Son of Saul (Saul fia) (2015)

Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (347 movies items)

"2015 WINNER - Hungary - László Nemes "

Watched in 2022 (57 movies items)

"22.7."

Top World War II Movies & Mini-Series (133 movies items)

"Truly harrowing first person look at the holocaust, left me moved, watch it. "

Debutant Movies (150 movies items)

"László Nemes"

1001 Movies ... my own version (2010's) (100 movies items)

" Notes: I have to admit that I was 'glad' that I saw 'Shoah' not so long ago as it greatly helped me to understand what the hell was going on and to appreciate this impressive movie. To be honest, I'm not sure if you can get into this movie if your knowledge about the holocaust doesn't go beyond 'The Schindler's List' or what they teach you in school. Anyway, basically, with this movie, right from the beginning, you are immersed in some kind of chaotic and irrational mayhem, it's so relentless "

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: I have to admit that I was 'glad' that I saw 'Shoah' not so long ago as it greatly helped me to understand what the hell was going on and to appreciate this impressive movie. To be honest, I'm not sure if you can get into this movie if your knowledge about the holocaust doesn't go beyond 'The Schindler's List' or what they teach you in school. Anyway, basically, with this movie, right from the beginning, you are immersed in some kind of chaotic and irrational mayhem, it's so relentless "

Watched in 2019 (131 movies items)

"Sunday, February 24th"

Films watched 2019 (299 movies items)

"Yllättäjä oscar-voittaja tuli hieman puskista, ja koska katson pakonomaisesti kaikki natsi-saksaan sijoittuvat elokuvat, katsoin myös tämän. Sonderkommando asetelma on aina kiehtonut ja dokumentinomainen kuvaustyyli erittäin tyylikästä."

Watched in 2019 (214 movies items)

"10.7. Parin vuoden takainen pikkuhitti onnistui vakuuttamaan etenkin kuvauksensa osalta. Kasvojen lähikuvia painottava 4:3-kuvasuhde yhdistettynä usein sumennettuihin taustoihin toimi erittäin hyvin kuvastaessaan hahmojen mekaanista toimintaa tilanteessa, jossa ihmisen mieli ei enää pysty käsittelemään tapahtuvia kauheuksia, vaan kaikesta tulee omituista massaa, jonka keskellä pitää pystyä vaeltamaan eteenpäin. Karmivuuksien tapahtuminen taustalla tekee Son of Saulista todenmukaise"

Films I've seen on celluloid in the digital era (447 movies items)

"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★★★ NOTES: Picturehouse left in the end reel. DATE: April 3rd 2016 CINEMA: Picturehouse LOCATION: Greenwich"