Author Topic: Foreign (non English language) Movie Thread (Read 23813 times)

Tubes · « **Reply #80 on:** July 19, 2009, 04:21:51 pm »

Quote from: conman on July 1, 2009, 07:12:40 pm

Oldboy - ~~Japanese~~ south korean

kopindian · « **Reply #81 on:** February 20, 2011, 03:40:13 am »

Quote from: LF on May 1, 2009, 03:05:55 pm

What happens when I come into this thread? For me foreign is you Brits and Yanks. So Godfather is the greatest foreign movie of all time.

No Indian movie here I see, just not good enough, strange or poor quality? I do wonder time to time how our films are seen in Europe and USA. Anyone ever watched one? What did you make of it?

Lately some good small films are coming out in hindi-

Manorama Six feet under(chinatown inspired)
Dev D
LSD (Love, Sex or Dhokha)
Dhobi Ghat

FlashingBlade · « **Reply #82 on:** February 20, 2011, 11:02:35 am »

Usually foreign ( i.e non English language) films on DVD deliver a consistent high quality...unlike Hollywood who put and promote any shit... companies who promote foreign films cut the wheat from the chaff.... recently I watched the excellent Argentinian cirme thriller "The Secret in their eyes"

underscore · « **Reply #83 on:** February 20, 2011, 02:17:08 pm »

'Female Agents' ('Les Femmes de l'ombre') is a recent one I watched. Bloody fantastic, it was

MBL? · « **Reply #84 on:** February 20, 2011, 03:45:44 pm »

Don't think anyone has mentioned The Chaser (Korean) which is one of my favourites.

underscore · « **Reply #85 on:** February 20, 2011, 05:05:12 pm »

Quote from: Martin Broughton's Lovechild on February 20, 2011, 03:45:44 pm

Don't think anyone has mentioned The Chaser (Korean) which is one of my favourites.

Think it came on BBC4 a while ago. Tried to watch it, but I just couldn't get into it

Hunter Thompson · « **Reply #86 on:** February 20, 2011, 05:40:51 pm »

Romanzo Criminale
Irreversible
Jeux d'enfants
Old Boy
Battle Royale

Slick_Beef · « **Reply #87 on:** February 20, 2011, 06:20:14 pm »

Without posting links, there's a high quality version of Elite Squad 2 with english subtitles that's recently appeared on torrent sites.. Haven't seen it yet but should be worth a watch.

The G in Gerrard · « **Reply #88 on:** February 20, 2011, 06:32:09 pm »

Confessions which I saw reviewed on Film 2011 seems worth watching

meff · « **Reply #89 on:** February 20, 2011, 07:43:24 pm »

Popiół i diament (Poland) - a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds

das Boot (Germany)

Ju-on (Japan) - the original, proper version of the Grudge

Shaolin Soccer (HK) - for a little light relief from the suspense and intrigue

Ziltoid · « **Reply #90 on:** February 20, 2011, 09:46:11 pm »

Quote from: Martin Broughton's Lovechild on February 20, 2011, 03:45:44 pm

Don't think anyone has mentioned The Chaser (Korean) which is one of my favourites.

Enjoyed that - a very dark comedy i thought

And Could He Play · « **Reply #91 on:** February 20, 2011, 10:21:55 pm »

22 bullets - french.

alfonso · « **Reply #92 on:** February 21, 2011, 03:02:27 pm »

Finally got to download 'Notre jour viendra' the other Day.

New film with Vincent Cassel.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1651328/

Casta · « **Reply #93 on:** February 21, 2011, 04:43:24 pm »

I recently watched 'Fermat's Room' (spanish movie) which is similar to the Cube movies thought it was only ok, Im going to watch Los Debutantes next, anyone seen it? the press blurb says its like Pulp Fiction??

TepidT2O · « **Reply #94 on:** February 21, 2011, 05:05:48 pm »

3 pages and no one has mentioned Betty Blue

Now, to be honest, it may be total total rubbish.

I don't remember really.

But I remember being a teenager arranging to watch it (probably on C4?) and it was wall to wall gash.

To me it lives in my memory as the greatest foreign language film ever.

