Travel the World Challenge (Official, December 2019)

[cinephage]

16. China. Qi Huan Zhi Lv / Super Me, by Zhang Chong (2019) 5/10

Some nice ideas, but also a very messy plot, and a poorly directed picture overall...

17. United Kingdom. Theater of Blood, by Douglas Hickox (1973) 7,5/10

Vincent Price certainly seems to have fun in this hilarious comedy... I did too...

18. Russia. Papa, sdokhni / Why don't you just die ? by Kirill Sokolov (2018) 8,5/10

Great direction, a comical tone, but also an interesting undertone and a remarkable precision.

19. Latvia. Koirat eivät käytä housuja / Dogs don't wear pants, by J.-P. Valkeapää (2019) 7/10

An unusual love story, or mutual self-destruction, in the world of of BDSM.

The World is my oyster (15)

01. Germany. Fata Morgana, by Werner Herzog (1971) 8/10
02. Italy. Teorema, by Pier Paolo Pasolini (1968) 5,5/10
03. Greece. Oi kynigoi, by Theo Angelopoulos (1977) 6,5/10
04. United States of America. O.J.: Made in America, by Ezra Edelman (2014) 7,5/10
05. Argentina. El nino Pez, by Lucia Puenzo (2009) 5/10
06. Indonesia. The Look of Silence, by Joshua Oppenheimer (2014) 8,5/10
07. Sweden. Midsommar, by Ari Aster (2019) 10/10 - Rewatch
08. Malaysia. Color out of space, by Richard Stanley (2019) 8,5/10
09. France. Archeologist of the Wasteland, by Melvin Zed (2019) 6/10
10. Ireland. The Hole in the Ground, by Lee Cronin (2019) 3/10
11. Canada. Spiral, by Kurtis David Harder (2019) 6,5/10
12. Hong Kong. Bai fa mo nu zhuan, by Ronny Yu (1993) 7,5/10 - Rewatch
13. India. Jallikattu, by Lijo Jose Pellissery (2019) 9/10
14. Kazakhstan. Bullets of Justice, by Valeri Milev (2019) 8,5/10
15. Japan. Manriki / Vise, by Yasuhiko Shimizu (2019) 5/10

[Coryn]

27. Joker (2019) Canada

[jeroeno]

72. Bangladesh - The True Cost (2015)
73. North Korea - Kyongae hanun Kim Chong-il Tongji nun widaehan sasang iron'ga isida (2000)

[albajos]

16. Sacro GRA (2013) Italy (+ France) 1 official list 210 checks [triple]
17. I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story (2018) Australia (+ USA) 8 checks [double]

You got Daft Punk'd

01. Under solen (1998) Sweden 1 official list 84 checks
02. 70'ernes folk (1975) Denmark 8 checks [double]
03. Om Tilla (1963) Norway 8 checks
04. Útlaginn (1981) Iceland 28 checks
05. Tulennielijä (1998) Finland 25 checks
06. Nuummioq (2009) Greenland 17 checks
b]07. Picture of Light (1994)[/b] Canada (+ Switzerland) 2 official lists 68 checks [double]
08. Jesus Camp (2006) USA 3 587 checks [double]
09. German Fried Movie (1992) Germany 10 checks
Uwe Boll's directorial debut. (11 years before his video game scheme). Just like Kentucky, just not funny.
10. The London Nobody Knows (1969) UK 25 checks [double]
11. La mujer sin cabeza (2008) France (+Argentina, Italy, Spain) 7 official lists 1 114 checks
12. Moskovskaya elegiya (1987) Russia (actually Soviet Union. Produced by a school in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg) 43 checks
13. Jin nian xia tian (2001) China 1 official list 24 checks
14. Pulgasari (1985) North Korea (+ Japan) 1 official list 138 checks
15. Beoning (2018) South Korea (+ Japan) 2 official lists 1 476 checks
16. Sacro GRA (2013) Italy | France 1 official list 210 checks [triple]

!seen 17

[Obgeoff]

13. China - Yellow Earth (1983, Kaige Chen) 7
14. Israel - Diary (1983, Perlov) 7

[AB537]

15. Being There (Germany, Hal Ashby, 1979) 7/10

[maxwelldeux]

Around the world in 31 days

1. Caesar Must Die (2012, Italy)
2. La flaca Alejandra (1994, Chile)
3. The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution (2018, Canada)
4. The Great Hack (2019, USA)
5. Fart: A Documentary (2016, UK)
6. Haxan (1922, Sweden)
7. Das Netz/The Net (2003, Germany)
8. Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989, Iran)
9. Senorita Extraviada (2001, Mexico)
10. Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web (2017, New Zealand)
11. Scrum (2015, Australia)
12. Barbecue (2017, Armenia)
13. Cholesterol, the Great Bluff (2016, France)
14. You Laugh But It's True (2011, South Africa)
15. Do You Trust this Computer? (2018, Japan)

16. Are All Men Pedophiles? (2013, Netherlands)

[allisoncm]

Spoiler

1. 1917 (2019, England/UK) 7/10
2. Nocturama (2016, France) 6/10
3. A Vida Invisível — a.k.a. The Invisible Life (2019, Brazil) 7.5/10
4. The Prison in Twelve Landscapes (2016, Canada) 6/10
5. The Biggest Little Farm (2018, USA) 7/10
6. Munmo tashi khyidron aka "Honeygiver Among the Dogs" (2016, Bhutan) 5/10
7. The Perfect Candidate (2019, Saudi Arabia) 7/10
8. Unbreakable (2019, Philippines) 3/10
9. Blood, Passion & Coffee / Café con sabor a mi tierra (2019, Honduras) 5.2/10
10. En Brazos de un Asesino/In the Arms of an Assassin (2019, Dominican Republic) 5.2/10
11. The Magic Life of V (2019, Bulgaria) 7/10
12. The Whistleblower (2019, Australia) 5/10
13. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018, South Korea) 6/10
14. Ash Is Purest White / Jiang hu er nü (2018, China)

