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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I’m a big fan of foreign films outside of Hollywood.

Three standout films are

1.) Taxidermia (Hungarian) - probably the most twisted iconic ending to a film ever.

2.) Dogtooth (Greek) - the weird meets the absurd. I suspect this might have a few on fab in stitches.

3.) A Prophet (French) - We’ll performed, great story arc and another great ending.

Let me know if you’ve seen any of these, anything else you find interesting and any other thoughts regarding films.

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

My go to list is.....

Pan's Labyrinth

Jean de Florette / Manon des Sources

Bicycle Thieves

Seven Samurai

Bullet Train

Tetsuo

Cinema Paradiso

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I haven't seen those. I pick quirky ones at the BFI Film Festival each year. I can never remember what they're called.

I saw The Square earlier this year. It has the funniest sex scene ever.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Themrock

Alphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

Red Cliff

Delicatessen

Leningrad Cowboys

The Idiots

Ten Canoes

Lagaan

Festen

All About my Mother

La Haine

Das Boot

Three Colours

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

Another fan of Jean de florrett and Manon de source...

Also Dutch war resistance film... The red book or something.... Some pretty hot sex scenes in it as well..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Hairdressers Husband is a beautiful film and my other half thinks the female actress is beautiful xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also Jamon Jamon, great film xx

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

I remember the Russian horror/adventure films Nightwatch and Daywatch that I really liked in the mid 2000s.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hedd Wyn

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By *eeky goodnessMan
over a year ago

Worcester

Some really good ones on Netflix to enjoy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I’m a big fan of foreign films outside of Hollywood.

Three standout films are

1.) Taxidermia (Hungarian) - probably the most twisted iconic ending to a film ever.

2.) Dogtooth (Greek) - the weird meets the absurd. I suspect this might have a few on fab in stitches.

3.) A Prophet (French) - We’ll performed, great story arc and another great ending.

Let me know if you’ve seen any of these, anything else you find interesting and any other thoughts regarding films.

"

Very cool above mine would be:

1) nightwatch - Russian film very cool story about light and dark good v evil

2) my name is courgette - French animated film about a boy who find his dead mum an goes into social care till he is adopted

3) akira - Japanese manga one of the original manage films total amazing and brilliant films

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One of the best war/anti-war films is "Come and See", a 1985 Soviet WWII movie directed by Elem Klimov.

It's a surreal, unsettling, extremely disturbing piece of work with a masterful and affecting performance from the young male lead, Aleksey Kravchenko. A MUST see.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Iv just watched the 4th instalment of the department Q films, a purity of vengance

Scandinavian cinema at its finest, I'm a massive fan of all foreign film but these stand out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Iv just watched the 4th instalment of the department Q films, a purity of vengance

Scandinavian cinema at its finest, I'm a massive fan of all foreign film but these stand out"

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By *ream3.14159Man
over a year ago

Here & there


"I’m a big fan of foreign films outside of Hollywood.

Three standout films are

1.) Taxidermia (Hungarian) - probably the most twisted iconic ending to a film ever.

2.) Dogtooth (Greek) - the weird meets the absurd. I suspect this might have a few on fab in stitches.

3.) A Prophet (French) - We’ll performed, great story arc and another great ending.

Let me know if you’ve seen any of these, anything else you find interesting and any other thoughts regarding films.

"

I've seen 1 and 3

Recommend:

Black cat, white cat

The big blue

The city of lost children

Gomorrah

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Iv just watched the 4th instalment of the department Q films, a purity of vengance

Scandinavian cinema at its finest, I'm a massive fan of all foreign film but these stand out

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Well done Dash

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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3.) A Prophet (French) - We’ll performed, great story arc and another great ending."

Saw it in the cinema, wonderful story and acting. I was really scarred by the paternal/mentor relationship between the main character and the elder prisoner (forgo the character name). Powerful film.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ichi The Killer

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

This is good. It's a spanish film with English dubbing. Called Timecrimes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3eyuL0Bl9s

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"This is good. It's a spanish film with English dubbing. Called Timecrimes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3eyuL0Bl9s"

Iv got it on dvd, it's excellent

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"This is good. It's a spanish film with English dubbing. Called Timecrimes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3eyuL0Bl9s

Iv got it on dvd, it's excellent "

This

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"This is good. It's a spanish film with English dubbing. Called Timecrimes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3eyuL0Bl9s

Iv got it on dvd, it's excellent

This "

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Dubbing is the worst thing you can do to a film, 70s Chinese martial arts films exempt obviously.

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By *hrobbermanMan
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

L'Impiegato - Italian New Wave Cinema Classic (1958). Sexy as f*ck women, stylish men and a belter of a soundtrack. Oh yeah - the plot is pretty brilliant too. Kinda Billy Liar-ish.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"L'Impiegato - Italian New Wave Cinema Classic (1958). Sexy as f*ck women, stylish men and a belter of a soundtrack. Oh yeah - the plot is pretty brilliant too. Kinda Billy Liar-ish."

