Favourite foreign language films

[ColuGav]

Am I the only one that likes Apocalypto?

[KB_S1]

Forgot that Pan's Labyrinth was in Spanish.
All of Del Toro's work is worth watching.

The Orphanage and Rec are decent horror films too.

Tokyo Drifter
A Bittersweet Life (almost a remake of Tokyo Drifter)
R-Point

[covmutley]

Love City of God, Black Book is good too.

Also, La haine, watched it a few years ago now but remember it being good. Basically about 3 teens growing up on a Parisian council estate with th ususal racial tension, crime vices etc,

Edited by covmutley on Friday 17th September 12:28

[webbyst]

Diva

[theironduke]

Stalingrad

With subs, not the crappy dubbed version.

First time i saw it i felt truly uncomfortable at times, the scene with the tanks in the snow will always stick in my mind. Truly grim.

[toasty]

shirt said:

the bothersome man

I really enjoyed this but WTF? It's like the Stepford Wives in IKEA.

[toasty]

I'll throw the following into the mix.

Hidden
Tell No One
Mid August Lunch
The Host

[shirt]

toasty said:

shirt said:

the bothersome man

I really enjoyed this but WTF? It's like the Stepford Wives in IKEA.

haven't got the foggiest, even the info. i've read on the internet doesn't help. very weird, but somehow satisfying.

have you ever seen synechdoche, new york? that is a headfk and a half.

[butch_]

Muzzer said:

Downfall (excellent Hitler's bunker-based film, in German)

+1
The actor playing the role of Hitler was brilliant.
(Not to mention all the youtube spoofs based on the film)

Also liked Apocalypto.

On a different note, I find the french comedy Les Visiteurs very entertaining.

[dave-therave]

Another vote for "goodbye lenin!", really funny film.

[caz_manc]

ColuGav said:

Am I the only one that likes Apocalypto?

That was a brillant film

[5potTurbo]

euroboy said:

Not a movie, but "The Matroesjka's" Belgian TV series in Flemish/Dutch is brilliant. If you can get hold of it on DVD with English subs its well worth a watch.

(Gritty drama about Eastern European girls forced into prostitution)

On a not disimlar note, I'm quite surprised (although I know this isn't "The Lounge") that no-one's mentioned "Baise Moi"?

[Coco H]

Antonia's Line

[Nuisance_Value]

Let the Right One In
Delicatessen
City of Lost Children
The Telephone Box
Amelie
A Very Long Engagement
A Prophet
Sin Nombre
Mesrine
13 Tzameti
Once Upon a Time in China series

to name just a few in addition to those already mentioned. There's just so many to choose from and just love watching a truly innovative or well made film that isn't American or English in origin.

[Mr Dave]

Chevaliers du soliel

French Topgun but is beautifully filmed, okish story but the flying is superb.

[boomboompow]

Thought of another two good ones; Che (with Benicio Del Toro) and The Good, The Bad and The Weird which is a kind of spaghetti western set in China (which I guess makes it a spaghetti eastern) - very funny film.

Oh and Machine Gun Girl

Edited by boomboompow on Friday 17th September 16:18

[Pesty]

District 13 and district 13 ultimatum

I prefered the second film but both good. If you want an action movie done with continental style you can't go wrong.

Battle royale is a good Japanese film

[Ozone]

Battle Royale - but not the sequels.
La Femme Nikita
Taxi
Belle de Jour
A Chinese Ghost Story
Hero

to name but a few.

[V8mate]

Emmanuelle?

[KP328]

delicatessen.

La Haine.