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Must see foreign films
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fluffydelusions
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Oh yeah, I forgot one film. Fuck, totally forgot about it arghhhhhhhhhhhh. Gonna edit it back into my post.
Incendies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you haven't heard of it, go watch it now.
Haven't seen but the plot sounds quite interesting.
Skiptastic
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I still like Ashes of Time better than any of those but I'm odd that way...I can't decide if this one is more of a gut punch or if Days of Being Wild is. Fallen Angels does have the masturbation scene though so that's an edge.
Hell yesss 3-iron <3! Did a number on me when I first watched way back. Absolutely loved that there was maybe 10 minutes of talking during the entire 3 hour ride haha. Just lovely.
Gonna keep updating list with randoms that pop in me head.
Edit:
My boy also keeps reminding me to watch this. I'll do it later this week probably.Oh yeah, I forgot one film. Fuck, totally forgot about it arghhhhhhhhhhhh. Gonna edit it back into my post.
Incendies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you haven't heard of it, go watch it now.
Comrade Crunch
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Stalker
Delicatessen
Hard to Be A God
Train to Busan
White God
The Hunt
Pans Labyrinth
Cronos
Holy Motors
Memories of Murder
El Topo
Delicatessen
Hard to Be A God
Train to Busan
White God
The Hunt
Pans Labyrinth
Cronos
Holy Motors
Memories of Murder
El Topo
This is the other essential non-english movie thread:
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1363587&page=2
On mobile so if i fucked up the link, please fix
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1363587&page=2
On mobile so if i fucked up the link, please fix
I love Ashes of Time. I think every WKW film offers something different and somewhat unique, even the not so great ones. But Ashes of Time isn't a tragic stab in the gut story so much as a melancholic one. It eats away at you slowly. My favorite thing about Ashes of Time though, is reading impressions or reviews from people who actually expected a wuxia action movie. Lmao.
Good list. Forgot to include a bunch of Herzog titles in my quickly thought-out list.
From a separate thread:
England:
Animal Farm
I have my share of problems with this film, but it is very historically important, often being cited as the first adult animated film ever made.
The Plague Dogs
The strangely more messed up cousin of Watership Down, I actually find this film to be even more endearing, despite it being less well known.
France:
The Tale of the Fox
Very old, but a classic, it's one of the most impressive puppetry animated films even by today standards.
Germany:
Felidae
A horrific almost fairy tale about eugenics and animal rights, yet one that is wonderfully told.
Italy:
Allegro Non Troppo
An Italian director's response to Fantasia. A gorgeous and underrated film.
Korea:
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
A beautiful and imaginative film worth seeing for the visuals alone.
Russia:
The Snow Queen
The best adaptation of my favorite childrens book, this film is widely regarded as Lev Atanamov's masterpiece.
The Films of Yuri Norstein
The best item on this list, by far. Just watch it. Seriously.
There's more, but those are some non-obvious foreign animated films that are a must see.
England:
Animal Farm
Code:
[IMG]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/books/2015-08/11aug/Animalfarm_3096015a-xlarge.jpg[/IMG]The Plague Dogs
Code:
[IMG]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tXBMZicJjc4/maxresdefault.jpg[/IMG]France:
The Tale of the Fox
Very old, but a classic, it's one of the most impressive puppetry animated films even by today standards.
Germany:
Felidae
A horrific almost fairy tale about eugenics and animal rights, yet one that is wonderfully told.
Italy:
Allegro Non Troppo
Code:
[IMG]https://assets.mubi.com/images/film/10464/image-w1280.jpg?1445948161[/IMG]Korea:
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
Code:
[IMG]http://i.onionstatic.com/avclub/5368/3/16x9/960.jpg[/IMG]Russia:
The Snow Queen
The best adaptation of my favorite childrens book, this film is widely regarded as Lev Atanamov's masterpiece.
The Films of Yuri Norstein
The best item on this list, by far. Just watch it. Seriously.
