Author Topic: FOREIGN LANGUAGE Movies on DVD (Read 15137 times)

saling-pusa · « **on:** Feb 01, 2002 at 11:03 PM »

Any Foreign Movies afficionados? What DVD do you recommend?

keng001 · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 01, 2002 at 11:58 PM »

My favorite foreign movies are Raise the Red Lantern, Ju Dou, and The Story of Qui Ju. Gong Li is so good in all these movies. She's probably like our Nora Aunor but she can do more especially sex scenes. She actually made some Hollywood movies but not as good as her movies with Zhang Yimou.
Review of Raise the Red Lantern
http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1992/03/748213.html

DVDiva · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 02, 2002 at 12:03 AM »

You mean foreign language films right? Movies that are not in Filipino nor in English? Just clarifying coz there was an argument about this on the forum not too long ago. Heh.

vacuumtubes · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 02, 2002 at 12:06 AM »

nice one Ms. DVDiva. hihihihi

ßartmaniac · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 02, 2002 at 12:49 AM »

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You mean foreign language films right? Movies that are not in Filipino nor in English? Just clarifying coz there was an argument about this on the forum not too long ago. Heh.

Oh, I missed that one. Thanks for the link DVDiva!

Vax ayos!

gibbs · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 02, 2002 at 02:59 AM »

hi salingpusa,

i'm a "foreign movies aficionado" if you mean someone who likes to sit through flicks with subtitles. here are some great foreign titles i've seen that i can vouch for:

Japan (all by Kurosawa)
RAN
RASHOMON
THE SEVEN SAMURAI
IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES (not by Kurosawa -- graphic sex)

China (many by Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou)
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE
RAISE THE RED LANTERN
RED SORGHUM
NOT ONE LESS
TEMPTRESS MOON
THE ROAD HOME

Hong Kong/Taiwan
HAPPY TOGETHER
EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (by Ang Lee, before "Crouching Tiger")

Italy
CINEMA PARADISO (my all-time favorite movie)
MEDITERRANEO
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (but you know this, right?)

Spain (most by Almodovar)
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
LIVE FLESH
LAW OF DESIRE (Banderas is a riot here)
TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!
BELLE EPOQUE (Penelope Cruz plays the youngest daughter)

France
WILD REEDS
MA VIE EN ROSE
JEAN DE FLORETTE (Emannuelle Beart is lovely)
MANON ON THE SPRING
INDOCHINE
LE REINE MARGOT

Others
KARAKTER (Dutch or Belgian, not sure)
ANTONIA'S LINE (Dutch)
BURNT BY THE SUN (Russia)
KOLYA (Czech)
SCENT OF THE GREEN PAPAYA (Vietnamese)
CENTRAL STATION (Brazilian) -- beautiful!

lazy_maze · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 02, 2002 at 07:24 AM »

Since some good foreign films are not yet on DVD, here are some foreign DVDs that I can recommend:

Classics: Seven Samurai, Passion of Joan of Arc, M, Battleship Potemkin, Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible Parts I and II

Action: La Femme Nikita(France), Run Lola Run (German)
Drama : Ju-Dou, The King of Masks, The Road Home (all Chinese),Butterfly (Spain), Midaq Alley(Mexico)
Sci-Fi: City of Lost Children (France)
Mystery & Suspense: The Vanishing (France)
Comedy: Big Deal on Madonna Street
Horror: Kwaidan (Japan)

Just some..

barrid · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 02, 2002 at 11:38 AM »

Amores Perros
Artemisia
Chunhyang
Malena
Open Your Eyes
Parasite Eve
Chocolat
Woman on the verge of nervous breakdown

to name the few unmentioned...

dbdbd · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 02, 2002 at 12:47 PM »

BATTLE ROYALE
THE RING
THE RING 2
OPEN YOUR EYES
RUN LOLA RUN
MALENA
BUTTERFLY
LIVE FLESH
AMORES PERROS
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER

bently · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 02, 2002 at 03:27 PM »

i had little interest in foreign film before
until, i read some interesting foriegn film reviews in Playboy...(he..he..he..i guess i'm one of the few who really read the articles

). so i went to my local video store and borrowed The Wedding Banquet (1993) ...this is a humorous comedy ...directed by ang lee. about 2 gay men and a female illegal alien in the u.s. who is a tenant of one of the gay men.

Besides being visually beautiful, this movie has a complex emotional core. The people involved are not right or wrong, good guys or bad guys, but family and lovers who honestly want what is best for each other. Their definition of what is best is the conflict. The characters are well thought out and executed.

language is in chinese, but with english subtitles. i highly recommend this, but it is not available on dvd yet.

