Aloges From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 8355 posts, RR: 47 Reply 2, posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 841 times:
Cast a vote for "Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain". It had been a while that a film had been able to take me to another world, but that one finally succeeded.
Walk together, talk together all ye peoples of the earth. Then, and only then, shall ye have peace.
Canadi>nBoy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 834 times:
1. "Cinema Paradiso", directed by Guiseppe Tornatore.
2. "Day For Night", directed by Francois Truffaut
3. "The 400 Blows", also directed by Mr. Truffaut
4. "Sex And Lucia", directed by Julio Medem
5. "Passport To Pimlico", directed by Henry Cornelius
6. "Breathless", directed by Jean-Luc Godard
and I could go on and on........
Aaaaah, what would our world be without the wonderful independent films from around the globe? Film knows no boundaries in terms of language and culture.
Seb146 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 9803 posts, RR: 17 Reply 5, posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 822 times:
Amelie and Russian Ark are both good films. There were four films made with the same thought. I am sure they are foreign to the United States. I don't even know if I am spelling them right: Baraka, Koynisqatsi, Powiqatsi, and I can't remember the fourth. If you get a chance to see them in a theater, go. The last one was not as powerful as the other three, IMO but it is still brilliant.
Sebolino From France, joined May 2001, 3667 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 816 times:
My favourite foreign movie is (at least that's the first I can think of): "Il etait une fois en Amerique" aka "Once upon a time in America" by Sergio Leone.
In fact I love all Sergio Leone movies.
Another very enjoyable FOREIGN movie is "The longest day".
But I love so many foreign movies from Hollywood ...
Quebecair727 From Canada, joined Apr 2001, 328 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (9 years 4 months 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 793 times:
My choices are (no specific order):
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (FR)
L'auberge espagnole (FR)
Habla con ella (SP)
Amores perros (MX)
Les invasions barbares (CDN)
La grande séduction (CDN)
Le dîner de con (FR)
Les un et les autres (FR)
Le déclin de l'empire américain (CDN)
Koyanisqatsi (USA)
La vita è bella (IT)
B777FA From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 246 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 759 times:
My 2 favourite foreign movies of all time are:
Central Do Brasil and Cidade de Deus. (Both from Brasil)
Fernanda Montenegro is just an outstanding actress.
Espion007 From Denmark, joined Dec 2003, 1691 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 733 times:
I like La Femme Nikita.Im renting it on dvd and im watching it right now-Nikita knows how to shoot a gun
I heard there is an american remake-is that true?
Ringu is also a good movie.Its the original 1998 japanease horror flick that inspired "the ring".kinda creepy,but the girl coming outta the tv scene isnt as scary.
Does anyone know the name of a recently made french film in which a 4 year old loses her mother and has to live with her father who is athiest?Im watching that in french class...
too bad im 13-not many of my peers watch foreign films :-(
my life long dream is to direct a low budget independant film that is moderetly successful at the box office
NoUFO From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 7796 posts, RR: 13 Reply 12, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 726 times:
Is there an international/english version of "Das Leben ist eine Baustelle" ("Life is a Building Site" or similar)? I think, it is a good film - melancholical, funny and so absurd only real life can be. Besides, Christiane Paul is a cutie.
KC7MMI From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 854 posts, RR: 4 Reply 19, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 685 times:
My favorite international movie is probably "La Femme Nikita."
-Benjamin
KYIPpilot From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 1383 posts, RR: 7 Reply 22, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 656 times:
I saw "Run Lola Run" in school and I thought it was a very good movie.
"It starts when you're always afraid; You step out of line, the man come and take you away" -Buffalo Springfield
I know, because the main male character is French-Canadian and we keep hearing about this over and over and over here. A bite like Celiiiiiiiiiiiiine, if you will.
It's this guy.
Anyway, that's how Hollywood does it: they buy the best scenarios in the world, remake them "Ã la Hollywood" and pretend they are Hollywood originals.
There have been dozens and dozens of Hollywood movies recently that were just that: remake of original "foreign" movies. Most of them being from France.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good theory.
Mirrodie From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 7419 posts, RR: 65 Reply 24, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 640 times:
"recently made french film in which a 4 year old loses her mother and has to live with her father who is athiest?Im watching that in french class..."
That film sounds VERY familiar but probably about 5 years old....is it PONETTE??
Anyway
Amelie was simply amazing, great cinematography and sound.
Run Lola Run was pretty good. Sexy Beast was very good!
Anyone seen, well, I think it is a English movie of indian culture
-> East is East THat was excellent for laughs
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25 Espion007: i just watched "No man's land".Its also a great foriegn film.A 1 and 1/2 hr movie about 3 guys trapped between serbian and bosnian lines with one guy
26 AA7771stClass: La Vita é Bella (Life is Beautiful) ranks way up there for me. I would rank it as one of my favorites of all time in addition to being a foreign film
27 ArmitageShanks: "Fucking Amal" in its native Sweden. Its called "Show me Love" in the USA. Its a great movie about of a group teenagers life.
28 Qb001: when at the end of the flim Nikita commits suicide She does not commit suicide at all- I've seen Nikita like 3-4 times. Maybe you're thinking of anoth
29 UALPHLCS: One of my favorite films of all time is also an international film: Alexander Nevsky, Sergei Eisenstien.
30 Texan: Amelie, Russian Ark, Rabbit Proof Fence, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Wings of Desire, Das Boot, and Bend It Like Beckham are all great movies.
31 Lan_Fanatic: I'm so used to see american films, so I tend to not think of them as foreign. so my favourite "foreign films" are: Todo sobre mi madre (ES) El espinaz
32 Sonic: Actually, there are few Lithuanian films and none are between my favourites, so I will consider Hollywood films as non-foreign because this is what th
33 Sushka: I have a few: Brat 2 (Rus) Sibirskii Sirulnik (Rus) Prikluchenye Italyansi V Rosii (Rus)
34 A330Fan1: I liked watching Satyajit Ray's trilogy about a kid growing up in a village and moving to the city later in life, and the story of his life basically.
35 Espion007: I just watch "Russian Ark" and its a great film.Whats so estonishing about it is,The whole movie is one LONGGGGGGGGGGG shot.It never ever cuts off,and
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