Foreign Films

[themostepotente]

A few weeks ago, charlotteschaos and I were discussing our love of foreign films. Here are mine in no particular order.

1.) Raise the Red Lantern (Chinese) Directed by Zhang Yimou

My love for Gong Li knows no limits.

2.) Fairwell My Concubine (Chinese) Directed by Kaige Chen

3.) Seven Samurai (Japanese) Directed by Akira Kurosawa

4.) La Femme Nikita (French) Directed by Luc Besson

5.) A Better Tomorrow (Chinese) Directed by John Woo

Before JW got all shitty and Hollywood :P

6.) Pan's Labyrinth (Spanish) Directed by Guillermo del Toro

7.) Ichi the Killer (Japanese) Directed by Takashi Miike

All kinds of fucked up.

8.) Au Revoir, Les Enfants (French) Directed by Louis Malles

9.) Le Pacte des Loups (French) Directed by Christophe Gans

10.) Delicatessan (French) Directed by Marc Caro

Ponds, this movie is right up your twisted alley. *G*

Okay, so I know I'm missing A LOT. Ang Lee's stuff is definitely good. And there's House of Flying Daggers and CTHD and yeah... *sighs*

So what foreign movies does everyone else love? Feel free to suggest movies and bash my tastes. What the hell, y'know? *G*

--P

Comments

[athenakt.livejournal.com]

Cemetery Man (Italian, but dubbed translated). Zombies and sex. Who could resist? ;) It's rather tongue in cheek in places.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

I love zombie movies, too, man. The more tongue in cheek, the better. I'll have to check that out.

Anything like the Italian version of 'Shaun of the Dead?'

[athenakt.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen either version yet, but I'm sure I will at some point...!

[charlotteschaos.livejournal.com]

You'd probably laugh if I ever listed my favorite movies... although my favorite foreign movies might end up sounding more savvy :) But I'd add "Amelie" and "Kurosawa's Dreams" to the list. Then I'd have to think for a while. Pan's Labyrinth definitly hit my top 10, and "Audition" is up there with Ichi the Killer. I have to ask Ryan what the name of this Pho movie I really loved was since I can't seem to remember the name of it now.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Hey! When did you see Pan's Labyrinth, babe?

Hee - Ichi the Killer totally reminds me of you now. That movie is all kinds of crazysexycool. *G*

[charlotteschaos.livejournal.com]

Oh hm... I saw it a couple three weeks ago? During the day ;)

I love Ichi! :D