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"Now Listen to Me..."

August 03, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

July 02, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

May 01, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

November 04, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

October 04, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

September 02, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

August 02, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

October 01, 2017  /  Arthur Grant

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Hidden Gems #1

June 23, 2013  /  Arthur Grant

Hidden Gem #10: They Won't Believe Me (1947, U.S.A.)

Director: Irving Pichel

This guy's a revelation: A real fish in a noir desert. (See: Inspecting a Hidden Gem).

 

 

 

 

 

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Hidden Gem #9: Amor Bandido a.k.a. Beloved Lover (1978, Brazil)

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 Director: Bruno Barreto

The streets are meaner than Scorsese's in this revved up melodrama where Romeo and Juliet meets A Short Film About Killing. (See: Inspecting a Hidden Gem).

 

 

 

 

 

Hidden Gem #8: Hunter in the Dark a.k.a. Yami no Karyudo (1979, Japan)

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Director: Hideo Gosha

A one-eyed assassin with amnesia slices his way back to a haunted past in this exhilarating samurai gem.

 

 

 

 

 

Hidden Gem #7: The Fifth Seal a.k.a. Az ötödik pecsét (1976, Hungary)

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 Director: Zoltan Fabri

This devastating masterpiece begins like a Eugene O'Neill play, with some guys in a bar philosophising about torture, the relevancy of which hits us like a sledgehammer when later they are captured and tortured by the Nazis.

 

 

 

 

Hidden Gem #6: Hotel Pacific a.k.a Zaklete rewiry (1975, Poland/Czechoslovakia)

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Director: Janusz Majewski

A diverse group of loveable characters converge at the Hotel Pacific's restaurant in this funny yet poignant little cinematic gem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hidden Gem #5: Police Python 357 (1976, France)

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 Director: Alain Corneau

A twist on the intriguing The Big Clock premise sets up a French "Dirty Harry" in this absorbing neo-noir thriller. (More here).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hidden Gem #4: Mädchen in Uniform (1931, Germany)

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Director: Leontine Sagan

Beautifully enacted and sensitive portrayal of a shy young girl sent to an all girls boarding school who becomes desperately enamored with one of her female teachers.

 

 

 

 

 

Hidden Gem #3: The Ascent a.k.a. Voskhoz hdeniye (1977, Soviet Union)

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Director: Larisa Shepitko

A couple of Soviet soldiers fight for survival in this harrowing, religiously symbolic WW2 masterstroke full of indelible imagery. (More here).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hidden Gem #2: Deep End (1970, UK/West Germany)

Director: Jerzy Skolimowski

A handsome young lad learns about obsessive and unrequited love the hard way in this unique and compelling retro coming of age gem.

 

 

 

 

 

Hidden Gem #1: The Swimmer (1968, U.S.A.)

Director: Frank Perry

 "You loved it!"... Well you better love it since this dreamer's captivating, one of a kind and ultimately tragic journey home via his friends’ suburban pools is my favourite film of all time. (See: Inspecting a Hidden Gem).

 

 

A.G. 

Hidden Gems #2 is here.

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categories / Hidden Gems
tags / Police Python .357, They Won't Believe Me, Deep End, Swimmer The, Hotel Pacific (Zaklete rewiry), Hunter in the Dark (Yami no Karyudo), Madchen in Uniform (Maedchen in Uniform) (1931), Fifth Seal The (Az ötödik pecsét), Amor Bandido (Beloved Lover), Ascent The (Voskhoz hdenie)