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Posted at May 24, 2015, 6:23 am:


What do you consider to be the best (or your favourite) forgein film of all-time? From before the Italian Neo-realist cinema of the forties through the French New Wave, to the current renaissance within Japanese cinema, there is a lot to choose from.

My choice has to be Hana-Bi (Takeshi Kitano, 1997, Jap), Fireworks in the U.S. As an execise in exploring the themes prevalent in Takeshi's work, Hana-bi is almost perfection. The preoccupations with sudden brutal violence punctuating serenity, questions of individual existence and social downfalls all feature heavily. Stylistically from the judgement of the editing to the rich composition within the mise-en-scene, to the melancholic score it is a tour-de-force. Kitano along with Hal Hartley and Atom Egoyan is probably one of the few auteurs (directors who display a constistency of style and theme, like authorship, they control all the films areas) working today. He is incredible; writing, directing, editing, composing paintings and the occasional score. He manages all his actors, runs a production company (Office Kitano), appears on Japanese television 7 nights a week and has the time to write poetry and critical essays.


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It's as impossible to choose one 'best' foreign film as it is any othe...

Now, saying this will fully reveal what little exposure to foreign fil...

Yojimbo.

My choice ie Raise the Red Lantern.

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Holden, I recentley watched Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966), and found ...

Das Boot but if you can.

I forgot.

oh oh oh! too many choices, too many choices.

I didnt know there was another Yojimbo movie in 1970, did Kurosawa giv...

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To be honest, me old mucker I don't know what the deal was between Kur...

Aspen, my brother bought Das Boot (subtitled!) for me the other week.

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Its so hard to confine myself to one foreign film--but if I have to, i...

Central Station, Jou Do, Red firecracker, Green firecracker, Ran, Yoji...

I tried to exercise restraint, but some of my many (maybe endless) run...

I'd seriously have to say Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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Nobody is gonna mention Godzilla??? come on, thats a good one.

Godzilla! Humm, forgot about that.

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Lars Von Trier's The Kingdom is hands down the best picture made outsi...

I hope that British films count.

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Oh man, am I ashamed of myself.

Foreign film are why I go to the theater and rent movies! There is no...

A really obscure Chinese film called "Those were the Days" i...

Nice choices, neesee! "Raise the Red Lantern" is a classic.

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Awe,mom.

he he he.

She will.

Hahhahaha Sunfrog Yikes, I haven't seen a lot of those movies.

Zephryus!!! Where have you been? I missed you!

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Awe mom.

Some fantastic choices all round- Amazing list "Holden" ever...

A lot of favourites here as I'm a lover of non-English language cinema...

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Two of my favs are: Yojimbo The Devil's Backbone Although I als...

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Amores Perros is one of my favorite

1 Brotherhood of the wolf 2 Vidoque Both french btw MM

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Cidade De Deus (City Of God) Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes) Y Tu Mam...

beauty and the beast cinema paradiso allegro non troppo

Johnny Stecchino (Roberto Benigni ) 1991.

The Bicycle Thief

1.

abre los ojos la jetee haxan

Mad Max Mad Max 2/Road Warrior Return Of The Dragon Drunken Master ...

I'm not sure what's really 'THE' best.

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I thought of some more: Ostre Sledovane Vlaky (Closely Watched Trai...

Amelie Les Diaboliques

woman in the dunes and black rain [kuroi ame] are my current favorites...

All of Hayao Miyazaki's films are great!

Y Tu Mama Tambien El Otro Lado de La Cama He Loves Me, He Loves M...

Just bumping this up.

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City of God is excellent.

Seven Samurai Run Lola Run

a couple more.

Thought of a couple more: 37.

Someone please help! I'm trying to remember / find a movie.

The Best Forien film of all time is Iron Kung Fu

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run lola run loved it

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thanx in that case crouching tiger hidden dragon

Thought of two more: Hana-Bi (Fireworks) (Takeshi Kitano, 1997) ...

Seven Samurai followed closely by Jean de Florette

Yumi (Dreams)

The Seven Samurai is the best in my opinoin.

If you liked The Seven Samurai, Then go rent Yumi(Dreams).

To Live The Scent of Green Papaya Amelie Kikojiro Shiri ...

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is my favorite movie of all time so I'l...

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I have only just recently got into watching foreign movies so i havent...

AND

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I guess we're talking about non-english language movies (otherwise I'd...

Havent seen many foreign movies but i would probably say il postino wa...

Amélie Hero Nosferatu Seven Samurai Crouching Tiger, Hidden Drag...

