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Piddzilla 06-28-04 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Aniko
I'm not sure what's really 'THE' best...but here's my top 10 favorites...

1. Together (2002)
Hey, great to see that you like this one! :)

Shaolin 06-28-04 11:17 PM

1. La Haine
2. Jean de Florette
3. Manon des sources

Ezikiel 06-29-04 02:19 AM

1. Throne of Blood [Directed by Akira Kurosawa - 1957]
2. City of God [Directed by Fernando Meirelles - 2002]
3. The Seven Samurai [Directed by Akira Kurosawa - 1954]
4. The Seventh Seal [Directed by Ingmar Bergman - 1957]
5. Amélie [Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet - 2001]

liam5000 06-29-04 06:44 AM

I thought of some more:

Ostre Sledovane Vlaky (Closely Watched Trains)
101 Reykjavik
Wo Hu Cang Long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
Ringu (Ring)
El Mariachi
Gamera
Kaerlighed Ved Forste Hik (Love At First Hiccup)
25 Watts
F**king Amal
Les Pacte Des Loups (Brotherhood Of The Wolf)
He Ni Zai Yi Qi (Together)
Ging Chaat Goo Si (Police Story)
Chik Yeung Tin Sai (So Close)
Divorzio All"Italiana (Divorce Italian Style)
Skrivanci Na Niti (Larks On A String)
Sada
Russkij Kovcheg (Russian Ark)


Once again... That is all I can think of at the moment, will think of more...

Sedai 06-29-04 11:22 AM

Amelie

Les Diaboliques

linespalsy 07-04-04 08:16 PM

woman in the dunes and black rain [kuroi ame] are my current favorites.

probably well over half of my top 100 list was 'foreign' so i cant be bothered reproducing it all here.

if i had to pick an all time favorite it would be akira, which is simply my favorite movie ever, or at least, the one i seemingly never tire of seeing.

for non japanese 'foreign' films i probably go with 'wild strawberries' [sorry holden, seventh seal is great but i like strawberries better] and the animated short 'battle of kerzhenets' by yuri norstein.

i also remember 'report on the party and the guests' quite fondly and would like to see more films by jan nemec.

quiball 07-05-04 09:07 PM

All of Hayao Miyazaki's films are great!

ProfGreen 07-06-04 12:12 PM

Y Tu Mama Tambien
El Otro Lado de La Cama
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Amelie
Lucia y el Sexo
Intacto

Aniko 07-28-04 05:33 PM

Just bumping this up.

undercoverlover 07-28-04 05:42 PM

k i was wondering, is a film foreign if the director is foreign or if it's in a foreign language?

Rankles 08-03-04 06:03 PM

City of God is excellent.

AboveTheClouds 08-03-04 11:35 PM

Seven Samurai
Run Lola Run

Sedai 08-04-04 12:02 AM

a couple more....

Run, Lola Run

To Live

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(hey, I'm a sucka for kung-fu and Zhang Ziyi)

liam5000 08-04-04 02:19 AM

Thought of a couple more:

37.2 Le Matin (Betty Blue)

Le Notti Bianche (White Nights)

Ms Satie M 09-14-04 11:18 PM

Someone please help! I'm trying to remember / find a movie. It's from the mid 1980's,
English, it's about a German Shepard that lives in the city (in an alley or very small yard) not treated very well, a family friend loves the dog, takes it on "vacations" and
for some reason the family won't let him keep it. That's all I remember, I don't even remember how it ends. I think it may be titled You Mean The World To Me.
Help!

wezlanator 09-15-04 12:26 AM

Kung Fu Forien
 
The Best Forien film of all time is Iron Kung Fu

susan 09-15-04 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by Ms Satie M
Someone please help! I'm trying to remember / find a movie. It's from the mid 1980's,
English, it's about a German Shepard that lives in the city (in an alley or very small yard) not treated very well, a family friend loves the dog, takes it on "vacations" and
for some reason the family won't let him keep it. That's all I remember, I don't even remember how it ends. I think it may be titled You Mean The World To Me.
Help!
it's an alan bates film called "we think the world of you" the name struck me...here is some info on it...
here

cinema paradiso has to my all time favorite

Prospero 09-15-04 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by neesee
Foreign film are why I go to the theater and rent movies!
There is no way to pick 1 and not 100. so I'll just do 10:D
1.The cup
2.Babettes Feast
3.Jean de Florette (w/manion of the spring)
4.Raise the red lantern
5.My life as a dog
6.Eat,drink,man,woman
7.Kikijurio
8.My beautiful lauderette
9.Life is beautiful
10.Artemisia

Gosh, only 10, I feel like a mother playing favorites. There are soooo many good ones, and more coming everyday, it seems. So much tape so little time.:bawl:
It's great to see someone else mentioning My Life As A Dog; one of my favorite films.

I also like Babette's Feast and Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring a great deal.

But for favorite foreign film I'd probably have to go with Kurosawa. I think Throne Of Blood is my favorite of his.

ZombIe=LoVeR 09-15-04 04:42 AM

run lola run

loved it

Ms Satie M 09-15-04 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by susan
it's an alan bates film called "we think the world of you" the name struck me...here is some info on it...
here

cinema paradiso has to my all time favorite
Thank you, thank you, thank you !!


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