December 2009
76 posts
“Susanna opened her arms. “Am I conservative enough now!?” she said....”
– Miss Temptation by Kurt Vonnegut
Top 5 of 2000
kimbrulee:
#1: Amores Perros (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
Three stories intersect when a fatal car accident occurs in Mexico City:
Octavio, hoping to run away with his sister-in-law, gets involved in dog-fighting with his rottweiler Cofi in order to raise money. On the day of the accident, he and his friend Jorge frantically drive around the city looking for a veterinarian, as Cofi has been...
kimbrulee:
#1: Cidade de Deus (Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund)
Set over the course of two decades (1960’s-80’s) in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Cidade de Deus (a.k.a. City of God) tells the story of Buscapé, a fisherman’s son who aspires to become a photographer. He tells the story of the corruption and violence that goes on in his neighborhood (a housing project known as the “City of...
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness as one of...