15. Tsumetai nettaigyo/Cold Fish (2010, Japan) 7.5/10
16. Chez jolie coiffure (2018, Belgium) 6/10
17. Les deux visages d'une femme Bamiléké (2018, Cameroon) 7/10

[zzzorf]

Spoiler

1. El ángel exterminador (Mexico, 1962) - 9/10
2. Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (USA, 1999) - 6/10
3. Zombi 2 (Italy, 1979) - 6/10
4. Noce Blanche (France, 1989) - 8/10
5. Bashu, gharibeye koochak (Iran, 1989) - 7/10
6. Novyy Vavilon (Russia, 1929) - 2/10
7. Hævnens Nat (Denmark, 1916) - 9/10
8. Ritzar bez bronya (Bulgaria, 1966) - 5/10
9. Kajaki (UK, 2014) - 7/10
10. The Man With the Iron Fists (Hong Kong, 2012) - 7/10
11. Swiss Army Man (Sweden, 2016) - 7/10
12. Kumonosu-jô (Japan, 1957) - 7/10
13. Ba wang bie ji (China, 1993) - 7/10
14. Glomdalsbruden (Norway, 1926) - 6/10
15. Prem Sanyas (India, 1925) - 6/10
16. Bloodfist (Philippines, 1989) - 5/10
17. Heritage (Australia, 1935) - 7/10
18. Ilo Ilo (Singapore, 2013) - 7/10

19. Risttuules (Estonia, 2014) - 6/10

[ororama]

17. Chiyari Fuji/ Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955) * 94 min. (Japan)
18. Mest/ Revenge (1989) * 99 min. (Kazakhstan-Soviet Union)
19. Barakah yoqabil Barakah/ Barakah Meets Barakah (2016) * 88 min. (Saudi Arabia)

Spoiler

1. Respiro (2002) * 95 min. (Italy)
2. Lonely Hearts (1982) * 95 min. (Australia)
3. Mifunes sidste sang/ Mifune's Last Song (1999) * 97 min. (Denmark)
4. Calamari Union (1985) * 81 min. (Finland)
5. Love Me (2013) * 90 min. (Ukraine)
6. In the Empty City (2004) * 88 min. (Angola)
7. Unbreakable (2019) * 119 min. (Philippines)
8. Knives Out (2019) * 130 min. (US)
9. Contratiempo/ The Invisible Guest (2016) * 106 min. (Spain)
10. Cô Hâu Gái/ The Housemaid (2016) * 105 min. (Vietnam)
11. Das Leben der Anderen/ The Lives of Others (2006) * 137 min. (Germany)
12. Essential Killing (2010) * 85 min. (Poland)
13. Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo/ Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) * 148 min. (South Korea)
14. Macunaima (1969) * 103 min. (Brazil)
15. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) * 84 min. (UK)
16. Pendekar Tongkat Emas/ The Golden Cane Warrior (2014) 112 min. (Indonesia)

*First time viewing

[blueboybob]

Sorry for not posting. Last week was crazy. Hard to get on the forum on mobile.

35. [Turkey] Umut (1970)
36. [Hong Kong] Springtime in a Small Town (2002)
37. [Norway] Reprise (2006)
38. [Netherlands | Luxembourg] Twin Sisters (2002)
39. [Belgium] Toto the Hero (1991)
40. [Côte d'Ivoire] Black and White in Color (1976)
41. [Liechtenstein] Dangerous Moves (1984)
42. [Taiwan] Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
43. [Zimbabwe] A World Apart (1988)
44. [Albania] Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
45. [Senegal] Atlantics (2019)

Spoiler

[Albania] Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
[Argentina] Nine Queens (2000)
[Australia] Newsfront (1978)
[Austria] Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
[Belgium] Toto the Hero (1991)
[Brazil] They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)
[Bulgaria] Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
[Canada] Pour la suite du monde (1963)
[China] Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019)
[Côte d'Ivoire] Black and White in Color (1976)
[Denmark] Hunger (1966)
[Egypt] The Sin (1965)
[Finland] The Way You Wanted Me (1944)
[France] Le joli mai (1963)
[Germany] RR (2007)
[Greece] Electra (1962)
[Hong Kong] Springtime in a Small Town (2002)
[Hungary] Merry-Go-Round (1956)
[India] Devdas (1936)
[Indonesia] Workingman's Death (2005)
[Iran] Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989)
[Israel] Beyond the Walls (1984)
[Italy] Route One USA (1989)
[Japan] A Man Vanishes (1967)
[Liechtenstein] Dangerous Moves (1984)
[Mexico] Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976)
[North Vietnam] 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War (1968)
[Norway] Reprise (2006)
[Peru] The Green Wall (1969)
[Poland] Austeria (1982)
[Portugal] Recollections of the Yellow House (1989)
[Russia] Beanpole (2019)
[Serbia] The Last Bridge (1954)
[Senegal] Atlantics (2019)
[South Korea] Gilsoddeum (1986)
[Spain] En construcción (2001)
[Slovakia] Crucial Years (1967)
[Sweden] Here is Your Life (1966)
[Switzerland] The Invitation (1973)
[Taiwan] Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
[Turkey] Umut (1970)
[UK] The Arbor (2010)
[US] Casting a Glance (2007)

[India Istanbul]

