Bogie56 Posted November 11, 2019 The winners of the 2019 Venice Film Festival included …. Atlantis (2019) Valentyn Vasyanovych, Ukraine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 11, 2019 The 2019 Locarno International Film Festival foreign film winner was … Vitalina Varela (2019) Pedro Costa, Portugal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 11, 2019 This foreign language film won the 2019 San Sebastian Film Festival … Pacified (2019) Paxton Winters, Brazil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 11, 2019 This film won the Best Canadian Film Award at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival … Antigone (2019) Sophie Deraspe, Canada Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 12, 2019 The winner of the 2019 Nederlands Film Festival Best Picture Award … Dirty God (2019) Sacha Polak, the Netherlands Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 12, 2019 The 2019 winner of Norway’s Amanda Award for Best Picture went to …. Out Stealing Horses (2019) Hans Petter Moland, Norway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 12, 2019 The winner of the 2019 Sweden’s Goteborg International Film Festival Best Picture Award was … Queen of Hearts (2019) May el-Toukhy, Denmark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 12, 2019 The 2019 winner of the Ghent International Film Festival Best Picture Award was … Ondog (2019) Quan’an Wang, China Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 12, 2019 The winner of the 2019 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Best Picture Award was … The Father (2019) Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Bulgaria Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 12, 2019 The winner of the 2019 Tokyo International Film Festival Best Picture Award was … Uncle (2019) Frelle Petersen, Denmark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 13, 2019 Here were our number one choices for this decade ... 13 Assassins (2010) Takashi Miike, Japan (2) Identity Card (2010) Ondrej Trojan, Czech Republic Mysteries of Lisbon (2010) Raoul Ruiz, Portugal/France On the Path (2010) Jasmila Zbanic, Bosnia and Herzegovina Faust (2011) Aleksandr Sokurov, Russia Hasta la Vista/Come As You Are (2011) Geoffrey Enthoven, Belgium Lessons of a Dream (2011) Sebastian Grobler, Germany The Raid: Redemption (2011) Gareth Evans, Indonesia The Skin I Live In (2011) Pedro Almodovar, Spain The Hunt (2012) Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark (2) Holy Motors (2012) Leos Carax, France My Beautiful Country (2012) Michaela Kezele, Serbia A Royal Affair (2012) Nikolaj Arcel, Denmark Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) Abdellatif Kechiche, France Hard to Be a God (2013) Aleksey German, Russia Metro Manila (2013) Sean Ellis, Philippines The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013) Isao Takahata, Japan We Are the Best! (2013) Lukas Moodysson, Sweden The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014) Han-min Kim, South Korea Phoenix (2014) Christian Petzold, Germany The Raid 2 (2011) Gareth Evans, Indonesia Two Days, One Night (2014) Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Belgium Wild Tales (2014) Damian Szifron, Argentina Dheepan (2015) Jacques Audiard, France Francofonia (2015) Alexander Sokurov, Russia Look Who’s Back (2015) David Wnendt, Germany The Lure (2015) Agnieszka Smoczynska, Poland Victoria (2015) Sebastian Schipper, Germany The Handmaiden (2016) Chan-wook Park, South Korea (2) The Salesman (2016) Asghar Farhadi, Iran (2) Train to Busan (2016) Sang-ho Yeon, South Korea Loveless (2017) Andrey Zvyaginstev, Russia November (2017) Rainer Warnet, Estonia On Body and Soul (2017) Ildiko Envedi, Hungary Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017) Issa Lopez, Mexico The Young Karl Marx (2017) Raoul Peck, France Burning (2018) Chang-dong Lee, South Korea Decision: Liquidation (2018) Aleksandr Aravin, Russia Everybody Knows (2018) Asghar Farhadi, Spain Transit (2018) Christian Petzold, Germany Utoya: July 22 (2018) Erik Poppe, Norway The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) Chiwetel Eijofor, UK First Love (2019) Takashi Miike, Japan The Wolf’s Call (2019) Antonin Baudry, France 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) My top FF films of the 2010’s …. 1. Wild Tales (2014) Damian Szifron, Argentina 2. The Salesman (2016) Asghar Farhadi, Iran 3. Everybody Knows (2018) Asghar Farhadi, Spain 4. Capernaum (2018) Nadine Labaki, Lebanon 5. 