Pierrot Le Fou

Pierrot Le Fou is a French drama that came out in 1965. Ferdinand aka Pierrot(Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Marianne(Anna Karina), the two on the cover, are the main characters in the film. The two have an affair together. The film is based on love, dreams, singing, desires, and running away from problems. I thought it was an amazing French film. If you love French films that focus on love in anyway be sure to see this film. I loved it.

Humboldt County

Humboldt County is a film that came out in 2008 that debuted at SXSW. It was a great film. The main character is in the midst of becoming a doctor when he randomly hooks up with this girl that drops him off in the woods of Humboldt, California. There he finds out the whole family are pot growers. He is not a fan of marijuana, but he falls in love with the atmosphere. The film shows how people can dedicate there life to something and have it all taken away in a matter of minutes. Definitely go check this film out. It took me forever to find this film, but I did. Thank you Netflix.

Gardens of the Night

Gardens of the Night came out in 2008. The film is one of the most depressing dramas I have ever seen. The film starts out with a young girl who gets kidnapped and so on. I will not say anymore. This film blew me away. One of my favorite actors, John Malkovich is in the film for a second and does a great job. The main character is Gillian Jacobs. She did an amazing job of acting in this film. Go see this film right away.

Stroszek

Stroszek is a film written by Werner Herzog in 1977. It was written in four days and it is based on the life of Bruno S. Bruno S. is a son of a prostitute who spent most of his life in mental institutions. He was a musician and a drunk. The film is about how he moved to the United States to improve his life, but realized that moving there just made his life worse.
Stroszek is a very depressing, weird film. Ian Curtis, lead singer of a 70's band called Joy Division killed himself after watching this film. Around 90% of the film is spoken in German. I thought it was a great film that shows the up's and down's of a man who suffers from many problems.

The Puffy Chair

What an amazing film. The Puffy Chair, is a romantic comedy that came out in 2005. The film is based on, a couple and the boyfriend's brother rent a van and go on a journey to purchase there father a puffy maroon chair. It has some very funny moments and some very depressing moments. The film won the Audience Award of SXSW in 2005. This film is considered a mumblecore film. Mumblecore films focus mainly on low budget costs for production, relationships of people in their 20's, improvisation, and no name actors.
Go out and find this film, but good luck finding it.

Eraserhead

David Lynch's first film that came out in 1977. It is a very strange film. I would classify this film as a science fiction horror. The film is in black and white, so if you do not appreciate films in the black and white era don't bother. If you have not ever seen it, you should. It puts you in a very awkward mind state. It has its ups and downs, but for its time, this film has amazing cinematography.

Tokyo!

Tokyo! A film I just viewed that consists of three shorts. Each short is directed by a non-Japanese director. The three shorts(listed in chronological order) are: Interior Design, Merde, and Shaking Tokyo. All the shorts were filmed in Tokyo, Japan. If you feel like watching a trippy film watch this one. A woman who turns into a chair, a bum who eats flowers and cash, and a girl that can make her hair grow by the press of a button. Shocking, weird, and amazing. The main character of Merde, Denis Lavant, also stars in the film, Mister Lonely. One of my favorite Harmony Korine films. Denis Lavant portrays Charlie Chaplin. Tokyo! is a great film that entered the Cannes Film Festival in 2008.