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DVD Forum => General DVD Discussion => Topic started by: cherubrock on Aug 10, 2004 at 02:49 PM
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I used to hate having to watch a movie while minding the subtitles, but I've recently been "educated" by a friend (who also happens to be a Pinoydvd member) to explore the wonderful world of foreign films! Those I've watched recently that I've liked immensely include:
Run Lola Run (German)
What To Do In Case of Fire (German)
Chaos (French)
Chungking Express (Cantonese)
My Sassy Girl (Korean)
..among others. I was hoping that you guys could recommend other DVDs in the foreign language genre that in your opinion, are worth taking a look at. I recently discovered a rental shop near our place with a remarkable collection of foreign films.
Thanks in advance for the help, appreciate it! ;D
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The Three Colors Trilogy : Red, White, Blue by K.Kieslowski ( French )
My Life As A Dog - Lasse Hallstrom ( Swedish )
Dark Blue World - Jan Sverak ( Czech )
Il Postino - Michael Radford ( Italian )
Life Is Beautiful - Roberto Benigni ( Italian )
Amelie - Jean-Pierre Jeunet ( French )
Y Tu Mama Tambien - Alfonso Cuaron
plus a whole lot of japanese/french/german movies but that would be breaking some of this forum's rules :)
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cherubrock, try watching Cinema Paradiso...
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You shouldn't missed....Walter Sales' brilliant CENTRAL STATION. It's a Brazilian movie and just get a hanky before you watch the ending. :'(
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Thanks for the suggestions, guys, I'll be looking these up when I go to the rental store ;D I assume all of these have English subtitles naman right? ;)
Anyone else have other suggestions? :)
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Talk To Her (Abre con Ella) - Pedro Almodovar (Spain)
Sex and Lucia - Julio Medem (Spain)
Malena - Giuseppe Tornatore (Italy)
City of God - Fernando Meirelles (Brazil)
:)
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in the mood for love - Wong Kar Wai
seven samurai - Akira Kurosawa
400 blows - François Truffaut
8 1/2 - Federico Fellini
breathless - Jean-Luc Godard
band of outsiders - Jean-Luc Godard
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Little Otik - Jan Svankmajer
Hana-bi - Takeshi Kitano
Battle Royale - Kinji Fukasaku
The BRD Trilogy - Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Camille Claudel - Bruno Nuytten
Le Dernier Metro - Francois Truffaut
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Thanks for the suggestions, guys, I'll be looking these up when I go to the rental store ;D I assume all of these have English subtitles naman right? ;)
Anyone else have other suggestions? :)
Dude....don't forget also Kurosawa's....RASHOMON. I just rent this at video 48 now it's now on my wanted lists.... :)
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Dude....don't forget also Kurosawa's....RASHOMON. I just rent this at video 48 now it's now on my wanted lists.... :)
Yes, I've been hearing a lot about Kurosawa's work, guess it's about time I explore it. I've also had a friend highly recommend Central Station, if only I can find it ;D Battle Royale I think I saw sa Red Hot Video, I think I'll give it a go next time. :)
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Amores Peros
Jan Dara
Zatoichi
The Seven Samurai
Taxi series
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Ingmar Bergman's Persona
Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood
Jean Renoir's The Rules of the Game
Federico Fellini's 8 1/2
Francois Truffaut's The 400 Blows
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oh man, i can't believe no one mentioned IRREVERSIBLE until now!
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Yes, I've been hearing a lot about Kurosawa's work, guess it's about time I explore it. I've also had a friend highly recommend Central Station, if only I can find it ;D Battle Royale I think I saw sa Red Hot Video, I think I'll give it a go next time. :)
Bro where is Red Hot video located? Do they have fine selections of foreign dvd movies?
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Chow Yun-Fat movies (with English subs) are fantastic. Many have been directed by John Woo. You can get them at video stores along Ongpin. Don't get daunted by covers that overflow with Chinese characters. Staff ready to assist non-Chinese.
