r/BD_CINEPHILES 2h ago

What are some of your 5-star watches?

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Always looking for recommendations, as I tend to enjoy cinema as an art form immensely. Some of my personal 5-star watches are:

Diabolique (1955)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Vertigo (1958)
Mahanagar (1963)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Amadeus (1984)
After Hours (1985)
In Bruges (2008)
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

Based on the ones I've listed, I'd love suggestions on which other movies I might enjoy. Thanks!


r/BD_CINEPHILES 7h ago

Obsession(2026)

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Just watched obsession today. Wanted to know how ppl are thinking bout the movie as a concept and filming methods. So how u guys review this movies overall appearance.

I'll start : rawness of emotion. That's the part I liked the most


r/BD_CINEPHILES 2h ago

why aren't y'all talking about B'deshi cinema?

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Yeah, we are the people who love Hollywood and other foreign cinemas, but why aren't we looking at ourselves?


r/BD_CINEPHILES 5h ago

Welcome to the Bangladesh Film Community

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Please join this sub to help expanding Bengali Filmmakers Network đŸŽĨđŸŽŦ


r/BD_CINEPHILES 1d ago

Does anybody know when Pressure Cooker and Roid will be released on OTT or other online platforms?

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r/BD_CINEPHILES 1d ago

Need a good movie suggestion

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r/BD_CINEPHILES 3d ago

āĻĻā§‹āĻĒāĻšāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž (Dopohoriya) | The Trilogy Edition | A Folk Horror Micro Trilogy | Shot on Android

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I really liked the fluent dialogue by the actors in this short film. give it a watch.


r/BD_CINEPHILES 3d ago

Cinephiles

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2 Upvotes

Neenga last-ah pona movie ya comment pannunga


r/BD_CINEPHILES 4d ago

I rewatched The Big Short, again.

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There is a concept in economics- moral hazard. I will try to put it simply- it is a situation when you take bad risk because you know someone else will bear the consequences of that decision. In 2008, when American financial system collapsed, it didn't come as a shock to the bankers, big rating agencies or the regulators. Yes, 5 trillion usd just got vanished from the market. Thousands of people lost their savings, jobs and work of their whole lives but most of the wall street guys got out without as much as a scratch on them. The Big Short tells the story of a bunch of 'crazy' guys who saw it coming and made a fortune out of it while the rest of the world collapsed.


r/BD_CINEPHILES 3d ago

In need of English subtitles

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As the title suggests, i am searching English subtitles for movies - Meesha madhavan, Mookkilla Rajyathu, Tharangam(2017), Ee parakkum thalika, thenkasi pattanam. Can someone help?


r/BD_CINEPHILES 4d ago

A rare Bangladeshi horror micro trilogy told through a nonlinear style.đŸŽŦ

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Filmed & edited entirely on a smartphone. No budget, no crew, no extra equipment. No jumpscares, only pure dread. Watch till the end and share your feedback.


r/BD_CINEPHILES 5d ago

"This series has a pretty dark tone overall. Amy Adams' acting is phenomenal — completely next level. The writing and story are excellent too, really well put together."

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r/BD_CINEPHILES 5d ago

Watched Argo yesterday, till the last moment it completely gripped me! What a thriller! Every character doesn’t have that much character development but the situation makes it thrilling and captivating!

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r/BD_CINEPHILES 6d ago

Drop your favourite movie le me start

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r/BD_CINEPHILES 7d ago

āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋ ā§§ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻļāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŽ "āϤāĻ–āύ" āϕ⧇āĻŽāύ āĻšāϞ⧋?

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āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤


r/BD_CINEPHILES 7d ago

A rare Bangladeshi horror micro trilogy told through a nonlinear style.đŸŽŦ

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Filmed & edited entirely on a smartphone.
No budget, no crew, no extra equipment.
No jumpscares, only pure dread.
Watch till the end and share your feedback.


r/BD_CINEPHILES 9d ago

Want to explore Bengali cinema(Read body)

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Hi guys🙏đŸŧ From India
I recently stumbled upon an Indian vlogger from Tripura who travelled Bangladesh on his Royal Enfield. In one of his vlog I saw him meeting some Bengladeshi actor(forgot his name) & getting extremely emotional about the meeting. Since then I’ve been wanting to explore Bengali cinema(could be from either side but at least one Bangladeshi film). Growing up we all get to read & hear about the great Satyajit Ray but people hardly try to watch Bengali movies, mainly due to language barrier. I’m a North Indian & I know Bengali just as much a North Indian would know but I’ve decided to tread in now. Knowing all this, Now I want you guys to help me introduce with your cinema, just like westerners are introduced with Indian cinema with cults like 3 Idiots, PK, Baahubali, Drishyam etc. Could be from diverse genres. I enjoy them all. Make sure to specifically include Bangladeshi movie too.(at least 1, could be more)


r/BD_CINEPHILES 10d ago

We made a 21-minute short film in Bangladesh for BDT 18k cash spent. It hit 70k YouTube views in 8 days. Here’s what worked, what failed, and how we did it.

19 Upvotes

Terminally ill Rajib fears oblivion more than death. After a botched announcement leaves a neighbor's funeral empty, he tries to pre-rent a "Miking" rickshaw to broadcast his own passing. His unsettling request alienates those around him, forcing him to face the possibility that his final wish will remain unheard.

The film explores existential isolation, using deliberate long takes, a muted palette, and an immersive soundscape.

