/r/Cinephiles

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A subreddit focused on a more theoretical, cinematic side of film discussion.

This subreddit is for anyone who loves cinema as an art form.

Rules

  • Please do not let this become a forum of snobbery. Understand that there are people with differing opinions than yours. Respect them and try to respond intelligently.

  • Along those lines, hopefully this subreddit serves as both a place where cinephiles with a more academic or theoretical bent can discuss their ideas with similarly educated individuals, as well as a place where those who have less knowledge of cinematic theory, simply because life hasn't afforded them the chance to learn for one reason or another, can also add to the discussion, ask questions and learn from other redditors.

  • Do not use vague or misleading titles.

  • Self promotion is shamelessly welcome. If you have a blog and you want feedback, this seems like a great place for that to happen.

  • Lastly, and this is related to the first thread. Don't disregard films due to genre. Yes, Transformers 3 is awful, but there are some films where things blow up real good that can also have some theoretical intrigue and finesse. Similarly, comedy tends to be underplayed in a lot of critical circles, yet films from "The Apartment" to "Something Wild" to "Little Miss Sunshine" prove that comedy doesn't have to sacrifice cinematic quality for laughs.

Post away cinephiles.

Resources

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60 film eBooks from the Amsterdam University Press NIGHT MODE NORMAL

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can we all agree that persona is the greatest masterpiece and no other film will compare?

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2024/07/05
03:19 UTC

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films that other cinephiles would laugh at you for enjoying

are there any basic, stupid, poorly written/acted movies that you love regardless of its flaws? i think most here could agree self proclaimed cinephiles can be quite pretentious with strong opinions so i’d love to see some guilty pleasure movies!!

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2024/07/03
01:09 UTC

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Why Filmmakers Love This Shot — The Ultimate Guide to the Walk and Talk

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2024/07/01
15:45 UTC

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Ethos, Logos, and Pathos — The Art of Persuasion Explained

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2024/06/24
12:23 UTC

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PLEASE HELP

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2024/06/24
01:58 UTC

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One Love

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2024/06/22
07:49 UTC

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movie festivals for cinephiles- not in industry

hi everyone! I was wondering which movie festivals give accreditations for movie enthusiasts who are not in the industry. anyone knows some? thanks!!

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2024/06/18
15:37 UTC

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How Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Work — A Behind the Scenes Look

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2024/06/17
16:13 UTC

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Dazed and Confused (1993) is Rightly a Great Classic Film

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2024/06/16
18:40 UTC

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Join us! Support local cinema events!

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2024/06/14
18:44 UTC

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Today, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is 42 years old.

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2024/06/11
18:18 UTC

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Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin (2004) - Sincere Portrayals Of Trauma

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2024/06/10
14:04 UTC

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Every Great Story’s Secret Weapon — Catharsis Explained

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2024/06/10
12:23 UTC

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10 underrated comedies to heal your traumas with

Let me know what film did I miss?1o underrated comedies to heal your traumas with

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2024/06/09
13:34 UTC

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10 underrated comedies to heal your traumas with

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2024/06/09
13:33 UTC

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where to watch free movies and series that doesn't need that much mb

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2024/06/08
09:39 UTC

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Give your opinion and Fantasy of nurses and her uniform/costume

If you are interested, please answer the following questions spontaneously:

What ideas or mental images do you have when you hear the word “nurse”?

What does the nurse fantasy look like to you? What scenario? What costume?

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2024/06/06
09:18 UTC

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How to Pace Your Film — Examples of Good and Bad Pacing in Editing, Writing and More

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2024/06/03
12:29 UTC

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Get a free month of Mubi!!

hey cinephiles (and non-cinephiles too)!

Have you heard of Mubi? It's a streaming service with a curated selection of films, including Oscar and Cannes contenders, and other renowned titles. If you use my invitation, you get one month free (and so do I!). Check it out!

https://mubi.com/t/web/global/T0cG3js7

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2024/06/02
00:39 UTC

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Alain Resnais' Night And Fog (1956) - Confronting Human Evil

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2024/05/28
10:39 UTC

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Film Editing Techniques — Walter Murch's In The Blink of an Eye Explained

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2024/05/27
14:50 UTC

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Analyse de characteurs dans Au Revoir les Enfants

Le livre “Au Revoir les Enfants” écrit par Louis Malle  figure beaucoup de personnages divers, et

montre les conséquences d’aider ou de dénoncer quelqu’un. J’espoir que tu aimes ça.

Julien Quentin est un élève à l'école cathoique, Il aide le juif, Jean Bonnet, et été confrontée la grand conséquence à cause de la occupation, les Nazis. Les Nazis été tres brutalement et arrete pour l’aide les juifs. Il aide Bonnet, “ Julien: tu veux ‘Les Mille a Une Nuits?’” Il illustrit le d’un caractère agréable. 

