Forrin!
Just about to sit down and watch Pedro Almodovar's latest, Broken Embraces and last night I watched A Prophet which was brilliant.

Anyone got any other decent foreign films they would recommend? My Lovefilm list is running a bit dry at the moment!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 18:42, 55 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

what sort of films do you like?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 18:43, Reply)

All kinds really, not any one particular genre
But strange or bizarre will always do!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 18:49, Reply)

hm
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance is a bit bizarre (and good.) A Samurai film that was a bit odd was Zatoichi, All About my Mother is the best Almodovar film. I'm sure I'll think of more in a moment
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 18:53, Reply)

Haha
Seen all them!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 18:58, Reply)

do you care about age?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:00, Reply)

Not at all!
I realise this isn't much help, my tastes are really eclectic!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:01, Reply)

I can only recommend the classics then
stuff like Tokyo Story, Ikiru, the adaption of the Makiota sisters.

Or for good old fashioned cheesy fun, Azumi
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:10, Reply)

Haven't seen many of the classic Japanese ones
Azumi I quite enjoyed.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:18, Reply)

Versus
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versus_(film)
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 18:47, Reply)

Mental film
Overacted to an inch of its life. Genius.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 18:49, Reply)

Just got here
Versus was the film that made me realise that in Japanese, "Why?" has 8 syllables and, "Oh no! You have opened a portal to Hell!" has 3.

Fucked up language, that.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 21:52, Reply)

Ondskan
www.imdb.com/title/tt0338309/
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 18:52, Reply)

Ooh, duly added! Cheers Kristine!

( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 18:59, Reply)

sure thing
I don't get to see many foreign films but when I saw this it stuck
it's really quite good
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:10, Reply)

I'm going to assume you've seen all the undisputed masterpieces
like Seven Samurai, City of God, La Haine, The Lives of Others and Tokyo Story

Das Experiment - you seem to like "batshit mental"
Tetsuo: Iron Man - see above, but much sillier
Kagemushi - an older Kurosawa, it's awesome (duh)
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! - classic Almodovar
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:17, Reply)

Yeah, seen those classics
and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Not too much Kurosawa though, I'll give that a look.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:21, Reply)

How about Studio Ghibli?
Or the German Expressionist stuff from the 20's - Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, etc
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:22, Reply)

Love the Ghibli stuff
I was a late convert, Becky letters showed me the error of my ways there.

Haven't seen either of them, but I have seen Metropolis.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:26, Reply)

which of the Ghibli films
have you seen?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:27, Reply)

I just don't get the Ghibli stuff and the other Japanese anime.

( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:28, Reply)

I love it
If it's done well it's tremendous.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:34, Reply)

Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Grave of the Fireflies (possibly not Ghibli), My Neighbour Totoro, er, few others.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:30, Reply)

definitely watch
The Cat Returns
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:31, Reply)

Check out Nosferatu
It might seem a bit dated because it's basically Dracula by another name, but the imagery is fantastic and the atmospherics are bloody terrifying
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:30, Reply)

I love Nosferatu.
I can really imagine people being scared when it came out.
( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:43, Reply)

Of course you love Nosferatu
There's cock imagery. Probably makes you think of me
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:49, Reply)

: p

( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 20:21, Reply)

I can watch it free
So I shall do this later :)
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:44, Reply)

i said to someone else the other week
la haine. odd french film :)
(beanojam isn't really Ricardo Flange, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:32, Reply)

This is all cracking!
Thanks muchly.

Filling up nicely again. Told me ex about this and she's just texted back, "Herzog, you bellend!" so I'd better put a few of his on as well.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:34, Reply)

She's not Dutch, is she?
"Herzog" means masturbate in Dutch

She's telling you to crack one off

I can recommend some excellent Dutch films for that purpose
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:35, Reply)

Nah she's from London
and I know these films of which you speak!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:38, Reply)

You do? Fuckin' pervert
Couldn't lend me some, could you...
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 19:50, Reply)

Speaking of Dutch Films
Here's one for ya.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 21:21, Reply)

El Topo.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0067866/
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 21:28, Reply)

I preferred The Holy Mountain
But El Topo was suitably bonkers.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 21:52, Reply)

You're right: "A Prophet" is brilliant.
Cache - with an acute accent over the e - is also ace.

And I really enjoyed Noone Knows about Persian Cats, which is a semi-fictional film about indie bands in Tehran. Watch that if you get the chance.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 21:50, Reply)

Was that released as Hidden here?
with Daniel Auteuil and Juliette Binoche?
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 21:55, Reply)

That's the chappy.

( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:23, Reply)

Not a foreign film but
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN9auBn6Jys&feature=player_embedded

should satisfy your Jonesing for foreign weirdness.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:01, Reply)

'Intacto' is amazing
and any Dario Argento films for the Italian horror cheese.
( Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:03, Reply)

I saw Intacto at a film festival
Great film. The blindfolded sprint through the forest is jaw droppingly good.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:06, Reply)

Oh god it is...
I sets your teeth on edge. Which is always a good thing.
( Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:07, Reply)

Completely edge of the seat
And the last film to do that to me was [REC]. Something in the Spanish water!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:10, Reply)

I just watched a French horror film
called 'Them' it was extremely effective. Short, almost no filler and very much of the immense tension school. Worth your while
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:11, Reply)

I love Spanish cinema
The films always have such a different feel to them, they can end up going in any direction or none at all, and still be good. Massive Almodovar fan.
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( Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:16, Reply)

Forrin films?
Any godzilla flick. Nuff said.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:14, Reply)

I wuz rooting for Mothra

( Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:18, Reply)

OK - I know it's not forrin (unless you count Manx as foreign)... but at least it's not Hollywood
The Disappearance of Alice Creed is quite smart. Goes on a little bit too long, but it's very clever.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:25, Reply)

I like the look of that I have to say

( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:58, Reply)

Tokyo Gore Police.
Yo-yo Cop Girl.
Anything by Uwe Boll.
Stalingrad.
Das Boot.
The Three Colours trilogy.
Les Amants Du Pont Neuf.
Chungking express.
Night Watch.
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:56, Reply)

Oh, and Tetsuo: Iron Man.

( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:58, Reply)

Tokyo Gore Police was good fun
The Three Colours are all time classics.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 23:05, Reply)

Watch any Pang Brothers
and Beat Takeshi films. Usually good fun.
( Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 23:08, Reply)

Delicatessan - Caro/Jeunet
Jean de Florette/Manon de Souces - Claude Berri
Raise The Red Lantern - Yimou Zhang
Jamon Jamon - Bigas Lunas (possibly the best film director's name ever)
Wings of Desire - Wim Wenders
Il Postino - Michael Radford
A ShortFilm About Killing /A Short Film About Love - Krystof Kieslowski
Weekend - Jean Luc Goddard
Another Way - Karoly Makk
City of God - Dunno, I'm no Barry Norman
Cinema Paradiso - or Jonathan Ross for that matter
Man Bites Dog - Not even Claudia Winkelman
(Cave Duck, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 9:31, Reply)