1. Levanon (Lebanon) (2009) UK
2. Ha-shoter (Policeman) (2011) Israel
3. The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (2010) Romania
4. Pusan Haeng (2017) South Korea
5. Pulgasari (1985) North Korea
6. What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy (2015) Poland
7. The Staircase (2003) episodes 1 - 8 =8 points France
8. Kenny (2006) Australia
9. Yampym (1995) Turkmenistan

Total: 16 points

[Coryn]

28. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015) Ukraine

[blueboybob]

46. [Algeria] Days of Glory (2006)
47. [Chile] No (2012)

Spoiler

[Albania] Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
[Algeria] Days of Glory (2006)
[Argentina] Nine Queens (2000)
[Australia] Newsfront (1978)
[Austria] Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
[Belgium] Toto the Hero (1991)
[Brazil] They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)
[Bulgaria] Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
[Canada] Pour la suite du monde (1963)
[Chile] No (2012)
[China] Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019)
[Côte d'Ivoire] Black and White in Color (1976)
[Denmark] Hunger (1966)
[Egypt] The Sin (1965)
[Finland] The Way You Wanted Me (1944)
[France] Le joli mai (1963)
[Germany] RR (2007)
[Greece] Electra (1962)
[Hong Kong] Springtime in a Small Town (2002)
[Hungary] Merry-Go-Round (1956)
[India] Devdas (1936)
[Indonesia] Workingman's Death (2005)
[Iran] Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989)
[Israel] Beyond the Walls (1984)
[Italy] Route One USA (1989)
[Japan] A Man Vanishes (1967)
[Liechtenstein] Dangerous Moves (1984)
[Mexico] Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976)
[North Vietnam] 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War (1968)
[Norway] Reprise (2006)
[Peru] The Green Wall (1969)
[Poland] Austeria (1982)
[Portugal] Recollections of the Yellow House (1989)
[Russia] Beanpole (2019)
[Serbia] The Last Bridge (1954)
[Senegal] Atlantics (2019)
[South Korea] Gilsoddeum (1986)
[Spain] En construcción (2001)
[Slovakia] Crucial Years (1967)
[Sweden] Here is Your Life (1966)
[Switzerland] The Invitation (1973)
[Taiwan] Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
[Turkey] Umut (1970)
[UK] The Arbor (2010)
[US] Casting a Glance (2007)

[72aicm]

16. Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona: Sobaka Baskerviley (1981, Russia)
17. The Favourite (2018, Ireland)
18. Last Cab to Darwin (2015, Australia)

Spoiler

1. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015, USA)
2. Kajaki (2014, UK)
3. Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977, Canada)
4. D’est (1993, Belgium)
5. Five Dedicated to Ozu (2003, Iran)
6. A Alma do Osso (2004, Brazil)
7. Soupçons (2004, France)
8. Samorastniki (1963, Slovenia)
9. Respiro (2002, Italy)
10. Presunto culpable (2008, Mexico)
11. Frozen Planet (2011, Spain)
12. Das Boot (1985, Germany)
13. Madagascar (1995, Cuba)
14. S certy nejsou zerty (1985, Czech Republic)
15. Chun hua meng lu (1996, Taiwan)
16. Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona: Sobaka Baskerviley (1981, Russia)
17. The Favourite (2018, Ireland)
18. Last Cab to Darwin (2015, Australia)

[jvv]

Seen

1. USA - The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) - 7.5/10
2. Finland - Valehtelija (1981) aka The Liar - 6/10
3. Germany - Jenseits der Straße - Eine Tragödie des Alltags (1929) - 7/10
4. Niger - Saitane (1973) aka Satan - 4/10
5. Papua New Guinea - Ileksen (1979) - 5/10
6. Latvia - Buss (2004) - 6.5/10
7. Canada - Carts of Darkness (2008) - 7/10
8. Angola - Oxalá Cresçam Pitangas (2007) - 6.5/10
9. Iran - Bashu, gharibeye koochak (1989) aka Bashu, the Little Stranger - 5/10
10. United Kingdom - Kajaki (2014) - 7/10

11. Russia - Zhenshchina (1932) aka Woman's World - 6/10

[blocho]

1. Levanon (Lebanon) (2009) UK
2. Ha-shoter (Policeman) (2011) Israel
3. The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (2010) Romania
4. Pusan Haeng (2017) South Korea
5. Pulgasari (1985) North Korea
6. What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy (2015) Poland
7. The Staircase (2003) episodes 1 - 8 =8 points France
8. Kenny (2006) Australia
9. Yampym (1995) Turkmenistan

Total: 16 points

One point per country

[connordenney]

4. Atlantics (Mati Diop, 2019, Senegal)

Spoiler

1. Where Is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987, Iran)
2. The Strange Case of Angelica (Manoel de Oliveira, 2010, Portugal)
3. Uncut Gems (Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie, 2019, USA)
4. Atlantics (Mati Diop, 2019, Senegal)

[Daviddoes]

13. Qiu Ju da guan si/The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) China 6/10

14. Luna Papa (1999) Tajikistan 8/10

15. Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma/Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) Italy 3/10

Spoiler

1. Assalto ao Trem Pagador/Assault on the Pay Train (1962) Brazil 8/10
2. Una mujer fantástica/ A Fantastic Woman (2017) Chile 7.5/10
3. Araya (1959) Venezuela 7.5/10
4. Yawar Mallku/ Blood of the Condor (1969) Bolivia 6/10
5. La Ciénaga/The Swamp (2001) Argentina 6/10
6. A Man for All Seasons (1966) UK 7/10
7. La muralla verde/The Green Wall (1969) Peru 6/10
8. Crónicas/Chronicles (2004) Ecuador 8/10
9. Knives Out (2019) USA 9/10
10. Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2007) Uruguay 7.5/10
11. El vuelco del cangrejo/Crab Trap (2009) Colombia 6/10
12. Az én XX. századom/My 20th Century (1989) Hungary 8/10
13. Qiu Ju da guan si/The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) China 6/10
14. Luna Papa (1999) Tajikistan 8/10
15. Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma/Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) Italy 3/10

