YabbaDabba Posted March 3 Oh, and I know I missed the 1980s....but from one of my favorites, my bichon Ziggy also seems to like it as well... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YabbaDabba Posted March 3 Now that I have found you all.... I think the 1990s were one of the best decades for foreign movies. JMO. In no particular order.... 1. My Father’s Glory (1990) – Yves Robert, France (Except this one. an all-time favorite) 2. My Mother’s Castle (1990) – Yves Robert, France 3. Raise the Red Lantern (1991) – Yimou Zhang, China 4. Life is Beautiful (1997) – Roberto Benigni, Italy 5. Chungking Express (1994) – Wong Kar Wai, China 6. Three Colors: Red (1994) – Kryzsztof Kieslowski, Poland (OK, also Blue and White, but, a list of ten) 7. Run Lola Run (1998) – Tom Tykwer, Germany 8. Il Postino (1994) – Michael Radford, Italy 9. Akiro Kurasawa's Dreams (1990) – Akiro Kurasawa, Ishiro Honda, Japan 10. Belle Epoque (1992) – Fernando Trueba, Spain I also loved The Thief, Ponette, Kolya, Europa Europa!, Cyrano de Bergerac, Open Your Eyes, Eat Drink Man Woman.....there are way too many to list here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 3 2 hours ago, YabbaDabba said: Now that I have found you all.... I think the 1990s were one of the best decades for foreign movies. JMO. In no particular order.... Do feel free to join in. We go one year at a time and spend a week on each. This week is 1990 so if you would like to compile a list of your favourites in order for 1990 it would be most welcome. I list everyone's number one from each year at the end of a decade. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 4 Italy’s David di Donatello 1989/90 Best Picture winner … Open Doors (1990) Gianni Amelio, Italy Italy’s David di Donatello 1990/91 Best Picture winners included … Towards Evening (1990) Francesca Archibugi, Italy Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Jean-Paul Rappeneau, France 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 4 The 1990 winner of Spain’s Goya Award for Best Picture was … Ay, Carmela (1990) Calos Saura, Spain The 1990 winner of the Goya Award for Best Spanish language Foreign Film was … Fallen From the Sky (1990) Francisco J. Lombardi, Peru 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 4 The 1990 winner of Russia’s Nika Best Picture Award was … The Asthenic Syndrome (1990) Kira Muratova, Russia 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 4 The 1990 winner of Japan’s Academy Award was … Childhood Days (1990) Masahiro Shinoda, Japan 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 4 China’s Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Picture of 1989/90 included … Black Snow (1990) Xie Fei, China China’s Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture of 1990 was … Jiao Yulu (1990) Jixing Wang, China 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 4 South Korea’s Grand Bell Best Picture Award of 1990 went to … All That Falls Has Wings (1990) Kil-soo Chang, South Korea 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 4 The 1990 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Picture went to … Days of Being Wild (1990) Wong Kar-Wai, Hong Kong 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skimpole Posted March 4 theyshootpictures.com top 1000 movies Close-up Abbas Kiarostami, Iran #86 Days of Being Wild Wong Kar-Wai, China (Hong Kong) #346 Nouvelle Vague Jean-Luc Godard, France #657 The Match Factory Girl Ari Kaurismaki, Finland #880 Akira Kurosawa's Dreams Akira Kursowa, United States #973 Jonathan Rosenbaum's top 1000 movies *Close-up Abbas Kiarostami, Iran Days of Being Wild Wong Kar Wai, China (Hong Kong)Homework Abbas Kiarostami) How to Live in the Federal Republic of Germany Harun Farocki, West GermanyNo, or the Vainglory of the Command Manoel de Oliveira, Portugal*Nouvelle vague Jean-Luc Godard, France Movies marked with an asterisk (*) are one of Rosenbaum's top 100 movies 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YabbaDabba Posted March 4 22 hours ago, Bogie56 said: Do feel free to join in. We go one year at a time and spend a week on each. This week is 1990 so if you would like to compile a list of your favourites in order for 1990 it would be most welcome. I list everyone's number one from each year at the end of a decade. Ok, thanks - sorry I messed up and did the whole decade. I got too excited. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted March 5 I haven't seen much that others didn't list, so I don't have much to comment on, but I will mention the passable film that came in at the tail end of my recommended list, Island of Fire. Also released as The Prisoner, this is an action film that usually pushes Jackie Chan to the forefront of its marketing materials, although this is misleading, as Chan is only a supporting player. The lead character is played by Tony Leung Ka-fai. He's a cop who goes undercover in a prison in order to solve a murder. The big name cast also includes the aforementioned Chan, his frequent collaborator Sammo Hung, rising star Andy Lau, and kung-fu movie legend Jimmy Wang Yu. This movie is pretty violent, much more so than most of the things Chan was making at the time, and without the attendant humor. However, while this is a very flawed movie, it's nice to see all of these stars of Hong Kong cinema together in one film. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 5 The 1990 New York Film Critics Best Foreign Film Award included …. The Nasty Girl (1990) Michael Verhoeven, Germany **** Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Jean-Paul Rappeneau, France The 1991 New York Film Critics Best Foreign Film Award winner … Europa, Europa (1990) Agnieszka Holland, Germany The 1992 New York Film Critics Best Foreign Film Award included this nominee …. The Match Factory Girl (1990) Aki Kaurismaki, Finland 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 5 Nominated for the 1990 The Los Angeles Film Critics Best Foreign Film … Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Jean-Paul Rappeneau, France Nominated for the 1991 The Los Angeles Film Critics Best Foreign Film … Europa, Europa (1990) Agnieszka Holland, Germany Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 5 The 1991 winner of the Boston Society of Film Critics Best Foreign Film Award … Europa, Europa (1990) Agnieszka Holland, Germany 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 5 The 1990 National Board of Review Best Foreign Language Film was … Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Jean-Paul Rappeneau, France The 1991 National Board of Review Best Foreign Language Film was … Europa, Europa (1990) Agnieszka Holland, Germany Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 5 The winners of the 1990 Prix Louis Delluc Best Picture were … The Hairdresser’s Husband (1990) Patrice Leconte, France The Little Gangster (1990) Jacques Doillon, France 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 5 Michael Gebert’s Golden Armchair Award for the 1990 foreign film was … The Nasty Girl (1990) Michael Verhoeven, Germany 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 5 The winner of the 1991 London Critics Circle Foreign Language Film Award was …. Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Jean-Paul Rappeneau, France Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 6 The 1991 Argentinian Film Critics Association Best Picture Award went to … After the Storm (1990) Tristan Bauer, Argentina The 1991 Argentinian Film Critics Association Best Foreign Film Award went to … Ju Dou (1990) Zhang Yimou, China 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 6 The 1990 Danish Bodil Award for Best Picture went to … Dance of the Polar Bears (1990) Birger Larsen, Denmark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 6 Italy’s Nastro d’Argento Film Journalists 1990/91 Best Picture winners included … Open Doors (1990) Gianni Amelio, Italy La Femme Nikita (1990) Luc Besson, France Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 6 The 1990 winner of the Japan Blue Ribbon Award and the 1990 winner of the Mainichi Film Award was … Childhood Days (1990) Masahiro Shinoda, Japan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted March 7 The 1990 Chicago International Film Festival’s Best Picture Award went to this foreign language film … Ju Dou (1990) Zhang Yimou, China Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites