Foreign Cinema

dls · Post by **dls** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:22 pm

Oh, just remembered Amores Perros, which is Mexican, definitely worth a watch.

Post by **biggeordiedave** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:23 pm

I've just noticed all of us (including me who made the thread) have assumed that films in English don't count

Let's say no American or English films, but Australian counts as I think 'Chopper' and 'Kenny' deserve a mention

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Donkey Toon · Post by **Donkey Toon** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:26 pm

Katyn - Polish film about the Russian massacre of Polish officers in WW2. Can't believe I missed it off my first list it is that good.

dls · Post by **dls** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:29 pm

If Australian counts then Animal Kingdom is brilliant

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Post by **skalpel** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:59 pm

Great thread, looking forward to trying some of the ones mentioned. I don't have anywhere near as big a knowledge of foreign cinema nor cinema in general as others here, but here's some ones I've not seen mentioned yet that I enjoyed a lot:

Ladri di Biciclette - Italy *One of my favourite films.
Les Quatre Cents Coups - France
À Bout de Souffle - France
Un Chien Andalou - France
Nóż w wodzie - Poland
Александр Невский (Alexander Nevsky) - Soviet Union
Броненосец «Потёмкин» (Battleship Potemkin) - Soviet Union
Nosferatu - Germany

If Australia & England counts (which it doesn't, but the hell with it), I'll just mention Walkabout, directed by Nicholas Roeg. A well shot film about a teenage girl and her kid brother struggling to survive the outback.

I like watching silent films or shorts a lot more, there's a good deal of European directors who made (and are still making) very good short films that are well shot and artistic without becoming too pretentious or up themselves. I'll just take this moment to throw in Jan Švankmajer's name *(salutes flag)*.

Post by **biggeordiedave** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:18 pm

Anything counts really, this can be a foreign/independent film thread, but we can be snobby and dismiss people if their English language choices are too mainstream

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Post by **skalpel** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:22 pm

biggeordiedave wrote:Anything counts really, this can be a foreign/independent film thread, but we can be snobby and dismiss people if their English language choices are too mainstream .

Post by **Amnesiac** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:03 pm

Les Triplettes de Belleville,
Amores Perros,
The Machinist,
Lekce Faust,
Ukradená vzducholod (The Stolen Airship),
Ночь пе́ред Рождество́м (The Night Before Christmas).

Iksee · Post by **Iksee** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:57 pm

Eagle vs Shark
Boy

Both films by directors from New Zealand, eagle has guy from flight of the conchords.

Post by **biggeordiedave** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:33 pm

I've just borrowed 'Dongmakgol', 'Infernal Affairs, 'Old Boy' and 'The Killer' off my mate at work. Looking forward to my weekend off with some Asian movies!

Lidl · Post by **Lidl** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:28 pm

Privet Iksee wrote:Eagle vs Shark
Boy

Both films by directors from New Zealand, eagle has guy from flight of the conchords.

I saw an advert for that Eagle vs Shark thing. It looked hilarious! Worth watching yeah?

dls · Post by **dls** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:53 pm

biggeordiedave wrote:I've just borrowed 'Dongmakgol', 'Infernal Affairs, 'Old Boy' and 'The Killer' off my mate at work. Looking forward to my weekend off with some Asian movies!

Old Boy is in my top 5 favourite films ever

ThrillerinAsprilla · Post by **ThrillerinAsprilla** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:08 am

biggeordiedave wrote:
Dr. Lucien Sanchez wrote:The Secret in Their Eyes - Argentina
Seul Contre Tous - France
Oldboy - S. Korea
Lilja 4-Ever - Sweden
Dogtooth - Greece
Run Lola Run - Germany
Un Prophète - France
The Lives of Others - Germany

Don't think any of those have been mentioned I'll come back and add more when I'm not so hungover.
I was going to mention that one

'The Crimson Rivers' wasn't bad. It's a bit like 'Seven' but French. I really like Vincent Cassell though so I'll watch just about anything with him in. Another good French one is 'High Tension', really gruesome almost-horror film.

High Tension, isnt that also known as Switchblade Romance ?

La Haine
Doberman
Brotherhood of the wolf
Night/Day Watch
Host
Incendies
Funny Games
Snowtown
Ghost of the civil dead
Two hands
Once were warriors

Henry Hoover · Post by **Henry Hoover** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 11:55 am

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Post by **biggeordiedave** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:18 pm

ThrillerinAsprilla wrote:
biggeordiedave wrote:
I was going to mention that one

'The Crimson Rivers' wasn't bad. It's a bit like 'Seven' but French. I really like Vincent Cassell though so I'll watch just about anything with him in. Another good French one is 'High Tension', really gruesome almost-horror film.

High Tension, isnt that also known as Switchblade Romance ?

La Haine
Doberman
Brotherhood of the wolf
Night/Day Watch
Host
Incendies
Funny Games
Snowtown
Ghost of the civil dead
Two hands
Once were warriors

It is indeed.

dls · Post by **dls** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:05 am

Got Mesrine to watch later on, Dave. If I don't enjoy it you'll get a severe <wenger>ing

Toon&Gloom · Post by **Toon&Gloom** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:34 pm

Cinema Paradiso (italian). One of my favourite films.

Post by **biggeordiedave** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:43 am

Dr. Lucien Sanchez wrote:Got Mesrine to watch later on, Dave. If I don't enjoy it you'll get a severe <wenger>ing

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