mikeyfreshh t1_ix6mnyr wrote
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Great list. I'll add a few
Dr Strangelove
High and Low
The Third Man
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Autoganz t1_ix6njex wrote
See, most of those I thought about, but I feel those are slightly tougher for people new to black and white films because of their pacing. I kinda think Night of the Hunter straddles the line slightly, and was iffy about including it. These are all great.
High and Low is actually my second fave. Such an intense film. The way Kurosawa blocks the characters into frame is incredible.
mikeyfreshh t1_ix6o9r4 wrote
High and Low is probably my favorite Kurosawa movie (Throne of Blood is a pretty close second) and I think it's also probably his most accessible movie for modern audiences. I think it was influential enough that it should feel familiar to anyone who likes Fincher or Bong Joon Ho. Plus OP mentioned trying to get into 8 1/2 so I felt like I should include a foreign language pic.
BEE_REAL_ t1_ix6vknj wrote
> I kinda think Night of the Hunter straddles the line slightly
Night of the Hunter in my experience provokes reactions split 50/50 between "wow that was incredible I loved everything" and "that was really weird but it was neat I guess"
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