Sunday, 25 April 2010

Bad Boys

If anyone here has some decent taste in movies, or at least a taste similar to mine, check out the following films:

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture. (imdb.com)

THE VIRGIN SUICIDES
A group of male friends become obsessed with a group of mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents after one of them commits suicide. (imdb.com)

BAD EDUCATION
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends. (imdb.com)

BRAZIL
A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and himself becomes an enemy of the state. (imdb.com)

HOPE AND GLORY
A semiautobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up in London during the blitz of World War 2. (imdb.com)

2 comments:

  1. the write-up for the virgin suicides doesn't do the film justice. but i LOVE that movie, so i'm glad it's in your list!

    i want to read the book.

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  2. I had NO idea there was a book! This is a MUST READ :D Thank you :)

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