Surreal and Strange movies

[The Mothman]

Ive fallen in love with really strange movies. Eraserhead and Naked Lunch are just awesome. doesn anyone have any suggestions as for movies to watch that are way out of the ordinary, and are kind of like the two i mentioned before?

[urgeok]

- Tetsuo - iron man
- Un chien andalou

[PR3SSUR3]

Begotten
Lost Highway

[crabapple]

Lisztomania all the way, baby

[The Mothman]

good list. keep them coming.

[The Flayed One]

Uzumaki

Also, try some Jan Svankmajer films.

[Despare]

Izo
Jacob's Ladder
The Wall
Brazil (WATCH THIS)
The Happiness of the Katakuris

Some of these more surreal than others.

[Shady]

Definately what Pressure said, Begotten. If your looking for something surreal and just down weird and different than this is the movie for you, especially the 1st 10 minutes, freaky stuff.

[Spec7ral]

Get stoned and watch Breakfast of Champions.


Oldboy
Dark Crystal
Funny Games
3 Extremes
I dunno that those are neccesarily in the same vein, but they are pretty odd in their own rights.

[Roderick Usher]

Also, try some Jan Svankmajer films.

Little Otik is wonderful and he has a cool collection of shorts

seek out Chris Cunningham's music videos and shorts

Anything by Alejandro Jodorowsky, especially El Topo and Santa Sangre

[Vodstok]

Umm... Fantasia!

The Nutcracker Suite portion. I like the music....


Honestly, i dont care for a lot of surreal movies. I have found most of the ones i have seen to be more style over substance, blah blah blah.

However, if we are counting just about naything Terry Gilliam has made, I lOVE 12 Monkeys. It has my #1 favorite Brad Pitt character ever, Jeffery Goines.

[Despare]

Nacho Cerdà's The Awakening and Genesis. Aftermath gets the most discussion but both of those flicks were fun and surreal.

Videodrome
Big Lebowski (maybe not for some)
Tetsuo
Spider
Pi was pretty good...

[the_real_linda]

pan's labyrinth.........i got more interested in the whole political thing

[Spec7ral]

requiem for a dream... its not surreal, its just too real for comfort.

[Roderick Usher]

and don't forget Jacob's Ladder...trippy

[evilreign]

donnie darko (a must have)
pi
mulholand drive
waking life

[crabapple]

Here's a silly movie that I liked despite its silliness...

"T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous"

Mixes surreality with education. Also in a weird way captures the dreamlike, netherworldly quality of museums.

[urgeok]

Here's a silly movie that I liked despite its silliness...

"T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous"

Mixes surreality with education. Also in a weird way captures the dreamlike, netherworldly quality of museums.


it was pretty cool ... short movie though - an imax feature wasnt it ?

[crabapple]

Yes, it was an IMAX film, and I actually saw it in 3D when it was in the IMAX theatres--not bad! And I rented it later and watched it flat. And it still was pretty okay! I think it's only 45 minutes or something like that. But I think the idea was that when you wander around inside a dark quiet museum, time sorta dissolves and everything becomes dreamlike. If that was the concept, I thought the film realized it very well.

[The Mothman]

Also, try some Jan Svankmajer films.

I already have Alice on my amazon cart. which is the best of his films?

[The Flayed One]

I already have Alice on my amazon cart. which is the best of his films?

I really dig Little Otik. I know Rod would back me up on that one.

[The Mothman]

ya i heard someone tell me about it once...something about a raising a tree stump.

[Roderick Usher]

ya i heard someone tell me about it once...something about a raising a tree stump.

Yeah, but it's somehow totally engrossing. It isn't just the "wierdness" either, the story is told with a real pathos and a real sense of impending dread. The effects are unnerving and the story feels like the creepiest kind of fairy tale.

[Vodstok]

I already have Alice on my amazon cart. which is the best of his films?

