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Post by travisfickle on Sept 28, 2006 10:12:01 GMT -1
As way of a follow up to the last thread (and to help me fill up my rental list at Lovefilm ), what are you're favourite foreign language flicks? I'll submit a (less than) definitive list of some peronal faves to get the ball rolling...... City of God Three Colours Blue (or Red, or White!) Haute Tension (Switchblade Romance) Amores Perros Betty Blue À bout de Souffle Spirited Away Downfall The Motorcycle Diaries Life is Beautiful Man Bites Dog Battle Royale Ringu Irreversible Sophie Scholl La Femme Nikita Any suggestions, gratefully received
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Post by nordonwooler2 on Sept 28, 2006 10:40:21 GMT -1
How about that daft Czech thing with all the little puppets that stab eachother??
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Post by travisfickle on Sept 28, 2006 10:56:05 GMT -1
How about that daft Czech thing with all the little puppets that stab eachother?? Are you talking about Faust? Plot: Faust, a Czech worker, takes a map being handed out to passers-by in the street and follows it to a back street theatre. Donning a magician's costume, he tears through the stage backdrop to find himself in an alchemist's laboratory. He creates a baby out of clay and brings it to life. He is visited by giant puppets of an angel and the Devil that alternately imprecate him to study theology or the dark arts. He conjures up Mephistopheles, a giant head that takes the form of his own face and he commands to be his servant. He agrees to sell his soul to the Devil puppet and commands it to show him the marvels of the world. sounds intriguing....
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Post by nordonwooler2 on Sept 28, 2006 11:22:02 GMT -1
No its from the 1930's, it's silent with subtitles in Czech and all it is is puppets stabbing eachother lol
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Post by travisfickle on Sept 28, 2006 11:31:29 GMT -1
No its from the 1930's, it's silent with subtitles in Czech and all it is is puppets stabbing eachother lol Aww f**k that! I wanna see Faust now
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Post by nordonwooler2 on Sept 28, 2006 12:09:19 GMT -1
I wanna learn Czech!!!!!
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Post by Neko Bazu on Sept 28, 2006 12:46:01 GMT -1
Ringu, Ju-On, Battle Royale, Uzumaki, Hauru no Ugaku Shiro, Hime Mononoke, Spirited Away, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Wild Zero (so awful it's good!) and Appleseed. In no particular order
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Post by WyomingWhite on Sept 28, 2006 12:57:08 GMT -1
Here's mine:
Life is Beautiful Run Lola Run A Very Long Engagement Amelie L'Appartement Le Femme Nikita Subway Nadja Betty Blue Das Boot
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Post by travisfickle on Sept 28, 2006 13:06:15 GMT -1
Here's mine: Life is Beautiful Run Lola Run A Very Long Engagement Amelie L'Appartement Le Femme Nikita Subway Nadja Betty Blue Das Boot Amelie was such an obvious omission from the list. I feel humiliated Run Lola Run - Good film, shocking soundtrack
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Post by travisfickle on Sept 28, 2006 13:07:30 GMT -1
Ringu, Ju-On, Battle Royale, Uzumaki, Hauru no Ugaku Shiro, Hime Mononoke, Spirited Away, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Wild Zero (so awful it's good!) and Appleseed. In no particular order I detect a pattern with you Neko, buggered if I can put my finger on it though
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Post by WyomingWhite on Sept 28, 2006 13:12:09 GMT -1
Here's mine: Life is Beautiful Run Lola Run A Very Long Engagement Amelie L'Appartement Le Femme Nikita Subway Nadja Betty Blue Das Boot Amelie was such an obvious omission from the list. I feel humiliated Run Lola Run - Good film, shocking soundtrack I loved the soundtrack, (and the video to the main title song sung by Franka Potente on the DVD). I thought the music was perfect for the movie, (and love Franka with red hair!) Did you ever see the Simpson's spoof of Run Lola Run? Very funny.
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Post by travisfickle on Sept 28, 2006 13:20:44 GMT -1
Amelie was such an obvious omission from the list. I feel humiliated Run Lola Run - Good film, shocking soundtrack I loved the soundtrack, (and the video to the main title song sung by Franka Potente on the DVD). I thought the music was perfect for the movie, (and love Franka with red hair!) Did you ever see the Simpson's spoof of Run Lola Run? Very funny. Haven't seen the spoof, but there's always Youtube. Subway sounds promising. Agree that the RLR soundtrack was perfectly suited to the movie, but as for listening to it in isolation...
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Post by WyomingWhite on Sept 28, 2006 13:50:37 GMT -1
I loved the soundtrack, (and the video to the main title song sung by Franka Potente on the DVD). I thought the music was perfect for the movie, (and love Franka with red hair!) Did you ever see the Simpson's spoof of Run Lola Run? Very funny. Haven't seen the spoof, but there's always Youtube. Subway sounds promising. Agree that the RLR soundtrack was perfectly suited to the movie, but as for listening to it in isolation... Here's details of the Simpons episode. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilogy_of_Error
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Post by C@V on Sept 28, 2006 13:51:41 GMT -1
You missed La Haine!
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Post by Mrs H on Sept 28, 2006 13:52:40 GMT -1
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Post by WyomingWhite on Sept 28, 2006 14:09:37 GMT -1
Surprised Travisfickle didn't choose that bearing in mind the lead character models himself on Travis Bickle
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Post by embarossed on Sept 28, 2006 14:40:39 GMT -1
7th Samurai, Das Boot, Taxi, Cinema Paradiso,
That's a few I haven't seen mentioned, I know Taxi was stupid but I enjoyed it, the rest are classics in my opinion.
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Post by Neko Bazu on Sept 28, 2006 15:02:11 GMT -1
Ringu, Ju-On, Battle Royale, Uzumaki, Hauru no Ugaku Shiro, Hime Mononoke, Spirited Away, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Wild Zero (so awful it's good!) and Appleseed. In no particular order I detect a pattern with you Neko, buggered if I can put my finger on it though Can't think what you mean
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Post by travisfickle on Sept 28, 2006 18:18:01 GMT -1
Surprised Travisfickle didn't choose that bearing in mind the lead character models himself on Travis Bickle Yeah, the bloody big nosed imposter
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Post by The Lucky C on Oct 14, 2006 22:35:12 GMT -1
where are audition, ichi the killer, spirited away, princess monokoke, goodbye lenin and battleship potemkin in your list? absent! absent i say! bunk!
also the magician (it's australian. that counts)
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