[hurluberlu]

30. Remote Control / Sódóma Reykjavík (Óskar Jónasson, 1992) [Iceland] 6+
31. Identity Pieces /Pièces d'identités (Mweze Ngangura, 1998) [Democratic Republic Of Congo ] 7-
32. Oxhide / Niu Pi (Jiayin Liu, 2005) [China] 7+
33. Meanders / Meandre (Mircea Saucan, 1966) [Romania] 7

travel book

1. In the Crosswind / Risttuules (Martti Helde, 2014) [Estonia] 6
2. Okko's Inn / Waka Okami wa Shogakusei! (Kitaro Kosaka, 2018) [Japan] 6+
3. Times and Winds / Bes Vakit (Reha Erdem, 2006) [Turkey] 7-
4. Baden Baden (Rachel Lang, 2016) [Belgium] 7+
5. Caddyshack (Harold Ramis, 1980) [USA] 5-
6. Bashu, the Little Stranger / Bashu, gharibeye koochak (Bahram Beizai, 1989) [Iran] 7-
7. Kilo Two Bravo / Kajaki (Paul Katis, 2014) [UK] 7
8. Why Shoot the Teacher? (Silvio Narizzano, 1977) [Canada] 6-
9. El húsar de la muerte (Pedro Sienna, 1925) [Chili] 6
10. Entre Nous / Coup de foudre (Diane Kurys, 1983) [France] 7+
11. Ice Palace / Is-slottet (Per Blom, 1987) [Norway] 9
12. They Call Me Jeeg / Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot (Gabriele Mainetti, 2015) [Italy] 6
13. Pictures of the Old World / Obrazy starého sveta (Dusan Hanák, 1972) [Slovakia] 7+
14. Ezra (Newton I. Aduaka, 2007) [Nigeria] 6-
15. Insiang (Lino Brocka, 1976) [Philippines] 8
16. Deaf Mute Heroine / Long ya jian (Ma Wu, 1971) [HK] 7
17. The Invitation / L'Invitation (Claude Goretta, 1973) [Switzerland] 6+
18. Twenty Years Later / Cabra Marcado Para Morrer (Eduardo Coutinho, 1984) [Brazil] 7+
19. Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven (Issa López, 2017) [Mexico] 7-
20. Lion (Garth Davis, 2016) [Australia] 6-
21. It All Started at the End / Todo comenzó por el fin (Luis Ospina, 2015) [Colombia] 5
22. Margarita, with a Straw (Shonali Bose, Nilesh Maniyar, 2014) [India] 6
23. Shutter (Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom, 2004) [Thailand] 5
24. Camp de Thiaroye (Ousmane Sembene, Thierno Faty Sow, 1988) [Senegal]
25. [61mins] Shorts
Los Espejos del Silencio (Sonia Fritz, 1989) [Puerto Rico] 7-
Modesta (Benjamin Doniger, 1956) [Puerto Rico] 6+
26. Graves Without a Name / Les tombeaux sans noms (Rithy Panh, 2018) [Cambodia] 8+
27. A Drifting Life / Chun hua meng lu (Cheng-sheng Lin, 1996) [Taiwan]
28. Wild Growth /Samorastniki (Igor Pretnar, 1963) [Slovenia]
29. My Dearest Senorita / Mi querida señorita (Jaime de Armi, 1972) [Spain] 7-

[flavo5000]

23. Workingman's Death (Austria, 2005)
24. Life (Greece, 2009)
25. Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (Spain, 2008)
26. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (China, 2002)

Spoiler

1. Why Horror? (Canada, 2014)
2. Portrait: Orson Welles (France, 1968)
3. For All Mankind (USA, 1989)
4. D'est a.k.a. From the East (Belgium, 1993)
5. Sympathy for the Devil (UK, 1968)
6. Cien niños esperando un tren (Chile, 1968)
7. Enter the Anime (Japan, 2019)
8. 66 scener fra Amerika (Denmark, 1982)
9. Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (Sweden, 2015)
10. Cabra Marcado Para Morrer (Brazil, 1984)
11. True Asian Horror (Singapore, 2007)
12. Pina (Germany, 2011)
13. Moeder Dao, de schildpadgelijkende a.k.a. Mother Dao, the Turtlelike (Netherlands, 1995)
14. Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceausescu a.k.a. The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (Romania, 2010)
15. Living in the Age of Airplanes (Antarctica, 2015)
16. Torero (Mexico, 1956)
17. L'image manquante a.k.a. The Missing Picture (Cambodia, 2013)
18. Stand van de Sterren a.k.a. Position Among the Stars (Indonesia, 2010)
19. Five Broken Cameras (West Bank, 2011)
20. Description d'un combat a.k.a. Description of a Struggle (Israel, 1960)
21. Bai Ge Ji Hua: Taiwan Xin Dianying Ershi Nian Huei Gu a.k.a. Our Time, Our Story (Taiwan, 2002)
22a. Zrcadlení (Slovakia, 1966)
22b. Odchádza clovek (Slovakia, 1968)
22c. Voda a praca (Slovakia, 1964)
23. Workingman's Death (Austria, 2005)
24. Life (Greece, 2009)
25. Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (Spain, 2008)
26. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (China, 2002)