Ugh I hated it.... Thought it was just a weird, random piece of crap. And darkness/light/darkness...


Those kinds of things just dont appeal to me.....

[The Flayed One]

Yeah, but it's somehow totally engrossing. It isn't just the "wierdness" either, the story is told with a real pathos and a real sense of impending dread. The effects are unnerving and the story feels like the creepiest kind of fairy tale.

It reminds me of a story that would be presented in Struwwelpeter or a Gorey book.

[The Mothman]

Ugh I hated it.... Thought it was just a weird, random piece of crap. And darkness/light/darkness...


Those kinds of things just dont appeal to me.....

i guess ill take it off the cart
so how about his film, 'faust'?

my cousin saw his new film at a film festival. named 'lunacy'. said it was pretty damn wierd. stop animation with meat and all.

[The Mothman]

how about this one?
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/6302643600.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1122566327_.jpg
lol

[Despare]

how about this one?
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/6302643600.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1122566327_.jpg
lol
Disney + Bunuel... YIKES! I'll have to get that one heh. I think I've only seen Alice, when I was younger, it's in my netflix que to see again because I liked it back then.

[The Mothman]

how is "Delicatessen"? supposed to be pretty damn good.

[urgeok]

how is "Delicatessen"? supposed to be pretty damn good.


it is !

i wouldnt call it surreal though ...

[The Mothman]

darn. what would you consider it then?

[The Mothman]

anyone seen this one?http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000063JZL.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1056709255_.jpg

[urgeok]

darn. what would you consider it then?

futuristic comedy fantasy (black humor)

it has a linear story line ..

[The Mothman]

speaking of surrealism, ive been making a very strange stop animation/claymation film. il post a youtube link on here when im done with it.

[noctuary]

If you liked Eraserhead, check out Lynch's early short films. They're in the same vein, but not quite as deep, I'd say. Otherwise, you could try finding Woman in the Dunes. It's a very strange little film, and very hard to find. Also, maybe some shorts by the Brothers Quay?

[Roderick Usher]

If you liked Eraserhead, check out Lynch's early short films. They're in the same vein, but not quite as deep, I'd say. Otherwise, you could try finding Woman in the Dunes. It's a very strange little film, and very hard to find. Also, maybe some shorts by the Brothers Quay?

Lynch's "Six Men Getting Sick" plays like a nightmare - it's amazingly abrasive

[paws the great]

Pink Floyd The Wall

[alkytrio666]

Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey

A fantastic epic into the surreal, and the greatest score to a motion picture ever. Bizarre, trippy, frightening, and complex.

An absolute classic masterpiece.

[The Mothman]

Lynch's "Six Men Getting Sick" plays like a nightmare - it's amazingly abrasivewhere can i find it?

[Roderick Usher]

where can i find it?

The Short Films of David Lynch (2002)

it contains the following shorts and each film is preceded by an introduction from the director.

Six Men Getting Sick
The Alphabet
The Grandmother
The Amputee
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
Lumiere

not all brilliant, but all of them are revealing

[alkytrio666]

The Short Films of David Lynch (2002)

it contains the following shorts and each film is preceded by an introduction from the director.

Six Men Getting Sick
The Alphabet
The Grandmother
The Amputee
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
Lumiere

not all brilliant, but all of them are revealing

You used to be able to get these for free on his website, but now you have to buy the $20 DVD. Kind of a bummer, but ahwell.

They're simple, but fun.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Brazil
Parents

[onewhosighs]

Cannibal Holocaust - Real Animal Killings - Real Rape - Real Human Killing

Enough Said.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Cannibal Holocaust - Real Animal Killings - Real Rape - Real Human Killing

Enough Said.

Lol I can sense an old thread being dug up...

[noctuary]

Brazil
Parents
Was Parents the movie about the kid who discovers his parents are cannibals? If so, thanks for mentioning the title. I was just thinking about it earlier, and it was driving me crazy... I just couldn't seem to remember the name of the film.

