The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown

I have seen 26/46.



-The Battle of Algiers - 10/10 - This is my #6 of all-time, so my #2 on my list... Historically speaking, they started the movie chronologically after the French were doing the bombings. Great movie, with Yaacef Saadi playing the same revolutionary role as he did in real life. One of those movies that get me every time. By the end, I want to burn a police station, or something of more significance. How brave to die for a cause greater than yourself. I love when imperial powers get their just due.

-Le Trou - 9/10
-Knife In The Water - 8.5/10

-A Man Escaped - 8/10 - my 2nd favorite prison movie. I don't remember much about it, though.

-Nights of Cabiria - 8/10
-Sundays & Cybele - 8/10
-Contempt - 8/10
-Red Desert - 7.5/10
-Le Cercle Rouge - 7.5/10
-Rome, Open City - 7.5/10
-Shoplifters - 7/10
-Léon Morin, Priest - 7/10
-Bob Le Flambeur - 7/10
-Rififi - 7/10
-The Virgin Spring -7/10
-Run Lola Run - 7/10
-Le Samourai - 7/10
-The Conformist - 7/10
-Au Revoir les Enfants - 6.5/10
-Last Year At Marienbad - 6/10
-Roma - 6/10
-Army of Shadows - 5/10
-The Mirror - 5/10
-Fitzcarraldo - 5/10

Le Haine - 4/10
(from "Last Movie" thread) Pretty dumb. Punks acting like 5-year olds throughout the entire 97 minutes, which seems to be on a 5-minute loop.



I saw "Z" when I was 18, and remember being a bit bored and gave it a 6/10. I actually tried watching his last movie "Adults in the Room" because I like Varoufakis, but it was so bad I couldn't finish it. Anyway, back to "Z" it seemed to constantly be - "Was it deliberate?" - "Yes" -- "No"... I remember x-rays. I've wanted to re-watch this, but ended up watching this awful movie called, "Panic Room" (after my one-location thread). I go through this every night, but by morning, I want to watch a movie I haven't seen yet, and so I'm definitely looking forward to the future list.

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Let us not overlook its audio-related qualities as well.*What other movie captured so well the sound of da police?

I've seen Red, and probably need to see the whole trilogy at some point and give it a rewatch, but it left me a bit cold at the time. Veronique (or Stephanie, as per Crumb) left me cold at first as well although I did warm up to it eventually, for reasons Janson succinctly outlined with his gif. Folks, I am not made of stone.

If we're strictly talking about Kieslowski muses, then I'm actually partial to Grazyna Szapolowska. But thankfully, my heart is large enough to house many muses, and Jacob will always have a room. Right next to Binoche's.

Heh, good call. Also gotta love the Edith Piaf/"F*** the Police" remix.

I'm evicting Juliet Binoche. Not a fan, sorry.

It's probably cause you never learned how to properly spell her name.

More Juliette for me.

Wonder if she knows Stephanie.

The Battle of Algiers (FREE on YouTube) with some DVD Extras.. They all used to be online, so maybe you can do a full google search, clicking on "Video"

Hell, she can bring her.

I have not seen either of today's films.

Red is my favorite film from the Three Colors trilogy. Irene Jacob is great as others have mentioned, Joseph Kern is my favorite character from the entire trilogy, and I enjoyed how the whole trilogy came together in the final act. It was rather mysterious and reminiscent of The Double Life of Veronique, though I prefer that film over Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy by a decent margin. Blue left me cold emotionally (Binoche was great though and it had some effective moments here and there). I couldn't get into White. With that being said, even though I've seen each film in the trilogy twice (save for White), I'm still wondering if I missed an overarching theme which runs throughout it.

La Haine is pretty good, but it wouldn't occur to me to include it in a top 25 or a top 100. As an aside, my favorite films with "minimal plot" or whatever the proper term is are Jeanne Dielman, Gummo, and Killer of Sheep.

Anyways, no votes here.

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You’ll have to share this one with me.

Juliette Binoche is a talented actress and was the reason why I watched Let the Sunshine In.

I still need to catch up to some of her films, but man….*swoon*

haven't seen Battle of Algiers or Z. Nor have I seen any of the Colors trilogy and unsure if I would care to. Not sure why.
I have seen La Heine for Vincent Cassel. LOVE that guy!! Can't remember too much of the film, but I did enjoy it.



Movies Seen: 22 of 48 (45.83%)
3. Shoplifters (2018) #72
4. Rome, Open City (1945) #93
5. Rififi (1955) #76
6. Army of Shadows (1969) #90
13. Samurai Rebellion (1967) #79
19. Paprika (2006) #100
25. In This Corner of the World (2016) One Pointer

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I've only seen one of the last four movies posted, and that movie was Z. The movie was interesting, but I'm not much of a fan of political movies, so it didn't make my list.

I haven't seen Three Colors: Red, (or any of the movies in the Three Colors trilogy).

I haven't heard of The Battle of Algiers or La Haine.

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2 magnificent films. The camerawork in La Haine is off the charts. 3 colours red is an all time favourite. But I had another one from that trilogy in my ballot.