What Are Your Favorite Foreign Language Films?

Self ^ | 12/19/09 | Randita

[randita]

I really enjoyed the responses from last week's "What Are Your Favorite Movies Made Before 1950?" thread (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406295/posts).

So here's another movie topic - favorite foreign language films of any era. (Hey, we need a pleasant distraction from the debacle going on in DC!)

If you know the date or even decade of the film and the language, please include it.

Thank you and enjoy!

[cornelis]

You would probably like Konchalkovksy’s “Siberiade”

[constitutiongirl]

Life Is Beautiful (Italian) - 1997 Cinema Paradiso (Italian) - 1988 Amelie (French) - 2001 Rosenstrasse (German) - 2003 The Last Days of Sophie Scholl (German) - 2005

Love all of those. The last 10 minutes of Sophie Scholl stayed with me a long time.

[cornelis]

Red White and Blue series gets my vote too.

[constitutiongirl]

Excellent film. We got it from Netflix, then ended up buying a copy.

[constitutiongirl]

Ushpizin - Israeli - (2004)

Excellent film. "Why the long face? Yom Kippur is over."

[6323cd]

Thérèse (France, 1986). Beautiful movie.

[constitutiongirl]

Where did you see this film?

[randita]

Thanks for the tip about TCM. I’ll keep an eye out for those and record them. I imagine the only other way to see many of these is through Netflix.

[constitutiongirl]

El Mariachi (Spanish)

I assume this is the originial, low-budget film. It was really good, then he Hollywooded-up his remake.

[randita]

Yes, Ushpizin was hilarious. And it had a great message.

That’s why I like Medved, who recommended both Ushpizin and Rosenstrasse. He likes movies with a redeeming message and so do I.

[constitutiongirl]

Ever since I was a kid, just looking at Nosferatu gives me the creeps.

[malkee]

I think this movie was actually from 1996 or thereabouts.

[Reily]

I bought it at a used book store.
However you can get it from www.Amazon.com.UK .

[Reily]

I bought it at a used book store.
However you can get it from www.Amazon.com.UK .

[Reily]

I bought it at a used book store.
However you can get it from www.Amazon.com.UK .

[Reily]

I bought it at a used book store.
However you can get it from www.Amazon.com.UK .

[constitutiongirl]

Richard Gere made an attempt at this character in Sommersby.

[Reily]

I bought it at a used book store.
However you can get it from www.Amazon.com.UK .

[Reily]

I bought it at a used book store.
However you can get it from www.Amazon.com.UK .

[Reily]

I bought it at a used book store.
However you can get it from www.Amazon.com.UK .