Other Realist/bleak movies
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gucz — 17 years ago(October 22, 2008 07:01 AM)
One film that hasn't been mentioned is
Rosetta
. I liked Lilya, but Rosetta is a much more accomplished film imo. Has a similar plot (young girl trying to survive by herself - though does not tackle the same issues of Lilya) and a realistic style. The acting and directing are really great, the Dardenne brothers have a really unique style, that looks simple but takes great skill to pull off. I love it, thoroughly recommended. -
CitrusWithFuschiaTrim — 16 years ago(June 26, 2009 05:51 AM)
Yes!
Rosetta
would have been my nomination. Similar themes, and, well, the Dardenne brothers pretty much 'own' their chosen genre at present.
I suppose on a clear day you can see the class struggle from here.
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Nephilim-6 — 17 years ago(November 23, 2008 07:06 PM)
Shiki-Jitsu.
Other than that All About Lily Chou-Chou, Christiane F., Show Me Love, Festen, Grave Of the Fireflies, The Edukators, Bounce Ko-Gals, Nobody Knows, Der Untergang, Tokyo Sora, Su-Ki-Da, Gegen Die Wand.
Did you ever notice that people who believe in creationism look really un-evolved? - Bill Hicks -
Nova_UB313 — 17 years ago(December 22, 2008 06:35 PM)
I heart depressing, gritty films! Here's just a few favorites off the the top of my head.
Sue
http://www.imdb.com/board/10125522/
Fiona
http://www.imdb.com/board/10168787/
Idi i Smotri aka Come and See
http://www.imdb.com/board/10091251/
Amantes
http://www.imdb.com/board/10101317/
Tokyo Decadence
http://www.imdb.com/board/10105622/
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
http://www.imdb.com/board/10097108/
Salo
http://www.imdb.com/board/10073650/
Maitresse
http://www.imdb.com/board/10074883/
Kids
http://www.imdb.com/board/10113540/
Gummo
http://www.imdb.com/board/10119237/
Ken Park
http://www.imdb.com/board/10209077/
Damage
http://www.imdb.com/board/10104237/
Betty Blue
http://www.imdb.com/board/10090563/
OldBoy
http://www.imdb.com/board/10364569/
Vagabond
http://www.imdb.com/board/10089960/
Festen
http://www.imdb.com/board/10154420/
Breaking the Waves
http://www.imdb.com/board/10115751/
Irreversible
http://www.imdb.com/board/10290673/
I Stand Alone
http://www.imdb.com/board/10157016/
Christiane F
http://www.imdb.com/board/10082176/
Romance
http://www.imdb.com/board/10194314/
Princesa
http://www.imdb.com/board/10281094/
Princesas (different film than above)
http://www.imdb.com/board/10434292/
Working Girls
http://www.imdb.com/board/10092238/
The Piano Teacher
http://www.imdb.com/board/10254686/
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Le-Revenant — 17 years ago(March 04, 2009 07:47 AM)
Agreed. Great film.
Also check out Anjos do Sol (2006) http://www.imdb.com/board/10847154/. Both Lilja 4ever and that has very similar content. -
flowery_meerkat — 17 years ago(January 16, 2009 03:11 PM)
Anything by Ken Loach is pretty grim.As are films by Catherine Breillat,but she more deals with adolescents and sexual perception and awareness.
Never happen, Cherry. You survive the Nam, you get to live forever, man. -
cheshirecat-8 — 17 years ago(January 19, 2009 09:43 AM)
Yeah, Kaurismki! Also, check into danish dogma film ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogma_95 )
Probably easier to find are some more or less classic Hollywood films, like "Boys don't cry" (with Hilary Swank as transexual Brandon Teena in a hostile white trash environment) and "The Basketball Diaries", with Leonardo DiCaprio as a heroine addict (surprisingly good and gritty, very much prostitution and misery in that one). -
HuGore — 17 years ago(March 18, 2009 04:16 PM)
Let The Right One In IS a great "bleaky" movie and I must say (most of you may wanna kill me for mentioning it) "The Wrestler" is also a very sad movieit may not have a really profound theme but it sad
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gtsstl — 17 years ago(March 26, 2009 10:18 PM)
Lots of excellent films mentioned above. I recommend another bleak film, a documentary actually, called Children Underground. It's another one of those films which is so horribly true it makes you want to rescue the people you are watching and then, failing that, never see the film again.
By the way, this seems to be one of the better, non-polluted threads I've read on IMDB lately.