Bogie56 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 The 2007 winner of the Hungarian Film Week Best Picture Award was … Iska’s Journey (2007) Csaba Bollok, Hungary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsan404 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Some of my favorites have already been mentioned, so I would like to add two interesting, well-made movies from Spain: Concursante (Contestant). Directed by Rodrigo Cortés. With Leonardo Sbaraglia, Chete Lera, Miryam Gallego, and Fernando Cayo. A black comedy/thriller about a man whose life takes a turn for the worse after he big on a quiz show. Director Cortés does a fine job keeping the right tone for the movie, a nice balance between comedy and paranoia. Leonardo Sbaraglia (Plata Quemada) and the rest of the cast give fine performances. La Torre de Suso (Suso's Tower). Directed by Tom Fernández. With Javier Cámara, Gonzalo de Castro, Malena Alterio, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba. A man who, after living abroad for years, returns to his hometown to attend the funeral of an old friend, and decides to fulfill his friend's dream of building a tower. Very funny comedy about friendship and lost love, with good performances, especially Javier Cámara and Emilio Gutiérrez Caba. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Lust, Caution (Se, Jie) is a Chinese film by Ang Lee, who's better known for Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi. You could see it as the Asian Casablanca - in one shot you can even see a poster of that film. It's a spy thriller set during World War II, when China was occupied by Japan. A young woman joins the resistance and has to seduce a collaborator. It has suspence, romance, a psychological dilemma and beautiful images. Wei Tang and Tony Leung are excellent. Fermat's Room (La Habitacion de Fermat) is a Spanish movie about a group of mathematicians locked up in a room. They have to solve a number of riddles before the walls close in on them. It's not very realistic, but if you like logical puzzles and riddles you must see it. Tricks (Sztucki) is a Polish film by Andrzej Jakimowski. A six-year-old boy and his older sister live in their own fantasy world, playing games and using "tricks" to influence the future. The boy thinks a man at the train station is their father, who left them many years ago. It gives a more colorful image of Poland than what we're used to. Funuke, Show Some Love You Losers! (Funuke Domo, Kanashimi No Ai Wo Misero) is a Japanese dark comedy about a family in a small village. The eldest daughter dreams of making it in Tokyo as an actress, but she's not very talented. The youngest daughter on the contrary has a real talent for drawing mangas. She uses material from real life, including incidents with her jalous older sister. Those manga images are well integrated, resulting into a weird movie. The Secret of the Grain (La Graine et le mulet) is a French drama by the Tunisian born Abdellatif Kechiche, better known for Blue Is the Warmest Color. It's about a sixty-year old, divorced Tunisian immigrant who wants to start a restaurant on a boat, where he wants to serve couscous and mullet fish. Helped by the daughter of his lover he tries to overcome all the bureaucratic hurdles and the bad luck. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 Katyn (2007) Andrzej Wajda, Poland. Of the Wajda films that I have seen I thought Katyn was the best. It has two parallel stories. The first is the historic execution of thousands of Polish officers during WWII. The second takes place years later when Poland is emerging from Soviet rule and a search for the truth behind the tragic event begins. For years the people of Poland had been told that the men had been murdered by the Nazis when in fact it was the Soviets. The rewriting of history is a parallel crime. I saw this film in the big theatre at the BFI Southbank. Wajda was supposed to be there but had cancelled due to illness. At the end of the film as the credits rolled dozens of people began to opening wail. Soon that was all you could hear in the theatre. Very chilling. Obviously a lot of older Polish people had attended and were overcome by the power of the film. