Help me with Foreign (Non-English) Movie Recommendations

Do you mind listing some films that made you cry?

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Look, I'm not judging you - after all, I'm posting here myself, but maybe, just maybe, if you spent less time here and more time watching films, maybe, and I stress, maybe your taste would be of some value. Just a thought, ya know.

This is another one I liked - Vacuum (2017) - (German) about a woman who contracts an STD from her husband who was unfaithful to her. Very good movie.

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This one is a pretty good film - high rated on IMDb. (Russian).
About a building which is ready to collapse and the corrupt authorities who are trying to cover their guilt of not doing anything....
The Fool (2014)

Rams (2015) - Iceland - This was one of the best foreign language movies I've ever seen. About two brothers who are neighbours, but virtually at war with each other. They raise sheep, but when a nasty disease threatens to steal all they love things become interesting. Remade in English in 2020 with Sam Neill and Michael Caton - but the original is so good I could never watch this version.

Burning (2018) - South Korea - There's a little bit of sex, but not much. There's a bit of violence, but not much. It's a little long...but not too much. I love this film. Obsession. Mystery. Realism. This is my go-to when people ask me about foreign films, because I love it and bought it the day after first seeing it.

Amour (2012) - France - I see this has been recommended a couple of times already. I'll add my voice to the chorus. Such a sad film - but such a beautiful film.

Jules and Jim (1962) - France - One of the greatest films about friendship. Not exactly seat of your pants Hollywood fare, but touching and thought-provoking.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo/The Girl Who Played With Fire/The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009) - Sweden - Pushing your dislike of violence here a little bit with these three thrillers. And they're long. But they're really exciting.

Wild Strawberries (1957) - Sweden - Really touching Ingmar Bergman film about a professor going on a literal journey which turns out to be a journey into his past.

Tokyo Story (1953) - Japan - There's something universal about our parents getting older and the changes that follow with our relationship with them.

13 Minutes (2015) - Germany - A true story about the man who nearly succeeded in assassinating Adolf Hitler at the opening stages of WWII. Mostly about his life and how he comes to the point of doing what he does - but there are a few brief scenes of torture so beware.

Edit - I forgot two really good ones :

Loveless (2017) - Russia - There's not much happiness here, as the title implies, but this is a really top rate film.

Custody (2017) - France - True to life, and really seat-of-your-pants stuff in an emotional and physical time in parts. I really recommend you see this film.

I don't watch a lot of recent/current movies, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to find this movie, but it sounds like it could be interesting, so I'll watch it, if I can find it.

Thanks for the recommendation.

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According to the Trivia page on IMDB, this movie was filmed simultaneously in English and French, so I think there are actually two versions of this movie. I found the English version, but I couldn't find the French version.

I cry for both happy scenes and sad scenes, so it would probably be easier to list the movies that didn't make me cry.


But these are some of the movies that did make me cry:
The Champ (1979)
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
Return to Me (2000)
The Notebook (2004)
Message in a Bottle (1999)
A Walk to Remember (2002)
Always (1989)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Ghost (1990)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
You've Got Mail (1998)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
Brian's Song (1971)
8 Seconds (1994)
Pure Country (1992)
The Jazz Singer (1980)
Bambi (1942)
The Iron Giant (1999)
An Affair to Remember (1957) (I even cried watching the scene in Sleepless in Seattle (1993) when she was talking about the final scene in An Affair to Remember.)

These are two more movies that I haven't heard of, but I'll check these out too.

Thanks for the recommendations.

I've seen Wild Strawberries (1957) and Tokyo Story (1953), but it's been a while, so they're already on my watchlist to rewatch them for the countdown.

I've heard that Amour (2012) is a difficult watch, but I'm going to try to watch it anyway because I've heard that it's a very good movie.

I've seen the English version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, but it was too violent for me, so I didn't care much for it, so I'm not sure if those movies are my type of movies, but I'll consider giving them I try if I have time before the countdown.

I haven't seen Jules and Jim (1962) , but I've heard that it is a very good movie, so it's already on my watchlist for the countdown.

I haven't heard of the other movies that you mentioned, but they sound interesting, (especially Custody (2017)), so I added them to my watchlist.

Thanks for the recommendations.

Okay. Makes sense.

Every now and then my brain plays that trick on me--I remember a film being in one language, but it's in another. (Though usually it's the other way around--I remember a film being English-language but it isn't).

@Citizen Rules and @Hey Fredrick,
I watched Le Trou (1960) (aka The Hole). I liked this movie more than A Man Escaped because the latter movie seemed almost like a documentary about how to escape from prison, while this movie was more like I was watching them plan their escape.

I don't really understand why the guards didn't hear them while they were making all those banging noises, especially while they were in their cell, even though I heard them mention that the noise would actually help them. (I still don't know why they thought the noise would help them.)



Thanks for the recommendation.

@ScarletLion,
I watched Nobody Knows (2004). This was such a sad film. I didn't know that it was based on a real child abandonment case until I read about the movie after I watched it.

At first, the mother seemed like a good mother, and when she came back after the first time she left, I kind of gave her the benefit of the doubt that she was really just working, and she would come back for the kids. But I wasn't sure about that because she made a comment that was something like "Don't I deserve to be happy?". That made me wonder if she was going to leave them. (I kind of hate that I was right.)



This isn't the type of movie that I can say that I enjoyed, but it's a great movie. Thank you for the recommendation.

I have recently watched Mucize 2015 excellent tear-jerker movie.

No worries. Glad you enjoyed it. You might enjoy 'I Wish' which is a little more upbeat from Koreeda. How he continues to get these performances from young cast members (often non actors) boggles the mind.

This is another movie that I haven't heard of, but it sounds like it might be my type of movie. (And I think I found it on YouTube. )

Thanks for the recommendation.

Several of the movies that I watched recently focused on the young actors, and I've been very impressed with most of their talent.

I'll try to watch I Wish too. I've watched a few downbeat movies in the past week, so I'm looking forward to an upbeat movie.

Thanks for the recommendation.

@nidral,
I watched The Hedgehog (2009) I liked this movie a lot. It's a very somber movie, but it has moments that really brighten up the screen.



The only issue that I had with this movie was that I never got the feeling that this was a luxury building. The only one who looked like he was rich was Mr. Ozu. He had a beautiful apartment, but Paloma's apartment just seemed very average to me.

Thanks for the recommendation.

@WorldFilmGeek,
I watched Seun: 81457397BG (2014). I wasn't sure if I should watch this movie because I don't usually like war movies, but this sounded like it might be more about the person than the war, so I gave it a chance, and I'm glad that I did. This turned out to be a very good movie.



Thanks for the recommendation.

It's a story told more from the girl's perspective, but my favorite character in the film was the character played by Josiane Balasko - Renée Michel - the concierge.
It was quite an easy and pleasant film to watch.

another great foreign movie (Finish this time) would be Euthanizer (2017)




I've seen it a couple of months ago.