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Poll: Best 1966 art film

posted 17 years ago by Trouter2000
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Persona?

Andrei Rublev?

Au Hasard Balthazar?

My vote goes to Andrei Rublev.

Last film seen: Au Hasard Balthazar 9/10

[–] red_hot 17 years ago

Three great films but Andrei Rublev gets my vote.

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[–] colekieran 17 years ago

Don't forget Blowup.

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[–] Trouter2000 17 years ago

I think that the purpose of the cinema is firstly establish a premise that engages the viewer emotionally and secondly to entertain the viewer. Simply enjoying a film is one thing (I enjoy Leone, Spielberg or Tarrentino), but if we are going to call it art, the emotional, political and intellectual value need to offer something deeper than the ability to entertain the viewer.

That said I'm no criterion conformist, and really am not a fan of many well regarded 'masterpieces'. Films like Breathless or The Rules of the Game frankly bore me, but Persona or Andrei Rublev are as far as you can get from drab, and I found that they genuinly engaged me.

Last film seen: The End of Evangelion 10/10

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[–] george23 16 years ago

arnold, get back to bed, the grownups are speaking

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[–] invertedcross 17 years ago

Andrei Rublev hands down, though Persona was also very good.

[–] neerajbisht 17 years ago

Andrei rublev .

[–] wuigee 15 years ago

Andrei Rublev

[–] Trouter2000 16 years ago

Not so much The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, which IMO lacks character development and realism in its characters. Its a fun western, and a throughly entertaining one, but its insulting to Leone to put it up with masterpieces like Once Upon a Time in the West or Once Upon a Time in America. The latter film can easily be put on the same level as Bergman or Tarkovsky in my mind.

Last film seen: The Beach 6/10

[–] JasonGuzman 12 years ago

You guys are missing one important film from 1966 which can be considered. It's 'Yesterday Girl' directed by Alexander Kluge. It's considered the first film from the 'New German Cinema' movement. After watching it, I thought this was the German 'Persona', not in terms of theme or plot but aesthetics. It's quite experimental.

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[–] hotmattdotcom 15 years ago

The Battle of Algiers

[–] Miura88 15 years ago

Rublev is my 2nd favourite film ever, Persona is 3rd. Balthazar isn't far behind, but don't forget about Blowup or The Battle Of Algiers

J Dilla Changed My Life. Rest In Beats.

[–] chameleonguy33 14 years ago

I'm really surprised nobody's mentioned Chimes at Midnight yet. Although it was technically first showed in December of '65 (somewhere in Spain), it competed in the Cannes Film Festival of '66 and was released in most countries that same year. In a year of great Art House masterpieces, it's my favorite.

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