Once you start any kind of story, it’s best to see it through until the end, especially if you want to come away from something with a full-fledged opinion and all. Some might deem it fair to cite a lack of interest in finishing something as a flaw, but things can turn around as stories progress, and a great ending can elevate a merely middle-of-the-road piece of media to a genuinely good one.
Christiane F. focuses on a girl who’s only 14 years old, with the consequences of developing a heroin addiction proving even more harrowing due to her age. Additionally, there’s also a biographical element to Christiane F., given it was based on a book about a real-life teenager named Christiane Vera Felscherinow, so knowing the events depicted in the film actually happened makes them naturally harder to watch.
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. Slowly, her ritualized daily routines begin to fall apart.5 'Come and See' Director: Elem Klimov Come and See pushes the war genre to its breaking point, in terms of how bleak and uncompromising a film within such a genre can get.
Salò, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom HorrorDrama Release Date November 23, 1975 Director Pier Paolo Pasolini Cast Paolo Bonacelli , Giorgio Cataldi , Uberto Paolo Quintavalle , Aldo Valletti , Caterina Boratto , Elsa De Giorgi , Hélène Surgère , Sonia Saviange Runtime 116 Minutes Buy on Amazon