Andrei Rublev (1966)
Directed By: Andrei Tarkovsky
Starring: Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko
Rated: R
Run Time: 3h 25m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
Strengths: Cinematography, Thematic Coherence, Acting
Weakness: Length Maybe?
The life of the great Icon Writer, Andrei Rublev, is the backdrop for this exploration of Russia, its people, history, faith, atrocities, and glory, as only a true seeker of enlightenment can.
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Blow-Up (1966)
Directed By: Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring: David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave
Rated: NR
Run Time: 1h 51m
TMM Score: 3 Stars
Strengths: Visual Storytelling, Themes
Weakness: Character and Emotional Connections
Thomas is a London photographer worshipped by and bored of models and actresses. When tired, he roams the city and parks for new photographic subjects and ends up accidentally photographing a murder and being spotted by the killer.
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Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
Directed by: Robert Besson
Starring: Anne Wizaemsky, Walter Green, Francois Lafarge
Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Suggestive Content and Brief Partial Nudity)
Running Time: 1 h 35 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Unique POV, Symbolism, Empathy, Simplicity, Cinematography
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Art House Heavy (?)
The life of a donkey named Balthazar and the townspeople around him whom either treat him well or abuse him.
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Persona (1966)
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Bjornstrand
Rated: NR (Suggested R For Brief Nudity, Thematic Elements, and a Scene of Graphic Sexual Dialogue)
Running Time: 1 h 23 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Poetic Meaning, Ambiguity
WEAKNESSES: -
A nurse takes care of a mute actress at an isolated island home, only to find their personalities begin melding together.
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