Oh... and for onewhosighs: do you really think that anyone actually believes that anymore? Not trying to bash on the noob, but come on. Give us a little credit here.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Was Parents the movie about the kid who discovers his parents are cannibals? If so, thanks for mentioning the title. I was just thinking about it earlier, and it was driving me crazy... I just couldn't seem to remember the name of the film.


Yeah that's the one. I have it on VHS but haven't watched it in years. From memory, it introduced the kid's parents as being somewhat over-the-top 50's sitcom style parents whose 'darker side' was slowly revealed. It had a very bizarre, surreal atmosphere to it, as I recall.

[noctuary]

Yeah that's the one. I have it on VHS but haven't watched it in years. From memory, it introduced the kid's parents as being somewhat over-the-top 50's sitcom style parents whose 'darker side' was slowly revealed. It had a very bizarre, surreal atmosphere to it, as I recall.
Thank you! Now I may have to hunt this one down. Has there been a DVD release that you know of?

[Phalanx]

tales of the unusual
the thirteenth floor
logans run (more futuristic, but feels pretty surreal)
dark city
existenz
the trip.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Thank you! Now I may have to hunt this one down. Has there been a DVD release that you know of?

You are in luck:

http://dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=703051

Cheap, too.

[tcardenas]

i wanted to rent parents once.. my husband said it was really strange. i guess thats why its being written about in this thread.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Yeah it is a strange film, but interesting. It tells the story from the child of the family's point of view. This includes using low shot and hand held camera views to simulate how the world is seen by the child.

If you have a chance to rent it again, give it a shot.

[The Mothman]

Cannibal Holocaust - Real Animal Killings - Real Rape - Real Human Killing

Enough Said.

not surreal in any way shape or form.

[Elvis_Christ]

You don't get much stranger than Repo Man or Brain Damage.

[Zero]

if you want really avant garde - try

anything by The Brothers Quay (Street of Crocodiles is probably their most well-known work)

and a great musical film by Bill Morrison called Decasia. . . a total trip

[The Mothman]

if you want really avant garde - try

anything by The Brothers Quay (Street of Crocodiles is probably their most well-known work)



it costs $87. lowest price on amazon.

[Nocturnal]

Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey (1932). Anyone who is into odd horror, or strange movies in general, should check this classic out. It is oddly shot, the black and white footage suffered some damage that the director found most interesting, as a result the image is often too bright. The plot is almost forgotten halfways through and some shots are simply bizarre.

[Elvis_Christ]

Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey (1932). Anyone who is into odd horror, or strange movies in general, should check this classic out. It is oddly shot, the black and white footage suffered some damage that the director found most interesting, as a result the image is often too bright. The plot is almost forgotten halfways through and some shots are simply bizarre.

Yeh I like that one aswell. A bunch of the Expressionist stuff is really great if your into the surreal kinda deal. I was trying to remember the name of one I caught a couple of years back where a woman was getting chased by a killer with a mirror for a face.

[Amalthea_unicorn]

Luna Papa
Tuvalu
Waking Life

[The Mothman]

here's some super surreal stuff. by a guy called David Firth. You're probably familiar with Salad fingers. watch "10 Different Types Of Soup" or S'poilsbury Toast Boy". Milkman is the best one. check them out.

http://fat-pie.com/flash.htm

[Doc Faustus]

I'd recommend FLCL. Really bizarre, cool, transgressive anime. Cronenberg's Existenz has moments of intense surrealism. Vampyr is definitely on target on that list, and so is Videodrome. If you haven't seen Videodrome, by all means get ahold of it. For surreal atmosphere, I would say the Wicker Man is a triumph. Television wise, I'd say the biggest triumphs of surrealism are Twin Peaks and the Prisoner. See the Prisoner.