...so just borrow a vhs and just buy the dvd later.

another personal favorite is Farinelli: Il Castrato (1995) the musical score really impressed me!...great acting, great costumes and this one is already available on dvd and the language is in italian or french, with english or spanish subtitles.

bently

kakabanas · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 02, 2002 at 10:30 PM »

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so i went to my local video store and borrowed The Wedding Banquet (1993) ...this is a humorous comedy ...directed by ang lee. about 2 gay men and a female illegal alien in the u.s. who is a tenant of one of the gay men.

Besides being visually beautiful, this movie has a complex emotional core. The people involved are not right or wrong, good guys or bad guys, but family and lovers who honestly want what is best for each other. Their definition of what is best is the conflict. The characters are well thought out and executed.

language is in chinese, but with english subtitles. i highly recommend this, but it is not available on dvd yet. ...so just borrow a vhs and just buy the dvd later.
bently

Ooooh, good one bently. Love it, love it, love it. It is a funny film, but sad just the same. It gives you a glimpse of what or how gay men cope with their sexuality especially the difficult task of coming out to the conservative parents.

I saw that one back in '94 when I was still in Manila .. SM City ... the first Ang Lee movie I saw. I have followed his films since then.

One thing that ruined it for me was the other people watching in the theaters. If you don't like to see two men kissing in big screen, why go and say 'ewwwww' during that scene? F$#@&*(! stupid !

I do have it on VHS.

k

gibbs · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 03, 2002 at 12:42 AM »

that's right, bently. the wedding banquet was great! i had the same experience watching it at greenbelt. when the two guys kissed, the gaggle of obviously colegiala girls behind me shrieked. bummer. what were they expecting, cinderella? ang lee is really a master of different genres. another great foreign (taiwanese) film he did was eat drink man woman. this was the ang lee after wedding banquet and before sense and sensibility, his breakout hollywood project. so he's done domestic drama, period classics, contemporary american suburbia (the ice storm -- great acting from the likes of christina ricci), period western (ride with the devil), and martial arts. the guy's a genius! -- perhaps the next stanley kubrick, who sprawled over different genres as well. the chinese directors are really on a roll -- why oh why can't we do the same? :-/

FLIM · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 03, 2002 at 01:13 AM »

Even tho i found the wedding banquet a real scream I dont think Ang lee is in the same league as STANLEY KUBRICK.Kubrick just didnt cross genres ,he redefined them!

Jude · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 03, 2002 at 10:49 AM »

It's a bit strange how most girls here in the Philippines seem to be "turned off" by man-on-man action, while on the net, almost all "slash" (man-on-man fan fiction) writers and readers are female! Diba if guys are "turned on" by girl-on-girl action, the reverse should be true for girls? And I'm not buying Joey Tribiani's theory.

When I finally got to see "Happy Together" on DVD, for the life of me, I couldn't see what all the fuss was about. Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love look a lot better.

I think I'll take Ang Lee over Stanley Kubrick most any day. For one thing, he's a lot better for one's continued mental health.

Rak-Rak · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 04, 2002 at 10:11 AM »

Yesterday at Rico's haus, I got to Preview the Chinese movie: Shaolin Soccer, DTS na me White Rabbit pa sa special features ala Matrix.
Magugulat ka pag napanood mo ito.
Baka bumili rin ako ng disc na ito,. hummmmm.

FLIM · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 06, 2002 at 08:24 AM »

where did he buy this magnificent title! I love stephen chow!

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Yesterday at Rico's haus, I got to Preview the Chinese movie: Shaolin Soccer, DTS na me White Rabbit pa sa special features ala Matrix.
Magugulat ka pag napanood mo ito.
Baka bumili rin ako ng disc na ito,. hummmmm.

cpudle · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 06, 2002 at 10:18 AM »

Seen:
Like Water for Chocolate
Il Postino
Strictly Ballroom (coming on dvd)

will see soon:
Praise (Aussie)
Romance (frenchie)

yemen · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 06, 2002 at 11:27 PM »

I took this class in college where all we do the whole semester is watch foreign language films every week. And of all the films I saw, I'd have to say the best one was... !!CINEMA PARADISO!!

bently · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 07, 2002 at 01:25 PM »

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I took this class in college where all we do the whole semester is watch foreign language films every week. And of all the films I saw, I'd have to say the best one was... !!CINEMA PARADISO!!

i heard good things about Cinema Paradiso, but i've never seen it...

to bad the dvd is already out of print, i think they are selling this on ebay for around $40.

bently

Rak-Rak · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 13, 2002 at 08:08 AM »

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i heard good things about Cinema Paradiso, but i've never seen it...
to bad the dvd is already out of print, i think they are selling this on ebay for around $40.

bently

Sayang Bently nandyan ka sa States, eh ang dami dito sa pinas niyan, napakyaw lang nung nov-dec nung nagbigayan ng bonuses ang mga kompanya. Yung direktor nun ay siyang direkor din ng Malena.

comfoosed · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 23, 2002 at 01:20 AM »

Hi Gibbs,

Japan (all by Kurosawa)
RAN
RASHOMON
THE SEVEN SAMURAI
IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES (not by Kurosawa -- graphic sex)

China (many by Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou)
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE
RAISE THE RED LANTERN
RED SORGHUM
NOT ONE LESS
TEMPTRESS MOON
THE ROAD HOME

Hong Kong/Taiwan
HAPPY TOGETHER
EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (by Ang Lee, before "Crouching Tiger")

Italy
CINEMA PARADISO (my all-time favorite movie)
MEDITERRANEO
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (but you know this, right?)