The thread title says, “Best Foreign Film of All Time”, but it appears...

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i thought Raising Victor Vargas was a good little indie myself.

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Truffaut: Baisers volés (1968) (scenario and dialogue) .

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I'm pretty sure I've listed quite a few of these before, but just to r...

Lagaan & lafemme nikita

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I saw a few other foriegn movies this week that were excellent T...

Amores Perros (not a foreing film in my country ) Amelie Das Boot A...

LA LENGUA DE LAS MARIPOSAS (butterfly) a excellent sapanish movie

Run Lola Run City of God Battle Royale Versus Seven Samurai Kung Fu Hu...

A Better Tomorrow 1 & 2 Battle Royale Akira A Fistful of Dollar...

I fricken want to see Battle Royale.

It's good in a brutal-and-bizarre way.

City of God or La Haine for me.

Hmm, if I'm allowed, I'd like to take back what I said about Wild Stra...

Show Me Love (F*cking Amal) (Lukas Moodysson) Cicade de Deus (City o...

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Salamina Soldiers

Life is beautiful.

Lord of the Rings

Not best of all time, but one of the best.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sedai Not best of...

I think my favourite foreign film is currently Der Untergang (Downfall...

Impossible choice, though I suppose if I had to choose one foreign fil...

Mine would be anything acted by Audrey Tautou (Amélie).

My Favourites would be Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Shaolin Soccer H...

Not sure what the best is but Luc Besson's Nikita was fairly good.

cinema paradiso.

Strange Brew.

Is Canada foreign?

I'm from Italy, i'll exclude Italian & American movies.

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What about British films.

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So let me get this straight.

these classifications suck.

silly people.

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i'll try next time.

I didn't get time to scane the whole thread but I hope The Seven Samur...

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These are 'a few' of my favourites.

My Life As a Dog - classic film.

My favorite "foreign" movie (though not foreign to me) is th...

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My favorite foreign film has the French title "Le Fabuleux Destin...

Foreign to whom? I guess if I had to pick one, and I realize I don't...

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There are so many great foreign films but at the moment my favourites ...

8 1/2 Yes it's incredibly long and meandering, but a classic.

city of god was incredibal

i would say Downfall or Mediterrano

do you mean Mediterraneo by Gabriele Salvatores?

Freezer was cool (no pun intended)

Id have to say la haine and i would reccomend it to any body it is gre...

La Cite Des Enfants Perdus.

The Passion of Joan D'Arc from 1928 (French).

let's see, I have a lot to,hum.

you should definetly check out Gegen die wand, Die untergang and Goodb...

even so, they're sooo German.

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meaning Goodbye Lenin was not bad actually, but Gegen Die Wand.

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Kielowski's Dekalog definitely belongs here, finished watching last ni...

Most of my favorite films are foreign.

La Vite E Bella.

Battle Royale has been mentioned a few times and for good reason, it i...

I was not so impressed with Battle Royale 2 myself.

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In comparison to the first movie it is definately lacking some creativ...

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The best so far would be Amores Perros.

There is a little known film from Japan called "SWOLLOWTAIL BUTTE...

Yojimbo was great, as for a newer foreign film Amelie was also very go...

Amelie from montmartre is my favourite foreign film.

I forgot and had to come back to write down tsotsi

Amelie

I feel that it's easily The Mirror, by Tarkovsky.

I can't narrow it to less than 3.

So many amazing Foreign films, here are some of my favorites: The 40...

i loathe this thread.

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Foreign how? American films are foreign to other nations, but I'm ass...

Well, Wong Kar-Wai is my favorite director, so I'll go three of his fi...

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Hi! I am a French student in the field of Marketing and Communicatio...

Jules and Jim is the best!

Amélie and Un long dimanche de fiançailles are two extremely good Fre...

I remember getting really sick in High School, around 1991.

City of God or Life Is Beautiful is the best IMHO

forgot one! Der Untergang

Le Balloon Rouge (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse, has earned much...

Since I'm an American guy living in Korea, I'll put my K movie recomme...

Hi! I am a French student in the field of Marketing and Communicatio...

The number of responses is still growing and my survey becomes more an...

people who watch foreign films! my top ten the seventh seal city of ...

Does anyone remmember "Before the Rain"? A macedonian film, ...

a trip to the moon

I've always liked Il Postino, or Cinema Paradiso along the same lines.

The Best foreign film of all time is easily easily Life is Beautiful.

seventh seal

Couple of my favorites: Tokyo Drifter 400 Blows Hidden Fortess C...

El Crimen Del Padre Amaro.

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