strange obscure films you should see
lynch,buñuel,jodorowsky and carnival of souls are not on the list even though i'm a big fan, because everyone and their grandmother knows them. they're in no special order except number one, my favorite film of all time.
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- DirectorRainer SarnetStarsRea LestJörgen LiikArvo KukumägiIn a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.my favorite film of all time!
- DirectorMiguel LlansóStarsDaniel TadesseAgustín MateoGuillermo LlansóCIA Agents Palmer and Gagano are tasked with the mission of destroying a computer virus called "Soviet Union". They enter the system using VR but the mission turns into a trap.imagine if sun ra and phillip k. dick decided to make a james bond film inspired by the 60's batman t.v. series only begins to describe it! fun and funny, a film i could see everyday! music by bill dixon and others!
- DirectorGakuryû IshiiStarsRena KomineShinsuke AokiReiko MatsuoA teenage girl gains supernatural power after an accident and comes to understand her place in the universe.perhaps the most hypnotic mesmerizing film i've seen
- DirectorLeslie StevensStarsWilliam ShatnerAllyson AmesEloise HardtOn a strange island inhabited by demons and spirits, a man battles the forces of evil.william shatner speaking esperanto! could you ask for more?
- DirectorMichael ReichStarsMike PinkneySonja KinskiFlula BorgA lonely dog groomer searches for love but his true passion is making weird video art that nobody understands.not really a spoiler, as this film is quite strange, but in one scene the main protagonist is trying to convince his manager to make a remake of brian depalma's "carrie" only with cats
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsJohn TurturroDeborah Kara UngerStephen Eric McIntyreWhen his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident Harry (Turturro), prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder.one of my favorite actors (turturro) in a rare lead role. great soundtrack by brian eno
- DirectorGakuryû IshiiStarsYoshiki ArizonoTadanobu AsanoMasakatsu FunakiA violent, guitar-playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half-merged with a metallic Buddha.your typical lizard hunter/noise guitarist battles an electric buddha scenario
- DirectorChih-Hung KueiStarsPhillip KoShao-Yen LinKar-Man WaiWhile in Thailand to avenge his brother who was crippled in a fight with a corrupt Thai boxer, a man gets caught up in a web of fate, Buddhism and black magic.probably the most messed up film on this list and that's saying something!
- DirectorGoran StolevskiStarsNoomi RapaceAlice EnglertAnamaria MarincaIn an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young girl is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit.poetic witch film as good as egger's if not better
- DirectorAnthony HopkinsStarsAnthony HopkinsStella HopkinsChristian SlaterAging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer has lived his life in two states of existence: in reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder mystery script, and unaware that his brain is on the verge of implosion, Felix is baffled when his characters start to appear in his life, and vice versa.very bizarre film that makes lynch seem like the hardy boys and directed by anthony hopkins of all people!
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsKristýna KohoutováCamilla PowerA surrealistic revision of Alice in Wonderland.very dark version of alice in wonderland blending live action and stop motion
- DirectorHiroshi TeshigaharaStarsTatsuya NakadaiMikijirô HiraKyôko KishidaA businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.toru takemitsu soundtrack!
- DirectorJerzy SkolimowskiStarsAlan BatesSusannah YorkJohn HurtA traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.john hurt using a roland space echo!
- DirectorClaudio GuerínJuan Antonio BardemStarsRenaud VerleyViveca LindforsAlfredo MayoAfter being falsely accused of being insane and put in a asylum so his wicked aunt and her daughters could steal his money, a recently released young man returns to seek the ultimate revenge against them.not all films have great endings, this one does!
- DirectorGuy MaddinEvan JohnsonStarsRoy DupuisClara FureyLouis NeginIn this non-linear amalgamation, submarine crewmen and a woodsman wend their way through a voyage of odd experiences.bonkers!
- DirectorGakuryû IshiiStarsRena KomineTadanobu AsanoKotomi KyônoBus conductor Tomiko falls in love with driver Niitaka, even though she also suspects him of being a serial killer who killed his female conductors after tiring of them.the director ishii has 4 films on this list! a recently discovered favorite director, his films are strange and obscure
- DirectorGakuryû IshiiStarsTadanobu AsanoUrara AwataMikako IchikawaDead End Run is de eerste film van Ishii sinds het overweldigende Electric Dragon 80.000 V (vertoond op het festival in 2001), waar sommige argelozen nog altijd met verbaasde oren aan kunnen terugdenken en anderen met een niet eenvoudig te plaatsen gevoel van euforie. Ishii gaat voort op de ingeslagen weg. Dead End Run bestaat eigenlijk uit drie korte films. In het eerste deel zien we een man (Iseya Yusuke, de regisseur van Kakuto) die achtervolgd wordt door een vrouwelijke robot met een voorliefde voor musical liedjes. In deel twee draait de achtervolging om Nagase Masatoshi (bekend als de toerist uit Clara Law's Autumn Moon, maar ook al te zien in Gojoe en Electric Dragon), die door een huurmoordenaar in dezelfde doodlopende steeg gedreven wordt (vandaar de overkoepelende titel). In deel drie wordt Asano Tadanobu achtervolgd door de politie: hij eindigt op een dak waar hij een meisje in gijzeling neemt dat daar was beland om zelfmoord te plegen. Ishii's films combineren de ademloosheid van commercials en actiefilms met de compromisloze sensibiliteit van de experimentele film. Het zijn fysieke ervaringen, mede door de soundtrack, die nogal wat eisen stelt aan de technische uitrusting van de bioscoopzalen. Harde gitaren, maar ook extreem versterkte omgevings en bewegingsgeluiden, zorgen samen met technisch perfect uitgevoerde, trillende zooms en bliksemsnelle close ups voor een overdonderende ervaring.another ishii film
- DirectorJohannes GrenzfurthnerStarsSophie Kathleen KozeluhMichael SmulikAnne WeinerSouth African enfant terrible filmmaker and artiste-cineaste Manus Oosthuizen meets with Rotten Tomatoes-approved indie film critic Babette Cruickshank in an Echo Park sound studio. With key members of Manus's crew joining, they record an audio commentary track for his new elegiac feature documentary "Razzennest." But the session goes down a different path. The ultimate elevation of arthouse horror, just not as you might expect.this could be the most unique addition to the list and that's saying something!
- DirectorMatthew HolnessStarsSean HarrisAlun ArmstrongAndy BlitheAfter returning to his childhood home, a disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured his entire life.very creepy
- DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsSara CushmanDon HertzfeldtBill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy.