What country would you say makes the best films?
Besides America, I mean.
From what I've found, the best films are made by Russians. Their golden age was from the late 50's to the late 70's, this was when they had Tarkovsky, War and Peace, Leonid Gaidai's comedies, Yuri Norstein's animated shorts, White Sun of the Desert, and so on. I'd say it started with The Cranes are Flying and ended with Stalker. Granted, they've made great movies both before and after this era (like The Return), but those made during it are some of the best and most inspired stuff I've ever seen. I could be wrong, it's possible that czech films are better, but I can't find subtitles for a good part of them. Besides that, I'm pretty confident that russians make the best films. |
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Russia, Japan, France or S Korea. Can't decide
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I'm with Tramuzgan. I also tend to like films from Russia/USSR the most.
However, France also had a significant impact on filmmaking, so they're another strong contender. |
France and Portugal hands down for me
HM: USSR, America, Germany, Italy, and Iran |
Odd to see someone saying Russia's golden age started in the 50s though tbh
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Re: What country would you say makes the best films?
I love asian movies so :
Taiwan with Hou, Yang, Tsai and other Hong Kong especially in the '90s south korea Japan China |
Originally Posted by Tramuzgan (Post 2143792)
Besides America, I mean.
From what I've found, the best films are made by Russians. Their golden age was from the late 50's to the late 70's, this was when they had Tarkovsky, War and Peace, Leonid Gaidai's comedies, Yuri Norstein's animated shorts, White Sun of the Desert, and so on. I'd say it started with The Cranes are Flying and ended with Stalker. Granted, they've made great movies both before and after this era (like The Return), but those made during it are some of the best and most inspired stuff I've ever seen. I could be wrong, it's possible that czech films are better, but I can't find subtitles for a good part of them. Besides that, I'm pretty confident that russians make the best films. |
Originally Posted by Olivier Parent (Post 2144065)
Are you russian?
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Originally Posted by WorkersPeasants (Post 2143967)
France and Portugal hands down for me
HM: USSR, America, Germany, Italy, and Iran |
Originally Posted by Tramuzgan (Post 2144099)
That's interesting, I've never heard anyone talk about portugese cinema before. What do you recommend I see?
Some of the most original and provocative filmmakers of the past century |
Historically, given total body of work through the years, I’d probably put it like this:
1. France 2. Italy 3. Japan 4. USA 5. Russia Not a slight against the other countries, mind you. Some didn’t really hit their stride until really late. |
France. Easily. I regards to impact and influence on cinema, quantity of great filmmakers and longevity of their industry, they’re the clear winner. Other nations have ebbs and flows, like how Italian cinema has diminished in global standing outside of a handful of filmmakers but arguably dominated the 50s and 60s alongside France and the US. Germany has the 30s and 70s with dry patches on each side. Japanese and Chinese/HK cinema has similarly shrunk (in output and/or quality) while countries like Iran and South Korea have experienced a boom.*I’d say Russian cinema suffers after the passing of Tarkovsky. This could be merely a point of ignorance on my behalf, but outside of a pulp filmmaker like Bekmambetov, I haven’t seen very many Russians making an international splash.
France on the other hand has remained steadfast in generating a lot of quality cinema, often game changing and formative. |
Originally Posted by Tramuzgan (Post 2144083)
I'm Croatian
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Originally Posted by ThatDarnMKS (Post 2144176)
France. Easily. I regards to impact and influence on cinema, quantity of great filmmakers and longevity of their industry, they’re the clear winner. Other nations have ebbs and flows, like how Italian cinema has diminished in global standing outside of a handful of filmmakers but arguably dominated the 50s and 60s alongside France and the US. Germany has the 30s and 70s with dry patches on each side. Japanese and Chinese/HK cinema has similarly shrunk (in output and/or quality) while countries like Iran and South Korea have experienced a boom.*I’d say Russian cinema suffers after the passing of Tarkovsky. This could be merely a point of ignorance on my behalf, but outside of a pulp filmmaker like Bekmambetov, I haven’t seen very many Russians making an international splash.
France on the other hand has remained steadfast in generating a lot of quality cinema, often game changing and formative. |
Originally Posted by Olivier Parent (Post 2144249)
Well france cinema, since the early 2000, is in a rough spot. Nowaays in france budget are only given to awfull often racist comedies where their <<genre>> movies are left slowly dying. but I agree that they were really giood in the 20th century
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Re: What country would you say makes the best films?
obviously dai Nippon
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Many trhreads like this already.
Japan. |
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USA
Canada Italy |
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I've become a fan of South African films as of late. They tend to have a bit more cult classic statuses, but I learned that Afrikaner filmmakers had made films for the native African audiences during Apartheid. Thanks to Gravel Road's "Retro Afrika Bioscope", I was able to see some of these films and as of late their recent films are actually pretty good as well.
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Not counting the US (I'm going to judge per capita)..
Italy France Japan Czechia/Slovakia Poland |
South Koreans.
France. I will add India, but absolutely not Bollywood. Instead keep it confined to Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam language movies. And recently Assamese. |
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Hong Kong: Crime
South Korea: RomComs, Thriller Japan: Horror UK: Comedic Sitcoms |
I’m shocked nobody has mentioned the UK
For me it would probably be UK, Italy, France and Japan. Though I have loved many movies from other countries too. I would not at all give USA the undisputed no. 1 and am surprised that anyone would. |
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