Foreign Films

[nick_1999]

I'm a film major in college and have seen a lot of foreign films, but most people I've met outside of college have never seen a foreign movie. If you have seen any, what's your favorite? NOTE: dubbed anime doesn't really count, unfortunately :D

Mine would be Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others). It takes place in post-WWII East Germany, where the communist government sent secret police to spy on "suspicious" individuals in their own homes. It's really well-written, and the cinematography is absolutely phenomenal. It's rated R, but I highly suggest people watching it!

[Pultost]

I think my favorite "foreign" film is an old one called "Trafic", starring, written and directed by Jacques Tati, a hilarious comedy about a trip from Paris to Amsterdam. :D

[jasondrums]

Dogtooth

[Sailor Mars]

I fuckin LOVE old kung fu movies! If those count as foreign films :P I think besides that I’ve seen a couple of french films? But none that’s really worth remembering. One was a cool WW2 spy movie, I don’t remember the name tho

[nick_1999]

I fuckin LOVE old kung fu movies! If those count as foreign films :P I think besides that I’ve seen a couple of french films? But none that’s really worth remembering. One was a cool WW2 spy movie, I don’t remember the name tho

You mean like Japanese Kurosawa films? Or American kung fu movies?

[Sailor Mars]

You mean like Japanese Kurosawa films? Or American kung fu movies?

Like Chinese kung fu movies because kung fu is Chinese :P Stuff like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (and the sequel bc god dam good ass movie)

[InternetTeen]

i've seen Les Choristes. Definitely do recommend. Pretty sure it's an 18 as some of the phrases are super sexual.

[emily_1109]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is fantastic

[JessicaShy]

Loved Blue is the warmest colour!!!

[nick_1999]

Like Chinese kung fu movies because kung fu is Chinese :P Stuff like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (and the sequel bc god dam good ass movie)

Wow that was a really dumb comment on my part :lol: And I'm actually not that big a fan of CT,HD for some reason. The concept is cool, but I wasn't a big fan of how it was shot.

[Pultost]

I forgot to mention "A Better Tomorrow", a Hong Kong drama from 1980-something, with a fair amount of action. Good stuff. :)

[azurzg]

What's your definition of "foreign films"?
"Films that are not in English" or "films made outside the US" or something else?

[Zachary G]

For A Lost Soldier, Vito and The Others, The Flamingo Kid, and Pixote -- we had to watch them in a class in school and I thought they were pretty good.

[lliam]

I've seen a lot of foreign films ... most made in the US., eg Harold and Maude





post 2000

[inactiveguy678]

Lol every local film here is considered a foreign film while every major blockbuster is a foreign film...

To answer you question in the way I think you are intended... the malls here usually hold a Italian, French German, Japanese etc film fest. And our school sometimes asks us to go see one and review for extra credit so I watch a lot.. most are cool some are very specific to their culture so I don't get a lot of references.

[Bluebyrd]

I've seen two and they're both great. El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) (Del Torro, 2006) and Cidade de Deus (City of God) (Meirelles, 2002).

[hayley2003]

ObXJvC49_4k

The Lover.

Based on the autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras

[Mswimmer]

In my opinion the best comedies are the French ones. You can't miss with any french comedy

[HardCandyGirl]

Pusher, Lola rennt, La vita è bella, Martyrs, Ang-ma-reul bo-at-da. Just one... impossible. :)

[emily_1109]

ObXJvC49_4k

The Lover.

Based on the autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras




This looks good! I read some trivia that they waited until just after she turned 18 so she could film the explicit scenes.

[hayley2003]

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The Bear

[cutboys]

i see eoropa europa

[Falcons_11]

I'm a fan of Jacques Tati. My favorite Tati movie is "Mr. Hulot Holiday" ("Les Vacances de M. Hulot").

[marcxhk]

Haha funny

[theblue]

Foreign according to whom? I thought this was an international forum.

[Pultost]

Foreign according to whom? I thought this was an international forum.

I think they mean anything that isn't made in Hollywood. xD