13 Assassins (2010) Takashi Miike, Japan 6. The Hunt (2012) Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark 7. The Handmaiden (2016) Chan-wook Park, South Korea 8. Amour (2012) Michael Haneke, France 9. Metro Manila (2013) Sean Ellis, Philippines 10. Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) Abdellatif Kechiche, France Edited November 13, 2019 by Bogie56 included The Handmaiden which I saw again 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sukhov Posted November 13, 2019 1. The Young Karl Marx (2017) Raoul Peck, France 2. Look Who’s Back (2015) David Wnendt, Germany 3. Identity Card (2010) Ondrej Trojan, Czech Republic 4. Loveless (2017) Andrey Zvyaginstev, Russia 5. Hard to Be a God (2013) Aleksey German, Russia 6. The Handmaiden (2016) Chan-wook Park, South Korea 7. The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014) Han-min Kim, South Korea 8. Lessons of a Dream (2011) Sebastian Grobler, Germany 9. My Beautiful Country (2012) Michaela Kezele, Serbia 10. Decision: Liquidation (2018) Aleksandr Aravin, Russia 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted November 13, 2019 Favorites of the 2010's The Raid 2, Gareth Evans, Indonesia (2014) Burning, Chang-dong Lee, South Korea (2018) The Lure, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Poland (2015) The Raid, Gareth Evans, Indonesia (2011) Train to Busan, Sang-ho Yeon, South Korea (2016) 13 Assassins, Takashi Miike, Japan (2010) We Are the Best!, Lukas Moodysson, Sweden (2013) Tigers Are Not Afraid, Issa Lopez, Mexico (2017) The Hunt, Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark (2012) Wild Tales, Damian Szifron, Argentina (2014) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skimpole Posted November 14, 2019 1. Mysteries of Lisbon (2010) Raul Ruiz, Portugal 2. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) Isao Takahata, Japan 3. Blue is the Warmest Color (2013) Abdellatif Kechiche, France 4. Hard to be a God (2013) Alexei German, Russia 5. Faust (2011) Alexander Sokurov, Russia 6. Phoenix (2014) Christian Petzold, Germany 7. November (2017) Rainer Sarnet, Estonia 8. Holy Motors (2012) Leos Carax, France 9. Transit (2018) Christian Petzold, Germany 10. A Separation (2011) Asghar Farhadi, Iran 11. Certified Copy (2010) Abbas Kiarostami, France 12. The Kid with a Bike (2011) Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Belgium 13. The Wind Rises (2012) Hayao Miyazaki, Japan 14. Long Day's Journey into Night (2018) Bi Gan, China 15. Like Someone in Love (2012) Abbas Kiarostami, Japan 16. Faces Places (2017) Agnes Varda, JR, France 17. Two Days, One Night (2014) Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Belgium 18. The Salesman (2016) Asghar Farhadi, Iran 19. The Grandmaster (2012) Wong Kar-wai, China 20. Sunset (2018) Laszlo Nemes, Hungary 21. When Marnie was There (2014) Hirosama Yonebayashi, Japan 22. Francofonia (2015) Alexander Sokurov, Russia 23. The Act of Killing (2012) Joshua Oppenheimer, Norway/Denmark 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoraSmith Posted November 15, 2019 The Skin I Live In (2011) Pedro Almodovar, Spain Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) Abdellatif Kechiche, France A Royal Affair (2012) Nikolaj Arcel, Denmark Utoya: July 22 (2018) Erik Poppe, Norway On the Path (2010) Jasmila Zbanic, Bosnia and Herzegovina Two Days, One Night (2014) Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Belgium The Hunt (2012) Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark Wild Tales (2014) Damian Szifron, Argentina The Handmaiden (2016) Chan-wook Park, South Korea Happy As Lazzaro (2018) Alice Rohrwacher, Italy Victoria (2015) Sebastian Schipper, Germany After Lucia (2012) Michel Franco, Mexico Difret (2014) Zeresenay Mehari, Ethiopia On Body and Soul (2017) Ildiko Envedi, Hungary Sami Blood (2016) Amanda Kernell, Sweden 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 16, 2019 Here are our choices for the best of each decade .... pre 1920 Cabiria (1914) Giovanni Pastrone, Italy (2) Les Vampires (1915) Louis Feuillade, France (2) The Outlaw and His Wife (1918) Victor Sjostrom, Sweden 1920’s Metropolis (1927) Fritz Lang, Germany (2) Mother (1926) V.I. Pudovkin, Russia The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Carl Dreyer, France 1930’s M (1931) Fritz Lang, Germany (2) Grand Illusion (1937) Jean Renoir, France (2) Moscow Laughs (1934) Grigori Aleksandrov, Russia 1940’s Bicycle Thieves (1948) Vittorio De Sica, Italy (2) Ivan the Terrible Part One (1944) Sergei Eisenstein, Russia Children of Paradise (1945) Marcel Carne, France Rome, Open City (1945) Roberto Rossellini, Italy 1950’s Seven Samurai (1954) Akira