Favorite lesser known films

[Melo theory]

1. Factotum - Factotum (2005) - IMDb
2. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance - Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) - IMDb
3. Special - Special (2006) - IMDb
4. Love and a .45 Love and a .45 (1994) - IMDb
5. Lantana Lantana (2001) - IMDb
6. Safety not guaranteed Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) - IMDb
7. Delicatessen Delicatessen (1991) - IMDb
8. The Girl in the Cafe The Girl in the Café (TV 2005) - IMDb
9. Angels of the universe Angels of the Universe (2000) - IMDb
10. The Baker The Baker (2007) - IMDb

 

[Melo theory]

Alright! We did it!
Now a new list.
Lets do documentaries.......

1. Andy Goldsworthy, Rivers and Tides - Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2001) - IMDb

 

[Cassiel]

If you want independent in the extreme try "Thundercrack!" two or three prints in film festivals only (there are hundreds of these). Thundercrack! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia!

George Kuchar was a curious guy. He reminds me of R. Crumb (in some ways).

What's this crap about documentaries? I just follow the thread title. This movie is worth watching:

Husbands (1970) - IMDb

 

[MrPig]

2. Brick IMDbLINK

 

[tvrgeek]

There was a fantastic documentary on the toilet. I saw it maybe circa 1980. It went through the history, current trends, problems ( like why every urinal made splashes) and more. It was done very tongue and cheek but was very educational.

 

[Melo theory]

That sounds nice 😀
Seriously, I would watch a documentary about anything.
What's it called tvr?

 

[Ron E]

4. Touching the void (2003) Touching the Void (2003) - IMDb
A famous climbing/survival documentary

 

[Melo theory]

That's a good one Ron.
Check this one out! Its filmed in the first person. They should have done the sound in binaural. That would have been groundbreaking.

Enter the Void (2009) - IMDb

 

[lousymusician]

Documentary on a few NorCal classical musicians trying to pursue their careers - Freeway Philharmonic:

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Karla, the bassoon player, is the sister of a good friend of mine.

 

[Alex from Oz]

This one is great to watch immediately after a big meal...
Food, Inc. (Documentary 2008) - IMDb

Cheers,

Alex

 

[Ron E]

It doesn't fall into the category of documentaries, but I recently saw a film on Hulu called "The American Astronaut". I went into it not knowing what to expect and it was really quite enjoyable - moreso than any big budget blockbuster I have seen recently. Watch The American Astronaut online | Free | Hulu

 

[Bizarroterl]

The White Dawn
The White Dawn (1974) - IMDb

Demonstrates what happens when our culture touches a "pure" one.

 

[SY]

I don't know how "lesser known" Extract is, but we finally got around to seeing it last night and we regret not doing it sooner.

 

[Jonathan Bright]

A lesser film (not doco').
Early Ridley Scott: "Someone to Watch Over Me" with the first Mrs. Cruise looking stunning...two great versions of the Gershwin song, one by Sting and the other by Roberta Flack. It won't change you life but a nice, well crafted yarn. He's (Scott) very good with light. The shots in her apartment of wine glasses and mirrors are memorable as is the soundtrack which turned me on to opera in a way I was surprised about....

 

[Jonathan Bright]

Re; documentaries. I like them as a rule but I have two general comments. One, most are too slow in the narrative, especially the ones made for TV and secondly the background music is almost always way too loud for my taste.....

 

[ByronInPortland]

Tuvalu - The best movie you never saw. The director (Veit Helmer) is German, but the film has almost no dialogue, so anyone can enjoy it without subtitles. The DVD has a bonus film "Surprise!" which is just hilarious, also without dialogue.
Tuvalu (1999) - IMDb

 

[Melo theory]

I don't know how "lesser known" Extract is, but we finally got around to seeing it last night and we regret not doing it sooner.

That's a great movie. You should see "idiocracy" if you haven't already. Also directed by
mike judge.

 

[sootboots]

"Idiocracy" is frighteningly real except we didn't have to wait 500 years! A bit silly, I recognize, but the context is not far off from where I sit.

John

 

[Illusus]

My wife and I were watching "Idiocracy" on cable last week. The real commercials were a near reflection of the movie.

 

[Illusus]

Happiness.
Happiness (1998) - IMDb