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Time is Out of Joint!
Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] [2000]Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] [2000]
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Pleasant reissue/remodel of Christopher Nolan's great film...
The Conformist (Film ink)The Conformist (Film ink) by Alberto Moravia
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Bertolucci's film is still not on DVD! The structure is wonderful, and out of joint!
Irreversible [DVD] [2003]Irreversible [DVD] [2003]
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This one moves backwards, from murders to murder to rape to a happy beginning...
Time's Arrow or the Nature of the OffenceTime's Arrow or the Nature of the Offence by Martin Amis
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Or The Nature of the Offence...
Mulholland Drive / Eraserhead / Lost Highway [DVD] [1997]Mulholland Drive / Eraserhead / Lost Highway [DVD] [1997]
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Couldn't decide which time-fractured Lynch film to choose- so here are three including masterpiece Mulholland Drive....
UnderworldUnderworld by Don DeLillo
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Don DeLillo's epic novel tracking the 20th Century-
Groundhog Day (Collector's Edition) [DVD] [1993]Groundhog Day (Collector's Edition) [DVD] [1993]
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A perfect film, & yes we can invoke Beckett!
"Last Year in Marienbad": ("L'annee Derniere a Marienbad") (BFI Film Classics)"Last Year in Marienbad": ("L'annee Derniere a Marienbad") (BFI Film Classics) by J-.L. Leutrat
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Another classic not on DVD! Two parallel timezones mesh against each other?
Back To The Future [DVD] [1985]Back To The Future [DVD] [1985]
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Classic movie, just don't mention the dire-sequels!
Sex And Lucia [2002] [DVD]Sex And Lucia [2002] [DVD]
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Medem's films are always hypnotic- see also The Lovers of the Artic Circle & The Red Squirrel...
Vertigo [DVD] [1958]Vertigo [DVD] [1958]
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See Chris Marker's excellent interpretation in Gilbert Adair's 'Movies'
L'Appartement [DVD] [1997]L'Appartement [DVD] [1997]
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A charming, whimsical take on Vertigo & NBNW which only the French could do!
Don't Look Now [DVD] [1973]Don't Look Now [DVD] [1973]
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Nic Roeg's fractured structure offers up death and love out of time...
Chronicle of a Death ForetoldChronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Have only read this once- but have good memories of it.!
Rashomon [1950] [DVD]Rashomon [1950] [DVD]
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Kurosawa's classic that has influenced many films- The Usual Suspects, Pulp Fiction, Hero...
The Sound and the Fury (Vintage Classics)The Sound and the Fury (Vintage Classics) by William Faulkner
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This was the first Faulkner novel I read & obviously it blew my mind. Light in August is even better! & so is As I Lay Dying....
Hiroshima Mon Amour [VHS] [1959]Hiroshima Mon Amour [VHS] [1959]
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There's an Ultravox (with an !) song about this! ; also a novel...
Girlfriend in a ComaGirlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
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My favourite novel of Coupland's....absolutely perfect.
Breathless [DVD] [1959]Breathless [DVD] [1959]
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Godard's wonderful debut that cut through time in a novel fashion: the joys of jump-cuts!!!
Eloge De L'Amour [DVD] [2001]Eloge De L'Amour [DVD] [2001]
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Godard's latest sometimes gives me headaches, but here the juxtaposition of time has an effect....
Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with DeathSlaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut
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Vonnegut Jr's 20th Century Classic that I always wanted to read after it was mentioned in 'Footloose'!!!!!!!!
Amores Perros [DVD] [2001]Amores Perros [DVD] [2001]
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Enjoyed this lots- wasn't as keen on 21 Grams, which seemed a lot more obvious....
Counter-Clock World (Voyager Classics)Counter-Clock World (Voyager Classics) by Philip K. Dick
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Not one of Dick's best, but probably an influence on Time's Arrow?
Citizen Kane : Special Edition [DVD] [1942]Citizen Kane : Special Edition [DVD] [1942]
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Another cinematic classic: oh, that structure!
Blind Chance [DVD] [1981]Blind Chance [DVD] [1981]
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Would influence a bad film with Gwyneth Paltrow in....