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In keeping with the recent theme on movie and tv recommendations i suspect many of you have overcome the barrier of reading the subtitles to a number of foreign movies only to be pleasantly surprised with how terrific many of them are. My own favorite recommendation?
Cinema Paradiso



If you dont mind one may like to distinguish between foreign subtitled movies and that other famous genre "The late night dubbed Mexican Horror movie". Not only was the acting a disaster but so was the color,sound,direction,lighting,set,the dubbing and the final credits. Typically on in the early am we were typically too comatose (and otherwise indisposed) to remember any of the titles, sorry.
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I have many foreign film favorites. They include:

Amarcord
I Vitelloni
Open City
Life is beautiful
Babette's Feast
Breathless
City of God
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A rare chance to actually contribute...

My two favorite countries for foreign films right now are Republic of Korea and Australia;

Korean:

1. Oldboy (2003)
2. The Host (2006)
3. The Chaser (2008)
4. The Yellow Sea (2010)

Australian:

1. Rabbit Proof Fence (2002)
2. The Proposition (2005)
3. Jindabyne (2006)
4. Animal Kingdom (2010)

Caution: these start at mildly violent/disturbing and progress to severely, so read before you rent. No particular affinity for violence, just excellent films, except perhaps Jindabyne, which might only be very good.

My non-violent entry is...

1. Children of Heaven (1997)

...which is kind of like an Iranian Whale Rider (2003).
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I was surprised at how English-centric the other thread was (I did notice your Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon).

I go for directors and actors [example films in brackets]:

Zhang Yimou
Gong Li
[Raise the Red Lantern]

Akira Kurosawa
Toshiro Mifune
[Seven Samurai]

Jean Renoir
Jean Gabin
[Grand Illusion]

Ingmar Bergman
Max von Sydow
[The Seventh Seal]
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sscritic wrote:I was surprised at how English-centric the other thread was (I did notice your Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon).

I go for directors and actors [example films in brackets]:

Zhang Yimou
Gong Li
[Raise the Red Lantern]

Akira Kurosawa
Toshiro Mifune
[Seven Samurai]

Jean Renoir
Jean Gabin
[Grand Illusion]

Ingmar Bergman
Max von Sydow
[The Seventh Seal]
Yes it was that English theme you mentioned plus your Chinese posts that inspired the thought. Thanks.
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SPG8 wrote:A rare chance to actually contribute...

My two favorite countries for foreign films right now are Republic of Korea and Australia;

Korean:

1. Oldboy (2003)
2. The Host (2006)
3. The Chaser (2008)
4. The Yellow Sea (2010)

Australian:

1. Rabbit Proof Fence (2002)
2. The Proposition (2005)
3. Jindabyne (2006)
4. Animal Kingdom (2010)

Caution: these start at mildly violent/disturbing and progress to severely, so read before you rent. No particular affinity for violence, just excellent films, except perhaps Jindabyne, which might only be very good.

My non-violent entry is...

1. Children of Heaven (1997)

...which is kind of like an Iranian Whale Rider (2003).
I will take a look at your recommendations. The only Korean film i can remember is "Spring,Summer, Fall Winter, Spring" covers lifes cycles quite well.
Thank you.
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Wages of Fear (in French, Italian, Spanish, German, and English)
Diabolique (the original, in French)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (silent, with Voices of Light soundtrack)
Elevator to the Gallows (in French)
Un Prophete (in French, Corsican, and Arabic)
Downfall (in German)
Kung Fu Hustle (in Mandarin, I think)
Open City (in Italian)
Bicycle Thieves (in Italian)
I Soliti Ignotti (in Italian)
In the Mood for Love (Hong Kong)
The Lives of Others (in German)
Children of Heaven (in Farsi)
Cave of the Yellow Dog (Mongolian)
The Fast Runner (Inuit)
Rififi (in French)
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All Ingmar Bergman films
The Millenium trilogy.
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Bob's not my name wrote: In the Mood for Love (Hong Kong)
In Cantonese for the most part, not Mandarin, in case you listen while you read the subtitles.

