Foreign Film Recommendations

[briangilmore]

Saló: The 120 Days of Sodom

****ing amazing. Torture flick, most disturbing movie of all time. It's italian. 1975. Italian, artsy, old, so of course, = anti-fascism. ****ing awesome.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073650/

[satansmagichat]

If you thought the Trailer to Pan's Labyrinth was interesting, check out Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone (El Espinazo del diablo, if you like having the origin language's title). I was actually pretty damned surprised how much I liked this movie.

[diela]

Originally Posted by satansmagichat

If you thought the Trailer to Pan's Labyrinth was interesting, check out Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone (El Espinazo del diablo, if you like having the origin language's title). I was actually pretty damned surprised how much I liked this movie.

I was going to suggest that and "Run Lola, Run" but I figured everyone knew about them already. So I'll just add my seconded opinion.

[popltree2]

Originally Posted by point5o

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The City of Lost Children
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Thank you! That's the movie I was trying to think of. The City of Lost Children gets my vote.

[satori]

Originally Posted by popltree2

Thank you! That's the movie I was trying to think of. The City of Lost Children gets my vote.

Then you should see Dellicatessen, it's a much better movie with almost the same cast and set somewhat in the same world.

[poltah]

Well, technically all big Hollywood movies are foreign to me. But let's talk movies where people do not speaka tha engliash.

My first one is a Danish movie, I'm from Denmark, I watch movies from here.

It's called "Blinkende Lygter" in Danish, and "Flickering Lights" in English.

This is one of the, if not THE, best Danish movie out there. The acting and cast is incredible, and it's writing is funny as hell.

However, I've heard that the English subtitles are horrible... so that's too bad.
Anyways, I think this is a must for movie buffs.

[tokenuser]

"Mad Max". Hollywood overdubbed the original soundtrack with American actors so that the public would understand the film ... so I guess this makes it an foreign language film as well

BUT ... the ultimate foreign language film straight out of Bollywood ... Mr India. AWESOME movie - who doesn't love a movie where the hero is left a magic ring of invisibility from his dying father, an evil dude out for world domination, and scripted dance numbers with casts of thousands on beaches between the fight sequences??

[masherscf]

I really enjoy the Kirasawa classic "Seven Samuri."

I also recommend "Shaolin' Soccer."


For the kids (of kid in you), you can start renting any animation feature by Miyasaki. These films are great. Most are available in quality English dubbing or the original Japanese. These films are rich, beautiful and appeal to multiple levels. They make Walt Disney look like Tromo.

[satansmagichat]

The Devil's Backbone by Guillermo Del Toro. If you're only seen Blade 2 and Hellboy and aren't sure if you'll like Pan's Labyrinth, check this out to see what a talented director he really is.

[sloppybunny]

I preffer Shaolin Soccer to Kung Fu Hustle

Anything Jean Pierre Juenet does is gold! I even liked Alien 4 and Very long engagement. Amelie is my fave film of all time though.

The Original 3 french Taxi Movies are great fun

Crimson River with Jean Reno is cool

Good Bye Lenin is a great german flick and I liked the German flick the Edukators, and Run Lola Run.

The Only Hungarian movie I would recomend to non Hungarians is Kontroll. It's about ticket inspectors, but it's so dark and weird. Very nicely shot.

Although technically english, Trainspotting was cool. Such thick accents deserve foreign label.

I also liked that roberto bengigni film called Life's Beatiful.

As a kid I used to watch a lot of Terance Hill movies. The danish guy must know them, maybe. He's italian, but he was famous europe wide.

My last visit to france I doscovered louis de fines. The film 'Le soup de seaux' I would translate it to Cabbage soup is about these two old dudes who suring a farting contest contact aliens and befriend them with Cabbage soup and the Aliens grant them wishes.

As asian cinema goes I like Hong Kong action comedy movies. And although slow Korean Movies are looking heaps good, and Battle royale is probably my fave Japanese movie

There's my list! Yours?