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Originally Posted by Sparrow
Don't think anyone has mentioned 'Brief Encounter' so far - Noel Coward, David Lean, Rachmaninov, Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson - pretty much a perfect film imho  .
I'd also recommend
The Big Lebowski
Silent Running
Branagh's 'Henry V'
Olivier's 'Richard III'
... and anything with Louise Brooks in it, primarily because it has Louise Brooks in it  - especially 'Pandora's Box' and 'Diary of a Lost Girl'. |
The only film on your list I haven't seen is "Brief Encounter." "Pandora's Box" is a remarkable film.
Short aside .... when I was interviewing at one of the large law firms (many years ago), the partner who was interviewing me asked me about my favorite actors/actresses. I immediately said "Harold Lloyd and Lousie Brooks." He looked like he was going to fall over!! So, then he asked me which of Ms. Brooks' films I liked best .... well, she didn't make all that many ... but my favorite of hers is definitely "Pandora's Box." Needless to say, I got hired. I found out much later that the partner's wife (I think it was his wife ... it might have been him) was Mary Pickford's nephew. I guess my appreciation for silent films did me a solid (so to speak).
I don't think anyone has ever done a better St. Crispin's Day speech than Branagh.