Foreign Cinema - Favourite film

[jimhigham]

Tampopo.

The film that started my love affair with all things Nippon...except for whale slaughter and an appalling environmental record.

 

[Austrian Gull]

La Haine was amazing.

The Life of Others.

Bienvenue chez les Chti's - a really funny, simple comedy.

 

[Wilko]

Pan's Labyrinth

Its a beautiful life

Kidulthood. (Can anyone understand what they are saying!?)

Agreee with PL but really not sure how kidulthood is foreign cinema?

 

[chimneys]

Agreee with PL but really not sure how kidulthood is foreign cinema?

Directed by a former pupil of Brighton College (Menhaj Hudah). Def not a foreign film.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

English language commercial cinema is mostly homogonised to the point where an English movie is much the same as a US one which is the same as an Irish one which is... you get the picture.

I have to disagree with that.

English films are quite different to Australian and Irish are different to American.

Each english speaking country brings a different slant on life despite the shared language.

You wouldnt get a Waking Ned Devine type film from America.

Or a Mad Max from England.

Or a Notting Hill from Australia or the US.

 

[Jamon Jamon]

catching up with some of the old Brazilian ones at the mo, Pixote's been mentioned and just watched Central Station...brilliant