wpqx, 

I know what you mean about wanting to rewatch films you "slept through." So many great films you have to really work at - and so many times I have had to go back on the DVD and start over because I got lost - or dozed.

So now that so many of you have spoken, I think I will change my plan to include 8 films I really enjoyed easily - and 12 that I know are great but which I still need to work at.

As for Tarkovsky, all of his films are so beautiful. But I had to really work at watching and grasping them. (All but the Steamroller and the Violin. That was fun to see.) But Andrei Rublev, the Mirror, and Nostalghia are not easy films to understand - but so worth every miniute you spend with them.

So now I will not do it all in 2 weeks as planned. Maybe 1 or 2 "rewatches" a week for as long as it takes.

First off, I think I will watch Tarkovsky's Sacrifice again. That one was hard. But you know, I taped (off of TV) a documentary of Tarkovsky's filming and thoughts on the Sacrifice. (He was dying at the time. But still so full of life. It was filmed at his home and he was in bed surrounded by his friends.) I am so happy I taped this some years ago. (I never fully watched it, but it will be a great companion to watching the Sacrifice.)

Thanks to you all. Your thoughts and your love of good movies inspire me.

Sara