Favorite Foreign Films??

ashleydoom · Post by **ashleydoom** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:22 pm

I'm defiantly a fan of Foreign Films. I have to say HORROR foreign films are the best. I probably would have to choose j-horror over all the foreign genres.

Just a few of my favorites,..

J-Horror/K-Horror

Suicide Club

Tetsuo

Ichi the Killer

A Tale of Two Sisters

Wishing Stairs..

Others

Un Chien Andalou

Week End

Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

El Laberinto del fauno

What are a few of your favorite foreign films?

I haven't seen nearly enough foreign films, feel free to recommend some.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:44 pm

Most of the films coming out of hollywood in the USA are pretty good. Even though they have a lot of british actors I think you can still fairly call them foreign films

. the star trek series was pretty good but I'm a sad trekkie.

Kurosawa definitely one of my favourite japanese directors. Seen a few korean films recently, would like to see more-the cultural differences are fascinating.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:47 pm

Monty Pyton and the Holy Grail has to be up there.

Chookie · Post by **Chookie** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:51 pm

Seven Samurai

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Gone with the wind (Murcans are furrin)

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:11 am

Amelie

lalalala · Post by **lalalala** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:21 pm

Straw Dog. the discrete charm of the bourgeoisie, Old boy, the conformist, Shaolin Soccer are some of my favs.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:54 pm

The Last Metro

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:01 pm

Raise The Red Lantern

watermark · Post by **watermark** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:37 pm

Hi ashleydoom,

What's j and k horror mean? Sounds like something to try, a foreign horror film I mean. I just watched The Mist the new Stephen King movie that was given an A- rating by our local movie critics, so thought I'd pay full price and was dissappointed. Why was this movie given such a high rating. I've yet to watch a good American made horror movie of recent times. Maybe I'm not looking in the right places. So maybe I'll scout the foreign films for something horrific.

Good topic. I'll have to scout my brain for the names of a few of my favorites. Of course anything directed by that Swedish guy, see, there it is, my bad memory. Gawd why can't I remember it, and I haven't even had a drink :-5

Erin

Post by **spot** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:47 pm

watermark;732272 wrote: Of course anything directed by that Swedish guy, see, there it is, my bad memory. Gawd why can't I remember it, and I haven't even had a drink :-5

Erin

Bo Widerberg I expect. His Kvarteret Korpen was unforgettable.

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:50 pm

Ingmar Bergman would be my guess

oh, add "Goodbye, Lenin" to the list.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:52 pm

All Quiet on the Western front - Germany 1934

watermark · Post by **watermark** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:47 pm

Bryn Mawr;732277 wrote: All Quiet on the Western front - Germany 1934

Never knew this was first produced in Germany.

E

watermark · Post by **watermark** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:48 pm

spot;732274 wrote: Bo Widerberg I expect. His Kvarteret Korpen was unforgettable.

Koan had it right, Ingmar Berman, but I'll perhaps look into Bo Widerberg. Is that actually his first name?

E

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:58 pm

never take spot's advice on a good film

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:11 pm

Das Boot -- 1981

watermark · Post by **watermark** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:13 pm

Lon;732327 wrote: Das Boot -- 1981

Hi Lon,

I watched Das Boot in 1981. I'm recalling dates so could be off

.

Didn't understand it nor did I like it. Thought I'd say in case someone wanted a differing opinion.

E

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:16 pm

watermark;732330 wrote: Hi Lon,

I watched Das Boot in 1981. I'm recalling dates so could be off

.

Didn't understand it nor did I like it. Thought I'd say in case someone wanted a differing opinion.

E

English Subtitles helps

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:15 pm

Lon;732331 wrote: English Subtitles helps

:wah:

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:58 am

watermark;732314 wrote: Never knew this was first produced in Germany.

E

Far better than the later re-make in my opinion - harder hitting and made with real feeling by people trying to stop the slide back into war so soon after their country had been destroyed by such.

Post by **spot** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:06 am

watermark;732316 wrote: Koan had it right, Ingmar Berman, but I'll perhaps look into Bo Widerberg. Is that actually his first name?Bo Gunnar Widerberg. He had a thing about natural lighting and not letting his plot tell lies.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:40 pm

By far, Like Water for Chocolate

Blue Sky · Post by **Blue Sky** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:01 am

Pan's Labyrinth!

suzycreamcheese · Post by **suzycreamcheese** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:08 am

Betty Blue

Post by **spot** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:38 am

Nobody's mentioned Sergei Bondarchuk's version of War and Peace. I remember being at an all-night performance of both halves of that in the centre of Oxford camped out with a very enthusiastic audience.