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08-07-2003, 10:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Hamburg, Deutschland
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Winter films
Please help me compile a list of films playing (entirely) in winter. Thanks.
Here's a preliminary quick-check list that I will keep updated: Affliction Anastasia A Christmas Story Balto Christmas Vacation Dead of Winter Die Harder Doctor Zhivago Downhill Racer The Edge The Empire Strikes Back Enemy at the Gates Ethan Frome Fargo Gremlins The Grinch Groundhog Day Grumpy Old Men Home Alone Home for the Holidays The Hunt For Red October Ice Age It's a Wonderful Life The Lion in Winter Love Story Miracle on 34th Street Misery Muppets Christmas Carol Nobody's Fool Ordinary People Quintet Reindeer Games Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Scrooge The Shining A Simple Plan Stalingrad Stalingrad: Hunde Wollt Ihr Ewig Leben? Talvisota (The Winter War) The Thing To Build a Fire (Jack London short story) Vertical Limit White Fang Wonder Boys
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08-07-2003, 10:44 PM
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Does "Doctor Zhivago" count? I know it takes place at least MOSTLY in winter.
I believe the obscure late 70s Paul Newman-starrer "Quintet" takes place in the midst of a new Ice Age, so that's a shoo-in. "A Christmas Story" takes place in winter. So do "Miracle on 34th Street", "It's a Wonderful Life", and "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians". How about "Downhill Racer", the 1969 Redford/Hackman movie about Olympic skiing? That's all I can think of just off the top of my head. |
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08-07-2003, 11:03 PM
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"The Hughes wealth, power and sex appeal devastated scores of broken-hearted movie stars and made grown men shudder with envy and anxiety every time he entered a room. Mr. DiCaprio just makes any logical person over 14 wonder if he ever graduated high school." -Rex Reed Last edited by Riedenschneider : 08-08-2003 at 12:08 AM. |
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08-07-2003, 11:32 PM
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Location: Denver, Colorado
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"Home for the Holidays" with Holly Hunter. Not a very good winter film, but a winter film nevertheless.
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08-08-2003, 12:02 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Where London Bridge is falling down, My Fair Lady
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Technically,
Doctor Zhivago, The Shining and It's a Wonderful Life all have scenes outside of winter. In fact, IAWL has so many flashbacks that it takes place in each of the seasons, I believe. And The Shining's first 30 minutes or so are set in late fall (November). Anyone who has seen the remake understands this.
Perhaps we should rename this thread to "Films with the most memorable 'winter' scenes." It's tough to remember a film that took place ENTIRELY in winter. Ghost Story, a very "wintry" film, also included "summer" flashbacks. Same with Snow Falling on Cedars. And we don't want to get started on which season it would be outside of Hoth in "Empire." lol How about these candidates? Nobody's Fool Ethan Frome To Build a Fire (Jack London short story) White Fang The Lion in Winter
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08-08-2003, 12:14 AM
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Re: Technically,
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08-08-2003, 12:24 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
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My favourite, The Shining was mentioned. Beautiful winter scenes. There are not nearly enough purely winter movies.
I'll add The Ice Storm. One of my personal favourites. As well as Scrooged. Bill Murray at his finest. I haven't seen it yet, but perhaps Smila's Sense of Snow? I recall the trailer being all winter-y. |
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08-08-2003, 12:55 AM
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Re: Technically,
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08-08-2003, 01:30 AM
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No, those parentheses don't suggest necessity. Underlining "entirely" would suggest it. These parentheses loosen the requirement (at least it does in German grammatical sense).
I'm too. And trying to watch Tarkovsky'zzzz Solaris doesn't help.
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08-08-2003, 02:18 AM
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Re: Winter films
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08-08-2003, 02:23 AM
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Dreamcatcher: definitely a freaky winter movie..... snow stands out when it's soaked in blood...
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08-08-2003, 02:27 AM
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What about some of the Christmas horror movies....Black Christmas, Silent Night Deadly Night & Christmas Evil.
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08-08-2003, 02:37 AM
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08-08-2003, 04:34 AM
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-Balto
-Anastasia (1997 version) -The Hunt For Red October -The Edge
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08-08-2003, 05:46 AM
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Wonder Boys
Die Hard 2 Enemy at the Gates Verticle Limt The Grinch Muppets Christmas Carol Home Alone Series
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08-09-2003, 06:07 AM
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Winter People with Kurt Russell and Kelly McGillis.
Cliffhanger with Sylvester Stallone (I think one of his best films) Legend (portions of it) Jeremiah Johnson with Robert Redford I'll think of more later. |
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