Bogie56 Posted December 23, 2017 1929 was the first year for the National Board of Review Awards. These foreign language films were winners … Arsenal (1929) Aleksandr Dovzhenko, Russia The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Carl Dreyer, France October Ten Days That Shook The World (1928) Sergei Eisenstein, Russia Homecoming (1928) Joe May, Germany The 1930 National Board of Review foreign language film winners included these 1920 films … Old and New (1929) Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein, Russia Storm Over Asia (1928) V.I. Pudovkin, Russia 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted December 24, 2017 Included in Michael Gebert’s Encyclopedia of Film Awards were his own choices which he called the Golden Armchair Awards. For 1929 his choice for best foreign film was … Pandora’s Box (1929) G.W. Pabst, Germany Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted December 28, 2017 V.I. Pudovkin's Mother (1926) was my number one film of the 1920's. I see I am the only one to have mentioned it. It is based on a 1906 Maxim Gorky novel where a mother becomes embroiled in a unionist movement in Czarist Russia. What impressed me most about this film is the art of montage. Compositions, symbolism, movement within frames, tempo and storytelling. It almost seems like a lost art today. Pudovkin's contemporary, Sergei Eisenstein wrote an interesting essay on dialectical montage which illustrates the conflict in a single image or conflict built by successive images. Mother is available on youtube but if you want to jump right to the chase and a montage that rivals Potemkin's steps there is an 11 minute clip of the film's ending as well. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted December 30, 2017 My top FF films of 1930 of the 5 that I have seen are …. 1. Westfront 1918 (1930) G.W. Pabst, Germany 2. The Blue Angel (1930) Josef von Sternberg, Germany 3. Under the Roofs of Paris (1930) Rene Clair, France 4. L’age d’Or (1930) Luis Bunuel, France and I’ve also seen … The Blood of a Poet (1930) Jean Cocteau, France 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted December 30, 2017 1930 Westfront 1918, G.W. Pabst, Germany L'age d'Or, Luis Bunuel, France The Blue Angel, Josef von Sternberg, Germany Under the Roofs of Paris, Rene Clair, France Earth, Aleksandr Dovzhenko, USSR People On Sunday, Robert Siodmak & Edgar G. Ulmer, Germany Walk Cheerfully, Yasujiro Ozu, Japan That Night's Wife, Yasujiro Ozu, Japan I Flunked, But..., Yasujiro Ozu, Japan I've also seen The Blood of a Poet, but I have it as a 1932 release. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted December 30, 2017 Oh, this was our tally for the best of the decade for the 1920's Metropolis (1927) Fritz Lang, Germany (2) Mother (1926) V.I. Pudovkin, Russia The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Carl Dreyer, France 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skimpole Posted December 30, 2017 1930 1. L'Age D'Or Luis Bunuel, France 2. People on Sunday Robert Siodmak, Edward G. Ulmer, Germany 3. Salt for Svanetia Mikhail Kalatazov, USSR 4. That Night's Wife Yasujiro Ozu, Japan 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skimpole Posted December 31, 2017 22 hours ago, LawrenceA said: The Blue Angel, Fritz Lang, Germany Actually directed by Josef von Sternberg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted December 31, 2017 11 minutes ago, skimpole said: Actually directed by Josef von Sternberg Yup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gershwin fan Posted December 31, 2017 1930 1.) Blue Angel, Josef Von Sternberg, Germany 2.) Hyppolit, A Lakaj, Istvan Szekely, Hungary 3.) Westfront 1918, GW Pabst, Germany 4.) People on Sunday, Edward G. Ulmer, Germany 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted January 2, 2018 The 1930 National Board of Review foreign language film winners were … Earth (1930) Aleksandr Dovzehnko, Russia Two Hearts In Waltz Time (1930) Geza von Bolvary, Germany The 1931 National Board of Review foreign language film winners included … Under the Roofs of Paris (1930) Rene Clair, France Westfront 1918 (1930) G.W. Pabst, Germany The 1932 National Board of Review foreign language film winners included … Der Andere/The Other (1930) Robert Wiene, Germany Two Souls (1930) Erich Waschneck, Germany The 1933 National Board of Review foreign language film winners included … The Blood of a Poet (1930) Jean Cocteau, France Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Bogie56 said: The Blood of a Poet (1930) Jean Cocteau, France So are we not going with the IMDb date on that one after all? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted January 2, 2018 31 minutes ago, LawrenceA said: So are we not going with the IMDb date on that one after all? Yes, 1932. I've just messed it up. I was going by a date it was long known by before we had the imdb and its records of actual release dates. In looking into it the film was completed in 1930 but shelved for two years as being too risqué. It may have and a public screening in 1930 but there is no mention of one. Wikipedia describes it as a 1930 film with a 1932 release - bases covered. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoraSmith Posted January 3, 2018 The Blue Angel, Josef von Sternberg, Germany People On Sunday, Robert Siodmak & Edgar G. Ulmer, Germany A short and completely German list. I take note of the other titles mentioned. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted January 3, 2018 Michael Gebert’s Golden Armchair Award for the 1930 foreign film was … Westfront 1918 (1930) G.W. Pabst, Germany Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted January 6, 2018 My top FF films of 1931 of the 8 that I have seen are …. 1. M (1931) Fritz Lang, Germany 2. La Chienne (1931) Jean Renoir France 3. The Three Penny Opera (1931) G.W. Pabst, Germany 4. A Nous La Liberte (1931) Rene Clair, France 5. Le Million (1931) Rene Clair, France 6. Congress Dances (1931) Erik Charell, Germany 7. Maedchen In Uniform (1931) Leontine Sagan, Germany 8. Dracula (1931) George Melford, USA 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoraSmith Posted January 6, 2018 M - Fritz Lang, Germany Alone - Grigori Kozintsev & Leonid Trauberg, USSR The Three Penny Opera - G. W. Pabst, Germany 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gershwin fan Posted January 6, 2018 1.) Threepenny Opera, GW Pabst, Germany 2.) A Nous la Liberte, Rene Clair, France 3.) M, Fritz Lang, Germany 4.) Le Million, Rene Clair, France 5.) Dafnis Kai Hloi, Orestis Laskos, Greece 6.) Flying Gold, Istvan Szekely, Hungary 7.) Madchen in Uniform, Leontine Sagan, Germany 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted January 6, 2018 1931 M, Fritz Lang, Germany A nous la liberte, Rene Clair, France Marius, Alexander Korda, France La Chienne, Jean Renoir, France The Three Penny Opera, G.W. Pabst, Germany Le Million, Rene Clair, France The Lady and the Beard, Yasujiro Ozu, Japan David Golder, Julien Duvivier, France Dracula, George Melford & Enrique Tovar Avalos, USA Tokyo Chorus, Yasujiro Ozu, Japan Limite, Mario Peixoto, Brazil The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, Heinosuke Gosho, Japan 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skimpole Posted January 6, 2018 1. M, Fritz Lang, Germany 2. La Chienne, Jean Renoir, France 3. Le Million, Rene Clair, France 4. Enthusiasm, Dziga Vertov, USSR 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted January 8, 2018 The 1931 National Board of Review foreign language film winners were … The Three Penny Opera (1931) G.W. Pabst, Germany The 1932 National Board of Review foreign language film winners included … A Nous La Liberte (1931) Rene Clair, France Golden Mountains/Zlatya Gory (1931) Sergei Yutkevich, Russia Kameradschaft (1931) G.W. Pabst, Germany Maedchen In Uniform (1931) Leontine Sagan, Germany The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931) Geza von Bolvary, Germany Road to Life (1931) Nikolai Ekk, Russia The 1933 National Board of Review foreign language film winners included … M (1931) Fritz Lang, Germany Hell on Earth/Niemandsland (1931) Victor Trivas, Germany Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted January 9, 2018 Michael Gebert’s Golden Armchair Award for the 1931 foreign film was Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931). Though while it was shot on location by a German director this is still an American film in the English language. In future I won’t bother mentioning Gebert’s foreign films in the English language. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted January 10, 2018 1932 was the first year of the Venice Film Festival. These foreign language films won awards. All were from 1931 … Best Technical Perfection: Maedchen In Uniform (1931) Leontine Sagan, Germany Most Convincing Director: The Road to Life (1931) Nikolia Ekk, Russia Most Amusing Film: A Nous La Liberte (1931) Rene Clair, France Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoraSmith Posted January 11, 2018 Alone (Odna, pronounced "Yodna") is a Soviet film about a woman who brings sacrifices for her country and becomes a teacher in Siberia. The bad guys are the kulaks or rich peasants. It has a propaganda message, but Yelena Kuzmina's acting, the location shooting in the Altai mountains and the hammering music of Shostakovich make it a document of its time. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted January 11, 2018 On January 6, 2018 at 7:10 AM, Bogie56 said: 6. Congress Dances (1931) Erik Charell, Germany I think I may have been the only one to mention Congress Dances. If you are a fan of the breezy Maurice Chevalier, Lubitsch rom com genre that features a rich/poor romance you might wish to check this one out. Both Lilian Harvey and Willy Fritsch were big stars in Germany. Harvey was a London girl who moved to Berlin at the age of 8. Her mini bio on the imdb is very interesting. The fact that she was once a huge star at UFA went against her when she later worked in Hollywood. Conrad Veidt also stars in Congress Dances. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
