Last Life in the Universe (2003) vs. Phaedra (1962)

[Curtis, baby]

Last Life in the Universe (Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, 2003) vs. Phaedra (Jules Dassin, 1962)

Vote for either x2003 or x1962 (italicization unnecessary).

The deadline for voting is 12 a.m. EST on Monday, July 29.

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[Curtis, baby]

You seen this one too karl?

[karl]

Nope, but I've seen the Thai film, against which I'm sure yours will score an easy victory.

[FLABREZU]

What the fuck Karl

[mesnalty]

x2003

Phaedra's extremely frothy, though I appreciated the sexual frankness and the casting of Anthony Perkins as a boy whose best friend is his (step)mother. Despite its first few minutes, Last Life in the Universe ended up surprising me with a tranquility, so it takes my vote.

[john ryan]

x2003

I saw and fell in love with Last Life in the Universe at age 17, as a teenager dipping his toes into non-US cinema for the first time. Though I was not nearly a enamored this time through as I was when I last rewatched this 10-ish years ago, I still fell right back into its pacing and melancholy performances. Just getting rid of those staged suicide attempts would help a great deal in making this truly something.

[Lencho of the Apes]

I didn't much like either one of these. The camera tricks during that sex scene between Perkins and Mercouri are probably the thing I'll remember most from it.

[Curtis, baby]

Voting closed. 2003 wins

[nrh]

last life is a remarkably terrible movie. the three movies pen-ek made before this are good to great but this one is just a total trainwreck...

edit: i'll even go to bat for ploy and headshot, to some extent.