365 movies :

Letters from Iwo Jima -2006- (106/365)
Directed by Clint Eastwood
with Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, …
The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is given command of the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester among his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo, a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese army itself, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the American invasion begins, both Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage, and horrors beyond imagination.

-★★★☆☆-

« If our children can live safely for one more day it would be worth the one more day that we defend this island. »

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Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma -1975- (105/365)
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
with Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto Paolo Quintavalle, …
Four fascist libertines round up 9 teenages boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental and sexual torture.

-☆☆☆☆☆-

« We Fascists are the only true anarchists, naturally, once we’re masters of the state. In fact, the one true anarchy is that of power.  »

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Flags of our fathers -2006- (103/365)
Directed by Clint Eastwood
with Ryan Philippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, …
In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six soldiers raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates.

-★★★☆☆-

« This was the fifth day, sir. The battle went on for thirty-five more. »

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Valkyrie -2008- (102/365)
Directed by Bryan Singer
with Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Brannagh, …
In Nazi Germany during World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, an Army officer convinced he must save Germany from Hitler, is recruited to mastermind a real plan. To do so, he arranges for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. However, even as the plan is put into action, a combination of bad luck and human failings conspire on their own to create a tragedy that would prolong the greater one gripping Europe.

-★★☆☆☆-

« Remember, this is a military operation. Nothing ever goes according to plan. »

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Skyfall -2012- (101/365)
Directed by Sam Mendes
with Daniel Craig, Judy Dench, Javier Bardem, …
Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

-★★☆☆☆-

« There’s some men coming to kill us. We’ve got to kill them first. »