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dunforgiven, Irreversible is the one that also stars Monica Belucci right? :)
keating, Red Hot is along A. Mabini St. in San Juan. Coming from Shaw, turn right at the one-way street between the Red Ribbon and Shell stations. They do have many foreign movies, a lot of them Asian. Lots of arthouse flicks also. I don't know how they compare with Video 48 or the shop in Rockwell, but you might want to give it a try because a n t s and I have been there several times and he's always had something that he wasn't able to rent at Rockwell. I suspect the owner's also a Pinoydvd member, I saw a green(?) 90's Galant parked outside with the Pinoydvd sticker ;D
Bokong, I actually turned down a lot of Chinese films that a shopkeeper in Hong Kong was suggesting a couple of years back.. Wasn't into it at the time. Sayang! Oh well, couldn't have known then which were the better ones anyway, hehe.. ;D
I'm going to have to list all these titles down if I'm going to remember all of them! ;D
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dunforgiven, Irreversible is the one that also stars Monica Belucci right? :)
keating, Red Hot is along A. Mabini St. in San Juan. Coming from Shaw, turn right at the one-way street between the Red Ribbon and Shell stations. They do have many foreign movies, a lot of them Asian. Lots of arthouse flicks also. I don't know how they compare with Video 48 or the shop in Rockwell, but you might want to give it a try because a n t s and I have been there several times and he's always had something that he wasn't able to rent at Rockwell. I suspect the owner's also a Pinoydvd member, I saw a green(?) 90's Galant parked outside with the Pinoydvd sticker ;D
Bokong, I actually turned down a lot of Chinese films that a shopkeeper in Hong Kong was suggesting a couple of years back.. Wasn't into it at the time. Sayang! Oh well, couldn't have known then which were the better ones anyway, hehe.. ;D
I'm going to have to list all these titles down if I'm going to remember all of them! ;D
Bro thanks for the info regarding Red Hot Video. :)
Layo ko pala doon, I'm from Agham Road lang in Q.C. But will check the place, will I pass thru Cherry Foodarama? Is it still there? ???
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keating, sent you pm with detailed descriptions to Red Hot. Let me know what other treasures you unearth there that haven't been mentioned in this thread. ;D
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If I'm free this weekend....will check it out dude.
Sent you pm also regarding Video 48. 8)
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Good Bye Lenin! (Germany), The Barbarian Invasions (Canada), Hero (China), Run Lola Run (Germanay), 3-Iron (Korea), Oldboy (korea), Tae Guk Gi (Korea)
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In the Mood For Love (Wong Kar Wai)
Central Station (Walter Salles)
8 Women (Francois Ozone)
Y Tu Mama Tambien (Alfonso Cuaron)
Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa)
Europa Europa (Agniesza Holland)
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Cinema Paradiso
Hero
Amelie
Life is Beautiful
Like Water for Cholocate
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I'm recommending several titles that might hook people to watch films with non-English subtitles. They are not necessarily the best but these were the films that lured me into world cinema.
Bicycle Thief
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
OT: If you want to watch Akira Kurosawa masterpieces on the big screen, here's your chance. UP Film Institute will screen Rashomon, Seven Samurai and Ikiru on February 26, 2005.
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i have the ff. foreign language film DVDs that i'd recommend:
1. Seven Samurai, Criterion Coll. (Japanese)
2. Yojimbo, Criterion Coll. (Japanese)
3. The Hidden Fortress, Criterion Coll. (Japanese)
4. The Battle of Algiers, 3-Disc Criterion Coll. (Italian-Algerian)
5. The Leopard, 3-Disc Criterion Coll. (French-Italian)
6. 8 1/2, 2-Disc Criterion Coll. (Italian)
7. La Dolce Vita, 2-Disc Collector's Ed. (Italian)
8. Francois Truffaut Periodical Best Coll. Vol. 1 (French)
8.1. The 400 Blows
8.2. Shoot the Piano Player
8.3. Jules and Jim
8.4. The Soft Skin
8.5. Stolen Kisses
9. Best of Miramax World Cinema Vol. 1, 5-Disc Box Set
9.1. Cinema Paradiso, The New Version (Italian)
9.2. Malena (Italian)
9.3. Amelie, 2-Disc Set (French)
9.4. Farewell My Concubine (Chinese)
10. The Seventh Seal, Criterion Coll. (Sweden)
11. Life is Beautiful, Collector's Series (Italian)
12. Das Boot, 2-Disc Superbit Coll. (German)
13. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Superbit Coll. (Chinese)
14. Brotherhood of the Wolf, 3-Disc Collector's Ed. (French)
15. Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (Japanese)
16. Amores Perros (Mexican)
17. Y Tu Mama Tambien, Unrated Version (Mexican)
18. Irreversible (French)
19. The Emmanuelle Collection, 3-Disc Set (French)
:) ;) :D ;D
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SALO
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SALO
Don't watch it before eating. You'll lose your appetite.
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das boot is one of my favorites. it was a ww2 that takes place in a ww2 german sub. Dialog is in German but the director's cut has the original actors dub it in english.
My other favorite is 'year in provance' from the autobiographical novel of peter mayle. its an english film based in France.
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Young Torless Der Junge Torless (1966) (Germany) (Criterion Collection)
Night and Fog Nuit et Brouillard (1955) (France) (Criterion Collection)
Amelie Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) (France) (Miramax)
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HOME RUN - not really into foreign movies but this is a pretty good one.
Hero
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Cinema Paradiso
Malena
Sex and Lucia
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Crouching Tiger
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For me Motorcycle Diaries is a really good movie. ;)
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Bichunmoo (DTS)
Korean film I just rented from Red Hot Videos.
