Favourite foreign films

[SquealADeal]

Dunno how many other foreign language films fanatics there are here… But if you are one, post your top picks and favourites…

The Cuckoo (Saami / Finnish / Russian)

The Devil's Backbone (Spanish)

Nine Queens (Spanish)

The King of Masks (Mandarin)

Québec-Montréal (French)

Nowhere in Africa (German)

City Of God (Portuguese)

Run Lola Run (German)

[jakeoh]

Toto le héros (French) is one of the best films ever.

[bionicbadger]

Das Boot (German)

Seven Samurai (Japan)

[Kurtz7834]

Abbas Kiarostami (sp?) - A Taste of Cherry - Great Persian film
The Wages of Fear - 1950s French thriller with a cool ending
Ingmar Bergman - Scenes from a Marriage, Persona, etc. - The famous swedish director
Felini - La Strada - Heartbreaking movie with Anthony Quinn

etc. So many great foreign films, too many to list. A shame a lot are hard to find in video stores, the library is your best bet. Criterion releases a lot of these, albeit at a costly price.

[dell]

City of God (Brazil)
Carandiru (Brazil, prison version of City of God)
Amelie (France)
Dirty Pretty Things (France)
Barbarian Invasions (Quebec)
Triplets of Belleville (Quebec)
Cinema Paradiso (Italy)
Das Boot (German)
Monsoon Wedding (India)
Hero (China)
House of Flying Daggers (China)
Ichi the Killer (Japan)
Audition (Japan)
Battle Royale (Japan)
Any Miyazaki anime
Any yakuza mafia films by Takeshi Kitano (ie: Brother, Sonatine, Fireworks, Violent Cop, etc)
Romper Stomper (Australian version of American History X with Russel Crowe as the Nazi leader)

So many more to list........

[ferkel]

Definitely Run Lola Run... I'm still awaiting for an Americanized version to appear like they did to 'Shall we Dance'

[SquealADeal]

Can't believe I forgot Triplets of Belleville... That’s one of my top films also... Seen it 3 times...

Miyazaki's stuff always blows me away... I understand he is working on a new one and can't wait to see it... I've seen Princess Mononoke about 3 times and Spirited away about 4.

Dirty Pretty Things was great same with Monsoon Wedding but I wasn't the biggest fan of Amelie.

I have Audition, Seven Samurai and Barbarian Invasions but have not seen them yet... Audition looks pretty freaky... Watched one of the burning scenes...

Das Boot has been on my ziplist for a while.

Do you guys typically see foreign films in the theater? There are not too many around that show them... I usually end up going to the Cumberland Theater or the one on Yonge/Carlton... For the more rare movies I buy them off e-bay.

[Degenerate]

Ong Back : Muay Thai Warrior

[sankou]

todo sobre mi madre - pedro almodovar
y tu mama tambien - alfonso cuaron
amores perros - alejandro gonzolez inarritu
in the mood for love - wong kar-wai
chungking express - wong kar-wai
fallen angels - wong kar-wai
happy together - wong kar-wai
yi yi - edward yang
raise the red lantern - zhang yimou
hero - zhang yimou
crouching tiger, hidden dragon - ang lee
battle royale - Kinji Fukasaku
kwaidan - masaki kobayashi
breaking the waves - lars von trier
dancer in the dark - lars von trier
my neighbor totoro - hayao miyazaki
princess monoke - hayao miyazaki
spirited away - hayao miyazaki
grave of the fireflies - isao takahata
le fabuleux destin d'amelie poulain - jean-pierre jeunet

....etc

[alkapone]

The Flight of the Innocent
In the Realm of the Senses.......its very graphic....not for kids .....or to be watched with your parents.
Is not a fave but unique.

[superdave]

Eat Drink Man Woman (Mandarin)
Empire Strikes Back (American)

[Un4GivN]

Dersu Uzala

[vidgal]

Red Violin
Amelie

[Montague]

emmanuelle.

[MadCow]

My friend showed me this one, and I was blown away:

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