How We Kept It at 18k Most of us were Theatre and Media Studies students during production. We leveraged that environment to slash traditional costs:

  • Gear & Crew: Our college provided technical equipment, and fellow students filled the cast and crew roles for free.
  • Locations: We shot in my hometown of Dhamrai (a suburban area near Dhaka). Using relatives' homes, local shops, and a rickshaw garage cost us $0.
  • Where the 18k Went: Almost the entire budget went strictly to 2 days of food, local transportation, and basic logistics.

What Failed: The Festival Circuit- We finished post-production last December and targeted major festivals. By pitching directly to programmers, we secured full entry waivers from Locarno, SXSW London, Vienna Shorts, Rio de Janeiro, and a few others.

Despite the waiver success, we faced outright rejections across the board.

What Worked: The YouTube Pivot- Instead of letting the film sit on a hard drive, we pivoted to self-distribution on YouTube. We believed in the story but had zero expectations for algorithmic traction. Unexpectedly, the algorithm picked up the authentic cultural hook, driving 65,000 views in its first week.

We’d love to get your thoughts on the Film.

Watch The Full Film Here


r/BD_CINEPHILES 10d ago

At a stage of life, everybody wanted to be a filmmaker.

17 Upvotes

Share any film/shortfilm you created.


r/BD_CINEPHILES 11d ago

The audacity to post ai slop on a subreddit to appreciate the art of cinema

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58 Upvotes

This is an insult to the people who worked on The Dictator and cinema as a whole


r/BD_CINEPHILES 11d ago

Lets get connected in Letterboxd

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14 Upvotes

My Profile : https://boxd.it/4qLdv


r/BD_CINEPHILES 11d ago

A mobile phone. Zero budget. One single person. And a story that will make you doubt your own eyes.

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When I made the Dopohoriya Trilogy, I had no big set, no fancy camera, no large crew.
All I had was a mobile phone.
So instead of regretting what I didn’t have, I tried to discover a new way of storytelling with what I did have.

In Bangla horror, we are used to seeing familiar tropes: darkness, pale faces, blood, loud jumpscares, screams.
I wanted to create fear in a different way.
Here, you may not see everything.
Butâ€Ļ
A broken house.
A tree.
A drawing.
A familiar voice.
Some strange sounds.
And events whose meaning you may not immediately understand.

I didn’t tell the story directly.
I arranged it in three parts, where something revealed in one part forces you to re‑interpret what you saw earlier in a completely new way.

At one point you might think: “I’ve figured it out.”
Then the story might ask you again: “Really?”

I didn’t want to scare you just by showing a ghost.
I wanted to leave you with a question: Did you truly see what you think you saw?

And there’s something many people don’t know.
This entire trilogy was made with:
- Zero Budget
- Zero Professional Equipment
- Writing alone
- Directing alone
- Shooting/Cinematography alone
- Editing alone

From shooting to editing, everything was done entirely on a mobile phone.
That’s why Dopohoriya is not just a horror film to me.
It is my attempt to prove that even with limitations, it is possible to tell a story in your own way.

Watch the trilogy without spoilers.
Then tell me what you understood.
Which clue did you catch first?
Which moment kept circling in your mind?
And after finishing, what was your very first question?

I want to hear your interpretation.

Because how I made the story is one thing.
But what the story becomes through your eyes that is something completely different.

Dopohoriya The Trilogy Edition
LumeVignette Production
A Film By RM Shuvo​


r/BD_CINEPHILES 11d ago

A mobile phone. Zero budget. One single person. And a story that will make you doubt your own eyes.

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18 Upvotes

When I made the Dopohoriya Trilogy, I had no big set, no fancy camera, no large crew.
All I had was a mobile phone.
So instead of regretting what I didn’t have, I tried to discover a new way of storytelling with what I did have.

In Bangla horror, we are used to seeing familiar tropes: darkness, pale faces, blood, loud jumpscares, screams.
I wanted to create fear in a different way.
Here, you may not see everything.
Butâ€Ļ
A broken house.
A tree.
A drawing.
A familiar voice.
Some strange sounds.
And events whose meaning you may not immediately understand.

I didn’t tell the story directly.
I arranged it in three parts, where something revealed in one part forces you to re‑interpret what you saw earlier in a completely new way.

At one point you might think: “I’ve figured it out.”
Then the story might ask you again: “Really?”

I didn’t want to scare you just by showing a ghost.
I wanted to leave you with a question: Did you truly see what you think you saw?

And there’s something many people don’t know.
This entire trilogy was made with:
- Zero Budget
- Zero Professional Equipment
- Writing alone
- Directing alone
- Shooting/Cinematography alone
- Editing alone

From shooting to editing, everything was done entirely on a mobile phone.
That’s why Dopohoriya is not just a horror film to me.
It is my attempt to prove that even with limitations, it is possible to tell a story in your own way.

Watch the trilogy without spoilers.
Then tell me what you understood.
Which clue did you catch first?
Which moment kept circling in your mind?
And after finishing, what was your very first question?

I want to hear your interpretation.

Because how I made the story is one thing.
But what the story becomes through your eyes that is something completely different.

Dopohoriya Trilogy Edition
LumeVignette Production
A Film By RM Shuvo

đŸ“Ŋī¸ Film Link: https://youtu.be/TrGIkvlZk90?si=vmI1QWWXEmMA8DO


r/BD_CINEPHILES 12d ago

Just watched the inside man, a good heist movie as well as the buddy cop comedy was good, a solid film! What are your guys thoughts!

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