My Favourite Foreign Films

A Listmania! list by RonCharles (Virginia & Arizona, USA)
 
Indochine [1991] [DVD] [1993]
1.  Indochine [1991] [DVD] [1993] DVD ~ Catherine Deneuve
The list author says:
  "Sumptuous & lush.  Every conversation in the lobby after the movie was about how beautiful Catherine Deneuve was."
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Cinema Paradiso (4 Disc Deluxe Edition Box Set) [1989] [DVD]
2.  Cinema Paradiso (4 Disc Deluxe Edition Box Set) [1989] [DVD] DVD ~ Phillipe Noiret
The list author says:
  "One of the most romantic, nostalgic movies ever made.  Everyone in the movie theatre was crying.  ‘It's the blue eyes.'  Watch the more mysterious theatrical version first."
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Europa Europa [DVD]
3.  Europa Europa [DVD] DVD ~ Solomon Perel
The list author says:
  "Based on a true story, this is one of the best movies ever made about Germany and WWII.  Marco Hofschneider is adorable."
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Pathfinder ( Ofelas ) [DVD]
4.  Pathfinder ( Ofelas ) [DVD] DVD ~ Nils Gaup
The list author says:
  "Maybe the best movie ever to come out of Finland.  A film studio needs to find this movie, give it their full treatment and bring it out in the United Kingdom."
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Throne Of Blood [1957] [DVD]
5.  Throne Of Blood [1957] [DVD] DVD ~ Toshirô Mifune
The list author says:
  "My favourite Kurosawa movie of all time.  A retelling of 'The Scottish Play.'"
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Ran [DVD]
6.  Ran [DVD] DVD ~ Tatsuya Nakadai
The list author says:
  "Kurosawa's interpretation of 'King Lear.'"
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Kagemusha [1980] [DVD]
7.  Kagemusha [1980] [DVD] DVD ~ Tatsuya Nakadai
The list author says:
  "‘What happens to the shadow after the man is gone?'"
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Dersu Uzala [1975] [DVD]
8.  Dersu Uzala [1975] [DVD] DVD ~ Yuri Solomin
The list author says:
  "A bucolic study of Siberia and the relationship between the Russian explorer V. K. Arseniev and his guide and mentor Derzu Uzala."
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Like Water For Chocolate [1992] [DVD]
9.  Like Water For Chocolate [1992] [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "An enchanting and magical Mexican receipt for food, love, passion and romance."
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My Life As A Dog [1985] [DVD]
10.  My Life As A Dog [1985] [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "A young Swedish boy dreams of Laika, the Russian space dog, as he undergoes a less-than-smooth passage through childhood."
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Smiles Of A Summer Night [1955] [DVD] [1995]
11.  Smiles Of A Summer Night [1955] [DVD] [1995] DVD ~ Ulla Jacobsson
The list author says:
  "Who ever knew that Ingmar Bergman could do such a wonderful job with comedy?  This warm, witty movie casts the spell of a long Summer's day and night in Sweden."
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The Seventh Seal [DVD] [1957]
12.  The Seventh Seal [DVD] [1957] DVD ~ Max von Sydow
The list author says:
  "Perhaps Bergman's most famous movie and tied with ‘Smiles' as my favourite."
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Year My Voice Broke [DVD] [1988] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
13.  Year My Voice Broke [DVD] [1988] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Noah Taylor
The list author says:
  "A haunting and touching Australian coming-of-age movie.  Everyone that I have recommended it to has loved it.  It needs to be brought out in PAL Region 2.  The sequel to this film is 'Flirting.'"
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Diva [DVD]
14.  Diva [DVD] DVD ~ Wilhelmenia Fernandez
The list author says:
  "What a movie!  A thriller, a mystery & a romance.  It even reinvents the chase scene in a race through the Paris Metro.  And the opera singing is lovely."
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Swept Away [1973] [DVD]
15.  Swept Away [1973] [DVD] DVD ~ Giancarlo Giannini
The list author says:
  "Lina Wertmuller's classic tale of the struggle between the sexes and the classes."
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Seven Beauties [DVD] [1976] [US Import]
16.  Seven Beauties [DVD] [1976] [US Import] DVD ~ Giancarlo Giannini
The list author says:
  "Another terrific film set in WWII and Wertmueller's second best film after 'Swept Away.'"
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Night Watch / Day Watch (Special Edition Directors Cuts) [2005] [DVD]
17.  Night Watch / Day Watch (Special Edition Directors Cuts) [2005] [DVD] DVD ~ Konstantin Khabensky
The list author says:
  "A wild, exciting, supernatural cinematic ride from Russia.  If the Russians had never had to endure seventy years of communist occupation, just imagine the movies that they could have made."
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Law Of Desire [DVD]
18.  Law Of Desire [DVD] DVD ~ Eusebio Poncela
The list author says:
  "My absolute favourite Almodovar movie of all time.  It's exciting, captivating, tragic and haunting.  This one stays with you in your mind."
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Matador [DVD]
19.  Matador [DVD] DVD ~ Assumpta Serna
The list author says:
  "My second favourite Almodovar film is one the kinkiest movies that I have ever seen.  Also, be sure to view 'Bad Education' & 'Women on the Verge.'"
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Subway (Christopher Lambert) [DVD] [1985]
20.  Subway (Christopher Lambert) [DVD] [1985] DVD ~ Christopher Lambert
The list author says:
  "A quirky little movie with Christopher Lambert and Isabelle Adjani.  I love her entrance down the stairway of the Paris Metro.  Luc Besson's 'La Femme Nikita' is, also, good."
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Black Orpheus [1958] [DVD]
21.  Black Orpheus [1958] [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "The Bossa Nova score of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luis Bonfa sets the haunting mood of a Brazilian Carnival retelling of the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice."
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Midaq Alley [DVD] [1998] [US Import]
22.  Midaq Alley [DVD] [1998] [US Import] DVD ~ Ernesto Gómez Cruz
The list author says:
  "Based on the novels of Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz and reset in Mexico City, this movie is rich and full of life.  A young Salma Hayek is stunning."
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Frida [DVD] [2003]
23.  Frida [DVD] [2003] DVD ~ Salma Hayek
The list author says:
  "This breaks the foreign film rule, but it is a favourite of mine.  This is Salma Hayek's triumphant labour of love, and it feels like a Mexican movie."
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Criterion Collection: Beauty & The Beast [DVD] [1946] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
24.  Criterion Collection: Beauty & The Beast [DVD] [1946] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Jean Marais
The list author says:
  "'Belle.' Jean Cocteau's luminous & ethereal masterpiece.  This classic definitely needs to be brought out in the PAL Region 2 format."
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