A very interesting Chinese movie is Lust, Caution by Ang Lee which uses Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, and Shanghainese as the plot moves back and forth between Hong Kong and Shanghai during the Japanese occupation - the action centers around a group of students attempting to assassinate a collaborator. It was NC-17 in the US and cut in some other countries, including mainland China:
In its uncut form, Lust, Caution features three episodes of graphic sex, with full-frontal nudity. The ten minutes of sex scenes were considered by Lee to be critical to the story and reportedly took 100 hours to shoot.

In a number of countries, notably the People's Republic of China and (initially) Singapore, many of the sex scenes had to be cut before the film could be released. In Singapore, while the producers initially released a cut version which was given an NC-16 rating, a public outcry on the perceived "immaturity" of Singaporean audiences compared to their Hong Kong and Taiwan counterparts (the film was released uncut in Hong Kong and Taiwan) prompted the producers to eventually release the uncut version, this time with a higher R-21 rating.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lust,_Caution_(film)

I figure if all the languages won't interest you, perhaps the sex will. :)

P.S. I can't wait for the favorite boglehead sex film thread. That gets two smilies: :) :)
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DSInvestor wrote:Australian:
The Dish (2001)
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dish/

French:
Amelie (2001)
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/amelie/

Irish:
Waking Ned Devine
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/waking_ned_devine/
Saw Waking Ned Devine with my folks (Irish born). When the old biddy used the word "gobshit" my parents were audibly shocked! The audience in the movie theater turned to look at them not understanding the severity of this old Irish curse word.......................of course my 12 year old son chose it as his favorite term for the rest of the week.
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sscritic wrote:[quote="Bob's not my name"



P.S. I can't wait for the favorite boglehead sex film thread. That gets two smilies: :) :)
Shall we flip a coin or have one of the moderators post it?
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I'll second

Cinema Paradiso
Oldboy
City of God
Seven Samurai
The Lives of Others
Amelie

And add

Amores Perros
Man on Wire

Honorable mention: The Intouchables, which is currently playing.
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The Return - Russian movie
The Trap - Serbian movie.
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Krzysztof Kieślowski's trilogy of films:

Three Colours: Blue
Three Colours: White
Three Colours: Red

For the colours of the French flag, and each loosely based on the words in the French motto liberty, equality, fraternity.
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reggiesimpson wrote:The only Korean film i can remember is "Spring,Summer, Fall Winter, Spring" covers lifes cycles quite well.
This I just watched a couple weeks ago for free: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l60PamQWMZA
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I didn't know word foreign also means stuffy. NetFlix is currentiy streaming, Romantics Anonymous(Les Émotifs Anonymes)

Director, Jean-Pierre Améris
Cast, Benoit Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré, Lorella Cravotta, Lise Lamétrie, Swann Arlaud, Pierre Niney.

Love and chocolates may yet win the day in this delightful romantic comedy, which follows the slow-burn romance of talented chocolatier Angélique and chocolate-factory owner Jean-René, lonely souls who secretly share a debilitating anxiety disorder. :sharebeer
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market timer wrote:
reggiesimpson wrote:The only Korean film i can remember is "Spring,Summer, Fall Winter, Spring" covers lifes cycles quite well.
This I just watched a couple weeks ago for free: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l60PamQWMZA
I can't wait to have a kid so I can tie a big rock to his/her back :)
Thanks, its a great link.
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The Lives of Others (one of the best films I've ever seen) (Germany)
The White Ribbon (Germany)
Joyeux Noel (France)
A Very Long Engagement (France)
Amelie (France)
Burnt by the Sun (Russia)
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sscritic wrote:I go for directors and actors
The wife's favorite combination is Almodovar/Cruz.
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The Cuckoo.
Unique in that the three characters are speaking different languages and the viewer, through the subtitles, is the only one who knows the whole story. An unusual story and well told.
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Two films by the late Louis Malle come to mind:

Lacombe, Lucien

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071733/

Au Revoir Les Engants

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092593/

One film by the late François Truffaut – Small Change – also comes to mind:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074152/
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Grasshopper wrote:I didn't know word foreign also means stuffy. NetFlix is currentiy streaming, Romantics Anonymous(Les Émotifs Anonymes)

Director, Jean-Pierre Améris
Cast, Benoit Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré, Lorella Cravotta, Lise Lamétrie, Swann Arlaud, Pierre Niney.

