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Pan's Labyrinth
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
I admit that the list of foreign made films I am familiar is quite small.
Love both of those!
Also Talk to Her, Amelie and Run Lola Run.
Crouching Tiger's probably my #1.
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Pan’s Labyrinth for me
I love it because it's one of the few dark fantasy movies natively made in Spanish. The dead fascists are a bonus.
One of my favorite details that is easy to miss if you aren't a native speaker is that Pan speaks in medieval Spanish. It honestly almost sounds like French
Godzilla minus one
7 Samauri, I am not fluent in Japanese but was conversational. That movie illustrates the Japanese and their system of honor, which can be very odd and flexible.
Not actually my favorite as that's too difficult, but Kung Fu Hustle is great
Life is Beautiful is one of my favorites that should really only be watched with subtitles. It's a really sad movie, but sticks with you in a good way.
City of God
Spirited Away or Run Lola Run
Spirited Away is so good in Japanese and does lose something being dubbed. Run Lola Run is so good in German, I don't know if there is a dub because there is no reason to seek it, the dialogue was perfect for subtitling and the story is based on slightly different loops in time so you pick up what is happening each loop through. Very cool.
Likewise with Kiki's Delivery Service for me, although probably because Disney felt the need to fuck with the music as well as the dialogue in their dub.
How this did not result in Miyazaki, Hisaishi, and Sugimura going on a rampage in Disney's offices with their katana, Walther P-38, and magnum is beyond me.
I've really enjoyed Parasite, I didn't scroll to read everyone's answers but didn't see that one mentioned
RRR was pretty fun
The scene where the car flies into the air and the guy takes a sniper shot mid flight cemented it for me.
It's ridiculous, and I loved it for that. I've seen a couple of Indian action movies now. They lean into the crazy action and don't care that it's nonsense.
What others do you recommend?
Baahubali has a palm tree catapult!
Singham is about a super cop.
I'll be damned if I can find it now, and I wouldn't swear to it being Indian, but I also really enjoyed a movie last year about a prison break, where a kid gets smuggled in to see their dad by the friendly prisoners. We learn about the individual prisoners and what brought them there. I think it was called something like "cell block 3" or "the man in cell 5".
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Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, hands down. Possibly the best movie ever made. Every shot is just beautiful.
Shaolin Soccer
Shaolin Soccer is great, but I think Kung-Fu Hustle edges it out for me.
The Triplets of Belleville
Train to busan
There are so many, but I think my first choice would probably have to be Seven Samurai. It is such an amazing piece of cinema. One of the most influential pieces that has inspired almost all of the film we still see today.
that rain... love it
- Let the Right One In
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Amelie
- Ong Bak
- Banlieue-13/District B13
Troll Hunter
Without being able to log into my Jellyfin atm, so relying on the jelly between my ears:
- Y tu mamá también (2001)
- Waltz with Bashir (2008)
- Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
There is no 'favorite' in cinema imho!
Rififi
Parasite
Seven Samurai
Manon Of The Spring
Babette's Feast
Oh man, tough...
- Cinema Paradiso
- Amelie
- The Spanish Apartment
All come to mind first.
Stalker
The Lives of Others.
Tampopo
Oh. Uh. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972) Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973) Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974)
They're, uh, something. I think that they're probably part of the reason that I really got into shibari. The films are graphically, cartoonishly violent, misogynistic, as close to pornographic as you can get in 'mainstream' Japanese cinema, and there's just something about them. My partner HATES them, so use your best judgement before attempting to watch them.
Two from me that haven't yet been mentioned (as far as I can see)
Dark Water: A beautiful Japanese horror that was released at a similar time to Ringu, but didn't get an English language remake.
City of God: A stunning portrait of gang rivalry in Rio de Janiero that bears repeat viewings.
City of God is great. Watched it as part of some recommended films list and it stuck with me.
Shall We Dance?
Yojimbo
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