OT: The best movies most have never heard of...

[choke]

Originally Posted by paredown

And while we are on the French--I have long been a fan of 'Rendezvous' (which I first saw as a 16mm print at a friend's house, who brought home a projector and a bunch of old films -- 10 minutes of pure adrenaline while the man races through the streets of Paris at dawn.

IMDB shows only purchases (I was given a DvD as a gift)--but it used to be available on YouTube. There is also a French TV program where the director, Claude Lelouch is interviewed about making the film, which also used to be on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJYOMFayruw

Fun fact: while the audio is from a V12 Ferrari the camera was actually mounted on a Mercedes Benz 450SEL 6.9.

[oldpotatoe]

CODA....not sure if it's been mentioned, great movie.

[GoJavs]

Late 80's Gene Hackman flicks (The Package, Bat 21, etc).

No idea why I remember them so fondly. Maybe because I was just sitting at home waiting for my life to START!

[Tz779]

Originally Posted by paredown

And while we are on the French--I have long been a fan of 'Rendezvous' (which I first saw as a 16mm print at a friend's house, who brought home a projector and a bunch of old films -- 10 minutes of pure adrenaline while the man races through the streets of Paris at dawn.

IMDB shows only purchases (I was given a DvD as a gift)--but it used to be available on YouTube. There is also a French TV program where the director, Claude Lelouch is interviewed about making the film, which also used to be on YouTube.

Well I am going to have to look for Rendezvous! You may be able to buy the DVD of Wages of Fear from Criterion Collection.
-Robin

[fiamme red]

After the passing of Pelé, I was reminded of a film directed by one of the great directors, John Huston. It's one of his oddest films, Escape to Victory: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083284/. If you're a fan of movies and soccer, you may be interested in this. It's about a soccer match between Allied P.O.W.s and the German National Team during WWII. The script is not very good, and the plot is pretty silly, but it's great seeing many of the soccer stars of the day, including Pelé (who had retired a few years earlier).