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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Whats the best foreign language film you have ever seen mine has to be i saw the devil a korean film and frontiers wich is a french film but what is yours? No porn before you start!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I like anything by Besson. Park Chan Wook is great too. did he do thirst the korean vampire film?"
Yes, as well as the Vengeance Trilogy. He also did a cyborg one for his teenage daughter (can't remember the name) which was good, too. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Oh and I like Bergman and Kurosawa a lot, too. seven samuri was on the other night
Ran is my fav. "
thats a take on a shakespear play cant remember wich one? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oh and I like Bergman and Kurosawa a lot, too. seven samuri was on the other night
Ran is my fav. thats a take on a shakespear play cant remember wich one?"
King Lear |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Oh and I like Bergman and Kurosawa a lot, too. seven samuri was on the other night
Ran is my fav. thats a take on a shakespear play cant remember wich one?
King Lear"
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"oooh Ringu..... original japanese version of the ring... fantastic...
ooooh... and Tie me up Tie me down is a fantastic spanish film..."
is banderas in that? |
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Seven Samurai, Les Diaboliques, Nikita, Das Boot, REC, Oldboy, The Wave. Too many brilliant foreign films to pick just one favourite.
Special mention though for the original Dutch version of The Vanishing - the most unforgetable, creepy and genuinely disturbing ending that I've ever seen. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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El mariachi, not to be mistaken for desperado like a lot of people tend to
Little Norse Prince an anime by studio ghibli before they took on the name studio ghibli
Seven samurai and battle royale are fantastic movies
Big boss with Bruce Lee
Police story
That obscure object of desire |
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"classic..dunno if how outdated it is now but,
la haine"
La Haine is excellent, very much along the lines of Luc Bessons Ronin (technically French, but part financed from Hollywood IIRC?) if you like those, look out for an Italian film called Romanzo Criminale and also the original version of Taxi (1&2) also from Luc Besson.
Most of Pedro Almodóvar's stuff is pretty good,
Run Lola Run is rather unique and an excellent way to spend 90 minutes.
There was a remake of a classic French Trilogy, Marius, Fanny, And Cesar done a few years ago.
Further into Europe, the Russians did an excellent big budget (for them) vampire flick 2 parter, Night Watch and Day Watch.
Head to the other side of the planet and you'll find a load of fantastic films from Oz & NZ, including Romper Stomper, Rabbit Proof Fence, Once Were Warriors and Whale Rider
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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Head to the other side of the planet and you'll find a load of fantastic films from Oz & NZ, including Romper Stomper, Rabbit Proof Fence, Once Were Warriors and Whale Rider
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but if you are counting those you have to include priscilla queen of the desert, and strictly ballroom, and muriel's wedding..... |
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The Devil's Backbone.isnt backbone a de torro film?
Yep. So is Pans Labyrinth.
Don't forget The Orphanage, it's really fooking weird and spooky  "
I like The Orphanage too. Chronos is another. A little stranger than some of his work, but genius just the same |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Absolutely agreee with Fabio here- they make some great movies in that part of the world - OK they may appeal to a different audience than Hollywood nonesense, but for those of us with more than just a couple of brain cells an the attention span of a gnat, they are definitely worth checking out. Baz Lurman's films are brilliant. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Absolutely agreee with Fabio here- they make some great movies in that part of the world - OK they may appeal to a different audience than Hollywood nonesense, but for those of us with more than just a couple of brain cells an the attention span of a gnat, they are definitely worth checking out. Baz Lurman's films are brilliant. |
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"El mariachi, not to be mistaken for desperado like a lot of people tend to
Little Norse Prince an anime by studio ghibli before they took on the name studio ghibli
Seven samurai and battle royale are fantastic movies
Big boss with Bruce Lee
Police story
That obscure object of desire"
El mariachi is class...basically launched Robert Rodriquez career (think the guy who works eith Tarantino, sin city etc)
Love the fact tho whole film was made for $8,000 and his mum did the catering for the crew/cast so you have to forgive the lack of CGI on bullet wounds. |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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Pretty much every Studio Ghibli film ever made. The original French Nikita. The Raid. Ip Man. Delicatessen. Pan's Labyrinth. Downfall. Goodbye, Lenin. Run, Lola, Run. There are loads of great foreign language films. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"El mariachi, not to be mistaken for desperado like a lot of people tend to
Little Norse Prince an anime by studio ghibli before they took on the name studio ghibli
Seven samurai and battle royale are fantastic movies
Big boss with Bruce Lee
Police story
That obscure object of desire
El mariachi is class...basically launched Robert Rodriquez career (think the guy who works eith Tarantino, sin city etc)
Love the fact tho whole film was made for $8,000 and his mum did the catering for the crew/cast so you have to forgive the lack of CGI on bullet wounds. "
Yes indeed, for how low the budget was, it was very well crafted and yes, he has worked with tarantino on several projects including django unchained if memory serves |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Hutong days. That title has eluded my memory all day,but it's a fantastic Chinese drama about a father looking after his son while his wife is away working in the city.
The warlords with jet li |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Some great films already named. Just thought I'd give a shout out for...
The Idiots
Festen
City Of Lost Children
My Neighbor Totorro
Wings Of Desire
Pickpocket
Cache
Incendies
 Nice to see a highbrow thread for a change  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My Favourites are:
Battle Royale
Death Note 1 & 2
The Ring
The Raid 1 & 2
City of God
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy
Troll Hunter
To name several...
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A french film called tell no one is fantastic,michael caine said its the best film hes seen in a long while
Yup..watched that..thriller. "
I also liked Jean de Florette and a Japanese film called Like Father Like Son. But if I have to have a favourite I would probably say Untouchable - a feelgood French film about a quadriplegic and his carer. |
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"Some great films already named. Just thought I'd give a shout out for...
The Idiots......"
Lara Von Trier
Fucked up weirdo/artistic genius
Dogville and Mandalay are fantastic films once your brain adjusts to the lack of a set and the minimal props |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Some great films already named. Just thought I'd give a shout out for...
The Idiots......
Lara Von Trier
Fucked up weirdo/artistic genius
Dogville and Mandalay are fantastic films once your brain adjusts to the lack of a set and the minimal props"
Love that Fab can serve up such cultured chat! Love many of the films listed here. Films of Tarkovsky are particular favourites. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Whats the best foreign language film you have ever seen mine has to be i saw the devil a korean film and frontiers wich is a french film but what is yours? No porn before you start!!!"
The bridge. Aka die Brucke.
2008 remake of a 1956 classic. I haven't seen the original but I loved the remake. Excellent war film. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Whats the best foreign language film you have ever seen mine has to be i saw the devil a korean film and frontiers wich is a french film but what is yours? No porn before you start!!!"
I saw that but found it Difficult to watch!!
For Asian Cinema I really enjoyed Oldboy (Twisted film) Lady Vengeance, The Chaser and Hansel & Gretal
Other great foreign films in my opinion include Amores Perros, Pans Labrynth
There's a brilliant Bollywood film called Devdas the 2002 remake is visually stunning. It's not cheesy like your usual Bollywood. Should check it out!! |
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Mulan warrior princess, in Chinese. The director is Jingle Ma.
And being French I like:
La Haine, Mathieu Kassovitz
Les intouchables, Eric Toledano
Belle de jour, Luis Bunuel
Le père Noel est une ordure/Santa Claus is a bastard, Jean-Marie Poiré.
Léon
Anything with Jean Reno.
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"......betty blue is stunning visually.
Beatrice Dalle was perfectly delicious in that  "
Damn, I forgot Betty Blue. Gorgeous film. Some other brilliant old French films - The Wages of Fear, Rififi, Le Samourai (really cool), Le Boucher, The 400 Blows, Eyes Without A Face, The Battle of Algiers.
Few more foreign-language faves: The Spirit of the Beehive, The Nasty Girl, Man Bites Dog, A Better Tomorrow I and II, Sonatine, Life is Beautiful (if you haven't seen this do watch it - it'll make you laugh and break your heart)
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By (user no longer on site)
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City of God
Pans labrynth
Battle royal
Martyrs
Ip Man
One armed swordsman
Fist of fury
Snake in the eagles shadow
D*unken master (anything martial arts basically)
If you want a laugh then poltergay is a French film and hilarious
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By (user no longer on site)
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"......betty blue is stunning visually.
Beatrice Dalle was perfectly delicious in that "
She was the poster girl for the 80s. I haven't watched that film since the 80s actually. I suspect it hasn't quite stood the test of time.
In other news, I'm quite partial to any Kristen Scott-Thomas film where she speaks French. |
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