There's more, but those are some non-obvious foreign animated films that are a must see.
I can't decide if this one is more of a gut punch or if Days of Being Wild is. Fallen Angels does have the masturbation scene though so that's an edge.
Having gone between the two over the years, some of the acting in Fallen Angels just pushes it over the edge for me.
I actually think it can work well as a double feature with La Haine, two completely different views of Paris.
More_Badass
Member
Son of Saul - Possibly the best movie about the Holocaust since Schindler's List and The Pianist
I Saw The Devil - A brutally ruthless South Korean thriller about the monsters and the corruption of revenge
The Raid / The Raid 2 - Two of the best action movies of the decade, with bone-crunching raw martial arts and a gritty crime atmosphere
I Saw The Devil - A brutally ruthless South Korean thriller about the monsters and the corruption of revenge
The Raid / The Raid 2 - Two of the best action movies of the decade, with bone-crunching raw martial arts and a gritty crime atmosphere
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Asghar Farhadi's films:
www.FilmStruck.com
The Criterion Collection + Turner Classic Movies. Most of the best foreign films ever made are on this streaming service. Many of the films mentioned in this thread are on it.
14 day free trial.
It's maybe half in english. It does count and it's fantastic.
H3rTz DoNuT
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A lot of great movies here, will add two more to the collection. Very touching and absolutely beautiful movie A Time for Drunken Horses.
A lot of people probably won't agree with me, and clearly movie isn't for everyone, but I think Eden Log was quite good, maybe not a must see but well worth the time imo.
A lot of people probably won't agree with me, and clearly movie isn't for everyone, but I think Eden Log was quite good, maybe not a must see but well worth the time imo.
lightskintwin
Banned
Subscribed. Can't wait to check out some of these recommendations.
SuperSonic1305
Member
Shaolin Soccer
Train to Busan
Oldboy
I Saw The Devil
Kundo: Age of the Rampant
Bicycle Thieves
Malèna
M
La Grande Illusion
Train to Busan
Oldboy
I Saw The Devil
Kundo: Age of the Rampant
Bicycle Thieves
Malèna
M
La Grande Illusion
So many good films listed here, I could just 'seconded' them, especially may of Akira Kurosawa's flicks.
Did anyone mention Force Majeure? So damn good.
Did anyone mention Force Majeure? So damn good.
Fuck yes
JoJoShabadoo
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Fuck yeah. The first one is one of the best action/crime movies out there.
City of God is another good one.
chicken_pasta
Banned
Cidade de Deus.
La vita è bella.
El Orfanato
La vita è bella.
El Orfanato
Baldwin_the_First
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iShouldGoPro
Member
Get ready for the best list:
CITY OF GOD
SHUTTER
BATTLE ROYAL
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
THE WAILING
SHAOLIN SOCCER
THE RAID: REDEMPTION
OLDBOY
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
CITY OF GOD
SHUTTER
BATTLE ROYAL
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
THE WAILING
SHAOLIN SOCCER
THE RAID: REDEMPTION
OLDBOY
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
kidtamagotchi
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There are so many foreign films that are must see, but here are a few that I like (that must be seen):
Bicycle Thieves (Italy, 1948)
Sansho The Bailiff (Japan, 1954)
Il Posto (Italy, 1960)
Mon Oncle Antoine (Canada, 1971)
House (Japan, 1977)
Peking Opera Blues (Hong Kong, 1986)
The Vanishing (Dutch/France, 1988)
Grave Of The Fireflies (Japan, 1988)
Chungking Express (Hong Kong, 1994)
Intruder (Hong Kong, 1997)
Too Many Ways To Be No. 1 (Hong Kong, 1997)
Audition (Japan, 1999)
The Mission (Hong Kong, 1999)
Running Out Of Time (Hong Kong, 1999)
A Tale Of Two Sisters (South Korea, 2003)
Oldboy (South Korea, 2003)
2LDK (Japan, 2003)
Three Extremes (Hong Kong/South Korea/Japan) 2004)
