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As each sentence flew by I wished, " Please leave one of my favorite Foreign films for me to recommend..." with no avail.
Posters below. If you haven't seen these films, you have been doing a massive disservice to yourself.
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As each sentence flew by I wished, " Please leave one of my favorite Foreign films for me to recommend..." with no avail.
Posters below. If you haven't seen these films, you have been doing a massive disservice to yourself.
So it's not the only one you can think of but the only one you can say anything about, big difference.Phoenixlight said:
I'm sorry, I thought being from the States, you'd have an easier time with the international titles, also considering you yourself used one; here goes: der Baader-Meinhof-Komplex, der Untergang, Nirgendwo in Afrika, das Leben der Anderen, Lola rennt, das Experiment, der Totmacher, Jenseits der Stille, Gegen die Wand, Anatomie. Oh and I forgot the Wave / die Welle and die Wolke (no international release, I think).Zannah said:
I guess you're only trying to state your opinion, but to say it's the only good one is a bit condescending, especially considering that most of the movies I named fared way better with critics, received awards at Cannes or the Oscars and so on.
EDIT: And Perfume, but they shot it in English although it's a German production based on a German novel, so I guess that doesn't really count as foreign, but it does come from Germany...
EXACTLY. By the way, have you seen Once Upon a Time in America? That one is my favorite of the bunch.Hannibal942 said:
Chapeau! These movies are a must see. I have let out some of the names mr. @Aredor mentioned, not because I think they are not commendable, but because I have not seen them myself. Which I will now try to correct. Thanks for the tip!
As for other movies, one of the must brutal, horrifying, dirty and shocking movies ever made:
Press the cover for the IMDB-link.
Irreversible
One of the most shocking rape scenes ever (done by Monica Bellucci) in the history of cinema. The movie has a non-lineair narrative that would possibly confuse even Tarantino and Allen. It's also a brutal, unforgiving movie.
I've watched this in combination with Natural Born Killers, and believe me. I sincerely wanted to trash, smash and utterly destroy something. Not for the faint of hearted.
I'll keep an eye out for it so, I've been looking for something to watch.Lupus in fabula said:
Do you mean Laputa: Castle in the sky?Explosm said:
The Studio Ghibli movie?
If so I agree, it's a wonderful movie - one of the best Ghibli films.
Sadly, no. It's the only Sergio Leone movie I haven't seen and it eats me inside everyday. I got to admit though, the sheer number of versions for that movie is mind-boggling. American version, Eurpean version, Director's Cut, the Full Version, etc.Breaker deGodot said:
Which one do you recommend? I ask because I'd prefer to see the whole thing in its entirety, but the Original Cut is 5 HOURS LONG. =0
Well, there are really only two versions. The American version is TERRIBLE, as it cuts about an hour and a half, making it 140 minutes. It's almost impossible to find, anyway. The original version, is much better, and much longer, at 239 minutes. It's the only version you find in stores anyway. The European version has almost no differences at all, and the Directors Cut IS the original. So, yeah. Watch it.Hannibal942 said:
Very well said, remains one of my all time favourite films.Furburt said:Right, recommendations!
[HEADING=2]Stalker[/HEADING]
A Soviet film directed by the legendary Andrei Tarkovsky, it's based upon the book Roadside Picnic, by the Strugatsky brothers, which later (along with this film) became the inspiration for the FPS game STALKER.
Stalker however, is a very calm, surreal film. It follows the journey of the Stalker, as he guides two others, a writer and a scientist, through the Zone to get to the wish-granter. It's more based around atmosphere than events, so don't expect summer blockbuster material here. It's deeply unsettling in places, and is one of those rare films that changes every time you watch it. I'd feel safe in calling it one of the best films of all time, and the best film to come out of the Soviet Union.
However my actual all time favourite film goes to Waltz With Bashir. An Israeli animated bio pic following the films maker's journey to recover his memories of the 1982 Lebanon war, secifically the events of the Sabra and Shatila refugee massacre.
