NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi2d ago

#ScribesAndMakers – 25th Jun. Create a poll with three movies that you enjoyed because they were well made and one you enjoyed despite being less well made. Ask people to guess which one you liked despite itself.

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

Pandora's Box (1929) with Louise Brooks
0%
Suspiria (1977) Directed Dario Argento
30.8%
Haunted (1993) with Kate Beckinsale
23.1%
The Hunger (1983) David Bowie & Catherine Deneuve
46.2%
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Show threadNaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi1d ago

#ScribesAndMakers §26 Summarize or link to yesterday's poll and reveal the answer. Explain why you still liked the movie.

Short: #Suspiria: art over production value.

  • Pandora's Box: I am glad no one picked this. It is a true classic and my fav. film of all time.
  • Suspiria: This is the correct answer. Dario Argento was part of the low-budget Italian movie wave of the 70s. Art is emphasized over plot and production value. I love all these #giallo, or "yellow," films that handle death, murder, and horror with style.
  • #Haunted (1993) is Hollywood glitz. I so wanted to run off with the ghost Beckinsale plays. Almost makes damnation worthwhile.
  • #TheHunger: Back to a film with higher art value than production value, but miles better than your typical giallo. It even makes sense, which I am not sure Suspiria does. Plus, I love Deneuve. I also listed "The Last Metro"

    • #NMSAM #NMPrompts

    Show threadWhat A Charming House1d ago
    @NaraMoore Yeah. We went on a Giallo tear recently. They’re kind of like empty calories, though Suspiria rises above them all for its outre visuals. At least it’s not an “unlikely suspect” construct like so many.
    Show threadNaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi

    @WhatACharmingHouse

    I figured anyone who had watched Suspiria would get it. I needed something way out there to balance The Hunger, which was the second most likely suspect, and is not a bad pick.

    I also considered "Lost Highway" by Lynch, but it kind of falls in the same broad swath of art films as "The Hunger." (Lost Highway is my fav Lynch film. So utterly dark and claustrophobic.)

    Jun 26 at 4:27pmWeb
    Show threadWhat A Charming House1d ago

    @NaraMoore “The Hunger” has a lot of emotional depth, and the themes really resonate. The sex scene is a bit OTT, but otherwise it’s quite poetic.

    “Eraserhead” and “Elephant Man” are where it’s at for me with Lynch.