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (South Korea, 2005)
A Bittersweet Life (South Korea, 2005)
Shinjuku Incident (Hong Kong, 2009)
Incendies (Canada, 2010)
There's tons more, but I'll leave it at that. Also check out the great Hong Kong martial arts movies of the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Bicycle Thieves (Italy, 1948)
Sansho The Bailiff (Japan, 1954)
Il Posto (Italy, 1960)
Mon Oncle Antoine (Canada, 1971)
House (Japan, 1977)
Peking Opera Blues (Hong Kong, 1986)
The Vanishing (Dutch/France, 1988)
Grave Of The Fireflies (Japan, 1988)
Chungking Express (Hong Kong, 1994)
Intruder (Hong Kong, 1997)
Too Many Ways To Be No. 1 (Hong Kong, 1997)
Audition (Japan, 1999)
The Mission (Hong Kong, 1999)
Running Out Of Time (Hong Kong, 1999)
A Tale Of Two Sisters (South Korea, 2003)
Oldboy (South Korea, 2003)
2LDK (Japan, 2003)
Three Extremes (Hong Kong/South Korea/Japan) 2004)
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (South Korea, 2005)
A Bittersweet Life (South Korea, 2005)
Shinjuku Incident (Hong Kong, 2009)
Incendies (Canada, 2010)
There's tons more, but I'll leave it at that. Also check out the great Hong Kong martial arts movies of the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Fancyarcher
Member
Most Kurosawa films including High & Low, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Ran etc...
Solaris / Stalker / The Sacrifice
Wages of Fear
The Battle of Algiers
Eyes Without A Face
Weekend / My Life To Live / Pierrot le Fou
The Great Silence
The Holy Mountain
Just some that come to mind.
Solaris / Stalker / The Sacrifice
Wages of Fear
The Battle of Algiers
Eyes Without A Face
Weekend / My Life To Live / Pierrot le Fou
The Great Silence
The Holy Mountain
Just some that come to mind.
Queen Vulpix
Member
My personal favorite is Downfall though it has also been mentioned by others as well.
I apologize if this is slightly off topic but I figure this thread might be the best place to ask but I remember in my last year of High School (2008) my French teacher showed us a French film that I quite enjoyed but for the life of me haven't been able to remember the name after all this time. I can barely remember much about it but what I believe I remember will be in spoiler tags below.
I apologize if this is slightly off topic but I figure this thread might be the best place to ask but I remember in my last year of High School (2008) my French teacher showed us a French film that I quite enjoyed but for the life of me haven't been able to remember the name after all this time. I can barely remember much about it but what I believe I remember will be in spoiler tags below.
It was about a woman with a split personality I believe that grew more crazy as the movie went on, the most distinctive thing I remember is at the end of the movie a dresser or something was moved from the wall and all the pills she was supposed to have been taking were stuck to the wall. My apologies for the very vague description but it's been so long I don't remember much.
La Jetée
Nuit et brouillard
Three Colors: Blue, White & Red
Hiroshima mon amour
Dekalog
Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy
An Autumn Afternoon
Nobody Knows
The Mourning Forest
Repentance
Of Gods and Men
Close-Up
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Amelie
Polisse
Honestly too many to list...
Nuit et brouillard
Three Colors: Blue, White & Red
Hiroshima mon amour
Dekalog
Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy
An Autumn Afternoon
Nobody Knows
The Mourning Forest
Repentance
Of Gods and Men
Close-Up
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Amelie
Polisse
Honestly too many to list...
sans_pants
avec_pénis
le enfant
elevator to the gallows
the battle of algiers
elevator to the gallows
the battle of algiers
forgeforsaken
Member
A bunch I'd cover already mentioned but
The City of Lost Children
is a must IMO.
The City of Lost Children
is a must IMO.
not the same movie but the same title
Les intouchables is a french movie and one of the best !
Starfish Hero
Member
Seconded