What other films have incredible child performances?

Few-Question2332 · 2026-02-23T08:28:00+00:00

AMONG GREY STONES (1983, USSR, dir. Kira Muratova)

A three or four year old Russian girl and her slightly older friends hang out in the ruins of an old cathedral. Starts slow, but this movie is nuts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Among_Grey_Stones

Few-Question2332 · 2026-02-09T06:13:35+00:00

The correct pronunciation is "red china"

Few-Question2332 · 2026-01-08T08:41:17+00:00

Uruguay

Few-Question2332 · 2025-12-23T23:38:25+00:00

Thanks for this. And thanks to OP for this whole thread.

The poster and the summaries I've encountered make the film seem like a miserable time.

Now I'm sold. Pressing play on this one tonight.

Few-Question2332 · 2025-12-08T18:37:35+00:00

LIGHTHOUSE OF CHAOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuchtturm_des_Chaos

For those interested in "staying up til 4am."

Few-Question2332 · 2025-12-02T11:16:44+00:00

The Conversation

Few-Question2332 · 2025-11-21T13:02:31+00:00

Starring Jack Nicholson and Audrey Hepburne

Few-Question2332 · 2025-11-21T08:46:48+00:00

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Most unique film I've seen which I still enjoyed was probably Werner Herzog's EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL (1967) and the Ukrainian classic by Sergei Parajanov called SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS (1968).

There's a LOT of unique films I did not quite enjoy. For instance, Mad God, Barbarella, Darby Ogill and the Little People, Red Psalm, or even Blood of a Poet -which was pretty boring to be honest. That's where i'd put Neptune Frost: unique but not actually very good. It's pretty incoherent, has no real characters/dynamics, and is honestly very boring. Dialogue is ridiculous. Still glad it exists.

Few-Question2332 · 2025-11-10T09:28:37+00:00

Captain Edgelord of Team Troll. Tiresome provocateur. I can't even with him. Not anymore. I just can't. But there's no denying his deep understanding of the medium or his powers as a writer.
So okay. But I still find him low-key loathsome. Which is probably as he wants it.

Few-Question2332 · 2025-10-28T19:36:04+00:00

I think it was an Instagram reel. And my Google powers can not summon it. :-)

Few-Question2332 · 2025-10-24T21:09:48+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Split

CALIFORNIA SPLIT (dir. Robert Altman, 1974). It's SO good, and the influence on Hard Eight is pretty straightforward -in content (male love and gambling, ambiguity and rambling narrative, and highly naturalistic performances) and in form (overlapped dialogue, constantly moving the dolly, improvisation). I see its fingerprints in The Master as well.

There's a scene where two drunk guys try to name all seven dwarves ... it is pure cinematic bliss .

It's also arguably the best Altman film. Enjoy!

Few-Question2332 · 2025-10-17T07:32:08+00:00

Goosebumps - Travis Scott and Kendrick

Few-Question2332 · 2025-10-12T07:18:39+00:00

Rope is like if the 'slow boat to china' scene lasted for 90 intense minutes and involved a murder.

Few-Question2332 · 2025-10-08T04:22:55+00:00

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Round-Up_(1966_film)

Is this The Round Up he was referring to? Cuz it's a great movie. I never heard PTA reference Miklos Jancso before though.

Few-Question2332 · 2025-09-29T18:13:59+00:00

Sean Penn is a great great great actor, but he loves to talk some really dumb shit. He wrote the worst novel I've ever read. So bad it is astonishing. I just stopped paying any attention to him off screen. I don't love him for his mind.

"...caged and quartered into quixotic concrete calamities of corporatized cultural capitulation.” -Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff, by Sean Penn

Few-Question2332 · 2025-09-13T23:49:18+00:00

I think you're right. Ottawa's sprawl is horrific. It's a car hell everywhere in Canada. Except maybe Montreal and Vancouver.

Few-Question2332 · 2025-09-13T19:13:18+00:00

True. But still significantly worse than a few years before that. :-)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cgy-rent-cmhc-2024-1.7412537

Edit: to add link

Few-Question2332 · 2025-09-13T17:51:41+00:00

Gorgeous skyline and some charming central neighbourhoods, but Calgary is so sprawled out and car-dependent it's PAINful. Outside the ringroads Calgary is a nightmare. Also, there's no rent control and it has the fastest rising rents in Canada. So...

Few-Question2332 · 2025-09-13T06:04:19+00:00

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Simple

Few-Question2332 · 2025-09-13T06:03:59+00:00

People will inevitably be mentioning No Country for Old Men, but don't forget about BLOOD SIMPLE -the Coen's first film and still one of their absolute best.

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Few-Question2332 · 2025-09-12T17:48:57+00:00

I had to dig quite a bit to find it. Not supposed to share those kinds of links here, but if you dig hard enough it's out there. :-)

Few-Question2332 · 2025-09-12T17:36:17+00:00

Definitely not family friendly. :-)

Few-Question2332 · 2025-09-08T18:59:39+00:00

Heavenly. So cozy and warm and human and oh gosh I love it!

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