Criterion Challenge 2022
52 movies
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This is my current work-in-progress list for the second annual Criterion Challenge as created by Letterboxd user <a href="https://letterboxd.com/benvsthemovies/">Ben</a>. I'm challenging myself to watch at least one Criterion-related movie a week based on that week's category. Click the glasses button ("Read more") to see the category for each movie!
Although the categories are numbered, I will be tackling the list in no specific order, either by personal fiat or using a random number generator. I will post my weekly pick in the comments to help me keep things straight.
The original rules and details can be found here: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/benvsthemovies/list/the-criterion-challenge-2022/">The Criterion Challenge 2022</a>
Also see my own Criterion Challenge list for last year: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/atomicpwrdrobot/list/the-criterion-challenge-2021/detail/">The Criterion Challenge 2021</a>
Movie
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Броненосец Потёмкин WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban Min reol Skybridge +3
谢尔盖·爱森斯坦
actor:
亚历山大·安东诺夫
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弗拉迪米尔·巴斯基
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other title:
战舰波将金号
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Броненосец Потёмкин
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A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The film had an incredible impact on the development of cinema and is a masterful example of montage editing.
Movie
The Grand Illusion (1937)
La grande illusion WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban Eggplant.place Skybridge +3
Jean Renoir
actor:
让·迦本
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迪塔·帕尔洛
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other title:
大幻影
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La grande illusion
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1937 film by Jean Renoir
Movie
Rebecca (1940)
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Alfred Hitchcock
actor:
Laurence Olivier
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Joan Fontaine
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other title:
레베카
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レベッカ
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Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
Movie
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
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杰克·阿诺德
actor:
格兰特·威廉姆斯
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Randy Stuart
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other title:
놀랍도록 줄어든 사나이
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O Incrível Homem que Encolheu
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A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
Movie
Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
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other title:
塞琳和朱莉出航记
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Céline et Julie vont en bateau
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Julie, a daydreaming librarian, meets Céline, an enigmatic magician, and together they become the heroines of a time-warping adventure involving a haunted house, psychotropic candy, and a murder-mystery melodrama.
Movie
Sweetie (1989)
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简·坎皮恩
actor:
Geneviève Lemon
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Karen Colston
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other title:
甜妹妹
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甜姐儿
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The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the rotten roots of their family and placing a strain on Kay and Louis’ relationship.
Movie
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban Bangumi Eggplant.place Min reol Skybridge +5
Movie
The Weeping Woman (2019)
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杰罗·布斯塔曼特
actor:
María Mercedes Coroy
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Sabrina De La Hoz
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other title:
哭泣的女人
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La llorona
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2019 film directed by Jayro Bustamante
Movie
Black Moon (1975)
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路易·马勒
actor:
Cathryn Harrison
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Therese Giehse
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other title:
黑月亮
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블랙 문
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There is a war in the world between the men and the women. A young girl tries to escape this reality and comes to a hidden place where a strange unicorn lives with a family: sister, brother, many children and an old woman that never leaves her bed but stays in contact with the world through her radio.
Movie
Original Cast Album Company (1970)
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D.A. Pennebaker
actor:
Barbara Barrie
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George Coe
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other title:
原初卡司专辑：《伙伴们》
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夥伴們
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Documentary about recording the cast album of the 1971 Broadway musical Company
Movie
Cure (1997)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa
actor:
Koji Yakusho
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Masato Hagiwara
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other title:
큐어
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CURE
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A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
Movie
News from Home (1977)
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other title:
家乡的消息
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집에서 온 소식
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Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman lives in New York. Filmed images of the City accompany texts of Akerman's loving mother back home in Brussels. The City comes more and more to the front while the words of the mother, read by Akerman herself, gradually fade away.
Movie
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
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赖纳·维尔纳·法斯宾德
actor:
布里吉特·米拉
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埃尔·赫迪·本·萨利姆
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other title:
恐惧吞噬灵魂
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Angst essen Seele auf
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Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.
Movie
In the Mood for Love (2000)
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Wong Kar-Wai
actor:
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
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Maggie Cheung
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other title:
花样年华
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花樣年華
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Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
Movie
Beau Travail (1999)
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Claire Denis
actor:
Denis Lavant
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米歇尔·索博
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other title:
军中禁恋
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Beau travail
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1999 film by Claire Denis
