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Favorite Non-English Speaking Movies?

posted 4 years ago by BillHicksFan (10717)
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1. La Strada (1954)
2. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
3. Shadows in Paradise (1986)
4. Umberto D. (1952)
5. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
6. Shoeshine (1946)
7. Hunger (1966)
8. Sunflower (1970)
9. The Roof (1956)
10. His Days Are Numbered (1962)
11. Cairo Station (1958)
12. Taste of Cherry (1997)
13. Grand Illusion (1937)
14. Woman in the Dunes (1964)
15. The Cat (1971)
16. The Earth Trembles (1948)
17. Never on Sunday (1960)
18. Stroszek (1977)
19. M (1931)
20. Rashomon (1950)
21. The Seventh Seal (1957)
22. Ikiru (1952)
23. Fists in the Pocket (1965)
24. Knife in the Water (1962)
25. Adrift on the Nile (1971)

[–] blue1981 (8193) 4 years ago

I like Brotherhood of the Wolf. It's a ton of fun.

[–] BillHicksFan (10717) 4 years ago

If you like fun, you might like "Il Sorpasso"

[–] plusplus (467) 4 years ago

Wing or Thigh
99 francs
Solyaris
Come and See
Smultronstället
Der Eisbär
I Kina spiser de hunde
OSS 117
Banana Joe
Metropolis
Muttertag (1993)
Hundstage
Nacktschnecken
Komm, süsser Tod (2000)
Lola rennt
Festen
Jagten
Cidade de Deus
Nattevagten
Akira
Hausu
Jo
Charade
Låt den rätte komma in
Baader Meinhof Komplex
Das Leben der Anderen
Perfume
Abre los ojos
Kaze no tani no Naushika
Kagemusha
Salyut 7
Amour
Das weisse Band
Xin Su shi jian
Three Colors Trilogy
Hard Boiled
Tetsuo
Au revoir les enfants
Il bisbetico domato
Stroszek
Raid
Atmen
Amélie
Himmel über Berlin
Leon
Delicatessen
23 (1998)
Strähl
Kon-Tiki

[–] Adam60z (3781) 4 years ago

Charade is not a foreign language film. It had a little French, but mostly English. But yes, one of my faves otherwise!

[–] plusplus (467) 4 years ago

totally agree, very good film but got listed by mistake.

... and I forgot "Night On Earth" (3/4 of it)

[–] bellington83 (3293) 4 years ago

Lapland Odyssey
Dogtooth
Headhunters
Blacks Game
Jackpot
Tangerine
Brothers
The Unknown Soldier

[–] AndyKing1967 (39859) 4 years ago

Betty Blue (1986)

[–] Popcorngal (4937) 4 years ago

There is a French film that came out in 2017 or 18 named Fatima. It was about an Algerian immigrant family and their daily struggles. I no longer have a DVD player, therefore I have not watched many films. I watch mostly English language films online. Black Orpheus from the 50's was decent too.

[–] nyctc7 (44107) 4 years ago

Many of the most famous ones, like Bicycle Thieves and The 400 Blows, I haven't seen. But here goes:

La Grande Illusion (1937)
Diabolique (1955)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Amarcord (1973)
Day for Night (1973)
Das Boot (1981)
The Experiment (2001)
The Lives of Others (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78604) 4 years ago

Some very good Asian horror and crime movies:

Oldboy
Chaser
The Untold Story
I Saw The Devil
Parasite
The Host
Train To Busan (i saw an English dub)

I'll try to add some Euro ones later

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

i've had the chaser on my 'must see' list for ages. it never seems to pop up on any of the streaming services i use. i'll have to just break down and rent it one of these days.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78604) 4 years ago

Youtube has Chaser in my region but the runtime seems incorrect...

You can also find it on AMC+Prime (but that's $8.99 a month) or IFC Films Unlimited (which is a free 7 day trial)

Happy hunting, these streaming services are a bit hit or miss!

[–] plusplus (467) 4 years ago

MUBI, filmfriend, Joyn+ and Sky Go have it too.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78604) 4 years ago

Well done👍

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

i'm guessing you're in europe? i see that it's available for rent on mubi in several european countries, but it doesn't look like it's there in north america.

i can bounce around with my vpn, but i've never actually tried to rent a film from mubi in switzerland or denmark. not sure how well that would work.