Spain (most by Almodovar)
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
LIVE FLESH
LAW OF DESIRE (Banderas is a riot here)
TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!
BELLE EPOQUE (Penelope Cruz plays the youngest daughter)

France
WILD REEDS
MA VIE EN ROSE
JEAN DE FLORETTE (Emannuelle Beart is lovely)
MANON ON THE SPRING
INDOCHINE
LE REINE MARGOT

Others
KARAKTER (Dutch or Belgian, not sure)
ANTONIA'S LINE (Dutch)
BURNT BY THE SUN (Russia)
KOLYA (Czech)
SCENT OF THE GREEN PAPAYA (Vietnamese)
CENTRAL STATION (Brazilian) -- beautiful!

Which of these films are already out on DVD? On VHS? Is there a local store that carries these titles?

Thanks.

utoy · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 23, 2002 at 02:38 AM »

I have this Hong Kong fantasy/action movie based on a comic book series, Stormriders.

Lex Luthor · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 23, 2002 at 03:55 AM »

hi guys! u know where i can rent foreign movies on DVD here in manila? m interested in Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Kurosawa, Tornatore, Almodovar...

saling-pusa · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 26, 2002 at 02:19 AM »

The Lover (very seductive, very romantic)
Butterfly
Babette's Feast (what a feast!)
Xiu Xiu
Run Lola Run
Europa Europa

Jude · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 26, 2002 at 06:02 AM »

Lestat,

Just peruse the DVD Rentals thread and your question will be answered most satisfactorily.

firewired · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 26, 2002 at 06:50 AM »

Hey comfoosed, these are the titles that I know are already out on DVD:

Japan
RAN (amazon.com)
RASHOMON (end of March release)
THE SEVEN SAMURAI (amazon.com)
IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES (amazon.com)

China
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE (amazon.com)
RAISE THE RED LANTERN (hivizone.com)
NOT ONE LESS (Astrovision)
THE ROAD HOME (Astrovision)

Hong Kong/Taiwan
EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (early March release)

Italy
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (amazon.com)

Spain
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (amazon.com)
LIVE FLESH (amazon.com)
TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! (amazon.com)

France
WILD REEDS (amazon.com)
MA VIE EN ROSE (amazon.com)
JEAN DE FLORETTE (amazon.com)
MANON ON THE SPRING (amazon.com)
INDOCHINE (amazon.com)

Others
ANTONIA'S LINE (amazon.com)
SCENT OF THE GREEN PAPAYA (amazon.com)
CENTRAL STATION (amazon.com)

Most of the other titles you listed are either out-of-print (Cinema Paradiso) or are available only in VHS (Belle Epoque and Un Coeur En Hiver). You may want to try DeepDiscountDVD.com as well since Amazon's prices tend to be on the high side these days.

Rak-Rak · « **Reply #26 on:** Mar 02, 2002 at 08:43 PM »

Firewire,
Malaking tulong yang list mo sa paghahanap ko ng mga foreign films na iyan. Sa Belle Epoque ko unang napanood si Penalope Cruz. Tie Ma Up Tie Me Down ni Pedro Almodovar eh medyo rater R na nakaktawa featuring Antonio Banderas at Antonia's Line Eh medyo moving drama.. enjoy

saling-pusa · « **Reply #27 on:** Mar 04, 2002 at 07:14 PM »

I have seen the Grandfather (Spanish movie).. what a beauty!! in terms of the moral values shared..

Rak-Rak · « **Reply #28 on:** Mar 05, 2002 at 06:57 PM »

In the realm of the senses, ang napaka kontrebersiyal na Japanese film. nakaka-shock!!! R18 na ang rating nito eh.

Last Tango In Paris - Rated X nung time niya, mga early 70's ba iyon? Marlon Brando as you've never seen him before. BTW yugn X dati sa standards natin ngayon eh Rated R na lang. Me Region 3 ito sa Astro, try to pick it up..

Blade · « **Reply #29 on:** Mar 05, 2002 at 07:44 PM »

bro Rak2

is this In The Realm Of The Senses where they have the controversial "egg" scene (or i just confused this scene with another movie)

saan pa ba me copy ng dvd na ito? sa astro?

thanks.

Blade.