Foreign Cinema - Favourite film

[Barrel of Fun]

My favourite foreign film of all time would probably be Malena. But there are a fair few coming close.

City of Gods; Y tu mama tambien; Manon de Source

But Malena wins it. If you haven't seen it. See it!

Obviously it varies, but new foreign cinema seems so much more satisfying than a lot of the tripe America churns out.

The film you pick, must be principally in a different language

 

[Easy 10]

Run Lola Run.
Quality. Shame there were no gratuitous bap shots though.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Run Lola Run.
Quality. Shame there were no gratuitous bap shots though.

Yet to see that. I will assume you know what you are talking about, being a sensible chap and watch it.

Delicatessen is also a very good French film. Very bizarre, but good.

 

[Meade's Ball]

The last thing i can remember enjoying was Old Boy. Brilliant and vicious. I like things not making utter sense like all we Westerners sell.

 

[Highfields Seagull]

Man Bites Dog

 

[looney]

Battle Royale.

Love those twisted jap films.

 

[Grendel]

Battle Royale.

Love those twisted jap films.

Brilliant film. The original Jap version of The Ring pisses all over the yank remakes, too.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Brilliant film. The original Jap version of The Ring pisses all over the yank remakes, too.

I agree.

Although actually I haven't seen the American Versions. Just from what I have read.

The Ring trilogy are fascinating films. Yoichi!!

 

[Meade's Ball]

I thought Battle Royale was laughably bad. Takeshi Kitano's largest error so far (if you don't include his health catastrophe).

I got Battle Royale 2 free the other week. I am scared to enjoy it.

 

[tedebear]

What was that Italian film - Its a Beautiful Life or something or other...that was a really good chick flick!!

 

[Grendel]

Although actually I haven't seen the American Versions.

Save yourself the pain, they really are bollocks!

 

[Squiggsy]

Three Colours Trilogy, L'Appartement, Malena, Dark Water, Ring (amongst others) all worth a watch.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

dunno really


i spose anything swedish

 

[looney]

The Audition.


Batt royale 2= gay.

 

[Les Biehn]

La Haine

 

[aftershavedave]

les quatre cent coups is fantastic, as are plein soleil (remade as the talented mister ripley), a bout de souffle, jean de florette and appartement.

greatest of all though must be heimat, a 70-odd hour long masterpiece fby edgar reitz which we finished last night after months of entertainment.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Of the German films, you can't really argus with M, Metropolis, Das Boot, Downfall, Goodbye Lenin, Stalingrad. Internationally-high standards.

But one of my favourite films of all time is the Danish film Festen. Perfect in every single way.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Obviously it varies, but new foreign cinema seems so much more satisfying than a lot of the tripe America churns out.

You've got me worried - while I was away, did Tony and George W finally consummate the relationship so we've become state number 51?

 

[bardo]

Bicycle Thieves (1948) and Parapluies de Cherbourg (1964) were two I enjoyed when I was younger. Battleship Potemkin (1925) was impressive for the time it was produced. Someone mentioned Delicatessen (1991) which was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, but I've also got a soft-spot for Amelie (2001) which he also directed.

 

[dougdeep]

Outside of Sussex they're all foreign.