pretty much all excellent.

[Huggie Smiles]

Re: Best films from Cannes/Sundance to watch

I should update this with some of the stuff i have already but havent watched / seen:

Cannes:


Pulp Fiction
sex, lies and videotape

apocalypse now
taxi driver

you have these films and havent seen them!!!!!!! get your tv on!

[res0nat0r]

Re: Best films from Cannes/Sundance to watch

i didnt mean to say that that list is all the stuff i have but havent watched, ive watched 90% of stuff from that list, but have all of the above but havent watched some of it. i have seen those 4 films though

[Highsteppa]

Re: Best films from Cannes/Sundance to watch

Check out Thirst. It's from Chanwook Park, who directed Oldboy. It's a pretty interesting spin on the vampire genre.

[res0nat0r]

Re: Best films from Cannes/Sundance to watch

^that is coming to town in the next week or so, been hearing good things about it too. it is on the list

[Highsteppa]

Re: Best films from Cannes/Sundance to watch

I should update this with some of the stuff i have already but havent watched / seen:

Cannes:

the wind that shakes the barley
L'Enfant
Fahrenheit 9/11
Elephant
Pulp Fiction
sex, lies and videotape
kagemusha
apocalypse now
taxi driver
the conversation


Sundance:

man on wire
right at your door
hustle & flow
murderball
why we fight
super size me
the corporation
maria full of grace
primer
the station agent
american splendor
in the bedroom
memento
clerks
blood simple



heh...there might not be much left

The stuff that is on this list is pretty solid. You can't go wrong with most of them. Remember though that you're not watching standard Hollywood fare - some of this stuff requires a bit of interpretation and really aren't meant to be watched passively.