[Cinepolis]

12. Gandu (India, 2010) - 7/10
13. Muna Moto (Cameroon, 1975) - 7/10

Spoiler

1. Why Shoot the Teacher? (Canada, 1977) - 6/10
2. Kajaki (UK, 2014) - 7/10
3. Paradise Island (Sierra Leone, 2009) - 6/10
4. Yaaba (Burkina Faso, 1989) - 7/10
5. Chi l'ha Vista Morire? (Italy, 1972) - 7/10
6. Bashu, gharibeye koochak (Iran, 1989) - 7/10
7. Exists (USA, 2014) - 6/10
8. Al hayatt al yawmiyah fi quariah suriyah (Syria, 1976) - 7/10
9. Kataude mashin gâru (Japan, 2008) - 6/10
10. Rapt (Switzerland, 1934) - 7/10
11. Red Christmas (Australia, 2016) - 6/10
12. Gandu (India, 2010) - 7/10
13. Muna Moto (Cameroon, 1975) - 7/10

[jvv]

Seen

1. USA - The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) - 7.5/10
2. Finland - Valehtelija (1981) aka The Liar - 6/10
3. Germany - Jenseits der Straße - Eine Tragödie des Alltags (1929) - 7/10
4. Niger - Saitane (1973) aka Satan - 4/10
5. Papua New Guinea - Ileksen (1979) - 5/10
6. Latvia - Buss (2004) - 6.5/10
7. Canada - Carts of Darkness (2008) - 7/10
8. Angola - Oxalá Cresçam Pitangas (2007) - 6.5/10
9. Iran - Bashu, gharibeye koochak (1989) aka Bashu, the Little Stranger - 5/10
10. United Kingdom - Kajaki (2014) - 7/10
11. Russia - Zhenshchina (1932) aka Woman's World - 6/10

12. Czech Republic - Pohádka o Honzíkovi a Marence (1980) aka The Tale of John and Mary - 6.5/10

[burneyfan]

Where I Travel in December

01. Bulgaria: Kozijat rog a.k.a. The Goat Horn -- Andonov, 1972.
02. Germany: Phoenix -- Petzold, 2014.
03. UK: Shooting Dogs a.k.a. Beyond the Gates -- Caton-Jones, 2005.
04. Iran: Ansuyeh Atash a.k.a. Beyond the Fire -- Ayari, 1990.
05. Brazil: O Canto do Mar a.k.a. Song of the Sea -- Cavalcanti, 1953.
06. Russia: Ne zabud... Stantsiya Lugovaya a.k.a. Don't Forget... Lugovaya Station -- Kurikhin & Menaker, 1966.
07. Netherlands: De stilte rond Christine M. a.k.a. A Question of Silence -- Gorris, 1982.
08. Japan: Kojiro tsubamegaeshi a.k.a. Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut -- Tasaka, 1961.
09. Czech Republic: Kladivo na carodejnice a.k.a. Witchhammer -- Vávra, 1970.
10. USA: The Big Sleep -- Winner, 1978.
11. France: De bruit et de fureur a.k.a. Sound and Fury -- Brisseau, 1988.
12. South Korea: Sarangbang sonnimgwa eomeoni a.k.a. My Mother and Her Guest -- Shin, 1961.
13. Papua New Guinea: Man Without Pigs -- Owen, 1991.
14. Greece: Politiki kouzina a.k.a. A Touch of Spice -- Boulmetis, 2003.
15. Canada: Why Shoot the Teacher? -- Narizzano, 1977.
16. Portugal: Amor de Perdição: Memórias de uma Família a.k.a. Doomed Love -- Oliveira, 1978.
17. China: Shun liu ni liu a.k.a. Time and Tide -- Tsui, 2000.
18. India: Kanchana Sita a.k.a. Golden Sita -- Aravindan, 1977.
19. Peru: La muralla verde a.k.a. The Green Wall -- Robles Godoy, 1969.
20. Belgium: La fille inconnue a.k.a. The Unknown Girl -- Dardenne Brothers, 2016.
21. Hong Kong: Ngo joh ngan gin do gwai a.k.a. My Left Eye Sees Ghosts -- To, 2002.
22. Switzerland: Juventude Em Marcha a.k.a. Colossal Youth -- Costa, 2006.
23. Taiwan: Feng gui lai de ren a.k.a. The Boys from Fengkuei -- Hou, 1983.

24. Bangladesh: Matir moina a.k.a. The Clay Bird -- Masud, 2002.

[72aicm]

19. Capharnaüm (2018, Lebanon)
20. Englar alheimsins (2000, Iceland)
21. Kukuli (1961, Peru)
22. A Flood in Baath Country (2005, Syria)

Spoiler

1. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015, USA)
2. Kajaki (2014, UK)
3. Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977, Canada)
4. D’est (1993, Belgium)
5. Five Dedicated to Ozu (2003, Iran)
6. A Alma do Osso (2004, Brazil)
7. Soupçons (2004, France)
8. Samorastniki (1963, Slovenia)
9. Respiro (2002, Italy)
10. Presunto culpable (2008, Mexico)
11. Frozen Planet (2011, Spain)
12. Das Boot (1985, Germany)
13. Madagascar (1995, Cuba)
14. S certy nejsou zerty (1985, Czech Republic)
15. Chun hua meng lu (1996, Taiwan)
16. Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona: Sobaka Baskerviley (1981, Russia)
17. The Favourite (2018, Ireland)
18. Last Cab to Darwin (2015, Australia)
19. Capharnaüm (2018, Lebanon)
20. Englar alheimsins (2000, Iceland)
21. Kukuli (1961, Peru)
22. A Flood in Baath Country (2005, Syria)

[blocho]

16. Autumn Sonata (Sweden, 1978)
Of all the Bergman movies I have seen, this is the most emotionally draining, more so than Cries and Whispers or Wild Strawberries. A master class in familial recrimination, it feels very much apiece with the themes that Bergman spent his career exploring. That it break no new ground for him does not detract from its power. In any other hands, the emotions would curdle into farce or bathos. The success of the movie is built on the acting, especially that of Liv Ullman, who has an outburst here of such pain and resentment that I have never seen anything comparable. That the scene remains genuine rather than histrionic is testament to her talent.

