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December 17, 2008
Movie Recommendations #17: Psycholoigical Thrillers
Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Possibly the creepiest film ever made. Not for the faint of heart or easily offended. This classic introduced the world to Hannibal Lector and gave Anthony Hopkins he respect that had eluded him for decades. The truth be told, Brian Cox (Super Troopers) was the first to play Lector back in 1986 in the film Manhunter, but his fine portrayal has been largely in Hopkin's shadow. Another overlooked performance is in this film. Ted Levine who plays serial killer Wild Bill is often looked over. Where Lector is larger than life, Wild Bill seems all too real. Jodie Foster and Scott Glenn also star in this brilliant film directed by Richard Donner.


The Conversation (1974)

This isn't a film for everyone. Its smart and engaging but may be too slow and internalized for some audiences. Gene Hackman gives a brilliant performance as Harry Caul, a private investigator who is hired to spy on a corporate executive's cheating wife and her lover. Caul, already consumed with being secretive, even to those closest to him, becomes even more cautious when the investigation of the lovers turns dangerous. Supported by solid performances by John Cazale, Robert Duvall, Teri Garr and Harrison Ford, Hackman presents a fully developed and intriguing portrayal of paranoia and isolation. Outside of the first two Godfather films, this stands as one of Francis Ford Coppola's best works.


Kontroll (2003)

Nimród Antal's debut is a fantastic piece of film. I had grown weary of watching films and this film reinvigorated my interest. Taking place in the Budapest subways, this film follows a group of ticket inspectors headed by the mopey Bulcsú (Sándor Csányi). The group patrol the dank subway fighting with patrons and grumbling about their awful stations in life. Bulcsú has given up on life and literally lives in the tunnels below ground. His quiet misery is disturbed by two people, Szofi (Eszter Balla), the meek daughter of a drunken train conductor who meanders into the subway always dressed up like a pink bear and a mysterious hooded figure who is pushing patrons in front of the trains. A gang of fighting misfits, a girl in a pink bear suit and a hooded murderer? It may sound like yet another quirky independent flick with goofy characters and clever camera work...well, okay it is just that but its a very inventive quirky independent flick with goofy characters and clever camera work.

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