[The Mothman]

I'd recommend FLCL. Really bizarre, cool, transgressive anime. .

i saw an episode of that once...doesnt some dude grow some monster out of his head or something?

[evilreign]

i saw an episode of that once...doesnt some dude grow some monster out of his head or something?

yeah, its a pretty jacked up anime, its really cool though

[Spec7ral]

here's some super surreal stuff. by a guy called David Firth. You're probably familiar with Salad fingers. watch "10 Different Types Of Soup" or S'poilsbury Toast Boy". Milkman is the best one. check them out.

http://fat-pie.com/flash.htm

david firth rocks. so does richard d. james.

[Roderick Usher]

So, Mothman

Have you watched any of the suggestions so far?

[The Mothman]

i actually havnt had the time to get on Amazon and order anything yet, but i plan on getting Tetsou and a coulpe Jan Svankmajer films, and if Best Buy is stil carrying the Short Films Of David Lynch, ill get that too

[The Mothman]

david firth rocks. so does richard d. james.fucking A im a huge aphex twin fan

[Haunted]

First, allow me to thank many of you for the movie list.

I want to say that most films by Kubrick and Lynch are pretty surreal. I've seen a few in my day. I mean, we know The Shining... old hat, right, but when Kubrick got his hands on it, it totally took sort of a different step into that nightmare, especially in the form of Danny.

Lost Highway was great. I haven't seen it in a while, but I was going to write a thesis on David Lynch's films for an English class (Violence in Literature and Film, or something similar)

Of course The Wall was surreal.

Okay...surreal encompasses "the strange and bizarre," but it also is an artistic movement in which the expression of the subconscious is fucked up, totally irrational. So, it all depends on your personal "real" right?

[The Mothman]

First, allow me to thank many of you for the movie list.



'tis a good thread.

[Doc Faustus]

I forgot to mention Existenz by Cronenberg. Pretty much everything he does is cool, but Existenz has some great surreal moments. I've heard it being accused of being a Matrix or Thirteenth Floor clone, but its much more interesting and transgressive than either.

[evilreign]

If you want a very surreal anime you can't go wrong with paranoia agent. I saw 1 episode and I thought it was a comple piece fo shit but later I watched a few more episodes and discovered how amazing it is. It isn't for everyone, and it takes a little getting used to but, it is really good.

[Roderick Usher]

HR Puffinstuff

[The_Return]

Might have been mentioned already, but you should check out some of Ken Russell's stuff.

I've only seen 3 of his movies, but was really impressed with each of them. Very surreal and very strange, with a really unique style to them.

I recomend the 3 that Ive seen in this order:

Tommy (Might want to pass on this one if you dont like The Who...but then again, if you dont like The Who, you might want to pass on oxygen as well:p)

Altered States (Not quite as surreal as the other two, but still a fantastic movie and plaenty strange)

Gothic (Starts out really slow and is pretty hard to follow, but its completly tripped out crazy)

[The Mothman]

Might have been mentioned already, but you should check out some of Ken Russell's stuff.

I've only seen 3 of his movies, but was really impressed with each of them. Very surreal and very strange, with a really unique style to them.

I recomend the 3 that Ive seen in this order:

Tommy (Might want to pass on this one if you dont like The Who...but then again, if you dont like The Who, you might want to pass on oxygen as well:p)

Altered States (Not quite as surreal as the other two, but still a fantastic movie and plaenty strange)

Gothic (Starts out really slow and is pretty hard to follow, but its completly tripped out crazy)
i saw Altered States. it was good cheesy fun. not very surreal though i would say.

[The_Return]

i saw Altered States. it was good cheesy fun. not very surreal though i would say.

Like I said, its not as surreal as the other two.