[jdidaco]

Thanks for hosting, blocho!

Two colossuses,



1. Mir kumen on (We're on Our Way, Aleksander Ford, 1938) 8/10 (Poland)
2. Gli sbandati (Abandoned, Francesco Maselli, 1955) 8.5/10 (Italy)
3. Agi Murad il diavolo bianco (The White Warrior, Riccardo Freda, 1959) 7/10 (Montenegro (Yugoslavia))
4. Il colosso di Rodi (The Colossus of Rhodes, Sergio Leone, 1961) 7/10 (Spain)
5. Paradise Alley (Hugo Haas, 1962) 7/10 (USA)
6. Hermógenes Cayo (Imaginero) (Jorge Preloran, 1969) 9/10 (Argentina)
7. St. Ann's (Stephen Frears, 1969) 9/10 (UK)
8. Hundertwassers Regentag (Hundertwasser's Rainy Day, Peter Schamoni, 1971) 8/10 ((West) Germany)
9. Toute une vie (And Now My Love, Claude Lelouch, 1974) 6.5/10 (France)
10. Dhrupad (Mani Kaul,1983) 8.5/10 (India)

[sol]

The World is Not Enough

1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) Italy
2. The Story of Kindness or How to Behave (1987) Vietnam
3. Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) United States
4. Village at the End of the World (2012) Greenland
5. Animals are Beautiful People (1974) South Africa
6. My Scientology Movie (2015) United Kingdom
7. Adventures of Picasso (1978) Sweden
8. Please Vote for Me (2007) China
9. Sleep Dealer (2008) Mexico
10. Sleep Tight (2011) Spain
11. Atlantics (2019) Senegal
12. Twilight (1990) Hungary
13. Rubber (2010) Angola
14. El Perro (2004) Argentina

15. Marquis (1989) Belgium



Very loosely based on the Marquis de Sade's time in prison, this black comedy features cover-up conspiracies, jail breaks and stolen goods, while our humble protagonist simply wants to write his infamous, obscene stories in peace. He also has frequent conversations with his animatronic manhood. The film never quite amounts to the thoughtful baser urges/deeper intelligence dichotomy that it attempts to be, but this is zany and engaging stuff.

Progress:

[connordenney]

5. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg, 2012, Canada)

Spoiler

1. Where Is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987, Iran)
2. The Strange Case of Angelica (Manoel de Oliveira, 2010, Portugal)
3. Uncut Gems (Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie, 2019, USA)
4. Atlantics (Mati Diop, 2019, Senegal)
5. Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg, 2012, Canada)

[jeroeno]

74. Tanzania - The Aviatrix (2015)
75. Nicaragua - Connected By Coffee (2014)
76. Mongolia - Die Höhle des gelben Hundes (2005)

[zzzorf]

Spoiler

1. El ángel exterminador (Mexico, 1962) - 9/10
2. Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (USA, 1999) - 6/10
3. Zombi 2 (Italy, 1979) - 6/10
4. Noce Blanche (France, 1989) - 8/10
5. Bashu, gharibeye koochak (Iran, 1989) - 7/10
6. Novyy Vavilon (Russia, 1929) - 2/10
7. Hævnens Nat (Denmark, 1916) - 9/10
8. Ritzar bez bronya (Bulgaria, 1966) - 5/10
9. Kajaki (UK, 2014) - 7/10
10. The Man With the Iron Fists (Hong Kong, 2012) - 7/10
11. Swiss Army Man (Sweden, 2016) - 7/10
12. Kumonosu-jô (Japan, 1957) - 7/10
13. Ba wang bie ji (China, 1993) - 7/10
14. Glomdalsbruden (Norway, 1926) - 6/10
15. Prem Sanyas (India, 1925) - 6/10
16. Bloodfist (Philippines, 1989) - 5/10
17. Heritage (Australia, 1935) - 7/10
18. Ilo Ilo (Singapore, 2013) - 7/10
19. Risttuules (Estonia, 2014) - 6/10

20. Hidalgo (Morocco, 2004) - 7/10
21. Beat the Drum (South Africa, 2003) - 7/10

[sol]

The World is Not Enough

1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) Italy
2. The Story of Kindness or How to Behave (1987) Vietnam
3. Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) United States
4. Village at the End of the World (2012) Greenland
5. Animals are Beautiful People (1974) South Africa
6. My Scientology Movie (2015) United Kingdom
7. Adventures of Picasso (1978) Sweden
8. Please Vote for Me (2007) China
9. Sleep Dealer (2008) Mexico
10. Sleep Tight (2011) Spain
11. Atlantics (2019) Senegal
12. Twilight (1990) Hungary
13. Rubber (2010) Angola
14. El Perro (2004) Argentina
15. Marquis (1989) Belgium

16. Machine (2019) Australia



Artificial intelligence's evolution is debated here. The film is divided into distinct sections that vary in effectiveness, with robot art being the least interesting. The driver-less cars section is awesome though with curious intricacies (A.I. programmed to protect human life might kill its driver to save pedestrians), the sex robots is fun and some parts are simply funny, like the cut to a stuck robot vacuum cleaner after talk about robots taking over.

