Seeking help from the ILF collective mind.

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I've recently joined a DVD rental scheme which I am loving and am looking forward to renting some more interesting movies, I'm trying to improve my knowledge of film (at the risk of sounding pretentious)

I enjoy reading the ILF postings as it has led me to a few corners of the film world I might not have previously visited.

Rentals I have enjoyed so far:

Hana Bi
La Regle Du Jeu
A Bout De Souffle
Dark Water
Alphaville
Tokyo Drifter

Some from my queue:

The Sacrifice
Slaughterhouse Five
The Castle Of Cagliostro
Orphee
Dobermann
Mean Streets (yes I've never seen it!)
Europa
Office Space

I am open to most genres, does anyone have any cool suggestions or even dissuations I would be most grateful.

― mzui (mzui), Saturday, 24 September 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

Does this DVD rental scheme go by the name of Netflix? What I mean is, is there a way for us to know what they have, so we're not making recommendations of everything ever?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 September 2005 15:10 (twenty years ago)

It's a UK service called Love Film, it's fairly comprehensive.

― mzui (mzui), Saturday, 24 September 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

With the emphasis on 'fairly' I guess!

― mzui (mzui), Saturday, 24 September 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

add the Godards available up through Pierrot le Fou or Masculin-Feminin. (I don't think Weekend has a UK release)

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Saturday, 24 September 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

I've got Weekend, Perriot Le Fou, Prenom Carmen and Made In USA queued up already but I've just added Masculin Feminin, thanks!

― mzui (mzui), Saturday, 24 September 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

Does it have any Chantal Ackerman?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 24 September 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

They have a film called The Captive.

― mzui (mzui), Saturday, 24 September 2005 21:26 (twenty years ago)

Based on Proust. Rent Schlöndorff's Swann in Love and Raul Ruiz's Time Regained and make a weekend of it.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 25 September 2005 23:24 (twenty years ago)

I recommend checking out all the Sam Fuller and Kinji Fukasaku you can get your hands on. Also, since you liked Alphaville, try Truffaut's Fahrenheit 451.

― Anthony (Anthony F), Monday, 26 September 2005 20:49 (twenty years ago)

Throw Shoot the Piano Player on your list too, not to mention any Jean-Pierre Melville you can get your hands on.

― Marxism Goes Better With Coke (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

This is all great thanks, just got The Sacrifice through.

― mzui (mzui), Friday, 30 September 2005 20:28 (twenty years ago)

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