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I love foreign movies Tom Send a noteboard - 27/09/2009 03:32:21 AM
Do you enjoy watching foreign movies? Animated or live-action?
Live action.

What are your all time favorites?

Of the non-Russian movies, I'd say the following (by language) -

FRENCH
Belle de Jour
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Indochine
La Reine Margot

ITALIAN
Divorce Italian Style (EXCELLENT movie)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
La Dolce Vita
La Strada
Malena

SPANISH
Matador
Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown)
Volver
Hable Con Ella (Talk to Her)
¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!)

PORTUGUESE
Cidade de Deus (City of God)

GERMAN
Goodbye Lenin!
Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others)
Der Untergang (Downfall)

CHINESE
Judou
Raise the Red Lantern
The Big Parade
The Black Cannon Incident
Crows and Sparrows
The Emperor and the Assassin
Shanghai Triad
Lust, Caution
The Yellow Earth
Red Sorghum

JAPANESE (almost forgot)
The Audition
Battle Royale

And, of course, then we have Russian cinema:
?????? (Aelita)
?????????? ???????? (Battleship Potemkin)
????????? ????? (The Party Card)
????????? ??????? (Alexander Nevsky)
??????????? (The Tractor Drivers)
???? ??????? (Ivan the Terrible)
????????? ?????? (The Kuban Cossacks)
????? ??????? (The Cranes are Flying)
??????? ? ??????? (The Ballad of a Soldier)
???? ? ???????? (The Lady with the Dog)
?????????? ???????? (The [Female] Prisoner of the Caucasus)
?????? ?????? (Andrei Rublev)
????????????? ???? (The Diamond Arm)
????? ?????? ??????? (The White Sun of the Desert)
??????? (Solaris)
???? ?????????? ?????? ????????? (Ivan Vasilievich Changes Professions)
100 ???? ????? ??????? (100 Days after Childhood)
?????? ?????? (An Irony of Fate)
????? (Afonya)
????????? ????? (An Office Romance)
????? ???, ?????? ??? (White Bim, Black Ear)
?????? (Mimino)
??????? (Stalker)
?????? ?????? ?? ????? (Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears)
?????????? ?????? (Pokrovsky Gates)
???????? ?????? (A Cruel Romance)
???????? (Repentance)
??????? ??????? ??? ?????? (A Forgotten Melody for the Flute)
??????? ?????? (The Heart of the Dog)
?????? ???? ????? (Tomorrow There Was A War)
???? (Assa)
???????? ???? 53-?? (The Cold Summer of 1953)
??????????? ???????????? ????? (Particulars of the Russian Hunt)
???? 2 (The Brother 2)
??????? (The Brigade)

Which cultures (nations) films do you find yourself most interested in?
I guess they're all European, except for the Chinese movies.

Do you prefer dubs over original language, in live-action and/or animated?
I HATE DUBBING. Of course, for the Russian movies I just watch them in Russian. With Chinese movies I need the subtitles from time to time depending on the conversation. With Spanish it really depends on rate of speech. Italian is sort of similar. Even though I can read French perfectly well, I definitely need subtitles when I watch French movies. It goes too fast. With German I also need subtitles because my German isn't that good.

How did you find yourself becoming interested in foreign films, (i.e. Audrey Tautou obsession, Asian horror obsession, general interest in foreign culture)?
It's not Hollywood - isn't that good enough?

What 'hyped' foreign film has let you down upon viewing it (if any)?
I loathed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero.

How do you feel about remakes, are there any that have been pulled off successfully?
I always tend to like the original better.

That's all .
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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This message last edited by Tom on 27/09/2009 at 03:36:34 AM
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