Do you like foreign films?

baskets · 06-07-12, 07:15 PM

Yep, Danish, Swedes, Norwegian.... make some good movies.

Do you have selections from Africa? Oh, no? Go figure.

Funny how you love you some Euro culture... yet you fight for the right of the opposite? Hypocrite much?

dante1 · 06-07-12, 07:30 PM

Wish I knew what you meant? I guess it reflects your bias and hatred. Grow up!

pronk · 06-07-12, 07:57 PM

Love it! Italian and French tops, Swedish and soviet are great too. You must see this Swedish film called "Mit liv som hund" (My life as a dog)

pronk · 06-07-12, 08:01 PM

Originally posted by baskets

Yep, Danish, Swedes, Norwegian.... make some good movies.

Do you have selections from Africa? Oh, no? Go figure.

Funny how you love you some Euro culture... yet you fight for the right of the opposite? Hypocrite much?

South Africa made some great films

Did you ever see "The gods must be crazy" (both the original and the sequel). Ozzies and chinks are making some good movies also.

dante1 · 06-07-12, 08:33 PM

Thank you I will, I doubt if he counts S Africa. But, you're right I have seen a couple S African films that were great. Watch the two I mentioned. If you get Amazon prime they are both free

dante1 · 06-07-12, 08:54 PM

Both films I mentioned ended without the major theme or problem solved. Not unlike life. American films almost always wrap things up in a nice finished bundle with the hero winning and everybody satisfied and smiling very much unlike life. In both films I mentioned it is difficult to identify the hero or the antihero, you want to cheer for somebody but you really don't know who. You empathize with all and hate all, you want things to end well but they do not.

Two very interesting films. America film makers would do well to imitate them.

MagicDiceFlow · 06-07-12, 10:35 PM

Logging into my Amazon account now and checking it out....looks like a pretty decent film...will let you know what I think.

sickler · 06-07-12, 11:39 PM

Yes.

A couple must see French films by director Gasper Noe:

Irreversible
I stand alone (Seul contre tous)

Very gritty movies, not for the faint-hearted. Actor Philippe Nahon is in both of them.

MagicDiceFlow · 06-08-12, 12:23 AM

If you're into neo-realism movies, there's a cool director named Bahrani that has three good movies :

Man Push Cart
Goodbye Solo
Chop Shop

Dutch · 06-08-12, 02:00 AM

I'll have to check these out.

There's a Scandonavian (I guess you'd call it horror) movie called Sauna, not much plot and some might think it's boring..I liked it a lot. Very heavy, atmospheric movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9H0nWovb40&feature=related

MagicDiceFlow · 06-08-12, 03:12 AM

Just finished AFTER THE WEDDING. Acting was excellent like you mentioned. Took a while for the plot to develop but I think that was the director's intention. I liked the stark realism in the movie. Overall, it was a good movie.

Tchocky · 06-10-12, 11:36 PM

Love foreign and indie flicks. These filmmakers usually don't care about making a lot of money so their films aren't trying to please everyone.

chipper · 06-11-12, 12:38 AM

Saw a few Swedish films that I really enjoyed... I'd definitely like to see more.

gregm · 06-11-12, 12:55 AM

Most people dont realize "The Professional" was from a foreign film director.

Leon. Watch the international directors cut version

Le femme Nikita

Tons of great noir foreign films, Bergman, Godard You could spend an entire year with Bergman and Kurosawa

gregm · 06-11-12, 01:14 AM

Bergman has the scenes in black and white in the rain in Scandinavia that are just haunting. Wild strawberries is a great film but most people have heard of this film but never watched it. seventh seal

In black and white and the criterion collection, the cinematography in these films is incredible. Fellinis films in black and white on a nice screen!

GUMMO77 · 06-11-12, 01:53 AM

Checkout http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154420/

Also there are a lot of good movies done under the Dogme 95 Manifesto that are completely "non hollywood". Just google the list.

Sunde91 · 06-11-12, 02:33 AM

Downfall/Der Untergang, best WWII movie I've seen, definitely unique. Don't watch if you insist on bang bang die Nazi die bang hate evil Germans bang hooah Merica kick ass that is Hollywood

Le_Donk · 06-11-12, 09:54 AM

danish flicks are cool
In China they eat dogs http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180748/
and old men in new cars http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246692/

chilidog · 06-11-12, 10:01 AM

I love foreign films. I live in Costa Rica, so the United States is foreign to me.

dante1 · 06-12-12, 10:26 AM

I am watching one right now, it is okay. Spanish, I am going to attempt to watch every film you guys mentioned. I hope I can find many of them on Amazon. I am watching DEATH OF A CYCLIST. It is an old one 1955 I think.

US films for the most part are pretty crappy. Some decent but rare. Last time I was in a theater was J Edgar Hoover movie. It was only okay. Rarely go anymore. I actually believe non network TV is getting better than US films. AMC producing some good shows. Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Killing are all good.

Thanks guys.

dante1 · 06-12-12, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by Sunde91

Downfall/Der Untergang, best WWII movie I've seen, definitely unique. Don't watch if you insist on bang bang die Nazi die bang hate evil Germans bang hooah Merica kick ass that is Hollywood

I saw this film and you are correct it was excellent.

Winnipeg Jets · 06-12-12, 05:21 PM

[QUOTE=sickler;14996258]Yes.

A couple must see French films by director Gasper Noe:

Irreversible
I stand alone (Seul contre tous)

Very gritty movies, not for the faint-hearted. Actor Philippe Nahon is in both of them.

where did you buy/see these?? i heard they're great.

Harun · 06-12-12, 05:38 PM

one of the best movies I have watched...