Please don't tell me it was actually awful and destroy the memory

MBL? · « **Reply #95 on:** February 22, 2011, 01:33:31 am »

Quote from: Slick_Beef on February 20, 2011, 06:20:14 pm

Without posting links, there's a high quality version of Elite Squad 2 with english subtitles that's recently appeared on torrent sites.. Haven't seen it yet but should be worth a watch.

Turned it off after two minutes. The subs are shocking.

_Lfc_ · « **Reply #96 on:** February 22, 2011, 02:24:56 am »

Girlfriends and Boyfriends (French - L'Ami de mon amie) Was on tv and I somehow started watching it, got hooked,was a decent film.

Che

City of god

9th company

District 13 (French Crime film)

The Jolly Boys Outing · « **Reply #97 on:** February 22, 2011, 11:57:28 pm »

paris lockdown is a great crime/gangster french film .

Azi · « **Reply #98 on:** February 23, 2011, 12:12:31 am »

Y Tu Mamá También

usually on film 4 brilliant film

Lady_brandybuck · « **Reply #99 on:** February 23, 2011, 03:36:18 am »

Quote from: Party Phil on July 17, 2009, 06:34:24 pm

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385842/

That one's really good, about ETA in the 70s

Cool, I will try to watch that one... I would recommend:

Joyeux Noël (french-german)
Goodbye Lenin (German)
Amelie (French)
Monsieur Batignole (French)
Les Choristes (French)
Lakposhtha parvaz mikonand - Turtles can fly (Persian)
Secuestro Express (Venezuelan)
Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei - the edukators (German)
Cidade de Deus (City of God) - (Brazil)
Sonnenallee (German)
Amores Perros (Mexico)
Diarios de Motocicleta (Mexico-Argentina)
Il Postino (Italy)

and many more!

Oh I forgot: The Stoning of Soraya M (Persian)

Jokerman · « **Reply #100 on:** February 23, 2011, 03:41:44 am »

All of the films I'd suggest have already been mentioned, the only I can think of that I'd add for now is a Brazilian film called Four Days in September, which is one that I saw a while ago that I'd recommend.

Convectuoso · « **Reply #101 on:** February 23, 2011, 07:29:20 am »

A Very Long Engagement
Haute Tension
Amores perros
Azumi
Days of Being Wild
Hana-Bi
Trois huit
Romanzo Criminale

GBF · « **Reply #102 on:** February 23, 2011, 07:37:42 am »

saw "La verité si je sens 2" over the weekend...been a while since I didnt laugh that much

Ginamos · « **Reply #103 on:** February 23, 2011, 11:34:40 am »

Watched Brotherhood: Taegukgi, what an epic war film. An eye opener to see how brutal both sides were.

Carllfc · « **Reply #104 on:** February 23, 2011, 04:36:02 pm »

The Ong Bak trilogy is fantastic.

Lawnmowerman · « **Reply #105 on:** February 23, 2011, 05:07:27 pm »

Les pacts des loups (brotherhood of the wolf) was good.vincent cassell,monica belluci

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/bSjvrlDxlaQ?fs=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/bSjvrlDxlaQ?fs=1</a>

Espresso Bar · « **Reply #106 on:** February 23, 2011, 06:54:20 pm »

One the most sexually explicit mainstream films ever made, and it's really good:

Ai no korîda (In the Realm of the Senses) Japan (1976)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/bk_aOjfkCrY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/bk_aOjfkCrY</a>

JackBauer · « **Reply #107 on:** February 23, 2011, 07:11:55 pm »

Der Untergang is brilliant, although certain characters (e.g. Mohnke) are treated more sympathetically than they perhaps deserve. Der Baader-Meinhof Komplex is also very, very good, as is Das Leben der Anderen

boombap85 · « **Reply #108 on:** February 23, 2011, 07:14:05 pm »

Received 'La Haine' for my lovefilm subscription today! Looking forward to it

Espresso Bar · « **Reply #109 on:** February 23, 2011, 07:45:04 pm »

Not a great film but it pushes the boundaries

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/hRubuJki4Mk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/hRubuJki4Mk</a>

