Obligatory Casablanca plug, just to get it out of the way. OK, serious suggestions: 1. The Pianist (directed by Roman Polanski, based on a book by Wladyslaw Szpilman) 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (directed by Milos Forman)
These are great films, but they are both classics in America and generally must-see films. I bet most of us have seen them already. I was hoping we would pick something a bit more out of the ordinary and less known in America. Broaden our horizons and watch something we've never seen before .
The Pianist is a hell of a film and I would certainly watch it again. I mentioned in our last #movieclub about the Grand Budapest Hotel that I don't usually like Brody, but I've been reconsidering this. I was basing that largely on the fact that I didn't like his character in the Darjeeling Limited, but I don't think I was meant to. His performance in the Pianist is unbelievably good. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a great film too but it's one that I've seen many, many times.