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An error has ocurred. Please try againThey are either films made by famous directors which are overshadowed by their more popular films, or by not famous ones but named by me as a "gem".
The rule is:
7 - 8: Under 2000 votes. 9 - 10: Under 3000 votes.
This is another motive to watch great films and improve this list.
* Documentaries and recent films are not included.
* Average score, rated by me
* At least 5 films seen (unless it's full filmography) per director [if 5 (x0.98), if 6 (x0.99), 7-10(x1), 11-20(x1.01), 21-30(x1.02), eg]
* Full filmography: if 2 films (x0.97), if 3 (x0.98), if 4 (x0.99), (x1) if 5, (x1)+0.2 (if 6-10), (x1.01)+0.2 (if 11-20) eg
* No documentaries
* Between all tied directors: most films watched>most high rated>head to head films
{Last update 29/12/18}
The Left Bank, or Rive Gauche, group is a contingent of filmmakers associated with the French New Wave.
Films are listed in chronological order of production.
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L'Eden et après (1970)
Avant-Garde at its best.
French Nouvelle Vague was a massive exposion of new ideas about filmaking and the cinema itself.
Alain Robbe-Grillet with this film, confirms Alexandre Astruc's manifesto "The Birth of a New Avant-Garde: The Camera-Stylo" (published in L'Écran on 30 March 1948), which outlines the ideas that were later expanded upon by François Truffaut and the Cahiers du cinéma.
"L'éden et après" is a typical example of this movement, even if it was reliesed on the 20th April 1970, at its latest stage. It is one of the most original and inspiring films, providing a vast amount of new techniques on storytelling and a whole new perspective on the art of cinema.
I, Daniel Blake (2016)
A little break from our neoliberal comfort-zone
"I, Daniel Blake" follows two main characters, Daniel and Katie who struggle to survive in Newcastle, Northern England, with solidarity as their only weapon. The realism of the film and the well done characters who look real and believable, make it achieve its goal.These people are not just living pictures or ghosts, and we are the next. It is a film that punches our stomach for one hour and forty minutes, introducing us to the dystopian reality of our era. A dystopia (also called TINA) that we are well trained to ignore.