[The Mothman]

Gothic (Starts out really slow and is pretty hard to follow, but its completly tripped out crazy)
ive seen the first 5 minutes of this...i had no idea what was going on really. im going to try and watch it again. The picture and sound transfer is so god damn bad:mad: its from the 50 chilling classics set

[The Mothman]

HR Puffinstuff
Plot Synopsis: A young boy named Jimmy has in his possession a magic flute named Freddie that can talk and play tunes on its own. One day he gets on a magic talking boat that promises to take him on an adventure. The boat happens to belong to a wicked witch named Witchiepoo, who uses the boat to kidnap Jimmy and take him to her home base on Living Island, where she hopes to steal Freddie for her own selfish needs. Fortunately Jimmy is rescued by the island's mayor, a six foot dragon named H.R. Pufnstuf. After Jimmy is rescued by Pufnstuf and his two deputies, Kling and Klang, his adventures begin as well as his attempts to get back home.


lol.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Nude for Satan (1974)

A truly bizarre Italian horror film. Worth a viewing.

Wouldn't you like to be Nude for Satan? ;) :D

[The_Return]

ive seen the first 5 minutes of this...i had no idea what was going on really. im going to try and watch it again. The picture and sound transfer is so god damn bad:mad: its from the 50 chilling classics set

I watched it from that set as well...agreed, terrible quality. It takes awhile to get into the really strange shit, but once it gets there I gaurantee that you wont regret it.

[The Mothman]

I watched it from that set as well...agreed, terrible quality. It takes awhile to get into the really strange shit, but once it gets there I gaurantee that you wont regret it.
ya im about 30 mins into it. Is it supposed to make any sense? lol.

[Haunted]

Gothic (Starts out really slow and is pretty hard to follow, but its completly tripped out crazy)

That was a very interesting movie. The whole experience of Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, John Polidori, and uh...can't remember her name, was so instrumental to the creation of horror, and people don't even realize it.

For example: Some argue that Bram Stoker took more from John Polidori's "The Vampyre" than he did from the Tsepes family history. The Vampyre was writen about Lord Byron's relationship with women. The Vampyre is also where the notion of the beautiful, elegant vampire comes from.

As you know, Frankenstein was born from this experience, as well.

The movie, sort of tries to put in their opiate state, so that you can visualize that experience, because they were trying to scare the shit out of each other.

[Doc Faustus]

Stoker's sources on Tepes and Transylvania were very poor. He, for example, had never been there. Polidori's Ruthven is a much bigger influence on Dracula than Tepes, who I think Stoker latched onto only because of his reputation and the distinctive, exotic quality it would add to the story. I think though that Byron's bipolar and fear of intimacy caused him to look much more vampiric to Polidori than the way he treated women. Ruthven treats Polidori's protagonist like Byron treated Polidori.

[Haunted]

Holy shit. I've never met anyone else who knows or will discuss this information. This may not be the right thread in which to do it, however.

(You're definitely right about Byron's total lack of ability to commit, however, he did tend to feed off of women, sexually. The relationship between Polidori and Byron was very similary to Ruthven and Polidori's protag., however, do you recall the speculation that Byron and Polidori might have been lovers?) ...Okay, I'm really sorry:( I'll stop.

[slasherman]

I'm surprised nobody has mention "Santa Sangre" a surreal slasher drama...
and of course "The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover" a exellent theatrical surreal drama

[Elvis_Christ]

I thought The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover was really cool when I saw it years ago. I really should give it another watch. I've been meaning to see Santa Sangre but I haven't come across a copy yet

[The_Return]

ya im about 30 mins into it. Is it supposed to make any sense? lol.

It all makes sence in the end (Or, if you read the plot summary that came with the set, it's all explained in advance)

[Roderick Usher]

Holy shit. I've never met anyone else who knows or will discuss this information. This may not be the right thread in which to do it, however.

(You're definitely right about Byron's total lack of ability to commit, however, he did tend to feed off of women, sexually. The relationship between Polidori and Byron was very similary to Ruthven and Polidori's protag., however, do you recall the speculation that Byron and Polidori might have been lovers?) ...Okay, I'm really sorry:( I'll stop.