Progress:

[blueboybob]

48. [Philippines] Melancholia (2008)
49. [Netherlands] Enigma (2001)
50. [Czech Republic] Dark Blue World (2001)

[spoiiler]
[Albania] Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
[Algeria] Days of Glory (2006)
[Argentina] Nine Queens (2000)
[Australia] Newsfront (1978)
[Austria] Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
[Belgium] Toto the Hero (1991)
[Brazil] They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)
[Bulgaria] Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
[Canada] Pour la suite du monde (1963)
[Chile] No (2012)
[China] Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019)
[Côte d'Ivoire] Black and White in Color (1976)
[Czech Republic] Dark Blue World (2001)
[Denmark] Hunger (1966)
[Egypt] The Sin (1965)
[Finland] The Way You Wanted Me (1944)
[France] Le joli mai (1963)
[Germany] RR (2007)
[Greece] Electra (1962)
[Hong Kong] Springtime in a Small Town (2002)
[Hungary] Merry-Go-Round (1956)
[India] Devdas (1936)
[Indonesia] Workingman's Death (2005)
[Iran] Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989)
[Israel] Beyond the Walls (1984)
[Italy] Route One USA (1989)
[Japan] A Man Vanishes (1967)
[Liechtenstein] Dangerous Moves (1984)
[Mexico] Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976)
[Netherlands] Enigma (2001)
[North Vietnam] 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War (1968)
[Norway] Reprise (2006)
[Peru] The Green Wall (1969)
[Philippines] Melancholia (2008)
[Poland] Austeria (1982)
[Portugal] Recollections of the Yellow House (1989)
[Russia] Beanpole (2019)
[Serbia] The Last Bridge (1954)
[Senegal] Atlantics (2019)
[South Korea] Gilsoddeum (1986)
[Spain] En construcción (2001)
[Slovakia] Crucial Years (1967)
[Sweden] Here is Your Life (1966)
[Switzerland] The Invitation (1973)
[Taiwan] Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
[Turkey] Umut (1970)
[UK] The Arbor (2010)
[US] Casting a Glance (2007)
[/spoiler]

[72aicm]

23. Tian long ba bu (1977, Hong Kong)
24. Egy erkölcsös éjszaka (1977, Hungary)

Spoiler

1. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015, USA)
2. Kajaki (2014, UK)
3. Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977, Canada)
4. D’est (1993, Belgium)
5. Five Dedicated to Ozu (2003, Iran)
6. A Alma do Osso (2004, Brazil)
7. Soupçons (2004, France)
8. Samorastniki (1963, Slovenia)
9. Respiro (2002, Italy)
10. Presunto culpable (2008, Mexico)
11. Frozen Planet (2011, Spain)
12. Das Boot (1985, Germany)
13. Madagascar (1995, Cuba)
14. S certy nejsou zerty (1985, Czech Republic)
15. Chun hua meng lu (1996, Taiwan)
16. Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona: Sobaka Baskerviley (1981, Russia)
17. The Favourite (2018, Ireland)
18. Last Cab to Darwin (2015, Australia)
19. Capharnaüm (2018, Lebanon)
20. Englar alheimsins (2000, Iceland)
21. Kukuli (1961, Peru)
22. A Flood in Baath Country (2005, Syria)
23. Tian long ba bu (1977, Hong Kong)
24. Egy erkölcsös éjszaka (1977, Hungary)

[blocho]

17. Parasite (South Korea, 2019)
My parents both hated this movie, which was reason enough for me to see it. So let me state at the outset, that I decided several years ago to leave behind the old good/bad paradigm when it comes to movies. My new paradigm is interesting/uninteresting, and this movie certainly kept my interest. All that being said, I can't help but think that there's a lot less here than meets the eye, and it seems apiece with Bong's other work, especially Snowpiercer. I've watched Snowpiercer three times, mostly because I like action movies and I like post-apocalyptic movies, but also because the movie left me feeling adrift the first couple of times I saw it. It's a testament to Bong's ability to enmesh sociopolitical elements in his work that it took me three viewings to feel like I have a grip on what he's saying in that movie, which is not much. At heart, Bong is a satirist and a purveyor of dark comedy, and in its invocation of class struggle, Snowpiercer ultimately becomes not a metaphorical statement about social class but rather a satire of movies that make metaphorical statements about social class. Bong's politics and beliefs are opaque, and while I respect an artist who feels that revealing too much lessens the impact of his work, sometimes an artist simply has little to say. In Snowpiercer and Parasite, I think Bong is doing something worse--he's deploying the idiom of social critique for empty amusement. Parasite, as the title suggests, should be a Hegelian movie. The parasitism of the poor on the rich and the rich on the poor perfectly encapsulates the dynamics of the master-slave dialectic. But good luck finding anything so meaningful in this movie. Instead, all we get is a panoply of class strife signifiers arrayed around a domestic thriller. It was all mildly interesting.

