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masterpug53 posted...

Yeah, I saw Cleo and went 'nice.' I really ought to watch it again sometime, its theme is no less relevant today than it was 50 years ago.

What are some good high-art Latin films? Only one I distinctly remember from school was Black God, White Devil (though I never understood why they didn't go with the literal translation 'God and Devil in the Land of the Sun,' much better title imo). And then of course there's City of God.

i really have no clue. i am woefully inexperienced with southern hemisphere cinema. i imagine the lack of a canon from that part of the world is due to a lot of critics being lazy and just being content with what is streaming on the criterion channel - a service that is currently hosting like 50 of the films in the top 100. even the four films on the list from africa, the middle east, and india are all criterion releases!

and that's the issue i guess. we need to expand the canon beyond janus acquisitions imo. i find it odd that criterion is so heavily represented compared to kino or arrow or whichever other bluray label you like. like, you don't need to have everything be an 'art' film. you can go vote for an arrow release like the 36th chamber of shaolin and not feel guilty - it is a hugely influential film that kicked off the golden age of kung fu films (which have influenced all sorts of other genre films) and a masterpiece at that!!