Kurosawa, Japan (2) The Nights of Cabiria (1957) Federico Fellini, Italy A Man Escaped or The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth (1956) Robert Bresson, France The Seventh Seal (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 1960’s 8 1/2 (1963) Federico Fellini, Italy (2) Andrei Rublev (1966) Andrei Tarkovsky, Russia Fellini Satyricon (1969) Federico Fellini, Italy Vivre Sa Vie (1962) Jean-Luc Godard, France Yojimbo (1961) Akira Kurosawa, Japan 1970’s The Confession (1970) Constantin Costa-Gavras, France The Conformist (1970) Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy White Sun of the Desert (1970) Vladimir Motyl, Russia Cries and Whispers (1972) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden Suspiria (1977) Dario Argento, Italy The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Germany 1980’s Cannibal Holocaust (1980) Ruggero Deodato, Italy Das Boot (1981) Wolfgang Petersen, Germany Koyaanisqatsi (1982) Godfrey Reggio, USA Shoah (1985) Claude Lanzman, France Jean de Florette (1986) Claude Berri, France 1990’s High Heels (1991) Pedro Almodovar, Spain Raise the Red Lantern (1991) Zhang Yimou, China Hard Boiled (1992) John Woo, Hong Kong Run, Lola Run (1998) Tom Tykwer, Germany Time Regained (1999) Raul Ruiz, France 2000’s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) Julian Schnabel, France Lust, Caution (2007) Ang Lee, China Oldboy (2003) Chan-wook Park, South Korea Spirited Away (2001) Hayao Miyazaki, Japan The Star/Zvezda (2002) Nikolai Lebedev, Russia 2010’s Mysteries of Lisbon (2010) Raoul Ruiz, Portugal/France The Raid 2 (2011) Gareth Evans, Indonesia The Skin I Live In (2011) Pedro Almodovar, Spain Wild Tales (2014) Damian Szifron, Argentina The Young Karl Marx (2017) Raoul Peck, France Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 16, 2019 My top FF films of all time …. 1. The Conformist (1970) Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy 2. Seven Samurai (1954) Akira Kurosawa, Japan 3. Children of Paradise (1945) Marcel Carne, France 4. Wild Strawberries (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 5. Pather Panchali (1955) Satyajit Ray, India 6. Fellini Satyricon (1969) Federico Fellini, Italy 7. The Seventh Seal (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 8. Mother (1926) V.I. Pudovkin, Russia 9. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Carl Dreyer, France 10. Shoeshine (1946) Vittorio De Sica, Italy 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted November 16, 2019 Favorite Foreign-Language Films of All Time Seven Samurai, Akira Kurosawa, Japan (1954) The Passion of Joan of Arc, Carl Theodor Dreyer, France (1928) The Wages of Fear, Henri-Georges Clouzot, France (1953) Metropolis, Fritz Lang, Germany (1927) Napoleon, Abel Gance, France (1927) M, Fritz Lang, Germany (1931) Ikiru, Akira Kurosawa, Japan (1952) Kwaidan, Masaki Kobayashi, Japan (1964) Shoeshine, Vittorio De Sica, Italy (1946) Man with a Movie Camera, Dziga Vertov, USSR (1929) Suspiria, Dario Argento, Italy (1977) Oldboy, Chan-wook Park, South Korea (2003) Harakiri, Masaki Kobayashi, Japan (1962) Wild Strawberries, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden (1957) La Dolce Vita, Federico Fellini, Italy (1960) Rashomon, Akira Kurosawa, Japan (1950) Nosferatu, F.W. Murnau, Germany (1922) 8 1/2, Federico Fellini, Italy (1963) Yojimbo, Akira Kurosawa, Japan (1961) Shame, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden (1968) Tokyo Story, Yasujiro Ozu, Japan (1953) Let the Right One In, Tomas Alfredson, Sweden (2008) The Battle of Algiers, Gillo Pontecorvo, Italy/Algeria (1966) L'Age d'Or, Luis Bunuel, France (1930) The Sword of Doom, Kihachi Okamoto, Japan (1966) The Conformist, Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy (1970) Grand Illusion, Jean Renoir, France (1937) Das Boot, Wolfgang Petersen, West Germany (1981) Umberto D., Vittorio De Sica, Italy (1952) The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, Fritz Lang, Germany (1933) Battleship Potemkin, Sergei Eisenstein, USSR (1925) Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo Del Toro, Mexico/Spain (2006) Ran, Akira Kurosawa, Japan (1985) Come and See, Elem Klimov, USSR (1985) Onibaba, Kaneto Shindo, Japan (1964) Hard Boiled, John Woo, Hong Kong (1992) Amelie, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, France (2001) La Femme Nikita, Luc Besson, France (1990) Viy, Konstantin Ershov & Georgiy Kropachyov, USSR (1967) Throne of Blood, Akira Kurosawa, Japan (1957) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee, Taiwan (2000) The Seventh