Bogie56 Posted May 7 The Winner of the 1998 Berlin International Film Festival was this foreign film … Central Station (1998) Walter Salles, Brazil Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 7 The 1998 Chicago International Film Festival’s Best Picture Award went to this foreign language film … The Hole (1998) Tsai Ming-Liang, Taiwan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 7 The winners of the 1998 Cannes Film Festival included this foreign language film … Eternity and a Day (1998) Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greece Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 7 This foreign language film won at the 1998 Venice Film Festival …. The Way We Laughed (1998) Gianni Amelio, Italy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 7 The 1998 Locarno International Film Festival foreign film winner was … Mr. Zhao (1998) Yue Lu, Hong Kong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 7 This foreign language film won the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival … Wind With the Gone (1998) Alejandro Agresti, Argentina Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 7 This film won the Grand Prize at the 1998 Montreal World Film Festival … Full Moon (1998) Fredi. M. Murer, Switzerland This film won the Jury Prize at the 1998 Montreal World Film Festival … Sun Bird (1998) Xueqi Wand, Liping Yang, China *photo is of dancer, Liping Yang. This film won the Best Canadian Film Award at the 1998 Montreal World Film Festival … 2 Seconds (1998) Manon Briand, Canada 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 7 This film won the Best Canadian Film Award at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival … No (1998) Robert LePage, Canada This film won the International Critics Prize at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival … West Beirut (1998) Ziad Doueiri, Lebanon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 8 The winner of the 1998 Nederlands Film Festival Best Picture Award … Felice … Felice … (1998) Peter Delpeut, the Netherlands The winner of the 1999 Nederlands Film Festival Best Picture Award … The Flying Liftboy (1999) Ben Sombogaart, the Netherlands Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 8 The 1999 winner of Norway’s Amanda Award for Best Picture went to …. Only Clouds Move the Stars (1998) Torun Lian, Norway The 1998 winner of Norway’s Amanda Award for Best Nordic Picture went to …. The Celebration (1998) Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark The 1999 winner of Norway’s Amanda Award for Best Foreign Film went to …. **** Amal/Show Me Love (1998) Lukas Moodysson, Sweden Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 8 The winner of the 1998 Stockholm International Film Festival Best Picture Award was … The Wounds (1998) Srdjan Dragojevic, Yugoslavia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 8 The 1998 winner of the Ghent International Film Festival Best Picture Award was … The Inheritors (1998) Stefan Ruzowitsky, Hungary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 8 The winner of the 1998 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Best Picture Award was … Sweetheart/Le Coeur au Poing (1998) Charles Biname, Canada Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 8 The 1998 winner of the Hungarian Film Week Best Picture Award was … Passion (1998) Gyorgy Feher, Hungary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 8 The winner of the 1998 Mar del Plata Film Festival Best International Picture was …. The Cloud and the Rising Sun (1998) Mahmoud Kalari, Iran The winner of the 1998 Mar del Plata Film Festival Best Picture was …. Amor & Cia (1998) Helvecio Ratton, Brazil Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 9 The 1998 winner of the Cairo International Film Festival's Best Picture Award was … Malli (1998) Santosh Sivan, India Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 9 The 1998 winner of the Asia Pacific Film Festival Best Picture Award was … Leaf on a Pillow (1998) Garin Nugroho, Indonesia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 9 The Best Picture winner of the 1998 Golden Horse Film Festival was … Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (1998) Joan Chen, China Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 9 The Dinner Game (1998) Francis Veber, France. Not a very PC comedy about a group who have a competition to see who can bring the biggest twit as their dinner guest. The saving grace here might be Jacques Villeret's Cesar winning performance as the prize twit. This was remade as the atrocious Dinner For Schmucks in 2010 by Jay Roach which I saw on an airplane and nearly walked out. 