Underrated films

[chickenfeet]

Tell me about a film you think is under-rated or, at least, doesn't enjoy the popularity it deserves. Everybody knows about films like Lawrence of Arabia or Dr. Zhivago and the rest. What I want to hear about are some less well known gems.

My nomination would be The Duellists. It's based on a story by Joseph Conrad and was directed by Ridley Scott before he was famous. It has a fantastic cast; David Carradine, Harvey Keitel, Tom Conti, Albert Finney, Edward Fox, and it evokes the Napoleonic era better than any other film I can think of. It's lovely to look at and compelling from beginning to end. If you've never seen it, rush out and rent the DVD.

Comments

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

It doesn't seem to have made it to DVD yet

[besideserato.livejournal.com]

I was going to say that was weird because I saw it on DVD in Peru, but that doesn't really mean anything, does it? As soon as it's out, you have to see it, though.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

but that doesn't really mean anything, does it?

I noticed in Thailand that the bootleg DVD people had films out pretty much as soon as they hit the cinemas.

[besideserato.livejournal.com]

I had The Da Vinci Code and Marie Antoinette before it hit theaters in the US. The former has Russian subtitles (LOL) and the latter had the phrase "FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION" flashing across the screen every half hour.