Better story than Hero or HOFD.
Kulang lang sa cinematography.
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Ping Pong ;) w/ dts
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just adding some titles (that i don't think have been mentioned yet) ... i don't necessarily own these films on dvd but i have viewed and liked them.
sumo do sumo don't
kolya
scent of green papaya
mostly martha
the sea inside
the wedding banquet
raise the red lantern
initimacy
everybody's famous
farinelli (the castrato)
all about my mother
belle epoque
no man's land
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I have the ff. in my collection and would highyly recommend them:
Asian Films
Scent of Green Papaya
Farewell My Concubine
Not One Less
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Raise the Red Lantern
Ran
Rashomon
Monsoon Wedding
European
Ma Vie En Rose
Cinema Paradiso
Europa Europa
Farinelli
Harme Suare
Le Roi Danse
The Cranes Are Flying
Under the Sand
Latin American
Central Station
Sex and Lucia
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Latin
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ANATOMIE 2
a lot of filipina in the movie playing nurses, one of which is my wife's sister
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Young Torless Der Junge Torless (1966) (Germany) (Criterion Collection)
Night and Fog Nuit et Brouillard (1955) (France) (Criterion Collection)
Amelie Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) (France) (Miramax)
Ewan ko ba, pero nadedepress ako pagpinanunuod ko 'to.
The 400 Blows Quatre cents coups, Les (1959) (France) (Criterion Collection)
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1. 8 1/2
2. happy together
3. maria full of grace
4. like water for chocolate
5. the damned
6. wild strawberried
7. death in venice
8. teorema
9. cries and whispers
10. persona 8)
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seven samurai,battle royale,run lola run, rashomon, seventh seal,
rules of the game,saragossa manuscript, bang rajan,ong bak,oldboy
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el verdugo {1963} from spain ...its rare,even in spain its difficult to obtain a copy of this dvd
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Kyoshi Kurosawa's
Kyua
Kairo
Korei
Doppelganger
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Good Bye Lenin! (Germany)
The Edukators (Germany)
Cinema Paradiso (Italy)
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the saragossa manuscript {1965} poland
released by image on region 1
recently voted in kazakhstan
as one of the greatest movies of all time on a per country basis
considered by jerry garcia of the grateful dead
as the greatest ever,if not one of the best movies of all time.
jointly re-released by francis ford coppola and martin scorsese
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Cinema Paradiso
Sex & Lucia
Hable Con Ella (Talk To Her)
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THE PROMISE DTS-ES
I watched this so many times with my guests, it never fails to amuse them.
Chinese Tall Story DTS 96/24
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THE PROMISE DTS-ES
I watched this so many times with my guests, it never fails to amuse them.
Yeah true..I liked it too. I thought it was better than HOFD and Hero. The story was much easier to chew and the CGI and production value, WOW!!! It puts Philippine cinema 20 years behind.
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Yeah true..I liked it too. I thought it was better than HOFD and Hero. The story was much easier to chew and the CGI and production value, WOW!!! It puts Philippine cinema 20 years behind.
I second the motion! This movie instantly knocked out HOFD and Hero in my best foreign movie list. :)
I heard that this was the most expensive Chinese film ever produced.
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Il Mare (Korean)
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also try kino's munchausen {1943}, the original german epic version,
it's already colored and remastered, it was a big box office hit in germany when its originally released and banned until the 1970's
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Central Station (Walter Sales)
Ran (Akira Kurosawa)
Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa)
In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar Wai)
Cinema Paradiso (Guiseppe Tornatore)
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Cache! Tsotsi! 3-Iron! M! Talk to Her! Hable Con Ella!
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Azumi 1
Azumi 2
Versus
If you want Japanese action, blood and gore...
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Kung Fu Hustle - a hilarious movie for me ;)
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Foreign Language DVD I'd recommend:
1. Count of Monte Cristo (3or4 disc French, Gerard Depardiue)
2. Closer (chinese, female assasins - action)
3. Zatoichi (japanese, blind samurai action)
4. Anything with samurai actor Toshirô Mifune (Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, Musashi (3disc) )and/or Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Ran, Rashomon, etc..) --these are Criterion Collection DVDs
5. Anything with Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger etc.)
6. Jackie Chan's Drunken Master
7. Anything (anime) by Hayao Miyazaki (Totorro, Nausicaa, Laputa Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke etc...)
8. Das Boot (German, war)
9. Amelie (French? can't remember)
10. My Sassy Girl (korean)
11. Kung Fu Hustle (Chinese)
12. Life Is Beautiful (Italian)
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death of mr. lazarescu (2005) from romania
cyclo (1995) from vietnam
central station (1992) from brazil
marketa lazarova (1967) from czechoslovakia
knights of the teutonic order (1960) from poland
dragon inn (1967) from hong kong