Espresso Bar · « **Reply #110 on:** February 23, 2011, 07:56:39 pm »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/E7bhJkQd1T4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/E7bhJkQd1T4</a>

The Sky I Scrape · « **Reply #111 on:** February 24, 2011, 09:55:30 am »

'das experiment',noticed a remake has been done recently,not a bad attempt but nothing on the german version! superb.....

underscore · « **Reply #112 on:** February 24, 2011, 12:00:08 pm »

Quote from: The Sky I Scrape on February 24, 2011, 09:55:30 am

'das experiment',noticed a remake has been done recently,not a bad attempt but nothing on the german version! superb.....

The original one is brilliant.

Not really into romcoms, but watched Priceless (Hors de prix) yesterday, and really enjoyed it. Audrey Tautou is awesome

boombap85 · « **Reply #113 on:** February 25, 2011, 05:45:24 pm »

Quote from: lfsea on February 23, 2011, 07:15:38 pm

One of the greatest films of all-time for me personally.

Great Movie. Great Tunes too if you like Hip Hop too. Song my friend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M99nzyiS830

stara · « **Reply #114 on:** October 27, 2012, 04:25:03 pm »

Quote from: MBL? on February 20, 2011, 03:45:44 pm

Don't think anyone has mentioned The Chaser (Korean) which is one of my favourites.

Got me hooked on "Korean revenge thrillers" -genre

I Saw The Devil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkwEFKdTckk

The Yellow Sea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoyKIBiCb7Y

The Man From Nowhere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z_CwCRp_sA

Hazell · « **Reply #115 on:** October 27, 2012, 04:42:20 pm »

Quote from: Redcap on November 23, 2008, 05:08:34 am

Breathless - Jean-Luc Godard (France)
Jules and Jim- François Truffaut (France)
Le Samourai- Jean-Pierre Melville (France)

Really want to see these, particularly Jules et Jim but all those French New Wave films.

Quote from: 'Mondzz' on April 28, 2009, 12:09:22 pm

Battle royale one of the best foreign films ive seen, then again i aint seen many.

One of my favourites too, excellent film.

As mentioned previously, South Korea has been making some excellent films like Park Chan Wook's Vengeance Trilogy, The Chaser, The Host and Hansel and Gretel.

Anybody seen John Woo's Hard Boiled? Meant to be a classic of Japanese Cinema.

Ziltoid · « **Reply #116 on:** October 27, 2012, 04:49:27 pm »

Quote from: Hazell on October 27, 2012, 04:42:20 pm

Really want to see these, particularly Jules et Jim but all those French New Wave films.

One of my favourites too, excellent film.

As mentioned previously, South Korea has been making some excellent films like Park Chan Wook's Vengeance Trilogy, The Chaser, The Host and Hansel and Gretel.

Anybody seen John Woo's Hard Boiled? Meant to be a classic of Japanese Cinema.

Got Hard Bolied on DVD - high octance action is an understatement. Saw Hansel & Gretel not long back on Film 4 - weird and enjoyable. i have mentioned this before i think but Versus is a good action movie.

Ziltoid · « **Reply #117 on:** October 27, 2012, 04:57:38 pm »

Dead or Alive : Takashi Miike. the opening 5 minutes are ridicuolous - available on youtube. it's graphic so i won't link to it on here.

Hazell · « **Reply #118 on:** October 27, 2012, 05:01:53 pm »

Quote from: Ziltoid on October 27, 2012, 04:49:27 pm

Got Hard Bolied on DVD - high octance action is an understatement. Saw Hansel & Gretel not long back on Film 4 - weird and enjoyable. i have mentioned this before i think but Versus is a good action movie.

Cool, I might watch Hard Boiled tonight. Don't think I could stomach some of Takashi Miike films from what I've read about them. Though The Happiness of the Katakuris looks quite interesting.

Hazell · « **Reply #119 on:** October 27, 2012, 06:43:29 pm »

Let The Right One In is an awesome films as well, well worth watching if anyone hasn't seen it.

As is another, slightly older Swedish film, Fucking Amal. It's on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlkhZwZ0c8g