Seal, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden (1957) The Last Laugh, F.W. Murnau, Germany (1924) A Nous la Liberte, Rene Clair, France (1931) Die Nibelungen, Fritz Lang, Germany (1924) Pather Panchali, Satyajit Ray, India (1955) Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo, Japan (1988) Le Samourai, Jean-Pierre Melville, France (1967) High & Low, Akira Kurosawa, Japan (1963) The Exterminating Angel, Luis Bunuel, Mexico (1962) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Luis Bunuel, France (1972) Stray Dog, Akira Kurosawa, Japan (1949) Beauty & the Beast, Jean Cocteau, France (1946) Les Miserables, Raymond Bernard, France (1934) Tokyo Olympiad, Kon Ichikawa, Japan (1965) Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Japan (1989) Los Olvidados, Luis Bunuel, Mexico (1950) Faust, F.W. Murnau, Germany (1926) Z, Costa-Gavras, France/Algeria (1969) The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, Chia-Liang Liu, Hong Kong (1978) Dersu Uzala, Akira Kurosawa, USSR (1975) The Virgin Spring, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden (1960) Late Spring, Yasujiro Ozu, Japan (1949) Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto, Hiroshi Inagaki, Japan (1954) Solaris, Andrei Tarkovsky, USSR (1972) Godzilla, Ishiro Honda, Japan (1954) Cyrano de Bergerac, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, France (1990) Fellini Satyricon, Federico Fellini, Italy (1969) Fanny, Marc Allegret, France (1932) Black Sunday, Mario Bava, Italy (1960) The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Robert Weine, Germany (1920) The Hidden Fortress, Akira Kurosawa, Japan (1958) Divorce Italian Style, Pietro Germi (1961) The Raid 2, Gareth Evans, Indonesia (2014) Nights of Cabiria, Federico Fellini, Italy (1957) The Story of a Cheat, Sacha Guitry, France (1936) The Burmese Harp, Kon Ichikawa, Japan (1956) Pusher, Nicolas Winding Refn, Denmark (1996) Violent Cop, Takeshi Kitano, Japan (1989) Nosferatu the Vampyre, Werner Herzog, West Germany (1979) Westfront 1918, G.W. Pabst, Germany (1930) Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages, Benjamin Christensen, Sweden (1922) Inside, Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, France (2007) Hero, Zhang Yimou, China (2002) Audition, Takashi Miike, Japan (1999) Run Lola Run, Tom Tykwer, Germany (1998) Sonatine, Takeshi Kitano, Japan (1993) L'Avventura, Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy (1960) Adam's Apples, Anders Thomas Jensen, Denmark (2005) Russian Ark, Aleksandr Sokurov, Russia (2002) Ariel, Aki Kaurismaki, Finland (1988) Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders, West Germany (1987) House, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Japan (1977) Red Beard, Akira Kurosawa, Japan (1965) La Strada, Federico Fellini, Italy (1952) The Big City, Satyajit Ray. India (1963) Going Places, Bertrand Blier, France (1974) The Bad Sleep Well, Akira Kurosawa, Japan (1960) Il Sorpasso, Dino Risi, Italy (1962) Un Chien Andalou, Luis Bunuel, France (1929) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoraSmith Posted November 16, 2019 Impossible choices of course, but this top 10 is fairly representative and spread out over decades and countries. Thanks, Bogie for running this thread for so long! The Seventh Seal (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 8 1/2 (1963) Federico Fellini, Italy Jean de Florette (1986) Claude Berri, France The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany The Skin I Live In (2011) Pedro Almodovar, Spain Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) Abdellatif Kechiche, France Metropolis (1927) Fritz Lang, Germany Machuca (2004) Andrés Wood, Chile Red Sorghum (1987) Yang Zhimou, China Grbavica (2006) Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sukhov Posted November 16, 2019 1. The Nights of Cabiria (1957) Federico Fellini, Italy 2. The Seventh Seal (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 3. White Sun of the Desert (1970) Vladimir Motyl, Russia 4. Cannibal Holocaust (1980) Ruggero Deodato, Italy 5. The Young Karl Marx (2017) Raoul Peck, France 6. The Star/Zvezda (2002) Nikolai Lebedev, Russia 7. Fanny and Alexander (1982), Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 8. Moscow Laughs (1934) Grigori Aleksandrov, Russia 9. Look Who's Back (2015), David Wnendt, Germany 10. Grand Illusion (1937) Jean Renoir, France 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skimpole Posted November 17, 2019 The Confession (1970) Constantin Costa-Gavras, France Shoah (1985) Claude Lanzmann, France Andrei Rublev (1966) Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet Union The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) Marcel Ophuls, France Grand Illusion (1937) Jean Renoir, France Fanny and Alexander (1982) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden The Rules of the Game (1939) Jean Renoir, France A Man Escaped (1956) Robert Bresson, France The Mirror (1975) Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet Union The Seven Samurai (1954) Akira Kurosawa, Japan Cries and Whispers (1972) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden Ordet (1955) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Denmark Spirited Away (2001) Hayao Miyazaki, Japan The Leopard (1963) Luchino Visconti, Italy Time Regained (1999) Raul Ruiz, France Pather Panchali (1955) Satyajit Ray, India Persona (1966) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden Russian Ark (2002) Alexander Sokurov, Rusia A Very Long Engagement (2004) Jean-Pierre Jeunet, France C’est la Vie/La Baule-Les-Pins (1990) Diane Kurys, France Last Year in Marienbad (1961) Alain Resnais, France The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Luis Bunuel, France Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1944) Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet Union Breathless (1960) Jean-Luc Godard, France Ivan the Terrible, Part Two (1958) Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet Union Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974) Jacques Rivette, France Delicatessen (1991) Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro, France The World of Apu (1959) Satyajit Ray, India Children of Paradise (1945) Marcel Carne, France The Travelling Players (1975) Theo Angelopoulos,Greece Solaris (1972) Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet Union The Earrings of Madame De (1953) Max Ophuls, France Miracle in Milan (1951) Vittorio de Sica, Italy The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Carl Theodor Dreyer, France The Seventh Seal (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden The Wages of Fear (1953) Henri Clouzot, France Throne of Blood (1957) Akira Kurosawa, Japan Wild Strawberries (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden Umberto D (1952) Vittorio de Sica, Italy Fitzcarraldo (1982) Werner Herzog, West Germany 41. The Enigma of Kasper Hauser (1973) Werner Herzog, West Germany The Gospel According to Saint Matthew (1964) Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy Au Hasard, Baltazar (1966) Robert Bresson, France Charulata (1964) Satyajit Ray, India Diary of a Country Priest (1951) Robert Bresson, France The Vanishing (1988) George Sluizer, Denmark M (1931) Fritz Lang, Germany Hotel Terminus (1988) Marcel Ophuls, United States Pierrot le Fou (1965) Jean-Luc Godard, France Jules and Jim (1962) Francois Truffaut, France Sans Soleil (1983) Chris Marker, France Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) Werner Herzog, West Germany Winter Light (1963) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden The Battle of Algiers (1966) Gillo Pontecorvo, Italy/Algeria, Gertrud (1964) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Denmark L’Argent (1983) Robert Bresson, France Vampyr (1932) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Germany/France The Flowers of Saint Francis (1950) Roberto Rossellini, Italy Weekend (1967) Jean-Luc Godard, France The Organizer (1963) Mario Monicelli, Italy The Phantom of Liberty (1974) Luis Bunuel, France The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) Victor Erice, Spain Ponyo (2008) Hayao Miyazaki, Japan The Bicycle Thieves (1947) Vittorio De Sica, Italy The 400 Blows (1959) Francois Truffaut, France Scenes from a Marriage (1974) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden Stalker (1979) Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet Union Contempt (1963) Jean-Luc Godard,, France A Day in the Country (1946) Jean Renoir, France Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (1953) Jacques Tati, France Playtime (1967) Jacques Tati, France The Ascent (1977) Larissa Shepitko, Soviet Union Come and See (1985) Elem Klimov, Soviet Union La Commune Paris 1871 (2000) Peter Watkins, France Lola Montes (1955) Max Ophlus, France La Ronde (1950) Max Ophuls, France 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) Cristian Mungiu, Romania My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Hayao Miyazaki, Japan Shoot the Piano Player (1960) Francois Truffaut, France Day of Wrath (1943) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Denmark