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181995, RE: I have a few questions. . .
Posted by King_Friday, Tue May-16-06 12:32 PM
>>1. What are your top ten favorite films of the 1990s?
>
>Tough one, but in no order:
>
>Pulp Fiction (1994)
>Dazed and Confused (1993)
>Hoop Dreams (1994)
>Goodfellas (1990)
>The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
>Chasing Amy (1997)
>Fargo (1996)
>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
>Jackie Brown (1997)
>Rushmore (1998)
>
>Pretty standard PTP fare, I guess.

Here's mine (in no particular order except for the first one which is indeed my most favorite movie of that decade):

A Moment Of Innocence - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Good Men, Good Women - Hou Hsiao-hsien
Close-Up - Abbas Kiarostami
Safe - Todd Haynes
The Daytrippers - Greg Mottola
The Apple - Samira Makhmalbaf
The End Of Violence - Wim Wenders
Buffalo '66 - Vincent Gallo

That's only seven. I would also have to add a Richard Linklater movie, but right now I can't decide between Slacker and Before Sunrise. Also, I feel like I can't complete this list without first seeing some more of Bertrand Tavernier's movies from the 90s. Turns out I was very unprepared for this.

But that's my top 7 for sure.

>Having not seen enough of the New German Cinema, I honestly
>cannot answer this question truthfully. Any reccomendations
>you can make for me?


Recommendations:

RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER

Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
The Marriage Of Maria Braun
Mother Kusters Goes To Heaven
The Merchant Of Four Seasons
The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant
Effi Briest
Veronika Voss


WERNER HERZOG

Aguirre: The Wrath Of God
The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser
Stroszek
Fitzcarraldo


VOLKER SCHLONDORFF

The Lost Honor Of Katharina Blum (with Margarethe Von Trotta as co-director)
The Tin Drum
Young Torless


WIM WENDERS

The American Friend
Wings Of Desire
Paris Texas