My Favorite Foreign Films

Submitted by Vicky on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 09:10
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  • Jean de Florette (Claude Berri; 1986)
  • Manon des Sources (Claude Berri; 1986)
  • Babette's Feast (Gabriel Axel; 1987)
  • To Live (Zhang Yimou; 1994)
  • Shanghai Triad (Zhang Yimou; 1995)
  • Story of Qiu Ju, The (Zhang Yimou; 1992)
  • Raise the Red Lantern (Zhang Yimou; 1991)
  • Ju Dou (Zhang Yimou; 1990)
  • Red (Krzysztof Kieslowski; 1993)
  • White (Krzysztof Kieslowski; 1994)
  • Blue (Krzysztof Kieslowski; 1994)
  • A Shot in the Dark (Blake Edwards; 1964)
  • Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen; 1982)
  • The Full Monty (1998)
Author Comments: 

I'll finish this list later . . .

Like a lot of movies I have seen and would recommend, I don't want to see most of these movies a second time. Some of them are beautiful and powerful and have left quite a deep impression on me (Raise the Red Lantern comes leaping to mind).

Some (well, two) are roaringly funny. If you like A Shot in the Dark, see The Pink Panther too. Peter Sellers's performance is priceless.

bufdet05/16/2000

Since you liked Red, White, and Blue, you should see the Decalogues by Kieslowski. They just became available on video. The Decalogues are 10 shorts, each one concerning each of the ten commandments. As typical of Kieslowski, they're great.

Phreak08/25/2000

Yes, and The Double Life of Veronique! And, if you like all these, check out the documentary about Kieslowski, titled "I'm so-so".
[He's my fav director, can't ya tell? :) ]

marygabucan11/15/2003

UGH THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE LEFT ME CONFUSED,BEWILDERED,BORED AND UPSET

mijailovic01/05/2003

One of the best awarded European Director. Check some of his movies.

http://www.rihl.org/archives/archives_an/2_2001_retro.htm

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