massively personal and poetic film. based on a book by edmundo desnoes and directed in 1968 by tomás gutiérrez alea (IMDB) during the turmoil of social change in cuba. it is unfortunately his one and only good film, but how many can you do in a lifetime anyway? don’t ask why the titles are in japanese… by dd
have a good weekend my ladies. ne soyez pas trop vilaines! by lil
for all you infidels. by kt
bonnie at her best. renegade inspiration. let’s start a revolution. by sv
from the quintessential two-lane blacktop. by sv
in memory of the tremendous paragon of cinema, words and social commentary chris marker, here is his illustrious ‘junkopia’ shot while filming the vertigo shots of ‘sans soleil’ …if you ask me he looks like a relatively normal john waters, at least in this shot. marker is one of my favorites, transcending the invisible lines created by our minds, and forcing you to use all of your senses. love. by sv
the irrevocably beautiful last shot of jim jarmusch’s ‘down by law’ by sv
amazing film. a must see by all bela, ed wood, johnny depp fans. i should hope that you have already. by dd
above the classic dialogue and orson welles in his hotter years, i love the experimentation with lighting to overcome the age’s lack of special effects. a little mystery can go a long way. you can see the full film here (please excuse the intro slide) by kl
lee jung-jae (also known as sam kang) as hoon, the rich husband
jeon do-yeon as eun-yi (the housemaid) washing the madam’s hair
byeong-sik, as “miss cho”the main maid and eun-yi (the new housemaid)
the original poster from the 1960’s film hanyeo by korean director kim ki-young
it’s not often these days that i spend two hours of my time on a film and feel happy that i did… housemaid is a great new korean film by director im sang-soo based on a remake of the original 1960’s film, praised as “marvelous… extraordinary image…” comparing the korean director to luis bunuel. the remake by sang-soo is equally amazing and up to date, not only for its sparse dialogue and unconventional story, but also for its visual style. the film competed for the palme d’or at the cannes and is worthy of your precious time. the story is about a wealthy korean family who bring on a young maid into their fold. in time, this reveals the bourgeois family’s true colors. beautifully styled and filmed on location, it’s at times surreal but never unreal. i couldn’t help but think of “the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie” while watching it, except i must confess i enjoyed this more than its french counterpart. a great recent film to indulge in if you haven’t already seen it. deserves a place in the “must be considered films” section on TS indeed. by dd
one of my favorite films by alain robbe grillet with one of my all time favorite actors, jean-louis trintignant (also in the film by bernardo bertolucci, the conformist). along with marie-france pisier and nadine verdier, this film is nothing short of beautiful. by dd
i don’t quite recall this frame from the film but it made me want to see it again. was this where he meets with the prostitutes? leave it to godard to shove in the pretty birds one way or another. if only we were as good as him on TS ; ) by dd
a visual collective outlet of inspiration
 the housemaid-2010: a remake of the 1960’s film by kim ki-young — see more of this on tomorrow started blog){kind=link}