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21718) 4 years ago

These are some Italian ones I like:

Django (1966)
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Mercenary (1968)
The Great Silence (1968)
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970)
The Family (1970)
A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1971)
Four Flies on Gray Velvet (1971)
A Bay of Blood (1971)
The Italian Connection (1972)
What Have You Done to Solange (1972)
The Man From The Deep River (1972)
Caliber 9 (1972)
All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972)
Il Boss (1973)
Street Law (1974)
Spasmo (1974)
Cry of a Prostitute (1974)
Rabid Dogs (1975)
Almost Human (1974)
The Night Porter (1974)
Deep Red (1975)
The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975)
Violent Rome (1975)
Man Hunt in the City (1975)
Kidnap Syndicate (1975)
Violent Naples (1976)
The Tough Ones (1976)
Eaten Alive (1976)
Keoma (1976)
A Special Cop in Action (1976)
Shock (1977)
Weapons of Death (1977)
Suspiria (1977)
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977)
Hitchhike (1977)
The Great Alligator (1979)
Killer Fish (1979)
Beyond the Darkness (1979)
Zombie (1979)
Hell of the Living Dead (1980)
Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
Nightmare City (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
City of the Living Dead (1980)
The Last Hunter (1980)
The Beyond (1981)
Tenebrae (1982)
Yor: The Hunter From the Future (1983)
The Atlantis Interceptors (1983)
Demons (1985)
Phenomena (1985)

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78604) 4 years ago

That is a badass list!
I've seen about two thirds of them and I admire your love for the Italian stuff

Italians know how to make a hell of a horror or thriller movie👍

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21718) 4 years ago

“Italians know how to make a hell of a horror or thriller movie👍“

I agree, and there’s so many to choose from.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

aguirre
dogtooth
ordet
stroszek
pan's labyrinth
a separation
the lives of others
wild strawberries
totoro
holy motors
my life as a courgette
playtime
stalker
wild tales
the enigma of kaspar hauser
love exposure
nocturama
the umbrellas of cherbourg
exterminating angel
uncle boonmee
fat girl
spirited away
kiki's delivery service
the hunt
close-up
cache
salo

[–] BillHicksFan (10717) 4 years ago

Nice list..

Have you seen:
"Ochu" - which to me, is a better, domestic version of "The Lives of Others"
"The Castle of Purity" - kinda similar to "Dogtooth"
"Taste of Cherry" - my favorite Kiarostami (with Close-Up at #2)

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

ochu i don't know at all. do you have a director, release date on that? i don't seem to be able to pull anything up searching for that title on letterboxd.

castle of purity i still have yet to see - i know you've mentioned it a few times whenever dogtooth comes up. i'm definitely interested in seeing it, but haven't tracked it down yet.

taste of cherry i have seen, but only once. i'll give it a re-watch one of these days. my memory is that i liked it, but it didn't have the kind of impact close-up did on me.

[–] BillHicksFan (10717) 4 years ago

My apologies - I spelled it incorrectly
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066498/

When you saw "Close-Up", did you know the story behind it beforehand?

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

no problem - i have definitely never seen or heard of that movie, but it absolutely looks interesting. it's on criterion, & i am definitely gonna check it out. maybe today, more likely tomorrow. thanks!

i don't think i knew anything about close-up the first time i watched it - didn't know the story it was based on, who the actors were, any of that. i think knowing all that stuff might have added to future viewings, but i'm glad i got my first watch in completely blind.

[–] BillHicksFan (10717) 4 years ago

Yeah, I also like going into a movie blindly. I don't need to know more than a sentence from IMDB, but sometimes even those are a little spoiler-ish.

If you see it today or tomorrow (or whenever), please reply back here with your thoughts. Cheers and enjoy!

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

i liked it a lot. definitely can see the connective tissue between this and lives of others. i don't think i dug this quite as much as lives..., but that's one of my favourite films of the last 20 years, so that's no slight on it.

really liked the bizarre party scenes in particular, but the whole thing is a very cool cold war thriller. very good recommendation on your part. thanks again.

[–] BillHicksFan (10717) 4 years ago

Glad you liked it!

When I first saw it, the beginning was a little fuzzy, but as time went on, it got really good.