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Foreign Language Films - Love or Hate em ?

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  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Also watched Mongol on Thursday night (nothing to do with Millwall). Very watchable film from Khazakstan about the early life of Ghengis Khan. Like Ormiston, I love French films of which we have been blessed with plenty of late on World Movies and SBS. Watched a bizzare Japanese film last night....cant remember what it's called but will look it up....gotta love the Japs on full perve, they do it so well.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,621
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    Any of you that are better informed than I might be able to help

    I have been trying to track down a copy of a Ukranian film called " a friend of the deceased" I saw it a few years ago on tv and cannot find a copy for love nor money. Seems it was released on VHS but that's as far as I can go. Suggestions would be welcome.

    Bumping my original post in the hope of success.

  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,329
    I watched a film called THE INTOUCHABLES on the plane when we went New York is was bloody brilliant and had me laughing out loud which is a bit embarrassing. It's a french Film that has apparently taken the country by storm about a rich paralysed aristocrat and a lad from the ghetto who becomes his carer. I would urge people to watch it ,bloody brilliant film.


    http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/12/04/france-s-improbable-blockbuster-buddy-film.html

  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,621
    northstandsteve said:

    I watched a film called THE INTOUCHABLES on the plane when we went New York is was bloody brilliant and had me laughing out loud which is a bit embarrassing. It's a french Film that has apparently taken the country by storm about a rich paralysed aristocrat and a lad from the ghetto who becomes his carer. I would urge people to watch it ,bloody brilliant film.


    http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/12/04/france-s-improbable-blockbuster-buddy-film.html

    Bloody typical. Not on Lovefilm Instants. Only available for BluRay or DVD hire.

  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,753
    French films,eh? Try this one, 'The Double Life of Véronique: imdb.com/title/tt0101765/

  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,413
    It's been said already but The Lives of Others really is fantastic. My favourite film, ever.
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,736
    Not sure if previously mentioned ...

    But The Devils Backbone. (Spanish) ... Beautiful.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Not sure if previously mentioned ...

    But The Devils Backbone. (Spanish) ... Beautiful.

    Yes it has, and I agree!

  • Stuart_the_Red
    Stuart_the_Red Posts: 1,851
    edited June 2013
    Two films I really enjoyed and would watch again and again are the French comedies: Welcome to the Sticks and Nothing to declare. Both directed by and starring Dany Boon.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,621
    Sarah's key. On lovefilm instants. Very moving and well acted.
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  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,736
    Algarveaddick said:

    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Not sure if previously mentioned ...

    But The Devils Backbone. (Spanish) ... Beautiful.

    Yes it has, and I agree!

    Oops, sorry.

    Haven't had time to read the whole thread but I will do as it is a genuine area of interest to me.

    Del Toro a genius by the way.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Algarveaddick said:

    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Not sure if previously mentioned ...

    But The Devils Backbone. (Spanish) ... Beautiful.

    Yes it has, and I agree!

    Oops, sorry.

    Haven't had time to read the whole thread but I will do as it is a genuine area of interest to me.

    Del Toro a genius by the way.
    No argument with that either...
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,736
    Algarveaddick said:

    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Algarveaddick said:

    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Not sure if previously mentioned ...

    But The Devils Backbone. (Spanish) ... Beautiful.

    Yes it has, and I agree!

    Oops, sorry.

    Haven't had time to read the whole thread but I will do as it is a genuine area of interest to me.

    Del Toro a genius by the way.
    No argument with that either...
    Let's go for three out of three ... The Devils Backbone > Pan's Labryinth?
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Watched 'Hell' the other day on US Netflix. Not an all-time classic but very enjoyable nonetheless.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Algarveaddick said:

    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Algarveaddick said:

    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Not sure if previously mentioned ...

    But The Devils Backbone. (Spanish) ... Beautiful.

    Yes it has, and I agree!

    Oops, sorry.

    Haven't had time to read the whole thread but I will do as it is a genuine area of interest to me.

    Del Toro a genius by the way.
    No argument with that either...
    Let's go for three out of three ... The Devils Backbone > Pan's Labryinth?
    Oh yes... wonderful film.
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Amores Perros
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,736
    Has anybody seen the German film "The Wave"?
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Pure excellent Swedish film....
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,722
    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Has anybody seen the German film "The Wave"?

    yeah. It's really interesting film. well worth a watch if you haven't already.
  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,608
    Off the top of my head:
    Amores Perros
    Y Tu Mamba Tambien
    City Of God
    Bombon: El Perro
    Jean De Floret & Manon Des Sources
    The Mesrine films.

    I'm also a big fan of Takeshi Kitano, and of his films I'd particularly recommend Kikujiro and Hana-Bi, but also his Violent Cop, Boiling Point, Sonatine and Kids Return.
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  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,736
    Karim_myBagheri said:

    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Has anybody seen the German film "The Wave"?

    yeah. It's really interesting film. well worth a watch if you haven't already.
    Yes I agree. It certainly gets you thinking.
  • BDL
    BDL Posts: 6,001
    Norwegian film doing the rounds on Sky called Jackpot, well worth a watch. Very much in the Lock Stock/Snatch style. Quite gruesome but very funny.
  • Yorkshireaddick
    Yorkshireaddick Posts: 511
    French series on at the mo: The Returned. Compelling stuff
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Old Boy
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 4,987
    hawksmoor said:

    Bombon: El Perro

    Bombon was a bloody struggle when I watched it, and I'm usually into the more thought provoking stuff.

    I've had the Tokyo Story trilogy on my shelves for about 5 years, still haven't watched them all. Late Spring was cool but I really have to be in the right mood, silly really when Tokyo Story itself is regarded by some as the best film ever.

    Les Enfants du Paradis and Das Boot have been there a similar time. Stupid Fopp making me spend money on films and CDs I didn't necessarily want...

  • Indigo Joe
    Indigo Joe Posts: 551
    I would definitely recommend any of the following in this order:-

    1. Le Samourai - France 1967
    2. The Lives of Others - Germany 2006
    3. Diva - France 1981
    4. Le Cercle Rouge - France 1970
    5. Tesis - Spain 1996
    6. Amelie - France 2001

    Also worth a watch which I saw a couple of weeks ago on DVD was 'A Prophet' a french prison drama about a young arab who gets taken under the wing of a mafia boss inside who he carries out a hit for.
  • InCurbsWeTrusted
    InCurbsWeTrusted Posts: 300
    Absurdistan said:

    Amores Perros

    Beat me to it.. brilliant film!
  • mattaddick
    mattaddick Posts: 655
    The Lives of Others, Ran, Ikiru, Day of Wrath, Through a Glass Darkly and Hidden (Cache) - all brilliant
  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,608
    edited June 2013
    A nice little snippet from Takeshi Tikano's Kikujiro:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip9OI7ockW8
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Indigo Joe said:



    1. Le Samourai - France 1967
    .

    Brilliant film. Some French new wave films (breathless to name one) are incredibly modern pieces of cinema even now.

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