Favorite Movie By Country
 

I've been watching far more foreign films lately than I usually do, so I thought I'd make a list of my favorite per country. I'd be greatly interested in seeing other lists.

USA - T2: Judgment Day
UK - Don't Take Candy From Strangers
Germany - The Lives of Others
Italy - La Sconosciuta
France - Au Revoir Les Enfants
India - B13
Japan - Audition
Sweden - My Life as a Dog
Denmark - Du Er Ikke Alene
Spain - Bad Education
Russia - The Thief

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USA - Pulp Fiction
Israel - Mivtza Savta
Italy - Life Is Beautiful
Brazil - City of God

Kitsch I hope I gave you positive rep for My Life as a Dog. Your thumbs disappeared.

I have 1 up vote.

My Life as a Dog is not only my favorite Swedish movie, but one of my all time favorites. I've given some 36 films a ten star rating on IMDb, out of about two thousand; My Life as a Dog is one of them.

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Spain - Pan's Labyrinth
France - Amelle
Japan - Seven Samurai
South Korea - Oldboy
Italy - Life is Beautiful
UK - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
US - Return of the King
Israel - Givat Halfon Eina Ona
Brazil - City of God

It is my all time favorite and has been for a really long time. It probably always will be. I love that movie.

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USA- Terminator 2: Judgement Day
France- Cache (Hidden)
Japan- Seven Samurai
German- The Lives Of Others
UK- Shaun Of The Dead
Russia- Solaris
Indonesia- My Sky, My Home
Australia- Wolf Creek

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Does no one watch films from Canada?

Ah well, those damn Americans are all on...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsWU-nksQWA

Sweden- My Life as a Dog

South Africa- Tsotsi

England- The Third Man, The Killing Fields

Spain- All About My Mother

Ireland- Once, The Commitments

Norway- Troubled Water

Scotland- Trainspotting

Mexico- Pan's Labyrinth

China- Farewell My Concubine

Italy- Umberto D.

France- Persepolis

Japan- Tokyo Story

Germany- Shultz Gets the Blues

Brazil- City of God

Australia- Mary and Max, Muriel's Wedding, The Proposition -I love Australian cinema and had plenty to choose from. Could have went with Babe here as well, but wasn't sure if it was considered American or Australian. I'm convinced I should have been born an Aussie.

that's the best u could come up with :p

Afghanistan ----------The Kite runner
Algeria -------------- The battle of Algiers
Argentia ------------ The Offical story
Austria ------------- The Edukators
Australia ------------ Babe
Belgium -------------- Man bites dog
Brazil ---------------- Pixote
Bulgaria ------------- The christmas tree upside down
Canada ------------- The sweet hereafter
Chile ---------------- Machuca
Colombia ------------ Maria full of grace
Czech republic ------ Closely watched trains
China --------------- Raise the red lantern
Denmark ------------ Day of Wrath
England ------------- Bridge over the river Kwai
Ethiopia ------------- Live and become
Finland -------------- Man without a past
France -------------- The wages of fear
Germany ------------ Wings of desire
Greece -------------- Eternity and a day
Japan --------------- Throne of blood
Hungary ------------ The red and the white
India ---------------- Salaam Bombay!
Iran ---------------- Taste of cherry
Ireland -------------- Hear my song
Israel --------------- Walk on water
Italy ---------------- 8 ½
Macedonia ---------- Before the rain
Mexico -------------- And your mother too
Mongolia ------------ Mongol
Netherlands --------- Character
New Zealand -------- Heavenly creatures
Norway ------------- Elling
Pakistan ------------ Silent waters
Palestine ------------ Paradise now
Poland -------------- The Dekalog
Portugal ------------- In the darkness of the night
Romania ------------- 4 month, 3 weeks and 2 days
Russia --------------- Ivan's childhood
Scotland ------------- Trainspotting
Serbia --------------- Time of the Gypsies
Slovakia ------------- The shop on main street
South Africa ---------- District 9
South Korea ---------- My sassy girl
Spain ---------------- Talk to her
Sweden -------------- The seventh seal
Switzerland ----------- Vitus
Syria ----------------- The Syrian bride
Taiwan --------------- Eat drink man woman
Turkey --------------- Distant
United States --------- Police Academy 6: Mission to Moscow
Vietnam -------------- The owl and the sparrow

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Canada - Videodrome

I came very close to choosing The Castle, but I love everything about Wolf Creek. The atmosphere, the performances, the storyline, everything is executed excellently, in my opinion, of course. I know there are plenty of people who don't like it, but I love it.

I read Thracian Dawg's post and I want to change my favorite South African movie from Tsotsi to District 9.

Also adding a couple

Taiwan- Yi Yi

New Zealand- Out of the Blue, Heavenly Creatures

South Korea- Host

Iran- No One Knows About Persian Cats

Yay Canada!

I think I'll use Thracian's country list and see what I can come up with. Police Academy 6...crazy!

edit: Nah, too much effort.

I forgot America and Canada. I suck at the list game. Might as well throw a couple more countries in as well.

America- Cabaret

Canada- Eastern Promises

Cuba- Strawberry and Chocolate

Belgium- My Life in Pink

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I do not typically like Canadian films, but I guess the best I've seen is Pin: A Plastic Nightmare.

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My three favorite Canadian films are probably The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Lies My Father Told Me and Jesus of Montreal. Then there's always Guy Maddin.

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Are people really having trouble with Canadian films or is a case of thinking they're American? I understand that my love of horror means that I could probably come up with a few more Canadian films than some, but even if you limited yourself to Cronenberg films you'll end up with a decent choice.