Eva and I have been doing a film study of sorts

[conuly]

Mostly this is because we needed something to study so I can get a few months of writing work with her before she hies off to high school, and she wasn't interested in anything conventional.

Not that she's terribly interested in movies, but if I remember I can make popcorn.

Thus far we've watched Sweeney Todd, Billy Elliot, The Sound of Music, and (tonight) West Side Story. At her behest I think we're going to end up with Black Panther next week. She strongly didn't like West Side Story....

Any other suggestions?

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[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Lots of suggestions, which I now have to retype because I lost the post: these are mostly pretty unconventional.

Cloud Atlas
Silent Running
The Secret of Roan Inish
Song of the Sea
Into The West (1992)
Blades of Glory
Martian Child
Moonrise Kingdom
Sky High
Flashdance
Stardust
Dogma
Evolution
Willow
Maleficent
Ever After
Project X
Arrival
The Bride
The Others
The Secret
The Invisible
The Quiet Earth
The Lion In Winter
The Kingdom of Heaven
The Company of Wolves
The Thirteenth Warrior
The City of Lost Children
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
House of Flying Daggers
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
King of Hearts (1966)
Being There
The Blue Lagoon
Don Juan de Marco
Tank Girl
50 First Dates
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything!
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Howl's Moving Castle
Romeo and Juliet (Zefferelli's version)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (the modern one, with bicycles)
Rosencrantz and Guilderstern Are Dead
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Peter Pan (live version)
Swashbuckler
Time Bandits
Brazil

[conuly]

Ooh, thanks.

[(Anonymous)]

Surely welcome! Note that The Secret (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_%282007_film%29) is the 2007 film, not the one based on some self-help book.

LOL, I'd say give her the list and let her pick for herself. Enjoy! I'd love to know what she picks, and what you and she both think. How many of those have you seen already yourself?

[conuly]

Not a huge movie watcher, actually... although I have a huge love for Sky High. (If you don't see this, lemme know, I'll copy it over on LJ.)

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Surely welcome! Note that The Secret (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_%282007_film%29) is the 2007 film, not the one based on some self-help book. Also, Project X (1987) (Project X (1987 film)), no other.

LOL, I'd say give her the list and let her pick for herself. Enjoy! I'd love to know what she picks, and what you and she both think. How many of those have you seen already yourself?

[Another edit:] Oh yeah, can't forget 'Save The Last Dance', which my daughter really liked in her teens, and 'I Am Dragon', which she also likes.

[archangelbeth]

Rosencrantz and Guilderstern Are Dead

While my Shakespeare teacher did not like my interpretation, I steadfastly claim that R&G Are Dead is them re-enacting the events that lead to their deaths, and they are in fact in a limbo afterlife.

...I also love the Takarazuka version of Hamlet, which expressly goes with "We're all dead and bored; let's put on a play! and dress up in REALLY WILD CLOTHES!" as the intro/framing device.

[greghousesgf]

love some of these!