Jean Bonnet ou Jean Kippelstein, est un juif qui est caché dans le pensionnat donc il a été parmi les étudiants du collège. Il est très mystérieux. Dans la fin du bouquin Bonnet est prénu à un camp, Auschwitz, auquel il mort, “Bonnet, Négus, et Dupré sont morts à Auschwitz.” Il mort cause de il est juif. L’aider sont plus dangereux que dénonce. Il aime le caractère agréable. 

Le père Jean est le directeur dans la collège catholique, la prête, et cache les juifs. Il y a trois juifs. Bonnet, Dupré, et Négus. Le père Jean est en plus danger que Julien parce qu’il aide trois juifs. “(les juifs) morts à Auschwitz, le père Jean au camp de Mauthausen.” Il aide les juifs et mort.  Il aime le caractère agréable. 

Joseph n’est pas un étudiant mais il travaille au pensionnat duquel il a dénoncé. Il attrapait utilise le marche noir et denonce le college et autre gens dams la marche. Joseph dénonce le père Jean et le collège a revanche pour il punit, “Jospeh: il y a que mi trinque. C’est pas juste.” En revanche, Joseph dénonce et face moins danger que tout le monde. Il a été récompensé. Il aime le caractère mal.

Les caractères en “Au Revoir Les Enfants” la grand danger pour aider, et possède honneur. Joseph n’est pas possédé honneur. L’aider les juifs est très dangereux et la dénoncer est moins dangereux, et des personnages réfléchissent. 

Sondage pour les personnages en la filme/livre:

https://forms.gle/zzJTWdFxG99c9xJU7

Postscript:
This is a high-school French class writing assignment and this post is a way for us to share our work, and receive both feedback on our communication and to interact with a community on the film, ''Au Revoir Les Enfants.'' Our grammar will not be perfect, some sentences may not be explicitly clear on what we mean to communicate, but we thank you for your time taken to view the post attempting to read it.

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2024/05/25
02:09 UTC

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Help pls!!

Hi peeps, my partner is a huge cinephile and I really want to gift him something related to that. He’s huge into like the cinematic pov of movies, ofc he watches them for entertainment but is also massively into like the directorial side, facts and history about the actors, about production and just basically loves to deep dive into every aspect of a movie. We watched Dune 2 about 2 months ago and sometimes I still catch him watching BTS of the filming. Safe to say he loved the movie!!

Some of his fav directors are Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorcesce, David Fincher, Guy Ritchie, Paul Thomas Anderson, Francis Ford Coppola, Christopher Nolan, and Stanley Kubrick.

I would really really love any suggestions please.

Oh and also Chef is his ultimate comfort movie!!

Thank you in advance!!

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2024/05/24
01:35 UTC

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Roman movies

What's with the seeming lack of great movies set in Ancient Rome, or the wider Roman empire? There's Gladiator, obviously, then Ben-Hur, Fellini Satyricon and... Bugger all else? I know there's Caligula, I haven't got to it yet, but I know it strongly divides opinion. And then I guess any adaptions of the story of Christ, a la The Gospel According to St Matthew or The Passion of the Christ would technically count, but I've excluded them for not focusing on the Romans themselves. So what else is there? What am I missing?

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2024/05/22
21:55 UTC

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Film Permits Explained — Why You Need a Permit and How to Get One

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2024/05/20
15:10 UTC

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Thoughts on Tous les dieux du ciel?

I think it's a regrettable movie. Absolutely wasted, with totally unjustified attempts at shock and no climax whatsoever. It is true that at some moments it has moved me, I have even been on the verge of shedding a tear. But taken away from a few minutes it seems like a tremendous disappointment to me.

Possible spoilers, don't read if you don't want to know:

It is a film that deals with guilt, mental health and abuse. Powerful themes, capable of making us feel truly bad. Well, in the end everything comes to nothing. It does not go deeper nor does it manage to empathize with its protagonist. On several occasions we see how its director is capable of making us feel a lot with very little. Moments that move you, that make you understand the entirety of a situation with just one well-acted phrase. Unfortunately these moments are very rare and are hindered by a vague and almost ridiculous script at certain moments.

I thought I was going to end up mentally exhausted, sad and shocked, but in the end I ended up watching a bad movie with an absurd amount of cheap drama and some attempts to shock the viewer that just don't fit together properly.

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2024/05/20
00:57 UTC

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (edited to Philip Glass - Prophecies)

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2024/05/16
11:05 UTC

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Panos Cosmatos - Hyper-stylized Transcendence

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2024/05/16
07:08 UTC

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What are some good weird & artsy films I could pick for family movie night?

Something interesting and artistic, but also something that wouldn’t upset my Christian parents (minimal swearing, violence, sex, ect)

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2024/05/13
21:40 UTC

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