It is just haunting! So many emotional scenes and then the end which tops them all as the film switches from hand drawn animation to actual new footage. The effect is amazing as it suddenly grounds everything in reality in what was previously a surreal a dream like experience. The director said that he had to do this to stop people from walking out and thinking it was at all a work of fiction.
And it has one of the greatest orginal scores I've ever heard.
I can't believe it didn't win best foreign film Oscar!
On another note, what are people's opinion's towards British cinema? If you're say American do you consider british cinema to be foreign in the same vein as french or spanish cinema? I say this because a while back I was bemused by the Spirit independent film awards giving best foreign film to An Education which is a british film.
I thought this was completely stupid as it's still in the english language and was nominated for best film and leading actress in numerous other award ceremonies, and best foreign film catagory is one of the few chances that foriegn films get to be recognised within western media.
But maybe people feel different. I wonder how many americans have seen or would even understand a film like This Is England?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0yJEGe_KSo
I really shouldn't, (you have to know a little, or preferably a lot of, Yugoslav history to understand it) but I can't resist linking this one. It's a two and a half hour ordeal, a hilarious, tragic, devastating, slapstick romantic comedy, political allegory, historical epic, character drama, music video for the best music east of Trieste, winner of the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival by genius director Emir Kusturica. This film has no genre.
Basically it satirically critiques the history of Yugoslavia from World War II to its breakup by following two utter rakes and their faithless love interest. It's a sort of loving parody of the Balkan spirit, with all the hijinks, great music, and terrible fratricidal violence that ensues.
Perhaps everything is best explained by this song by Goran Bregovic, which you will be humming frantically for days if you do indeed see this movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYryevHIZGw
I really shouldn't, (you have to know a little, or preferably a lot of, Yugoslav history to understand it) but I can't resist linking this one. It's a two and a half hour ordeal, a hilarious, tragic, devastating, slapstick romantic comedy, political allegory, historical epic, character drama, music video for the best music east of Trieste, winner of the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival by genius director Emir Kusturica. This film has no genre.
Basically it satirically critiques the history of Yugoslavia from World War II to its breakup by following two utter rakes and their faithless love interest. It's a sort of loving parody of the Balkan spirit, with all the hijinks, great music, and terrible fratricidal violence that ensues.
Perhaps everything is best explained by this song by Goran Bregovic, which you will be humming frantically for days if you do indeed see this movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYryevHIZGw
As far as I remember it doesnt really portray the nationalists as anything other than soldiers, because thats all you see of them. It's more of a war film/ personal quest sort of film, rather than one that tries to put across a political message.Nickolai77 said:Seems interesting, but mainly because i want to see how the film portrays the Chinese nationalists. Funnily enough, i watched another Chinese foregin film recently, Mulan. It was an alright film...it had all the standard "war" stuff in it, but failed to stand out in an kind of way. Also, i should say that Der Untergang was a brilliant film, very well done. Das Boot was also epic.Wadders said:Also, Assembly
It's a Chinese film based in the Chinese civil war. It's brutal and pretty damn moving and it seems to be on DVD for like £4 in every Morrisons and Tesco, so you have no excuse not to see it
I've heard quite a bit about Nightwatch and Daywatch...they are mostly mixed opinions...so i don't know if i should watch these films or not.
It's still well worth a watch though imo, it made me cry.
tanpopo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092048/
1985 japanese comedy about how food and eating is inseparable from all parts of life
this is the only movie that will make you both cry and laugh all in the same sitting
if you like japanese culture or just food then you will like this film
here is a preview of its genius http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XyoAZFREnY
1985 japanese comedy about how food and eating is inseparable from all parts of life
this is the only movie that will make you both cry and laugh all in the same sitting
if you like japanese culture or just food then you will like this film
here is a preview of its genius http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XyoAZFREnY