Love and chocolates may yet win the day in this delightful romantic comedy, which follows the slow-burn romance of talented chocolatier Angélique and chocolate-factory owner Jean-René, lonely souls who secretly share a debilitating anxiety disorder. :sharebeer
Saw this with Amazon Prime Instant Video --- really loved it!! Heart-warming and super funny... :thumbsup
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Max Manus

Story of resistance hero during WWII. Very brave man. Had a major impact on outcome of war. Norwegian film with English subtitles. Saw it on Netflix. I am curious as to wether or not Norwegian school children are taught of his unbelievable bravery.

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"Babette's Feast" (seen multiple times)

"Rashamon" for the differing viewpoints (which is true?), the silent film influence, and lighting.

As for Bergman, I would recommend the few I saw many years ago (but for newbies to Bergman, don't start with "Persona." Try "Wild Strawberries" or "The Seventh Seal").

Glad to see this thread on foreign films, the last of which I saw years ago. Time for me to get back to them and now I've got a nice list to choose from.
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Das Boot
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A couple of recent good ones: In Darkness, and Headhunters.
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Australian:

1. Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) Excellent, a true story
4. Animal Kingdom (2010) Don't waste your time
Also, Check out the French Adult Animation " The illusionist ", Quite Unique
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joe8d wrote: 1. Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) Excellent, a true story
4. Animal Kingdom (2010) Don't waste your time
You only saw two of those ten films?
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SPG8 wrote: You only saw two of those ten films?
Where did you get ten? You had a set of four Korean, another set of four Australian, and one non-violent (that you compared to a film you didn't recommend). That makes nine the way I count.
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Fallible wrote:
"Rashamon" for the differing viewpoints (which is true?), the silent film influence, and lighting.

....Try "Wild Strawberries" ....
Big thumbs up on those two films.
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Bergman:
Fanny and Alexander
Persona
Winter Light
Scenes from a Marriage
Virgin Spring

Kurosawa:
Seven Samurai

Kenji Mizoguchi:
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff

Tarkovsky:
Andrei Rublev
Stalker
(every film of his is really a masterpiece though)

Vittorio De Sica:
Bicycle Thieves

Federico Fellini:
La Dolce Vita
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While not a classic, "War of Arrows" is a very solid, Netflix streamable, 2011 Korean flick.
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brad_g wrote:Krzysztof Kieślowski's trilogy of films:

Three Colours: Blue
Three Colours: White
Three Colours: Red

For the colours of the French flag, and each loosely based on the words in the French motto liberty, equality, fraternity.
Blue is a great movie. It also stands on its own, you do not need to watch the others to appreciate it. White is nearly as good at its best, but is so let down by the ending that I find it hard to recommend. Red feels like a gimmick, like he was trying too hard to turn these disparate threads into a trilogy. If you've watched the first two, you'll want to see this one, but it doesn't work by itself.

Anyway, Blue is definitely on my list of favorite foreign language films. A few others that come to mind that haven't been mentioned (in no particular order):
- Tampopo
- Night on Earth - 60% foreign language
- Kontroll
- Girl on the Bridge
- Y Tu Mamá También
- Fritz Lang's M
- Run Lola Run
- The Lover
- La Femme Nikita
- Letters from Iwo Jima
- Soldier of Orange
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Alex Frakt wrote:- Y Tu Mamá También
- Run Lola Run
Those are two of my favorite movies, the first is especially brilliant.
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Korean Film Recommendations:

The Chaser
Shiri
Oldboy
The Man From Nowhere
Memories of Murder

There are lots more that I can't think of....
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A couple of recent films:

The Kid with a Bike (Belgian)
The Guard (Irish)

Two classics from the late 1960s:

War and Peace (Russia)
Phantom India (France)
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I'm becoming a fan of the PBS International Mystery series.