[burneyfan]

Where I Travel in December

01. Bulgaria: Kozijat rog a.k.a. The Goat Horn -- Andonov, 1972.
02. Germany: Phoenix -- Petzold, 2014.
03. UK: Shooting Dogs a.k.a. Beyond the Gates -- Caton-Jones, 2005.
04. Iran: Ansuyeh Atash a.k.a. Beyond the Fire -- Ayari, 1990.
05. Brazil: O Canto do Mar a.k.a. Song of the Sea -- Cavalcanti, 1953.
06. Russia: Ne zabud... Stantsiya Lugovaya a.k.a. Don't Forget... Lugovaya Station -- Kurikhin & Menaker, 1966.
07. Netherlands: De stilte rond Christine M. a.k.a. A Question of Silence -- Gorris, 1982.
08. Japan: Kojiro tsubamegaeshi a.k.a. Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut -- Tasaka, 1961.
09. Czech Republic: Kladivo na carodejnice a.k.a. Witchhammer -- Vávra, 1970.
10. USA: The Big Sleep -- Winner, 1978.
11. France: De bruit et de fureur a.k.a. Sound and Fury -- Brisseau, 1988.
12. South Korea: Sarangbang sonnimgwa eomeoni a.k.a. My Mother and Her Guest -- Shin, 1961.
13. Papua New Guinea: Man Without Pigs -- Owen, 1991.
14. Greece: Politiki kouzina a.k.a. A Touch of Spice -- Boulmetis, 2003.
15. Canada: Why Shoot the Teacher? -- Narizzano, 1977.
16. Portugal: Amor de Perdição: Memórias de uma Família a.k.a. Doomed Love -- Oliveira, 1978.
17. China: Shun liu ni liu a.k.a. Time and Tide -- Tsui, 2000.
18. India: Kanchana Sita a.k.a. Golden Sita -- Aravindan, 1977.
19. Peru: La muralla verde a.k.a. The Green Wall -- Robles Godoy, 1969.
20. Belgium: La fille inconnue a.k.a. The Unknown Girl -- Dardenne Brothers, 2016.
21. Hong Kong: Ngo joh ngan gin do gwai a.k.a. My Left Eye Sees Ghosts -- To, 2002.
22. Switzerland: Juventude Em Marcha a.k.a. Colossal Youth -- Costa, 2006.
23. Taiwan: Feng gui lai de ren a.k.a. The Boys from Fengkuei -- Hou, 1983.
24. Bangladesh: Matir moina a.k.a. The Clay Bird -- Masud, 2002.

25. Finland: Komisario Palmun erehdys a.k.a. Inspector Palmu's Error -- Kassila, 1960.

[sol]

The World is Not Enough

1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) Italy
2. The Story of Kindness or How to Behave (1987) Vietnam
3. Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) United States
4. Village at the End of the World (2012) Greenland
5. Animals are Beautiful People (1974) South Africa
6. My Scientology Movie (2015) United Kingdom
7. Adventures of Picasso (1978) Sweden
8. Please Vote for Me (2007) China
9. Sleep Dealer (2008) Mexico
10. Sleep Tight (2011) Spain
11. Atlantics (2019) Senegal
12. Twilight (1990) Hungary
13. Rubber (2010) Angola
14. El Perro (2004) Argentina
15. Marquis (1989) Belgium
16. Machine (2019) Australia

17. Virunga (2014) DR Congo



This Oscar nominated documentary looks at local rangers who work to conserve Congo's gorilla population while their country is ravished by foreign corporations with vested interests. The film benefits from some beautiful sunsets, misty mountain vistas and aerial shots that sweep over the African nation; the agenda, however, is a little all over the place (the gorillas actually do not feature very much) but a curious insight into Congo's history.

Progress:

[jeroeno]

77. Luxembourg - The Road Uphill (2011)
78. Iran - Rang-e khoda (1999)
79. Czechia - Wolf (2013)
80. Qatar - Theeb (2014)
81. Palau - The Last Reef 3D (2012)
82. United Arab Emirates - Furious Seven (2015)

[blocho]

Summary: Week 3

Welcome to a statistical summary of the challenge thus far. The final summary will come after the challenge concludes.

Headline Stats
We have 34 participants thus far, with a cumulative total of 607 points. That works out to a mean score of 17.9 points and a median of 15.5 points. The most notable change this week is a slowdown in watching. Week 1 of this challenge featured 228 points. Week 2 had 224 points. Week 3 had 155 points. Jeroeno continues to dominate the main challenge with a total of 82 points. Blueboybob is second with 50 points and hurluberlu with 33 points.

Bonus Challenge: Travel the Continents
Unsurprisingly, jeroeno is dominating the bonus challenge as the current leader for the European (34), Asian (21), African (11) and North American (7) titles. Daviddoes remains in the lead in South America with 9 points. There's also a five-way tie for the lead in Oceania with 2 points: maxwelldeux, coryn, RogertheMovieManiac88, jeroeno, and shugs.

Years
[Not counting shorts for this section of the stats page]
Participants have watched movies ranging from 1916 to 2019. The most popular years so far are 2019 (50 points), 2014 (30 points), and 2016 (26 points). The median year of release is 2002. Here's the breakdown by decade:
1910s (1 point)
1920s (7 points)
1930s (7 points)
1940s (3 points)
1950s (13 points)
1960s (58 points)
1970s (68 points)
1980s (73 points)
1990s (56 points)
2000s (107 points)
2010s (211 points)

Continents
Here's the breakdown by continent:
North America (82 points)
South America (44 points)
Europe (263 points)
Africa (49 points)
Asia (144 points)
Oceania (24 points)
Antarctica (1 point)

Countries
The United States continues to dominate this list. In fact, only one participant has not seen an American movie this month -- India Istanbul. Here is every country with at least 10 points:
United States (33 points)
United Kingdom (27 points)
Canada (24 points)
France (22 points)
Italy (21 points)
Germany (19 points)
Japan (17 points)
China (14 points)
Iran (14 points)
Mexico (13 points)
India (12 points)
Sweden (12 points)
South Korea (11 points)
Brazil (11 points)
Russia (11 points)
Belgium (10 points)

[albajos]

Sweden and Iran twice?