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 The 2007 winner of the Cairo International Film Festival's Best Picture Award was … Kicks (2007) Albert Ter Heerdt, the Netherlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 The Best Picture winner of the 2007 Golden Horse Film Festival was … Lust, Caution (2007) Ang Lee, China The Best Picture winner of the 2008 Golden Horse Film Festival was … The Warlords (2007) Peter Chan, China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 The winner of the 2007 Tokyo International Film Festival Best Picture Award was … The Band’s Visit (2007) Eran Kolirin, Israel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 My top FF films of 2008 of the 17 that I have seen are …. 1. Mesrine Parts 1 & 2 (2008) Jean-Francois Richet, France 2. Let the Right One In (2008) Tomas Alfredson, Sweden 3. Waltz With Bashir (2008) Ari Folman, Israel 4. Red Cliff (2008) John Woo, China 5. Everlasting Moments (2008) Jan Troell, Sweden 6. Flame and Citron (2008) Ole Christian Madsen, Denmark 7. Summer Hours (2008) Olivier Assayas, France 8. Ponyo (2008) Hayao Miyazaki, Japan [I saw a dubbed version] 9. Troubled Water (2008) Erik Poppe, Norway 10. A Christmas Tale (2008) Arnaud Desplechin, France The Beaches of Agnes (2008) Agnes Varda, France Three Monkeys (2008) Nuri Bilge Ceylon, Turkey Mark of an Angel (2008) Safy Nebbou, France Che (2008) Steven Soderbergh, USA Under the Salt (2008) Mario Munoz, Mexico and I’ve also seen … Private Lessons (2008) Joachim Lafosse, Belgium Lake Tahoe (2008) Fernando Elmboke, Mexico 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 2008 Let the Right One In, Tomas Alfredson, Sweden Martyrs, Pascal Laugier, France The Good the Bad the Weird, Kim Jee-woon, South Korea Departures, Yojiro Takita, Japan Flame & Citron, Ole Christian Madsen, Denmark Waltz with Bashir, Ari Folman, Israel The Class, Laurent Cantet, France Red Cliff, John Woo, China Ip Man, Wilson Yip, Hong Kong The Chaser, Na Hong-jin, South Korea Sauna, Antti-Jussi Annila, Finland Sugar, Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, US/Dominican Republic Che, Steven Soderbergh, US/France/Spain The Last Deadly Mission, Olivier Marchal, France Tokyo Gore Police, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Japan Dog Eat Dog, Carlos Moreno, Colombia The Machine Girl, Noboru Iguchi, Japan Il Divo, Paolo Sorrentino, Italy I've also seen: Gomorrah, Matteo Garrone, Italy Chocolate, Prachya Pinkaew, Thailand JCVD, Mabrouk El Mechri, Belgium Left Bank, Pieter Van Hees, Belgium Dante 01, Marc Caro, France CJ7, Stephen Chow, Hong Kong An Empress and the Warriors, Ching Siu-Tung, Hong Kong Ong Bak 2, Tony Jaa & Panna Rittikrai, Thailand Assassin's Blade aka Butterfly Lovers, Jingle Ma, Hong Kong Hard Revenge, Milly, Takanori Tsujimoto, Japan (short) The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit, Minoru Kawasaki, Japan Geisha Assassin, Go Ohara, Japan Nina: Crazy Suicide Girl, Christian Arioli, Italy 1001 Movies You Must See The Class, Laurent Cantet, France Gomorrah, Matteo Garrone, Italy The Good the Bad the Weird, Kim Jee-woon, South Korea Let the Right One In, Tomas Alfredson, Sweden 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 1. Let the Right One In, Tomas Alfredson, Sweden 2. Welcome to the Sticks, Dany Boon, France 3. Waltz With Bashir, Ari Folman, Israel 4. Che, Steven Soderbergh, Spain 5. Ponyo, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan 6. Hitler's Kaput!, Marius Balchunas, Russia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 From the foreign editions- Mamma Mia, Phyllida Lloyd, Swedish edition Involuntary, Ruben Östlund, Swedish edition Welcome to the Sticks, Dany Boon, French edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Mamma Mia may have been produced by ABBA of Sweden but it is pure English language - even the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Bogie56 said: Mamma Mia may have been produced by ABBA of Sweden but it is pure English language - even the songs. Yes, I know but it is in the Swedish edition and not the American edition for some reason. Same with Zorba the Greek in the Greek edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 The 2008 Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film … Departures (2008) Yojiro Takita, Japan **** The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) Uli Edel, Germany The Class (2008) Laurence Cantet, France Revanche (2008) Gotz Spielmann, Austria Waltz With Bashir (2008) Ari Folman, Israel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 The 2008 BAFTA Foreign Film Award included …. I’ve Loved You So Long (2008) Philippe Claudel, France **** Waltz With Bashir (2008) Ari Folman, Israel The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) Uli Edel, Germany Gomorrah (2008) Matteo Garrone, Italy The 2009 BAFTA Foreign Film Award included this nominee …. Let the Right One In (2008) Tomas Alfredson, Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 The Baader Meinhof Complex, Uli Edel, Germany The Class, Laurent Cantet, France The Sicilian Girl, Marco Amenta, Italy Troubled Water, Erik Poppe, Norway Departures, Yôjirô Takita, Japan The Wave, Dennis Gannsel, Germany Waltz with Bashir, Ari Folman, Israel Mark of an Angel, Safy Nebbou, France Welcome to the Sticks, Dany Boon, France Lion’s Den, Pablo Trapero, Argentina Jodhaa Akbar, Ashutosh Gowariker, India The First Day of the Rest of Your Life, Rémi Bezançon, France 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 The winner of the 2008 European Film Awards Best Picture was … Gomorrah (2008) Matteo Garrone, Italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 The 2008 Independent Spirit Best Foreign Film Award included … The Class (2008) Laurence Cantet, France **** Gomorrah (2008) Matteo Garrone, Italy The 2009 Independent Spirit Best Foreign Film Award included this nominee … Everlasting Moments (2008) Jan Troell, Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 The 2008 British Independent Foreign Language Film Award included … Waltz With Bashir (2008) Ari Folman, Israel **** Gomorrah (2008) Matteo Garrone, Italy I’ve Loved You So Long (2008) Philippe Claudel, France The 2009 British Independent Foreign Language Film Award included … Let the Right One In (2008) Tomas Alfredson, Sweden **** Il Divo (2008) Paolo Sorrentino, Italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 The winner of the 2008 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language film was … Waltz With Bashir (2008) Ari Folman, Israel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 The 2008 winner of France’s Cesar Best Picture Award … Seraphine (2008) Martin Provost, France The 2008 winner of France’s Cesar Best Foreign Film Award was … Waltz With Bashir (2008) Ari Folman, Israel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 The 2008 winner of Sweden’s Guldbagge award was … Everlasting Moments (2008) Jan Troell, Sweden The 2009 winner of Sweden’s Guldbagge Foreign Film Award was … Waltz With Bashir (2008) Ari Folman, Israel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 Denmark’s 2008 Robert Best Picture Award went to … Terribly Happy (2008) Henrik Ruben Genz, Denmark Denmark’s 2008 Robert Best Foreign Picture Award went to … Everlasting Moments (2008) Jan Troell, Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Martyrs is a French suspense thriller/horror film that starts out as a home invasion movie. Two young women (Morjana Alaoui and Mylene Jampanoi) force their way into a typical middle-class home, terrorizing the family that lives there. One of the young women had been kidnapped and tortured as a child, and the perpetrators were never caught. She is convinced that the father of this family was one of those who abused her long ago. What seems to be a somewhat standard revenge thriller with psychological touches (is the girl right in her accusations against the father, or is she so mentally scarred from those events that she doesn't know what she's doing?), takes a twist in the second half and enters into original territory. I won't spoil it, but it is very graphic, nightmarish stuff, and the film is usually only available in an edited version. The difference between the edited version and the uncut version is very minimal, and even the edited version may prove too strong for many viewers. Personally, I liked the unexpected direction that the film takes, the metaphysical denouement which is also very darkly humorous, and the excellent performances. There was an English-language remake released in 2015, but I haven't bothered trying to see it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1. Ponyo Hayao Miyazaki, Japan 2. A Christmas Tale Arnaud Desplechin, France 3. Waltz with Bashir Ari Folman, Israel 4. Gomorrah Matteo Garrone, Italy 5. Red Cliff, Part One John Woo, China 6. The Beach of Agnes Agnes Varda, France 7. Lorna's Silence Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Belgium 8. Summer Hours Oliver Assayas, France 9. 35 Shots of Rum Claire Denis, France 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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