Foreign Movie Recommendations

[hellimaria]

I liked this danish film when I saw on tv but I have never found a dvd from amazon..

http://youtu.be/KcZXq9y-CPY

 

[auxt]

here it is: http://www.amazon.com/Kinamand-Chinaman-NON-USA-FORMAT-Reg-2/dp/B000PQZYC8

One of my favorite Scandinavian films is Insomnia (1997) with Stellan Skarsgård. That's probably an obvious pick by now, there was even an inferior remake.


The Five Obstructions is also very good. It's a filmmaking contest between Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth, demonstrating how artistic restrictions lead to increased creativity.

 

[cuppycakes]

La Jetee.

 

[oh me]

Don't know if it has already been mentioned here, but "Kammerflimmern" is a really good German movie. With a great German actor Matthias Schweighöfer.

 

[TheCheekyCritic]

Batoru rowaiaru (aka. "Battle Royale", 2000)
If depth is what you're looking for you won't find it here, but to me this was a fascinating "eye-opener" in its brutality and interesting concept. The film is quite violent and morbid pretty much throughout, but to me the first time I saw it it was like one of those books you just can't put down, and it's actually become one of my favorite movies.

Funny Games (1997)
... i.e. the German-language original, not the 2004 Hollywood "remake". A terrific, chilling thriller with some very interesting (and surprisingly non-annoying) play with the 'fourth wall'. Good casting, too.

Hævnen (aka. "In a Better World", 2010)
For once an Academy Award went to the right film. Mikael Persbrandt is in particularly fine form here (as he usually is), the exceptionally(!!) good child actors William Jøhnk Nielsen and Markus Rygaard are simply brilliant in their respective roles, and it's just a gripping, well-executed and honest film overall. I do not regret having put 10€ into seeing this in theaters. (Shame about the sh!tty English title, though. Literally translated "Hævnen" means "Vengeance" or "Retribution" - which is the whole point of the film - and either would've been far more appropriate titles for the film than the one it has now. It just makes you wonder whether Susanne Bier had any input in the translation at all.)

Der Untergang (aka. "Downfall", 2004)
Probably the best film and portrayal of Hitler ever made; Bruno Ganz's performance could very well be the best I've seen. Gripping, tragic, horrifying, realistic. Not a light film to watch, though, therefore requiring some devotion from the viewer. In terms of atmosphere, think Munich but grimmer.

For a decent series of detective/police procedural films I might also mention the Swedish Beck (TV) films (with Peter Haber and the aforementioned Persbrandt). They're nothing remarkable, but still a fine way to spend an evening from time to time.

 

[Cristina777]

Two of my favourite movies (including the english speaking ones)
- Cidade de Deus - "City of God" (Brazilian)
- Celda 211 - "Cell 211" (Spanish)

 

[purplethistle]

Spirited Away (Japanese) 2001
Tonari no Totoro (Japanese) 1988
Prête-moi ta main (French) 2006
Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas (French) 2006
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Chinese) 2000
Curse of the Golden Flower (Chinese) 2006

 

[models_vlada]

i can recommend some good chilean movies:

Sub-Terra (2003)
Machuca (2004)

 

[JennaaMonroe]

Mermaid in Russian it's Rusalka(2008) I love this film! One of my favorite films ever.
Rec(2007)
Rec 2(2010)

 

[chickadee]

Tell No One - awesome French film directed by Marion Cotillard's baby daddy a. k. a. Guillaume Canet.

Knallhart (Tough Enough) - German film about a kid who moves to Turkish inner city type neighborhoo and becomes a drug dealer.

City of God. Very hard film to watch, but it also deals with urban youth; these two kids from Brazilian slums grow up to be polar opposites.

A Christmas Tale (French). Hilarious, quirky film about a SERIOUSLY uniquely dysfunctional family.

 

[chickadee]

Tell No One - awesome French film directed by Marion Cotillard's baby daddy a. k. a. Guillaume Canet.

Knallhart (Tough Enough) - German film about a kid who moves to Turkish inner city type neighborhoo and becomes a drug dealer.

City of God. Very hard film to watch, but it also deals with urban youth; these two kids from Brazilian slums grow up to be polar opposites.

A Christmas Tale (French). Hilarious, quirky film about a SERIOUSLY uniquely dysfunctional family.

 

[coco vaughn]

Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (German) "This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14 years old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-storey apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by the 'Sound', a new disco with most modern equipment. Although she's legally too young, she asks a friend to take her. There she meets Detlef, who's in a clique where everybody's on drugs. Step by step she gets drawn deeper into the scene." imdb.com

i love it

 

[louisbabble]

Goodbye, Lenin (German)
Lunsj (Norwegian)

 

[Hemmy]

Goodbye, Lenin (German)
Lunsj (Norwegian)

Goodbye Lenin is such a great movie, very touching and funny


has anyone seen Biutiful (2010) the Mexican movie filmed in Barcelona?? Javier
Bardem was nominated for the best actor award, the first performance to be entirely in Spanish to be nominated for that award.

The movie is so crude, extremely real and chaotic, I feel very few people will fully comprehend it. It has so many theme, illegal immigration, family, corruption, hard life, the "storm inside of everyone"
I didn't cry, but this movie has the be the saddest i have ever seen, don't watch during the weekend, hahahah

 

[oh me]

"Lilya 4-ever" is also a really good Swedish movie with the beautiful Russian actress Oksana Akinshina.

 

[purplethistle]

^ I think I watch part of the end to that film and wished I has seen the whole thing and now I know the title, I can

 

[japoelflaco]

The Valet (France)
I just saw this movie it's funny and Alice Taglioni really catches my eyes.

 

[Natashaaa]

Reprise
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0827517/

Nói Albínói
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0351461/

Heima
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094594/

Über uns das All
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1813774/

La double vie de Véronique
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101765/

Klopka
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478813/

 

[MyNameIs]

Finally had a chance to see The Lives of Others the other day and OMG, it's stunning. One of my all time favorite movies. From start to finish, tense, atmospheric, intriguing, sad, etc.

impawards

 

[hellimaria]

She Monkeys

http://www.atmo.se/film-and-tv/shemonkeys/