Have you read Byron's fragment of a vampire novel?

His Augustus Darvell character is fascinating. But it is, tragicall, a fragment - 3 pages...makes you really wish he finished it as it was engrossing from word one.

[neverending]

Some titles not mentioned yet:

IF
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063850/

The Magic Christian
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064622/

Work Is a Four Letter Word
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062503/

Koyaanisqatsi
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085809/

Okay, none of them fit a strict definition of surreal, but they're all pretty weird.

[urgeok]

The Magic Christian
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064622/





one of my all time favorite movies .. i was fortunate enough to score this one on laserdisc..

[SKOOFx]

The forgotten
Donnie Darko
Hellraiser 5+6
Natural Born Killers

[slasherman]

I thought The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover was really cool when I saw it years ago. I really should give it another watch. I've been meaning to see Santa Sangre but I haven't come across a copy yet
If you are into torrents I'm soon gonna make one....a dvd rip...

[Roderick Usher]

Some titles not mentioned yet:

IF
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063850/


Just caught this at a revival house on a double bill with A Clockwork Orange just last month.

great night of cinema

[slasherman]

If you are into torrents I'm soon gonna make one....a dvd rip...

I have uploaded "Santa Sangre" here: http://www.ilovetorrents.com/

..have to register but that is free...and remember this is a seeding place

[crabapple]

I loved that drunken discussion of "the speed of the nail"...that is such a deranged scene. Good movie!

[The Mothman]

did anyone catch "Visions Of Suffering"? looks like a damn strange film. Its russian. Seach for the trailer on unearthedfilms.com

[The Mothman]

has anyone managed to see Visions Of Suffering? looks pretty damn surreal from the trailer.

[Tisha]

Hmmm...surreal...definitely Donnie Darko. I'm sure I'll think of other ones too.

[Phalanx]

I know it'll seem a little lame a suggestion, but...Alice in Wonderland.
I always remembered this as just being a happy kids film with some music and all...then a few years back watched it with my little brother. Pretty bent stuff, and, I guess the whole thing is surreal?

Blueberry. Not sure WHAT's so surreal about it, it's just a "feel" like you're floating through the movie...

[The Mothman]

Gozu has been described as Lynchian/Cronenbergian.
i might want to check that one out.

[vanlutz]

There's an independent film maker by the name of Kevin Ford who makes these really odd independent movies (on miniDV). Visually they're nothing like Lynch, but storywise they're pretty out there.

They're quite entertaining, and many are downloadable for free.

www.mo-freek.net

"People are Dead" is pretty cool and if you're an Angela Bettis fan "Last Days of America" and "Loveinapocolypse" are neat.

[swiss tony]

don't know if anyone has already mentioned this as i can't be bothered to read the entire thread but nosferatu is slightly weird

[The Mothman]

*bump*

Donnie Darko, which i saw recently was rather surreal.

rented Brazil, havnt got along to watch it quite yet.

[Hamburger]

Alice in acidland or Alice in Tripland, dont remember the title but this is a strange flick.

[The Mothman]

Alice in acidland or Alice in Tripland, dont remember the title but this is a strange flick.

could it be just simply "Alice"?

[Roderick Usher]

Brothers of the Head is very odd and not-so-grounded in reality

[the_real_linda]

a scanner darkly.....tho it did feel real in a trippy way...or waking life

[Papillon Noir]

could it be just simply "Alice"?

There is "Alice in Acidland" which I only saw the first ten minutes and it was awful, very poorly made.

And then there is "Alice" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095715/) which is surreal, and has a lot of stop-action animation. I really wanted to like this and am a big fan of Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, but I found this to drag and to be rather boring.

[Papillon Noir]

Eyes Without a Face is a good one.

[The_Return]

uzumaki ...

