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maldini

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I love them. Especially neorealist films like Rome: Open City, Battle of Algiers (my grandfather was in it!) and Bicycle thieves. I also have a soft spot for some of the early Brando flicks.

Anyone offer any suggestions on some hidden gems?
 
Timely thread. I was just about to start one myself asking for good old and possibly new Italian movies (I'm learning Italian). Off the top of my head I can't think of any hidden gems to recommend to you.
 
I've watched quite a few films in Italians, mostly notable ones. If you don't mind, I can compile a list of my personal favorites.
 
I used to love The 300 Spartans (1962), though mainly because my college lecturer's dad was in it.
 
Billy Wilder - all of them
Orson Welles - all of them
Michelangelo Antonioni - all of them
 
Billy Wilder's great.

just a few...

anything by Kurosawa and all.
Most of Hitchcock's
Sunset Blv.(which to be fair's been covered by the post above)
Streetcar Named Desire.
Double Indemnity.
A couple by Frankenheimer - Seconds and Manchurian Candidate.
Ditto Chaplin - Modern Times and City Lights
The Killing
Metropolis.
Les Diabolique
La Belle et la Bete
 
The Hustler
The Third Man - I randomly rewatched this one yesterday, love the whole ferris wheel scene.
Casablanca
La Strada
La Dolce Vita
The Maltese Falcon
Le Samourai
Tokyo Story
 
12 Angry Men

Great Escape

I just watched the original version of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still', not a bad film at all

Rashomon

I have an affection for Buster Keaton movies as well

Don't really know if any of those are 'hidden gems' though
 
maldini said:
I love them. Especially neorealist films like Rome: Open City, Battle of Algiers (my grandfather was in it!) and Bicycle thieves. I also have a soft spot for some of the early Brando flicks.

Anyone offer any suggestions on some hidden gems?
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You're making an interesing point on perceptions of what is "old".

I've worn this out before, but "All Quiet On the Western Front" (the original) is the best movie ever made.

All sorts of quality to be found when you start casting about in the silent movies as well. For me most of them aren't a good watch from start to finish, but many of them feature a few absolutely arresting scenes. Someone already mentioned "Metropolis". You can't go wrong with that early Fritz Lang, Murnau German expressionist filmaking. Nosferatu is chock full of great visuals. Casting about on that internet thing I found a clip from "The Man Who Laughs" that I always liked - YouTube - The Man Who Laughs (1928) 2/11
This is just as the gypsies had been exiled from Albion and abandoned the kid whose face they sliced up to have that permanent smile (the legacy behind "The Joker"). Kid comes across mom with frozen baby in the gallows and saves it from it's dead, frozen mother.
 
The Lady Killers (1955). Probably the best of the Ealing comedies. It's been repeated a few times on TV, I don't think I'll ever tire from watching it. Go for the black and white version.
 
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