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FarrahWaters · 01-05-2007, 08:26 PM

We seem to be in a movie list frame of mind today. I can't remember if we've done a foreign film list.

My favorites:
Eat Drink Man Woman
Seven Samurai

Honorable Mention:
Amelie
Tampopo
Crouching Tiger/Hero/House of Flying Daggers-- all the martial arts eye candy

mpfunk · 01-05-2007, 08:35 PM

City of God
Amores Peros

Amelie had its moments but it just dragged on way to long.

BarbaraGordon · 01-05-2007, 08:38 PM

I'll go with The Gods Must Be Crazy.

Also, to be prosaic, the Red/White/Blue films. Not that I really "get" them.

Chocolat. Beautiful Life.

Can I include anime? Hayao Miyazaki.

Mormon Red Death · 01-05-2007, 08:42 PM

Central Station

and the best foreign fim of all time IMHO (ok best brazilian film)

4 Days in September....

MikeWaters · 01-05-2007, 08:44 PM

Audition

jay santos · 01-05-2007, 08:58 PM

I enjoy foreign films and I enjoy oldies. I finally saw Rashomon recently. Eeh. Didn't really get it.

Jeff Lebowski · 01-05-2007, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FarrahWaters

We seem to be in a movie list frame of mind today. I can't remember if we've done a foreign film list.

My favorites:
Eat Drink Man Woman
Seven Samurai

Honorable Mention:
Amelie
Tampopo
Crouching Tiger/Hero/House of Flying Daggers-- all the martial arts eye candy

Tampopo was great.

Detroitdad · 01-05-2007, 09:18 PM

The recent film "A very long engagement" is by the director of Amelie and has the luscious Audrey Tatou from Amelie.

I am also a sucker for the oldie "firemen's Ball."

bigpiney · 01-05-2007, 09:27 PM

I really liked Delicatessian. very dark movie, but also funny.

But my favorite foreign film is The mad adventures of Rabbi Jacob. Absolutely hilarious.

BigFatMeanie · 01-05-2007, 09:43 PM

I liked The Kitchen Toto
I also liked Babette's Feast (Babettes gæstebud)

Run Lola Run (Lola rennt) isn't bad but it made me just tired watching it. I didn't like Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) at all - the characters were selfish, vindictive, and mean - nothing what I think love is about.

Interestingly, the Kitchen Toto gets the worst reviews of all of those movies. Maybe I just have bad taste?

My foreign film exposure isn't that great. I've seen The Piano which is an Australian film even though it won some Oscars. I've seen Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon as well.

01-05-2007, 08:26 PM	#1
FarrahWaters Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,122	Foreign films We seem to be in a movie list frame of mind today. I can't remember if we've done a foreign film list. My favorites: Eat Drink Man Woman Seven Samurai Honorable Mention: Amelie Tampopo Crouching Tiger/Hero/House of Flying Daggers-- all the martial arts eye candy

01-05-2007, 08:42 PM	#4
Mormon Red Death Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clinton Township, MI Posts: 3,126	Central Station and the best foreign fim of all time IMHO (ok best brazilian film) 4 Days in September.... __________________ Its all about the suit

01-05-2007, 09:27 PM	#9
bigpiney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Big Pine , CA Posts: 842	I really liked Delicatessian. very dark movie, but also funny. But my favorite foreign film is The mad adventures of Rabbi Jacob. Absolutely hilarious. __________________ <== that is a bad senior picture

01-05-2007, 08:35 PM	#2
mpfunk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,619	City of God Amores Peros Amelie had its moments but it just dragged on way to long.

01-05-2007, 08:38 PM	#3
BarbaraGordon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gotham City Posts: 7,157	I'll go with The Gods Must Be Crazy. Also, to be prosaic, the Red/White/Blue films. Not that I really "get" them. Chocolat. Beautiful Life. Can I include anime? Hayao Miyazaki.

01-05-2007, 08:44 PM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Audition

01-05-2007, 08:58 PM	#6
jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	I enjoy foreign films and I enjoy oldies. I finally saw Rashomon recently. Eeh. Didn't really get it.

01-05-2007, 09:18 PM	#8
Detroitdad Resident Jackass Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,846	The recent film "A very long engagement" is by the director of Amelie and has the luscious Audrey Tatou from Amelie. I am also a sucker for the oldie "firemen's Ball."

01-05-2007, 09:43 PM	#10
BigFatMeanie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Jordan Posts: 1,725	I liked The Kitchen Toto I also liked Babette's Feast (Babettes gæstebud) Run Lola Run (Lola rennt) isn't bad but it made me just tired watching it. I didn't like Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) at all - the characters were selfish, vindictive, and mean - nothing what I think love is about. Interestingly, the Kitchen Toto gets the worst reviews of all of those movies. Maybe I just have bad taste? My foreign film exposure isn't that great. I've seen The Piano which is an Australian film even though it won some Oscars. I've seen Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon as well.