Foreign Film Thread!

[OOHBEBLUE]

I'm desperate to see 'gomorrah', an italian film depicting the unglamorous nasty reality of the camorra (neapolitan mafia).

Watched it last weekend. Bit like an Italian version of Shameless without the funny bits!

 

[Project Rain]

Story of the Weeping Camel - It's Mongolian, I have NO idea why I watched it. You would think it would be about a camel but it seems to talk about a boys dream to own a TV for some reason and when the camel is actually on, it's when it's being born and you see it being ripped out of mummy camel. Nature is digusting.

 

[lostmyhouseski]

my 2 fave's would have to be

city of god

run lola run

 

[blue_22]

Pans Labyrinth

 

[burning blue soul]

13 tzameti - very unnerving!!!

would love to see british film companies to be as bold as these foreign production companies, most of the time we go for the safe bet to pull in american punters.

 

[stonerblue]

la haine is a must see

good shout, as is 'city of god'

 

[erast fandorin]

The Pusher,danish trilogy about copenhagen criminal underworld,well worth a watch

 

[Mike N]

jamon jamon

Very good shout. Forgotten I'd seen it but a really good film.

 

[Kinky Dribbler]

Au Revoir Les Enfants
Das Leben Der Anderen
Good Bye Lenin (can't believe this one's not been mentioned yet)
And of course La Haine, which is stunning.

Do the recent Che films count? Very impressive.

 

[bizzbo]

13 tzameti - very unnerving!!!

would love to see british film companies to be as bold as these foreign production companies, most of the time we go for the safe bet to pull in american punters.

recently, off the top of my head, there have been a few brit goodies dead man's shoes, romeo brass,morvern callar

back on topic, a handful of true classics from back in the day:

sunrise
napoleon
la grande illusion
sanjuro dayu

and some (mostly more modern and accessible) personal choices:


my neighbour totoro
oldboy
persona
fitzcarraldo
stalker
underground
come and see
bright future
jean de florette & manon des sources