Mrs. Chocolate
Pelican
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Bycicle Thief
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Bycicle Thief
Gomorra
Realistic Foreign Movies
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Samseau said:
You mean the welfare from the taxpayers to the Military-Industrial Complex which Republican President General Eisenhower warned us about, right? The welfare we give them by spending as much on our "defense" as the whole rest of the world combined spends on theirs, right?
Luckily we've avoided that truly pernicious, evil welfare curse of having universal healthcare. Now THAT would be the last straw. The only patriotic thing to do would be to kill all doctors collaborating with the Soschilists allowing health care. Kill 'em. Sometimes a patriot has to stand up and fight, against those miserable, health-care providing Soshulists.
No One Knows About Persian Cats
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_One_Knows_About_Persian_Cats
Download: http://btjunkie.org/torrent/No-one-.../395227d0e68d246f5ffacb4989853c407841a3453590
Subtitles: http://subscene.com/english/No-One-Knows-About-Persian-Cats/subtitle-288145.aspx
A film about the music scene in Tehran (Iran) and how the oppressive government keeps musicians underground. If you're curious about life in Iran then you'll like it.
The Color Of Paradise
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191043/
Another Iranian movie. The most touching film I've ever seen. It's.. life.
Movies like this that make it hard for me to watch fake shit that comes out of Hollywood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_One_Knows_About_Persian_Cats
Download: http://btjunkie.org/torrent/No-one-.../395227d0e68d246f5ffacb4989853c407841a3453590
Subtitles: http://subscene.com/english/No-One-Knows-About-Persian-Cats/subtitle-288145.aspx
A film about the music scene in Tehran (Iran) and how the oppressive government keeps musicians underground. If you're curious about life in Iran then you'll like it.
The Color Of Paradise
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191043/
Another Iranian movie. The most touching film I've ever seen. It's.. life.
Movies like this that make it hard for me to watch fake shit that comes out of Hollywood.
CrackerJack
Sparrow
From Taiwan: 'Yi Yi: A One and a Two' about a family living in Taipei dealing with everyday problems. I liked this movie a lot.
From Japan: 'Okuribito (departures)' about a cellist taking an Eta job of preparing dead for funerals. To understand this movie better read up on Eta jobs in Japan. It stems from medieval times where Eta caste of people where the ones dealing with dirtiest or "unclean" jobs. It still holds true to a certain extent in their modern society. A very good movie also.
From Japan: 'Okuribito (departures)' about a cellist taking an Eta job of preparing dead for funerals. To understand this movie better read up on Eta jobs in Japan. It stems from medieval times where Eta caste of people where the ones dealing with dirtiest or "unclean" jobs. It still holds true to a certain extent in their modern society. A very good movie also.
If we're talking about Iranian films, I can't help but recommend Children Of Heaven (same director as Color of Paradise)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118849/
It's a movie about two kids and a pair of shoes. Not gritty or flashy, just touching. I've watched it several times. The whole movie is on Youtube broken up into a 15 min parts.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118849/
It's a movie about two kids and a pair of shoes. Not gritty or flashy, just touching. I've watched it several times. The whole movie is on Youtube broken up into a 15 min parts.
RaulValdez739
Woodpecker
Pilgrim37 said:
Un prophete....Great Film
I'm still trying to finish WITHOUT THE KING, about how the royal family of Swaziland lives the high life while their subjects are mired in poverty. Give a whole new meaning to the phrase "Uneasy sits the head that wears the crown".
Yeah I can't believe I forgot about A Prophet, it's a really great film, kind of like a French Arab version of Scarface... very legit.
Aliblahba said:
I swear I saw that movie over 20 years ago. Its good enough to watch twice,IIRC. Am gonna go look for it-thanks! The Belushi whackiness versus Woods earnestness amidst the endless death and trauma of the civil war made a powerful film. The director was skilled enough not to get lost in subplots and show watchers the real deal-the normalisation of the abnormal;the cheapness of life.
Timoteo
Crow
I actually prefer foreign films to domestic, specifically because they treat real life with brutal honesty. Sexuality is dealt with realistically, and sometimes explicitly, as is violence. I get a lot of my stuff from www.tlaraw.com. I try to find used copies of foreign films on Amazon, as well a deepdiscount.com. In reading you guys' posts about foreign films from various countries, I see so many familiar titles that I already own, or already have on my list to get. On cable Sundance, IFC and many of the other movie channels will run good foreign films.
sine wave killer
Robin
Das Leben der Anderen (The lives of others)
My only quips with the film were with Wiesler's characterization later in the movie. Overall I think that Ulrich Mühe's performance (and experience in living the GDR, along with his wife actually spying on him) gave his performance a lot of weight.
Plus Martina Gedeck was looking good at the time of filming this movie.
La Jetée
This film isn't realistic, but it is one of my favorite foreign films (you can watch the whole thing on youtube).
I'd post up some links but I have to wait until I make a few more posts.
My only quips with the film were with Wiesler's characterization later in the movie. Overall I think that Ulrich Mühe's performance (and experience in living the GDR, along with his wife actually spying on him) gave his performance a lot of weight.
Plus Martina Gedeck was looking good at the time of filming this movie.
La Jetée
This film isn't realistic, but it is one of my favorite foreign films (you can watch the whole thing on youtube).
I'd post up some links but I have to wait until I make a few more posts.
Timoteo
Crow
There's a film out of Britain that I think is cool. It's called "Cass," about an orphaned Jamaican boy that is raised by an elderly white couple in a white neighborhood in London, and he grows to be one of the most feared and respected cats in the UK. It's biographical, based on the book by Cass Pennant. Brit gangster shit is some of the best made, so I recommend it. I saw it on cable.
For fiction, I recommend a film called "Daniel & Ana" from Mexico. It's a story about a brother and sister that are kidnapped and forced to fuck on camera, which will then be distributed on the internet (apparently this is a major racket in Mexico and other parts of the world). It deals with the incident and how each of them deal with the aftermath psychologically.
A really HOT flick is "9 Songs," about a love affair between a Brit and visiting American chick in London, against a backdrop of rock concerts (thus the title). It has unsimulated sex - the real deal.
For fiction, I recommend a film called "Daniel & Ana" from Mexico. It's a story about a brother and sister that are kidnapped and forced to fuck on camera, which will then be distributed on the internet (apparently this is a major racket in Mexico and other parts of the world). It deals with the incident and how each of them deal with the aftermath psychologically.
A really HOT flick is "9 Songs," about a love affair between a Brit and visiting American chick in London, against a backdrop of rock concerts (thus the title). It has unsimulated sex - the real deal.