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YabbaDabba Posted May 9 I don't have so many from this year. But Lola is one of my favorites - and the music is awesome. Run, Lola Run (1998) Tom Tykwer, Germany The Dinner Game (1998) Francis Veber, France Open Your Eyes (1997) Alejandro Amenabar, Spain The Way We Laughed (1998) Gianni Amelio, Italy The Phantom of the Opera, Dario Argento, Italy The Celebration (1998) Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted May 9 I Stand Alone is the first feature from French troublemaker Gaspar Noe. He directed, produced, wrote and edited the film. It's a bizarre, uncomfortable look at a misanthropic late-middle-age ex-convict known as the Butcher (Philippe Nahon). The entire film is narrated by the Butcher, as we hear his stream-of-consciousness ranting, rambling, complaining, reminiscing - all of it punctuated by a loud <BANG> on the soundtrack after each sentence. As the film progresses, the audience slowly learns more about the Butcher's terrible past, and the many awful things he has done, wants to do, and is doing. It's a brutal, ugly, almost torturous film not for the faint-of-heart or easily offended. It's one of a kind, and that's a good thing! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted May 9 Samurai Fiction is a loving, comedic homage to classic samurai films, shot in B&W and with many scenes reminiscent of those in jidaigeki cinema. A samurai (Mitsuru Fukikoshi) goes on the search for a stolen sword. He's unknowingly shadowed by a pair of ninja hired by the samurai's father to secretly help out his son if needed. With characters named "Kurosawa" and "Mizoguchi", the film wears its inspirations on its sleeves. I found the movie funny and entertaining. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted May 9 Bio Zombie is a raucous Hong Kong horror-comedy about a group of characters trapped in a large shopping mall when a zombie outbreak occurs. The comedy is broad in that peculiar Chinese way, while the look at Hong Kong consumer culture during the uncertain days of the Handover is interesting. It also shows the growing influence of western culture in Hong Kong cinema. Tomie is a Japanese horror film and, along with this same year's Ringu, serves as a prime example of the "J-Horror", or Japanese horror, style of fright film. The plot concerns the investigation in the death of a high school student named Tomie (Miho Kanno). The police think that it has something to do with a classmate (Mami Nakamura) of the dead girl, who has suffered from amnesia since around the time of the murder. The case soon uncovers other similar murders dating back to nearly 150 years, leading them to believe that a supernatural presence is involved. Much like the superior Ringu, this film was a big hit in its home country, and spawned a whole series of sequels, nine films as of 2011! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted May 9 My top FF films of 1999 of the 21 that I have seen are …. 1. The Color of Paradise (1999) Majid Majidi, Iran 2. All About My Mother (1999) Pedro Almodovar, Spain 3. Himalaya (1999) Eric Valli, Michel Debats, Nepal 4. Venus Beauty Institute (1999) Tonie Marshall, France 5. Taboo (1999) Nagisa Oshima, Japan 6. Aimee and Jaguar (1999) Max Farberbrock, Germany 7. La Buche (1999) Daniele Thompson, France 8. Criminal Lovers (1999) Francois Ozon, France 9. The Children of the Century (1999) Diane Kurys, France 10. Time Regained (1999) Raul Ruiz, France Beau Travail (1999) Claire Denis, France After the Rain (1999) Takashi Koizumi, Japan and I’ve also seen … The Road Home (1999) Zhang Yimou, China Shower (1999) Zhang Yang, China Moonlight Express (1999) Daniel Lee, Hong Kong Mifune (1999) Soren Kragh-Jacobsen, Denmark Solomon and Gaenor (1999) Paul Morrison, Wales L’humanite (1999) Bruno Dumont, France Clouds of May (1999) Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey Kikujiro (1999) Takeshi Kitano, Japan The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) Abbas Kiarostami, Iran 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoraSmith Posted May 9 The Road Home, Zhang Yimou, China Rosetta, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Belgium Not One Less, Zhang Yimou, China All About My Mother, Pedro Almodóvar, Spain Criminal Lovers, Francois Ozon, France The Nanny, Marco Bellocchio, Italy Girl on the Bridge, Patrice Leconte, France Sonnenallee, Claus Boje, Germany Bye Bye Blue Bird, Katrin Ottarsdóttir, Denmark The Colour of Lies, Claude Chabrol, France The Italian film La Balia has nothing to do with Fran Drescher. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
