Just been watching a documentary on crop circles. Didn't realise there were records of them going back to the 17th century.
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Just been watching a documentary on crop circles. Didn't realise there were records of them going back to the 17th century.
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Hmm. There is certainly nothing 'extra terrestrial' about them (or anything else, apart from maybe radiation and meteors).
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Some are hoaxes of course but there are substantial differences between those and the unexplainable ones. A very strange thing.
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Last night we watched Luis Bunuel's surreal comedy 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' (1972), about a group of friends in France who get together for meals that they never get to eat. Funnier than it sounds.
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I'm an admirer of Luis Bunuel, think I have seen all of his output at one time or another.
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Same here. I first saw 'The Discreet Charm..' at the university cinema society not long after it was released. I was mad keen on foreign films in those days; in retrospect I wonder whether I liked them because they were foreign rather than for their intrinsic merit. (Obviously some genuinely were cinematic masterpieces).Originally Posted by Barry
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Not overly big on foreign language films(American aside). That said ive seen some very good ones too. The seven samurai and red rivers...forgot there correct names.. Were excellent. The French do some well made and interesting films on occasion. Alas not speaking the lingo is always a hindrance a!d strain to my old eyes
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I love foreign language films. Hungarian, black and white - Barry Heaven!
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I like Alain Delon's films but not a fan of those French flics where it is just people talking in rooms for 2 hours.
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What's interesting too is which English-languages films foreigners like. As well as the usual suspects (Hitchcock, John Ford, John Huston) the French were very keen on more obscure directors like Nicholas Ray and Budd Boetticher. They also loved the poetry of Edgar Allen Poe, who in the UK is regarded as a bit of a lightweight.
Weirdly, the Americans loved Benny Hill and Are You Being Served. Must be that subtle, understated British humour.
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