Foreign Film & Documentary Recommendations?- Page 2

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 11/8/06 at 12:35pm

You MUST MUST MUST see the PARADISE LOST documentaries. ANYONE who has ever felt like an outsider needs to see them. These kids are STILL on death row.

[beuk-et-moi]

Posted: 11/8/06 at 7:49pm

Novecento
Au revoir les enfants
Cidade de Deus - city of God
Amelie Poulain
Festen
Amorres perros
Novecento
Das Boot
Die Blechtrommel
Nuevo cinema paradiso
Rashomon
Simon
La Haine
Lilja 4-ever
Aimee und Jaguar
Europa Europa
Twin sisters
Farewell to my concubine
Lola
Soldier of orange
Trois couleurs blue
Antonia's line
Trois couleurs rouge
The case alzheimer
Trois couleurs blanc
Abel
Ran
Gegen die Wand
Triumpf des Willens
La strada
Sonatine
Character
Il ladro di bambini
Der Krieger und die Kaiserin
Le grande blue
Hamam il bagno turco
Come undone
Toto le hero
Pauline & Paulette
Daens
The fourth man
Una giornata particolare
Yossi and Jaguar
F*CKing amal
East palace west palace
Kadosh
Jean de Florette
Manon des sources
Ma vie en rose
L'appartement
Everyone famous
Lili Marleen
Farinelli il castrato
Fresa y chocolate
Tapas
Manneken pis
Off screen
Le huitieme jour
Le roi danse
Der Ehe der Maria Braun
Lola rennt
La promesse
Breaking the waves
Left luggage
Lucia y el sexo
Indochine
Les amants du pont-neuf
La pianiste
Underground
La stanza del figlio
Bin-jip 3-Iron
Satyricon
The assault
Intervista
L'auberge Espagnole

and this is just the short list



Updated On: 11/8/06 at 07:49 PM

[picturetaker9211]

Posted: 11/8/06 at 7:52pm

The first movie that came to mind mind was Les Choristes, but almostxfamous beat me to it. One of the best films I've ever seen in French or ENglish. The acting & singing is beautiful.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 11/12/06 at 9:51am

[SannaBo]

Posted: 11/17/06 at 7:42am

We saw 2 great movies lately a great german one Summersturm, a very moving and often funny coming of age movie about a 2 guys who grow and how their lives changed when they participate in a summer camp with their local crew club.
The other one was a belgian movie Twin sisters, about 2 sisters who get torn apart during childhood and both grow up in different countries and backgrounds during world war 2. And finally meet up again after 70 year, i guess i never ever cried that much during a movie as with this one.







Updated On: 11/17/06 at 07:42 AM

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 11/20/06 at 1:16pm

[justagirl2]

Posted: 11/20/06 at 1:39pm

Ooh, MrMidwest, *I* want to see that one!

Les Choristes really is beautiful, another definite recommendation right here.

I'll also third Au Revoir Les Enfants...it's heartbreaking, and I fell completely in love with the leads by the end. I also recall the older brother being gorgeous, but I don't think that affects CapnHook.

Anything Gerard Depardieu, if you want to go a bit more light-hearted.

La Belle et La Bete...so creepy, I love it.

They're all French, but they're all great.

[justme2]

Posted: 11/20/06 at 2:15pm

Foreign Films:
The Red Violin
Wings of Desire

all my other choices have already been called out.

Documentaries:
The Little Fugitive (doc/film)
A Boy's Life
The NDI documentary about J. D'Amboise's dance troupe (can't find the name of the film)

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 1:05pm

[pemberlee]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 1:37pm

I second the vote for Spellbound and add Wordplay as another funny doc full of quirky real-life characters.

[Tom1071]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 3:41pm

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Stagedoor

[DG]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 3:47pm

[glimpseofstocking]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 3:55pm

Nights of Cabiria
Life is Beautiful
8 Femmes
Belle Du Jour

[circusliz]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 4:44pm

I recommend "Promises" as both an excellent foreign film and documentary. It's about children caught up in the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. For a good description: http://www.offoffoff.com/film/2001/promises.php3>.

Deepa Mehta's "Elements" trilogy (Fire, Earth, Water) is excellent.

I also recommend "Banlieue 13", a French film featuring the urban dance/martial art parkour. The movie not going to end up on any greatest films list, but the stunts are amazing, especially when you realize that they're performed without wires! It puts "The Matrix" to shame!

Updated On: 2/12/07 at 04:44 PM

[WalkOn]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 8:49pm

Ever wonder why Theatre and the Arts are important? Ever wonder if Theatre can REALLY touch lives beyond just entertaining?

Check out the documentary:

OT: OUR TOWN

http://www.playbill.com/features/article/81241.html


I cried when I saw this film.

[suzycat]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 9:01pm

Rent any of Pedro Almodóvar's films:
-All About My Mother
-Bad Education
-Volver
-Talk to Her
-etc...

They are all completely stunning.