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That's been showing on the movie channel lately. Looks great, think i might watch it. Kung Fu Hustle is another favorite of mine. Great directing.
It looks really good which is the reason I watched it.
Stephen Chow is a great physical comedian. In my one review for one of his Romantic Comedies, I said that even though it was subtitled and not in English, his comedy was still funny and you can tell he has comedic timing even if you don't understand the words.
That's why I'm glad I purchased a Region Free DVD player because some of his older comedies have never been released over here. I pay a reasonable amount for foreign films too.
I still have yet to see Azumi 1 and 2, Seven Samurai, the Original Pulse and a few others. They have a four disc set of the two Azumi films plus bonus features. Seven Samurai is a box set as well.
I found the website below, which seems to have compiled quite a good list of some of the best foreign films out there. It's helpful in case anyone, like me, wants to watch more, but doesn't necessarily know where to begin.
My two favourites would be “Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring” and "Amorees Peros"
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring is a Korean movie about a boy who grows up under the guidance of a monk. It follows the boy’s life as he grows physically and more importantly spiritually. There’s not a lot of dialogue, there doesn’t need to be, because it is probably the best visually told story I’ve ever seen.
Amorees Peros. I couldn’t believe it got rolled for Best Foreign Film the year it was nominated. I just loved it. It was epic, well paced and ultra realistic. It also marked the arrival of Gael García Bernal and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
I think my favorite would have to be '8 and a Half' by Fellini. I like how he shows the pressure of being a successful film maker who is expected to release blockbuster after blockbuster. He wasn't scared to draw from his reall life, and in that sense, I think there is a little Fellini in every story I write.
I'd go with 'City of God' for starters then cos its my favorate film. 'Irreversible' for the brutally shocking opening. 'Casshern' despite the fact I really have no idea whats going on but the visuals are great. 'Come and See' cos it sticks in the memory' and 'Nightwatch' cos...cos I just liked it. Thats a start but I could go on, I'm a big fan of foreign films.
Check out my scripts...if you want to, no pressure.
Run Lola Run was a lot of fast paced fun. I got a kick out of the three versions of the story. I also remembered the Hayao Miyazaki animated films like Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke that were also quite good when I saw them. Der Untergang is on my list, and it looks like it would be really good.
I assume we're taking foreign films to mean non-anglophone films?
In that case I'd go with:
City of God Nine Queens Ka�ro Onskan Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance A Tale of two sisters Fucking �m�l (Show Me Love in English, but that's such a lame title) Y tu mama Tambien Der Untergang Kundskabens Tr� (Tree of Knowledge) Festen (The Celebration) Amores Perros
Probably others I can't think of right now.
Another poster mentioned Battleship Potemkin, but I wouldn't recommend that to anyone unless you're really into film-theory. It's a fascinating study of technique but like "I am Cuba" and Riefenstahl movies it's not exciting in any way.
"The Flux capacitor. It's what makes time travel possible."
A good film theory film is Russian Ark. It was filmed all in one 90 minute, uncut shot. Talk about a quick editing process. The film is in Russian and while it occasionally runs a bit slow, it is interesting to watch since it's one long shot.
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