Revision as of 00:11, 2 November 2013

Elena's recommendations

This are a few lists of my favourites over time, for one reason or another.

Books

Movies

Making a point

• Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) and Vera Drake (2004), by Mike Leigh
• Finding Neverland (2004, by Marc Forster)
• The man in the white suit (1951, by Alexander Mackendrick)
• Fight Club (1999, by David Fincher)

Historical

• Missing (1982, by Costa-Gavras)
• Tierra y Libertad (1995, by Ken Loach)

Dialogues

• 12 angry men (1957, by Sidney Lumet)
• September (1987), Husbands and wifes (1992), by Woody Allen

Love stories

• (500) Days of Summer (2009, by Marc Webb)
• When Harry Met Sally... (1989, by Rob Reiner)
• Historia de un beso (2002, by José Luis Garci)
• 50 first dates (2004, by Peter Segal)

Elegant

• Cabaret (1972, by Bob Fosse)
• The sound of music (1965, by Robert Wise)
• The Artist (2011, by Michel Hazanavicius)

Epic

• La meglio gioventù (2003, by Marco Tullio Giordana)
• It's a wonderful life (1946, by Frank Capra)
• Tiovivo c. 1950 (2004, by José Luis Garci)

Clever and rayantes

Tirando a románticas:

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, by Michel Gondry)
• Stranger than fiction (2006, by Marc Forster)
• Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006, by Goran Dukic)
• Los amantes del circulo Polar (1998, by Julio Medem)
• Sliding Doors (1998, by Peter Howitt)

Tirando a misterio:

• Sleuth (1972, by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
• Rope (1949, by Alfred Hitchcock)

Tirando a accion:

• The Truman Show (1998, by Peter Weir)
• Twelve monkeys (1995, by Terry Gilliam)
• Children of Men (2006, by Alfonso Cuarón)

For a laugh

• Groundhog Day (1993, by Harold Ramis)
• The Hangover (2009, by Todd Phillips)
• Bridemaids (2011, Paul Feig)
• Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (2008, by Dani Boon)
• As good as it gets (1997, by James L. Brooks)

Fear

• The Others (2001, by Alejandro Amenábar)
• The Sixth Sense (1999, by M. Night Shyamalan)
• Paranormal Activity (2007, by Oren Peli)
• Janghwa, Hongryeon (two sisters) (2003)
• The Blair Witch Project (1999, by Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez)

Disturbing

• Dogville (2003, Lars von Trier)
• 37°2 le matin (1986, by Jean-Jacques Beineix)

Coming of age

• Me without you (2001, by Sandra Goldbacher)

Series

• The Wire (2002–2008)
• The Wonder Years (1988–1993)
• Sherlock (2010-, BBC)
• Utopia (2013, UK)

Disturbing

• Black mirror and Dead Set

Comedy

Ricky Gervais (UK):

• Long: Fame, Politics,
• The Ricky Gervais Show: 1-3 seasons

Russell Brand (UK):

• Long: Scandalous Live at the O2 Arena (2003)
• Interviews: by Paxman 2013, by Alex Jones 2013

Dieudonne (France):

• Long: Le divorce de Patrick (2005),

George Carlin (USA):

• Long: It's Bad for Ya! (2008, 1h08), Complaints and Grievances (2001, 1h), Jammin' In New York (1992, 1h)
• Short: Cats and dogs (9min),

Sarah Silverman:

Songs

Interesting versions

• Jayme Dee: , Somebody that I used to know, Creep, Speechless

• The Civil Wars: Billie Jean, Safe and sound, You are my sunshine

• Toxic: Jayme Dee, Yaël Naïm, Melanie Martinez

• Angus & Julia Stone - You're the one that I want (Grease)
• BeBe - A quién le importa (Alaska)
• As long as you love me - Nicole Milik (Justin Bieber)

• Somebody That I Used to Know by Orla Gartland

Acoustic

• Jason Mraz: I'm yours, Life is wonderful, remedy, lucky, the rainbow connection

• Taylor Swift: red, I Knew You Were Trouble, 22, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

• Jessie J: Price Tag, Nobody is perfect

Female voices

• Amy Winehouse: All my loving, Rehab, Back to black
• Yael Naim: Lonely
• Zaz: Les Passant, Dans ma rue, La view en rose
• Buika: La bohemia
• Lara Fabian: Je suis Malade, Je T'aime

Epic

• Jacques Brel: Ne me quitte pas (1959)
• Charles Aznavour: La boheme
• Barbara: Göttingen, La solitude, Dis, Quand Reviendras-tu?, Le mal de vivre
• Barbra Streisand: Papa Can you Hear Me?

Opera

Video clips

• Her Morning Elegance - Sleep Walking In Bed