Some early obscure ones. Gonna be watching the German one with a printout of the script as there are no English subs. I got the ‘La Petit Chaneuse’ dvd as it also contains ‘L'horloge magique ou La petite fille qui voulait être princesse’ although the version on here is ten minutes shorter than the one I’m aware of on YouTube and I don’t know why. I guess I’ll find out when I watch it.
One for the pros and patrons as I don’t think letterboxd lets you see this info as a regular user.
Hey everyone
Hope this is ok to post here. I’m an animation collector who has lurked this subreddit for a bit. I’ve been hoping to connect with some like-minded collectors so I’ve made this subreddit for people collecting animation DVDs, VHS, Posters, Figurines etc
If that sounds like you or even something you’re interested in then please join.
Just want to be overt that this list isn’t a joke and I sincerely mean it.
I’ve watched 170 films this year. These are my top 20. What would you recommend me based on these films?
I got this Chinese animation boxset recently,
I think the first one is Nezha Conquers the Dragon Ling (1979) and the second one is The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven (1961) but I Can’t figure out the other three from google translate or the images.
I’ve been collecting animation DVDs for a while now. I have about 150 more but I need to get another shelf (and move somewhere with more space) before I pull them out of storage so I’ve left all the least rare ones (Pixar, Dreamworks, Ghibli etc) packed away for now.
What animated films should I get next? I’m specifically interested in DVDs from other countries, from before 1990 and of lesser known animations. My holy grail is ‘Grendel Grendal Grendal’. I found a copy in Melbourne when I was over in Australia but the guy who ran the shop said it was rental only and wouldn’t even sell me it for $100.
I’m really keen to go see Peter Grimes with my friend, but I fear we may end up ruining the experience for everyone else around us. We both find dissonant music and English language opera very funny, it just hits us as surreal and jarring and makes us both laugh (especially when more banal lines are sung or more dramatic lines are delivered with peculiarities). A good example of the sort of thing that would crack us up is 1:55 in this video https://youtu.be/PTithiNNMy4?si=D7-Qv8egDx1vrawa I’ve seen Peter grimes once before and it became my favourite English language opera - but I feel like my reasoning for this probably doesn’t align with a lot of other people’s enjoyment.
I think laughter is a valid form of appreciation, I often laugh at extreme metal shows when I hear something that I consider bizarre or impressive or over the top. Weird sounding jazz will also get this response from me. I worry that as Opera seems a lot more ‘for the elites’ and that there seems to be an established etiquette for watching it, that two people dressed down laughing at points will be scorned and we may even be asked to leave. It’s expensive for us so I thought I’d check what the general consensus was from the online opera community before booking. Thanks a lot for reading.
Edit: Thanks for the responses. We’ve decided best not to go to the show. Really appreciate the handful of you who responded earnestly and kindly. Those of you perturbed at the concept of anyone enjoying a dissonant opera in a way that would elicit laughter should probably have a glass of water and a sit down though.