Sounds great

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Incendies. One of the best films I've seen. Extremely powerful.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"L'Impiegato - Italian New Wave Cinema Classic (1958). Sexy as f*ck women, stylish men and a belter of a soundtrack. Oh yeah - the plot is pretty brilliant too. Kinda Billy Liar-ish.

Sounds great "

Full film is on YouTube

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nightwatch and Daywatch are other good ones

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Incendies. One of the best films I've seen. Extremely powerful. "

Iv just read about that film, sounds amazing actually

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like German goo goo girls,story lines are poor,but plenty of action

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I like German goo goo girls,story lines are poor,but plenty of action "

There's always one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Incendies. One of the best films I've seen. Extremely powerful.

Iv just read about that film, sounds amazing actually"

Hell of a twist to it too. I won't spoil the surprise though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Incendies. One of the best films I've seen. Extremely powerful.

Iv just read about that film, sounds amazing actually

Hell of a twist to it too. I won't spoil the surprise though "

The mother isn't Really the mother?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Incendies. One of the best films I've seen. Extremely powerful.

Iv just read about that film, sounds amazing actually

Hell of a twist to it too. I won't spoil the surprise though

The mother isn't Really the mother? "

I'm not giving anything away

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A prophet is one of the best films I've seen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I like German goo goo girls,story lines are poor,but plenty of action

There's always one "

I'm sure there's more than one,and how disappointed would you be if there wasn't?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Iv just watched the 4th instalment of the department Q films, a purity of vengance

Scandinavian cinema at its finest, I'm a massive fan of all foreign film but these stand out"

The best scadi films ever!!! However 2 new actors have been hired bt the new studio, why ruin a winning formula? The marco effect is the new film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"This is good. It's a spanish film with English dubbing. Called Timecrimes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3eyuL0Bl9s"

You can watch it in Spanish with English subtitles

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wings of Desire is an amazing film.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Wings of Desire is an amazing film. "

The Germans do make some good films, especially wim wenders

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By *Spicey4MeMan
over a year ago

Leeds


"Another fan of Jean de florrett and Manon de source...

Also Dutch war resistance film... The red book or something.... Some pretty hot sex scenes in it as well.. "

I think it's The Black Book by Paul Verhoeven ( Basic instinct/RoboCop) fame this is nothing like those two by the way and I'll also give it a thumbs up

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By *Spicey4MeMan
over a year ago

Leeds

Anything by Perdo Almodovar especially Talk To her

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Another fan of Jean de florrett and Manon de source...

Also Dutch war resistance film... The red book or something.... Some pretty hot sex scenes in it as well..

I think it's The Black Book by Paul Verhoeven ( Basic instinct/RoboCop) fame this is nothing like those two by the way and I'll also give it a thumbs up"

Yeah it's Dutch, carice van houten Aka the red queen in game of thrones is the star

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By (user no longer on site)
42 weeks ago

Amelie

Betty blue

Battle royale

The kite runner

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By *rHotNottsMan
42 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

French all the way. One of my favourite science fiction films is La Cité des enfants perdus. And I like most films with Audrey tattoo , Especially Amelie & Priceless. La vie en Rose is good too

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By (user no longer on site)
42 weeks ago

I like french films a lot too.

Also Australian cinema is fantastic I find. There's a sense of honesty to Australian films I really like. Probably wouldn't be classed as foreign because they're still English speaking. And new Zealand..

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By (user no longer on site)
42 weeks ago

Some non-hollywood Australian/ new Zealand films I dig-

Once were warriors

Romper stomper

Hunt for the wilder people

Dead letter office

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By *aizyWoman
42 weeks ago

west midlands


"Some non-hollywood Australian/ new Zealand films I dig-

Once were warriors

Romper stomper

Hunt for the wilder people

Dead letter office "

There is really good Aussie horror film on Netflix called Talk to Me, if you haven't seen it.

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By (user no longer on site)
42 weeks ago


"Some non-hollywood Australian/ new Zealand films I dig-

Once were warriors

Romper stomper

Hunt for the wilder people

Dead letter office

There is really good Aussie horror film on Netflix called Talk to Me, if you haven't seen it."

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By *rgasmatron1970Man
42 weeks ago

Bromley

Le Grand Blue

Once were Warriors

Ong bak

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By *rHotNottsMan
42 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"Some non-hollywood Australian/ new Zealand films I dig-

Once were warriors

Romper stomper

Hunt for the wilder people

Dead letter office "

Once were Warriors is a classic.

There is another Australian film called Samson & Delilah about a mute teenager And his girlfriend who live on an aboriginal reserve going for an adventure in the city. It’s got hardly any dialogue but it’s a brilliant film and very realistic. I’ve been to the community where it was shot in the desert it is just like that.