Man, what a fucked up movie. I really liked it, but wow...seemed pretty straight forward at first, but just spiraled into absolute craziness. (Heh)

[swiss tony]

pan's labyrinth is a head fuck and also a top notch movie. just watched it tonight and was very impressed. but then, its no secret this is top quality. also, charlie and the chocolate factory (or any burton for that matter) and hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

[The Mothman]

awesome. keep suggestions coming.

I just finished Brazil. pretty wierd.

[The Mothman]

That movie is freakin' crazy, I caught it a while back on Sundance.I guess some countries consider it a 1984 sequel of sorts.

never seen 1984....wasnt that a speilberg film?

[paws the great]

Terry Gilliam's"Tideland."

[Despare]

Persona
One of Bergman's best, some parts are dizzying.

[The Mothman]

I think you are thinking of 1941,




lol im an idiot.

[The STE]

check out Meshes of the Afternoon by Maya Deren, it and Un Chien Andalou are the pinnacle of surrealist films, IMO.

Meshes of the Afternoon pt. 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbJKyLXoqXc

Meshes of the Afternoon pt. 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GsNqHnbAWs&mode=related&search=

Six Men Getting Sick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0hE5Rdinr8

The Alphabet by David Lynch (a lot better than Six Men Getting Sick, IMO)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6094739730047863521&q=David+Lynch&hl=en

Lumiere et compagne by David Lynch
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=147636485853600786&q=David+Lynch

Un Chien Andalou
http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/Un%2BChien%2BAndalou/video/xkggr_un-chien-andalou

[Papillon Noir]

check out Meshes of the Afternoon by Maya Deren, it and Un Chien Andalou are the pinnacle of surrealist films, IMO.


These are probably the best two experimental/surreal films EVER.

I love Maya Deren, "Meshes on the Afternoon" was incredible. Her "At Land" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036618/) is also very good.

Bunuel (who did Un Chien Andalou w/ Dali) is considered one of the fathers of surreal cinema. Probably the most surreal is "Exterminating Angel" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056732/), which unfortunately is out of print. Hopefully they will get this on DVD soon. Wikipedia has a good plot synopsis for this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_exterminating_angel#Plot

[The Mothman]

ok. glad you found those.

six men getting sick is totally fucked up....keeps repeating itself though.

Un Chien Andalou was pretty cool.
however i felt the atmosphere was kinda ruined by the upbeat and lively music.

im gonna watch the rest.

[The Mothman]

This is crazy. Check out this Ciggarette ad made by David Lynch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vor65mNB8Uk

[The STE]

yeah, I saw that.



And, no offence intended, but I think your comment about the music in Un Chien Andalou is kinda missing the point.

[The Mothman]

none taken. so what exactly is the point? i think surreal cinema NEEDS creepy atmosphere. crazy music destroys it. i wanna hear you POV though.

[The STE]

With the David Lynch surrealist style, yeah, the creepy atmosphere helps. But with something like Un Chien Andalou or Meshes of the Afternoon (which was actually completely silent in the original version), having a creepy atmosphere was not at all the point, since it was before surrealist film became associated with that Lynchian sort of style. The point was the surrealism, the lack of sense. It's not supposed to have creepy atmosphere, it's supposed to be nonsensical. If it had creepy music, then you'd watch it and think "man, I'm kinda creeped out by that." Now, with the Tristan & Isolde music, you watch it and don't know WHAT to think. That's the point. Or, rather, the lack of a point.

[Angra]

Long Dream

[paws the great]

Nomads........

[Disease]

Rampo noir is a good modern one, just came out on dvd.

[Nella]

I'm so glad I looked in this thread. This is what I wanted when I came here, hence my two poll threads and multiple questions! I enjoy reading about the personal favorites of the members at HDC. The suggestions and mini reviews are very helpful. I can't imagine someone getting a thrill out of watching rape scenes and animal killings, whether simulated or real. (Not meant to offend anyone, just my opinion) I'll definitely check some of these films out. Thanks everyone!