i used to pray for the day you'd leave

OK.  I've watched 2 more films.  Roman Polanski's 1974 classic CHINATOWN and Gela Babluani's underseen and deeply disturbing 13 TZAMETI.  Both movies thrilled me.  I had seen Chinatown on Betamax as a kid...probably when I was 12 or 13.  I remember liking aspects of it, and understanding the tone, but it's a very adult movie and I wasn't able to fully appreciate the fullness of its script until now.  It's a very cynical, romantic, complicated masterpiece. Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway are incredible.  

I recall skimming a couple of positive reviews for 13 Tzameti when it was released in July 06, but never knew what it was about.  I am very happy to have been able to watch the movie without any previous knowledge of its intense content.  If you enjoy slowly building tension with a nice Nihilist energy, please check out the movie.  It's French.  The black and white cinematography is incredible.  The reviews I read after seeing the flick compare it to old school Eastern European cinema.  Does anyone have any specific examples of similar films I should view?

Gonna try to watch a couple of more flix now.  Lata.