I'll second Spess that Hero is an awesome film. It's a shame I haven't seen anything else by Zhang Yimou. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is also a big favourite of mine.
A French film I love is Queen Margot by Patrice Chereau. La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz is another one I like. Oh, and of course I love Le Pacte des Loups, too.
Santa Sangre by Alejandro Jodorowsky (Mexican, I think) - I saw that many years ago and I'll never, ever, forget it. A very artistic movie and quite disturbing but really impressive.
I remember loving Underground and Time of the Gypsies, both by Emir Kusturica (Serbian). He used to be very popular here. His themes were social with a bit, or maybe a lot, of surrealism thrown in. They are great movies if you like that sort of thing. My tastes have changed somewhat in the last decade, though, and I'm more into historical/fantasy films now. I need to catch up with a few Chinese and Japanese productions.
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Date: 2007-02-12 02:52 am (UTC)A French film I love is Queen Margot by Patrice Chereau. La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz is another one I like. Oh, and of course I love Le Pacte des Loups, too.
Santa Sangre by Alejandro Jodorowsky (Mexican, I think) - I saw that many years ago and I'll never, ever, forget it. A very artistic movie and quite disturbing but really impressive.
I remember loving Underground and Time of the Gypsies, both by Emir Kusturica (Serbian). He used to be very popular here. His themes were social with a bit, or maybe a lot, of surrealism thrown in. They are great movies if you like that sort of thing. My tastes have changed somewhat in the last decade, though, and I'm more into historical/fantasy films now. I need to catch up with a few Chinese and Japanese productions.