The Pitters' Place

Tideland?

the legend of 1900?

Can't say I've heard of either of those two. :(

I've heard of both but seen neither. Tideland I'm more interested in because I generally think Terry Gilliam is a fascinating guy and director. He made one of my favorite sci-fi films ever in Brazil, but he's been more inconsistent after that. From Tornatore I saw and disliked Cinema Paradiso, though I seem to be one of the few that did. Never really been interested in his stuff after that.

They are two completely different genres but both amazingly filmed.

Tideland is a roller-coaster of emotions dark and tragic but somehow still full of life. The story-line is reminiscent of Pan's labyrinth but less "fantasy".

1900 is a hidden gem, simple yet the story is gripping and the imagery is beyond words.

Have you seen The Fall or mirrormask?

Certainly thanks for the recs. I'll add them to my Netflix queue.

Haven't seen The Fall but I did see Mirrormask, mostly because of my love for Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean; the former authored my favorite comic ever, Sandman, and McKean did the covers. Mirrormask a visually fascinating but narrative mess of a film. Still, I'd prefer that over so many others that are much cleaner narrative-wise but visually bland.

Fun Fact: Terry Gilliam wrote the intro to McKean's own graphic novel, Cages. I guess eccentric visual artists tend to find each other.

yeah I forgive narratives a lot if the imagery grabs me.

The Fall was like watching a slideshow of paintings.

Islandmur wrote:yeah I forgive narratives a lot if the imagery grabs me.

You might be interested in various animated films if that's the case. Ever seen:

-Cat Soup
-The Secret of Kells
-Song of the Sea
-Tale of Princess Kaguya
-Millennium Actress
-Waltz with Bashir
-Persepolis
-The Triplets of Belleville
-The Painting

Islandmur wrote:The Fall was like watching a slideshow of paintings.

Another goes on my queue, then. :)