--- In [email protected], akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Picnic At Hanging Rock, > > > Another good, somewhat obscure, aussie film: Flirting > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101898/ > > First film of Nicole Kidman and Thandie Newton. > Interesting youthful take on transcending social roles and expectations. > > Also, not related, but should be on the list; > Prince of the City > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082945/ > > and Serpico, two great Sydney Lumet films, which deal in their own > ways with deep disillusionment and transcending initial mindsets. > > Rounds out the othe Lumet film already mentioned: The Verdict. > > Going a bit deeper on Lumet: 12 Angery Men -- subjectivness of > "reality" theme, in that way, similar to Mamet's Oleanna. > > Another Lumet classic, Network, seems a natural, breaking boundaries, > "I'm not going to take it any more", though perhaps having become bit > a cliche film -- that is -- it is on all lists. > > A smaller Lumet film, Failsafe (and its book), dealing with huge and > imponderable decisions, forces a level of transcendence. > > Another Burdick novel made into a film, Seven Days in May, should be > considered, though the reasoning for making its case as a "spiritual" > film -- may take a bit to develop. > > > Othe Lumet films for consideration: the Hill, Dog Day Afternoon > http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001486/ > plus a number I have not seen, but I am sure are worth viewing.
One of my favourite Lumet films is "Night Falls on Manhattan" with Andy Garcia. Lumet is an incredibly prolific director and until you see the list of his films you don't realize how many favourites of yours he made! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
