My husband and I considered 12 films to watch. We rarely find time for a feature (our son is our main feature film). After sidelining Tarkovsky, Fellini, and others, we decided on 400 Blows, a 1950s coming of age based on the director’s life - aloof parents, mean schoolteachers, and getting into petty crime.

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You really feel the slippery slope of one bad decision, when it’s made within the framework of multiple factors working against you.

Curious if you have any favorite international films? Though probably a huge question there 😂

We asked open AI to recommend something based on the fact that we loved Fanny and Alexander. Here was the list: Amarcord, The Spirit of the Beehive, La Strada, Cria Cuervos, 8 1/2, The Red Shoes, Andrei Rublev (our backup), Tokyo Story, My Life as a Dog, The Tree of Wooden Clogs.

Putting this on my watch list, been craving a moody black and white film lately. My husband is French and hasn’t seen it either. Curious what your other 11 films were.