Another good Aussie film is Bliss, Based on the novel by Peter Carey & of course the famous & brilliant film Walkabout

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By *exicolaMan
42 weeks ago

West Lothian

Let the Right One In

A Swedish Vampire film. Its brilliant.

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By *rHotNottsMan
42 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"I like french films a lot too.

Also Australian cinema is fantastic I find. There's a sense of honesty to Australian films I really like. Probably wouldn't be classed as foreign because they're still English speaking. And new Zealand..

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Bad Taste, One of Peter Jackson’s first films, I think it’s all shot around Christchurch

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By (user no longer on site)
42 weeks ago


"Let the Right One In

A Swedish Vampire film. Its brilliant."

I saw that at the cinema

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By (user no longer on site)
42 weeks ago


"I like french films a lot too.

Also Australian cinema is fantastic I find. There's a sense of honesty to Australian films I really like. Probably wouldn't be classed as foreign because they're still English speaking. And new Zealand..

Bad Taste, One of Peter Jackson’s first films, I think it’s all shot around Christchurch "

The one he did after, brain-dead, is a masterpiece I think.

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By (user no longer on site)
42 weeks ago

the red turtle.

No dialogue, but foreign made.

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By *ild_oatsMan
42 weeks ago

the land of saints & sinners

If you mean non Hollywood films as opposed to foreign languages films how about adding….

Trainspotting

Rabbit Proof Fence

Hardware

Goodbye Pork Pie

To the list….

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By *enSiskoMan
42 weeks ago

Cestus 3

Solaris,

Le Fem Nikita

Chopper, Walkabout , Braindead and Picnic at hanging rock if we include Australian films.

Messian Pt 1/2, amazing true story.

Blue is the Warmest Colour.

Troll Hunter.

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By *tylebender03Man
42 weeks ago

Manchester

East Asian cinema( HK, Kung fu, J horror, Korean, japanese etc) euro crime, Italian horror, Latin horror (Mexican and Brazilian)

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By (user no longer on site)
42 weeks ago

I've thought of a really good mexican film called amores perros.

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By (user no longer on site)
42 weeks ago

This thread is a year old and the OP is no longer on the site but as Foreign films go I mostly like the American ones

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By (user no longer on site)
42 weeks ago


"This thread is a year old and the OP is no longer on the site but as Foreign films go I mostly like the American ones"

I thought I'd resurrect it rather than creating a new one for the topic.

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By *Spicey4MeMan
38 weeks ago

Leeds

Valentin directed by Alejandro Agresti.

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By *erry bull1Man
38 weeks ago

doncaster

Billitis

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By *rHotNottsMan
38 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Australian film called Bliss, based on the novel by Peter Cary. The book is great the film is okay.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
38 weeks ago

Cheshire

Cinema Paradiso - one of the first subtitled films I saw. Loved it and still in my top ten films (I actually like the long version).

Kontroll- Hungarian film about their subway and the ticket inspectors, add a killer who’s pushing people on to the lines and a love story (girl walking around in a bears costume).

Subway -Luc Besson film with Christopher Lambert (not obsessed with subways honest)

Downfall- Hitlers last days in the bunker.

The Lives of Others - Stasi, east Berlin

A very long engagement, Amelie, Oldboy, City of God, The Raid, The Ring etc…

I feel sorry for those who don’t venture in to World Cinema because they don’t like to read subtitles.

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By *reggSausageMan
38 weeks ago

derby

Three colours trilogy by Krzysztof Kieslowski but watch it in order, blue white then red, almost 6 hours of cinematic bliss

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By *Spicey4MeMan
38 weeks ago

Leeds

Black Book by Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct fame) it's a Dutch movie and really took me my suprise. Definitely different to his American/Hollywood based fare.

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
38 weeks ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

My favourites are

The Ip Man films

Taxi (French film about a Taxi driver directed by Luc Besson)

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
38 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

Do Auf Viederseign Pet and Train Spotting count as foreign language

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By *ougarsilkWoman
38 weeks ago

Pleasure heaven

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By *ougarsilkWoman
38 weeks ago

Pleasure heaven


"Cinema Paradiso - one of the first subtitled films I saw. Loved it and still in my top ten films (I actually like the long version).

Kontroll- Hungarian film about their subway and the ticket inspectors, add a killer who’s pushing people on to the lines and a love story (girl walking around in a bears costume).

Subway -Luc Besson film with Christopher Lambert (not obsessed with subways honest)

Downfall- Hitlers last days in the bunker.

The Lives of Others - Stasi, east Berlin

A very long engagement, Amelie, Oldboy, City of God, The Raid, The Ring etc…

I feel sorry for those who don’t venture in to World Cinema because they don’t like to read subtitles. "

Ooo I love subtitled movies and drama series. Ive seen the secret lives of others. Will check out the others too

Telenovela La Reina del sur, Black money love (about 500 episodes lol)

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