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Vilix
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Das Boot
Stalingrad (1993)
Stalingrad (1993)
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Must see foreign films
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not the same movie but the same title
Les intouchables is a french movie and one of the best !
That's the movie I was referencing.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
The Band's Visit
Black Book
The Counterfeiters
I Saw the Devil
Mother (2009)
Monsoon Wedding
Off the top of my head
Black Book
The Counterfeiters
I Saw the Devil
Mother (2009)
Monsoon Wedding
Off the top of my head
JigglesBunny
Banned
The Raid 1 & 2
Goodnight Mommy
Martyrs
Oldboy
Spirited Away
Holy Motors
My Neighbor Totoro
Raw
All phenomonal.
Goodnight Mommy
Martyrs
Oldboy
Spirited Away
Holy Motors
My Neighbor Totoro
Raw
All phenomonal.
This is a short film, but everyone should watch 7:35 de la manana https://vimeo.com/36470597
lightskintwin
Banned
not the same movie but the same title
Les intouchables is a french movie and one of the best !
Just wait for the superior American remake that comes out next year starring Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, and Nicole Kidman. LOL
MotionBlue
Member
Only one mention of The Seventh Seal?
I know Seven Samurai has already been stated, but it bears repeating.
What interests me so much about the film is how it's a lot like an "avengers" type superhero team-up movie. What distinguishes it is the emphasis on the relationship between the "heroes" and the people they protect, rather than Hero/Villain. There's a lot of cultural significance and emotional moments because of that relationship.
What interests me so much about the film is how it's a lot like an "avengers" type superhero team-up movie. What distinguishes it is the emphasis on the relationship between the "heroes" and the people they protect, rather than Hero/Villain. There's a lot of cultural significance and emotional moments because of that relationship.
Chained Prometheus
Member
Persona
The Seventh Seal
Wild Strawberries
Winter Light
Cries & Whispers
Rashomon
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
Throne of Blood
Ran
Gojira
Harakiri
Solaris
Stalker
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
M
Metropolis
Nosferatu
Faust
The Last Laugh
La Belle et le Bete
Panna a Netvor
Just off the top of my head.
The Seventh Seal
Wild Strawberries
Winter Light
Cries & Whispers
Rashomon
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
Throne of Blood
Ran
Gojira
Harakiri
Solaris
Stalker
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
M
Metropolis
Nosferatu
Faust
The Last Laugh
La Belle et le Bete
Panna a Netvor
Just off the top of my head.
Sparrowhawk
Member
So glad to see City of God in the OP. Easily one of my favorite movies of all time.
Chained Prometheus
Member
I really need to see more of Dreyer's films...
Super Moop
Banned
3 Idiots (hesitant about Bollywood? Watch this)
Oldboy (already mentioned, but yeah)
Why Don't You Play in Hell (how did this fly under the raider?)
Offside (Iran actually has a rich film history, and this is probably the most accessible)
Holy Motors (wtf even, but it's great)
Oldboy (already mentioned, but yeah)
Why Don't You Play in Hell (how did this fly under the raider?)
Offside (Iran actually has a rich film history, and this is probably the most accessible)
Holy Motors (wtf even, but it's great)
ForkNetwork
Banned
Wild Tales (2014) from Argentina, with 95% on rotten tomatoes out of 140 reviews.
Trailer
Basically 6 separate stories about people losing their temper in different situations. Very representative not just of Argentine culture (hot-headed, arrogant city dwelling porteños) but of society as a whole having to deal with present-day issues.
Inequality, injustice and the demands of the world we live in cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about those people. Vulnerable in the face of a reality that shifts and suddenly turns unpredictable, the characters of Wild Tales cross the thin line that divides civilization and barbarism. A lover's betrayal, a return to the repressed past and the violence woven into everyday encounters drive the characters to madness as they cede to the undeniable pleasure of losing control.
Great post
Argentina has some excellent movies
Unidentified
Member
A Prophet
Battle of Algiers
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Kid's Return (1996)
Rashomon
Sword of Doom
Battle of Algiers
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Kid's Return (1996)
Rashomon
Sword of Doom
Squirrel Killer
Member
A couple I haven't seen mentioned:
- Certified Copy (2010) directed by Abbas Kiarostami, starring Juliette Binoche - think of it as a Before trilogy entry with something to wrap your head around.