The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) Jacques Demy, France The Music Room (1958) Satyajit Ray, India Ikiru (1952) Akira Kurosawa, Japan Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) Hayao Miyazaki, Japan La Femme Nikita (1990) Luc Besson, France Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Isao Takahata, Japan Jeanne Dielman, 2300 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) Chantal Akerman, Belgium The Best Intentions (1992) Billie August, Sweden Mysteries of Lisbon (2010) Raul Ruiz, Portugal The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) Isao Takahata, Japan Napoleon (1927) Abel Gance, France La Maman et la Putain (1973) Jean Eustache, France Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998) Julio Medem, Spain Ran (1985) Akira Kurosawa, Japan Le Samourai (1967) Jean-Pierre Melville, France Band of Outsiders (1964) Jean-Luc Godard, France Chungking Express (1994) Wong Kar-wai, China Mon Oncle (1958) Jacques Tati, France Red Psalm (1972) Miklos Jancso, Hungary 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 22, 2019 Here are our choices for the best foreign films of all time ... Seven Samurai (1954) Akira Kurosawa, Japan The Nights of Cabiria (1957) Federico Fellini, Italy The Seventh Seal (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden The Confession (1970) Constantin Costa-Gavras, France The Conformist (1970) Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy and these films featured more than once in our various top tens ... Seven Samurai (1954) Akira Kurosawa, Japan (3) The Seventh Seal (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden (3) Metropolis (1927) Fritz Lang, Germany (2) The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Carl Dreyer, France (2) Grand Illusion (1937) Jean Renoir, France (2) Shoeshine (1946) Vittorio De Sica, Italy (2) Fanny and Alexander (1982) Ingmar Bergman, Sweden (2) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted November 23, 2019 I would like to thank everyone who has participated in this thread since it started two years ago. I have gained a broader knowledge of the foreign films that are out there and worth seeing. As a list maker I've added the films mentioned to my 'To Be Seen' film list and have already managed to seak out quite a few of them. Now if I can only live to 150 I might be able to see them all. I've changed the title of the thread to simply Your Favourite Foreign Language Films. It is open to anyone to come back and post about any new FF's they have seen that they would like to share with others. On that note I would like to recommend a very powerful documentary that I have just seen ... The Cave (2019) Feras Fayyad, Syria It tells the story of a city in Syria that is under daily siege from government and Russian war planes. 400,000 people have not been able to escape and many die each day. The film focuses on one female paediatrician who also manages the underground make shift hospital. Not only does she come under fire from above but incredibly draws criticism from some of her patients who don't believe a woman should hold such a position. Seeing children suffering from chemical bombs is tough going but after 90 minutes one comes to appreciate that these civilians are not that much different than us and really deserve our help. It is yet another good documentary from National Geographic. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sukhov Posted November 23, 2019 Gate of Hell (1953) Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japan- 6/10- In 1160, a noble samurai is sent to protect a lady in waiting disguised as the Empress' sister. Soon he falls in love with her but is rejected because she is married. Gradually his infatuation causes him to lose his sanity and send him down a dark path dooming them all. The plot to this one isn't particularly interesting but the selling point is the beautiful cinematography and Eastman color. This won an Academy Award for foreign film and I have to think it was entirely because color was new at the time. While it is a decent film from a visual perspective, it is not that interesting and the acting is a bit wooden. I also didn't like the orchestral soundtrack which seemed out of place. A film like this needs a traditional Japanese sound like in Ugetsu Monogatari from the same year. This also won an award for costumes which it deserved as the costumes used were very beautiful and with bright blues, reds, purples, etc. not great but worth watching for the beautiful visuals and nice costumes and sets. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