International Mysteries: http://www.facebook.com/MHzWorldviewInt ... nalMystery

Maigret (French, filmed in Poland to look like 1950s Paris), a favorite for the scenery and old vehicles
Montalbano (Italian, in Viata Sicily), a favorite for the scenery
Fog and Crimes (Italian, near Po river in northern Italy)
Don Matteo (Italian priest, 1 hour episodes)
Beck (Swedish)
Brunetti (German, in Venice)
Wallander (Swedish)
Varg Veum (Norwegian)
Marie Wren (one of the Nordic countries, forget which)
others I've forgotten.

One is shown each night of the week and each is 1.5 - 2 hours uninterrupted, so like a movie night. Locally the showing start at 7PM and again at 10PM.

Shows rotate seasonally.

Nothing like watching a bleak Nordic winter mystery on a cold winter night... makes a cup of hot cocoa taste great.

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"Burke and Wills". Epic Australian film about the first explorers to cross the Northern Territory. After watching, you'll be absolutely amazed that you've never heard of this great film, and you'll be recommending it to everyone.
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The Vanishing

Dutch film, French language. Horror/thriller, no blood or gore, just the smiling face of psychopathology.

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My favorite Kurosawa film is Dersu Uzala, ofter considered Russian. And to Bob's not..I jumped when Fast Runner was put forth. it is amazing that it ever got made, an Inuit movie and really gives the feel (chilling) of precontact arctic life.
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Just a reminder of the OP:
reading the subtitles ... foreign subtitled movies
I don't usually see subtitles on movies shot in Australia unless the movie is in one of the aboriginal languages. [If Australia is foreign to you, what about England, Canada, and North Dakota?]

But back to the topic. What about India? Since someone else asked about fun rather than serious, and because I follow actors (mostly female), I will recommend the movies of Kareena Kapoor (You have to love Bollywood).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareena_Kapoor

Jab We Met
Chup Chup Ke
Kurbaan (well, this is more intrigue than fun; it's terrorism and betrayal)
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Two more Hindi movies:
Taare Zameen Par: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986264/
3 Idiots: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1187043/
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sscritic wrote:Just a reminder of the OP:
reading the subtitles ... foreign subtitled movies
I don't usually see subtitles on movies shot in Australia unless the movie is in one of the aboriginal languages. [If Australia is foreign to you, what about England, Canada, and North Dakota?]
Sometimes, (eg Mad Max), they just dub it in "American" :) .
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keq1381 wrote:There are lots more that I can't think of....
I hear you. I'm racking my brain, trying to remember everything. Oldboy was in a trilogy with;

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2003)

I saw Joint Security Area (2000) after it was recommended here.

I like to watch contemporary(ish) films from different countries, almost like going on a little vacation, added value;

Tsotsi (2005) South Africa
Man Without a Past (2002) Sweden
Kikujiro (1999) Japan
The Death of Mr Lazarescu (2005) Romania

These are more good than great. Plenty of new recommendations to sort through, thanks everyone.
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yobria wrote:
sscritic wrote: I don't usually see subtitles on movies shot in Australia unless the movie is in one of the aboriginal languages. [If Australia is foreign to you, what about England, Canada, and North Dakota?]
Sometimes, (eg Mad Max), they just dub it in "American" :) .
That raises an interesting question: if you watch a film shot in another country with foreign actors, but the film is dubbed into English, have you really watched a foreign film? I watch Chinese soaps, but I won't watch Korean soaps dubbed into Chinese. The mouths are never in sync with the sounds, and I find them painful to watch (or I would if I did).
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Wages of Fear (in French, Italian, Spanish, German, and English)
Diabolique (the original, in French)
+1

A lot of Korean movies (DVDs) recommended. Here are three of my Korean horror favorites:

Sympathy for Mr.Vengeance
Lady Vengeance
Black House
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More thumbs up for some already mentioned...

Amelie
Run Lola Run
Cinema Paradiso


And I'll add:

Lagaan
Shall We Dance
(the original Japanese film, not the Richard Gere remake)
Il Postino
La Vie En Rose
Happenstance
(if you liked Audrey Tautou in "Amelie")

There are lot of other foreign-language movies I like, but these are ones that I would recommend to the average person. (That's an important distinction. Movies like Grave of the Fireflies, Tsotsi, and Le Trou, are great, but I wouldn't recommend them to just anybody.)

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