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Post by HeathenMaiden on Jan 20, 2007 13:07:51 GMT 8
The concept of "foreign language film" is always a bit strange when you're from a non-English speaking country, as all films in English (Hollywood blockbusters and all!) would be considered foreign language films here, just like all Swedish films would be foreign language films to you guys. I don't watch much other than Swedish (and Scandinavian) or English speaking films so I'll just name my favorite Swedish/Scandinavian films instead. They're not foreign to me, but they'd be foreign to you so I guess that counts anyways  Favorite Swedish Films (foreign to you but not to me) Så Som i Himmelen (As [It Is] in Heaven)Fanny & Alexander Kopps Ondskan (Evil)Änglagård (House of Angels)Snapphanar Midsommar (Midsommer/Midsummer)Den Bästa Sommaren (A Summer Tale)Släpp Fångarne Loss Det Är Vår (Release the Prisoners to Spring)Agnes Cecilia - En Sällsam Historia Ronja Rövardotter (Ronia the Robber's Daughter)Bröderna Lejonhjärta (Brothers Lionheart)Juloratoriet (Christmas Oratorio)Jerusalem Skuggornas Hus (House of Shadows)I'd recommend all of the above in a heartbeat ;D Maria Bonnevie and Pernilla August (from I Am Dina) as well as Reine Brynolfsson (from Les Misérables) all star in Jerusalem! Pernilla August is also in Fanny & Alexander (she's only in her 20's there), a masterpiece which won 4 Oscars back in 1983. Reine Brynolfsson also stars in Änglagård (House of Angels). |
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Post by Nepenthe on Apr 19, 2007 15:51:34 GMT 8
I had the opportunity to see Volver as part of the Sydney Travelling Film Festival. Penelope Cruz was wonderful in that. It was a good film, but I could probably do with a second viewing.
Abre los Ojos (Open Your Eyes) I saw half of when it was on TV here quite a while back, and she was better in that than Vanilla Sky (the American remake) even, so it probably does help to be acting in your own language, like you said, Virgil.
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Post by Jonathan on Apr 20, 2007 13:19:27 GMT 8
Last night I saw a danish Dogme film named "Open Hearts" with Mads Mikkelsen (who worked with Hans in I'm Dina), Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Sonja Richter.
I think it's a wonderful film because it shows many human faces. Feelings are always complicated.
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Post by Jonathan on May 7, 2007 5:35:47 GMT 8
I read last day that Josh Hartnett is going to help facilitate Tran Anh Hung's (THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA) move over to Western cinema. Hartnett will star for Hung in the movie I COME WITH THE RAIN, playing a mentally unstable detective who travels to Hong Kong to find a woman with a magic healing touch. I like a lot of the Asian films that do well overseas, Hung's films are characterised by a beautiful cinematography anoyher of my favorite directors is Wong Kar Wai and I can't wait to see what he does with Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Rachel Weisz in MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS. I really live asian films (have you ever seen In the mood for love?  ), Wong is marvelous, a great great story teller so I think we'll have a complete visual spectacle with his new film |
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Post by cat on Jul 9, 2009 7:16:04 GMT 8
I don't get to watch that many foreign films but some that I have seen (and enjoyed) are:
Farewell My Concubine (Chinese film)
ANGELa (French film)
Run Lola Run (German film)
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Post by Gg on Jul 10, 2009 0:41:10 GMT 8
I loved RUN LOLA RUN!
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Post by cat on Jul 10, 2009 23:18:40 GMT 8
Gg, I'm glad to hear that...  I've only ever seen Run Lola Run the once, so I think it's probably about time I invested in a copy of it. |
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Post by brooke on Jul 11, 2009 6:05:36 GMT 8
Run Lola run is indeed a great film.
One favourite foreign, that is, not English speaking film of me is Italian For Beginners. Such a perfect mixture of sadness and happiness!
@cat: I was interested what Angela is about, but imdb lists more than 10 movies with that title. Which one do you mean?
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Post by cat on Jul 11, 2009 6:22:20 GMT 8
Brooke, That's my fault. I typed the name out wrong. Angel-A |
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Post by jenny on Jul 11, 2009 7:36:58 GMT 8
I liked El Mariachi and Como Agua para Chocolate (like water for chocolate). Haven't seen them in a long time though. The book for Como... is amazing also.
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Post by ddddyyyy on Aug 14, 2009 14:41:21 GMT 8
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Post by Jonathan on Aug 15, 2009 6:39:40 GMT 8
I liked El Mariachi and Como Agua para Chocolate (like water for chocolate). Haven't seen them in a long time though. The book for Como... is amazing also. If you like that movies you will love A WALK IN THE CLOUDS (Un paseo por las nubes), a film directed by Alfonso Arau (the same of Como agua para chocolate) with KEANU REEVES and AITANA SANCHEZ GIJON. |
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Post by Laura2102 on Aug 16, 2009 4:27:03 GMT 8
Watched Pelle The Conqueror last night, I think it was mentioned in that old interview with Hans. Really enjoyed it I have to say, can see why it won all the awards it did.
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Post by Nepenthe on Aug 30, 2009 17:22:33 GMT 8
Has anyone else here seen the German film Sommersturm? I saw it a few months back and was just blown away with how beautiful it is ... like a Sigur Ros video clip, if you're familiar with them. So, so pretty.
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Post by jenny on Sept 30, 2009 20:25:41 GMT 8
So I finally got to see "Y Tu Mama Tambien" the other day. It was on tv - with subtitles - but I didn't get to finish watching it all. Picked it up at the library to finish and of course the copy I got did NOT have subtitles. Put my Spanish to the ultimate test. Just glad it was all Mexican slang...I've heard enough of that between husband and friends.
The movie really made me miss Mexico and the friendships. From personal experience, I have found that in Mexico friendships are very different than here in Canada. We tend to use the word friend to indicate acquaintances or the bestest of friends...we make and discard friendships very easily. In Mexico, I have found that they use the word "amigo" very differently and are very formal and avoid getting personal with people they don't know. I find that friendships in Mexico are "true" friendships that are built up over many years and they last forever...especially among men. I'm am generalizing a bit here. I'm sure we all have a friend that we grew up with that has been there for you thick and thin, that you share a great bond with.
The movie was really well done. I thought it interesting the cultural comparisons (the weddings, the way each friend lived) - they were subtle but still evident. The bond the friends shared was very real.
The copy had a "behind the scenes - making of the movie" with interviews and location scenes. If was interesting to hear what the actors had to say about their characters and it was obvious the friendship that Gael and Diego share. The bts of course had subtitles - go figure!!!
BTW - I'm not a very good movie reviewer! There are not a lot of movies that I dislike and as a math major I have never been very good at analyzing characters, plots, etc. This movie just welled up personal feelings and a longing for Mexico, family and friends.
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I've never been an extrovert, but i'm still breathing. 
), Wong is marvelous, a great great story teller so I think we'll have a complete visual spectacle with his new film 
