Despite my plans, I didn't end up writing about any of the 2000 films I missed in April, and honestly 'R Xmas was the only first-time viewing that I've written about so far (shame). But with May comes 2002, and at least three of my all-time favorite films will show up, one from Spain, one from Scotland, the other from France. 2002 will also show the first film from my favorite American filmmaker to debut in the '00s. So, as I've been pretty bad about watching films from 2000-2001 that I hadn't seen prior (I promise Yi-yi and Werckmeister Harmonies are coming, though I seem to have nothing enlightening to say about In the Mood for Love... hmmm), I'm enlisting your help to give me the extra push toward, or away from, these 2002 films I have yet to catch. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Aime ton père - dir. Jacob BergerAll or Nothing - dir. Mike Leigh
Amen. - dir. Costa-Gavras
Une part du ciel - dir. Bénédicte Liénard
Heaven - dir. Tom Tykwer
Angel on the Right - dir. Jamshed Usmonov
Twilight Samurai - dir. Yoji Yamada
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - dir. Dai Sijie
Senso '45 - dir. Tinto Brass
El bonaerense - dir. Pablo Trapero
Deux - dir. Werner Schroeter
Marie-Jo et ses deux amours - dir. Robert Guédiguian
Solino - dir. Fatih Akin
Respiro - dir. Emanuele Crialese
Oasis - dir. Lee Chang-dong
On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate - dir. Hong Sang-soo
Une femme de ménage - dir. Claude Berri
Salomé - dir. Carlos Saura
Tycoon - dir. Pavel Lungin
Los lunes al sol [Mondays in the Sun] - dir. Fernando León de Aranoa
O Princípio da Incerteza - dir. Manoel de Oliveira
The Good Thief - dir. Neil Jordan
Au plus près du paradis - dir. Tonie Marshall
Springtime in a Small Town - dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang
Waiting for Happiness - dir. Abderrahmane Sissako
Of course, any other suggestions for 2002 films (check the IMDb if you're not sure of the year, though I'm aware they are definitely not fail proof). I'd like to say the first 2002 film will roll out tonight, but we'll see where the day takes me.