- Tangerines (2013) a Estonian-Georgian film about a man healing two soldiers from opposing sides.
- 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006) a comedy about what a few people did in a small town far away from the action during the 1989 Romanian revolution.
- Joyeux Noel (2005) a film about the informal cease fire during the first Christmas of WWI.
pretty done
Member
Psychoward
Banned
I really liked The Hunt, Time Crimes and The Intouchables
TheGreatDirector
Banned
400 Blows.
Psychoward
Banned
Is this a real thing? Please god tell me it's not a real thing, Kevin Hart? Christ
Me too, and it did, but not enough.
Everyone, watch The Handmaiden. Only issue it's hard to get legally in most countries, because indie movie distribution sucks
More_Badass
Member
Any exceptional thrillers (and action movies) that aren't South Korean or The Raid? I rented A Prophet and Das Boot thanks to this thread
Psychoward
Banned
I just posted it a bit ago but I loved The Hunt, it's not really an action thriller at all but it deals with a very serious subject and is tense throughout.
More of a mystery film that's shot like a surrealist lineup of Calvin Klein commercials paired with some fascinating post-modern storytelling. It's from 1961 and I recommended it earlier:
Last Day at Marienbad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Year_at_Marienbad
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIdSQ-Hsukk
Co-signed. I can't remember the last time a movie dealt me such a ridiculous amount of moral conflict and frustration regarding a topic you would think should be more clear-cut to resolve than most. Easily has my favorite Mikkelsen role of all time as well.
The Hunt was amazing in my book. I felt horrible during and after the film for a loong time. Really good movie but I would not say it's an action movie, maybe a thriller, a bit. Still, a must watch. A must. Top notch.
Going in blind to see it is the best. No trailers, no nothing.
SandMan2233
Member
Since so many great choices have been mentioned, I'll offer up the original Insomnia (1997) starring Stellan Skarsgard.
Christopher Nolan remade it with Al Pacino and Robin Williams, but it doesn't hold a candle to the original, as far as I'm concerned. It's a beautifully-shot film-noir crime procedural. Except our protagonist may be going completely insane.
Christopher Nolan remade it with Al Pacino and Robin Williams, but it doesn't hold a candle to the original, as far as I'm concerned. It's a beautifully-shot film-noir crime procedural. Except our protagonist may be going completely insane.
Psychoward
Banned
Yeah, maybe Time Crimes was more of a thriller out of my initial recs lol. A very good Latin (I don't remember the country, maybe spain?) time travel movie that's like primer but for people who don't want to disect a flowchart to understand what happened.
Das Boot is one of the best and the most intense WWII movie I have seen. Good choice to watch.
- Headhunters
- The orphanage
- Lola rennt (Run lola run)
- Black book. A bit shaky at times but overall a good film.
- Amores perros
- The skin I live in
And a shit ton of others, and as always, just go in blind and do not read anything beforehand.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Fish Tank is a British film and it's phenomenal. First movie I ever saw Michael Fassbender in. Highly recommend watching.
Katie Jarvis is amazing in it and it's the first movie she ever acted in I believe. Could be wrong.
Another is called Kill List. Another British film. Starts off very very slow, but has a big pay off. I recommend it, it's basically two genres in one. You'll see what I mean when you watch it, can't say more than that.
Katie Jarvis is amazing in it and it's the first movie she ever acted in I believe. Could be wrong.
Another is called Kill List. Another British film. Starts off very very slow, but has a big pay off. I recommend it, it's basically two genres in one. You'll see what I mean when you watch it, can't say more than that.
boredandlazy
Member
Let The Right One In
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
Saw that The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was mentioned, and I want to cosign that recommendation. It's based on the memoir of Jean-Dominique Bauby, detailing his experience with locked-in syndrome and it's fantastically shot. The cinematographer, Janusz Kamiński -- most known for shooting all of Spielberg's films since 1993 -- used tilt-shift lenses and lensbabies to simulate Bauby's distorted, claustrophobic point of view.
Psychoward
Banned
that 2nd screen is nightmare fuel holy shit
I'll only say one because people forget the lists very fast. If you like it, I can give you dozens.
The Night of the Sunflowers (2006)