The CHUD International Film Guide - Page 2

I thought it was a resource for other chewers to use if they wanted to watch films from certain countries. Which is why I avoided the more teen friendly animes. I have a tendency to sound harsh so I hope you didn't take any offence.

OK, I will do a Danish list:

Pusher Trilogy - 1996/2005 - I wasn't the fan of the first one, but it gets better and better.
Europa - 1991 - More or less the only Von Trier movie that I can stand (Other than his excellent The Kingdom Tv series)
Festen - 1998 - My favorite Dogme film. Uneasy to watch it, but for a good reason.
Kongekabale - 2004 - Not a bad thriller. Fans of All the President's Men will probably enjoy it.
Pelle the Conqueror - 1986 - Best movie Bille August directed.
Mifune's Last Song - 1999 - A bittersweet Dogme film.
Bleeder - 1999 - Similar to Pusher, but even darker and serious. Some things worked, some didn't.

I haven't seen Open Hearts and Brødre (Brothers) so I can't comment on them. I don't really get the works of Dreyer, so I will leave him to his fans.

@Papa: Nice List. Did you ever see a Danish film called Possession starring Udo Krier about the devil passing from person to person with a touch?

Also what country was Man Bites Dog made in, 'cos that deserves a nod.

A few suggestions to supplement the previous lists.

Germany

M

Italy

L' AVVENTURA
THE BICYCLE THIEF
ROME, OPEN CITY
8 1/2
LA DOLCE VITA
CINEMA PARADISO

(Also, I recommend Scorsese's documentary MY VOYAGE TO ITALY for further suggestions. One of these days I'm going to have to track down THE CONFORMIST.)

France

THE GRAND ILLUSION
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
LES DIABOLIQUES
AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS
LE CERCLE ROUGE
THE 400 BLOWS

I'll start one.

Sweden

THE SEVENTH SEAL
SUMMER STRAWBERRIES

(And I'll mention THE VIRGIN SPRING and PERSONA for completeness.)

No, I haven't seen it yet, but I will check it out now. Thanks.

Belgium if I remember correctly. But other than that there's only like one or two films from Belguim that I have seen.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193763/

It is certainly a like it or loathe it type of movie.

Not really. I suppose we differ on whether films can be teen friendly and adult friendly. But enough of that hoary old debate.

More from France:

A Very Long Engagement (Jean-Pierre Jeunet - 2004)

Jean de Florette (Claude Berri - 1986)

The Red Balloon (Albert Lamorisse - 1956)

Triplettes of Belleville (Sylvain Chomet - 2003)

Cyrano de Bergerac (Jean-Paul Rappeneau - 1990)

Monsieur Ibrahim (Francois Dupeyron - 2003)

Amen (Costa-Gavras - 2002)

Brotherhood of the Wolf (Christophe Gans - 2001)

British film:

Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean 1957)

Gandhi (Richard Attenborough 1982)

The Man Who Would Be King (John Huston 1964)

Henry V (Kenneth Branagh 1989)

Zulu (Cy Endfield 1964)

Chariots of Fire (Hugh Hudson 1981)

Dirty Pretty Things (Stephen Frears 2002)

Layer Cake (Matthew Vaughn 2004)

Green Street Hooligans (Lexi Alexander 2005)

Some more Italian films:

Suspiria - Dario Argento.
The Beyond - Lucio Fulci.
Cannibal Holocaust - Ruggero Deodato.
Antropophagus - Joe D'Amato.
Dellamorte Dellamore - Michele Soavi.
Cannibal Ferox - Umberto Lenzi.
Blood and Black Lace - Mario Bava.

I love Italian horror.

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Also what country was Man Bites Dog made in, 'cos that deserves a nod.[/QUOTE]

France, and i'd also add La Haine, Dobermann, Crimson Rivers, Le Couperet, The Nest (Nid de Guepes), Asterix et Obelix: Mission Cleopatre, Le Clan des Siciliens, Mr Klein, Russian Dolls
Spain: Box 507
Sweden: Insomnia
Bosnia (all Emir Kusturica's): Underground, Black Cat White Cat, Life is a Miracle
Glad to see Appleseed was mentioned, i think it's deserving of a bit more credit (i like it better than say, Ocean's 12...)
Was Dead Man's Shoes already mentioned?
Excellent Korean list by the way.

I always though Man Bites Dog is from Belgium and Insomnia is from Norway so correct me if I'm wrong.

Insomnia is a Norweigan film, although Swedish superstar Stellan Skarsgård plays one of the main roles.That might make one think it´s a Swedish film.

The original Nightwatch (Nattevagten) is from Denmark. So, I believe, is Babbette's Feast, but I wouldn't rank that as highly as Nattevagten, personally. Mifune was already mentioned, right?

you're right i just checked, i had assumed it was french because the main actor is very well known in france

i forgot Amorres Perros for mexico.

Kidman was my first crush.
I make no apologies.

I dug up this thread because i was looking for something to watch.
Thought I would bump it coz it's cool.

OK, I'll do Sweden, but only because I find EvilTwin's list to be a little incomplete:
Bergman is one of the greats, see as many as possible, but my picks would probably be:

• The Seventh Seal
• Wild Strawberries
• Fanny and Alexander
• Autumn Sonata
• Smiles of a Summer Night

After that, it gets harder:

• Roy Andersson's Songs from the second Floor and A Swedish Love Story.
• Bo Widerberg's Raven's End and The Man on the Roof.
• Added: Lasse Hallström's My Life as a Dog (can't believe I didn't think about it)
• Added: Lukas Moodyson's Show me Love (Fucking Åmål) and Lilya 4-ever.
• Evil
• Hets (Frenzy, written by Bergman)
• And if you want to see a genuinely swedish comedy, Sällskapsresan (The Charter Trip). I have no idea if anyone outside Sweden would like it, but it's very funny.

Spain

Todo sobre mi madre (Pedro Almodóvar - 1999)

¡Átame! (Pedro Almodóvar - 1990)

Abre los ojos (Alejandro Amenábar - 1997)

Jamón, jamón (Bigas Luna - 1992)

Mexico

Amores Perros (Alejandro González Iñárritu - 2000)

Y Tu Mama Tambien (Alfonso Cuarón - 2001)

The Crime of Padre Amaro (Carlos Carrera - 2002)

Como agua para chocolate (Alfonso Arau - 1993)

El Callejón de los milagros (Jorge Fons - 1995)

Hey, it's a pretty good idea for a thread.
And about modern swedish films: they all seem to be either A: C grade Cop stories, B: Feel-good comedies about lonely, middle aged men in the countryside or C: "realistic" depictions of teenagers and their problems. It's so boring I can hardly describe it. But the films that started this trend are well worth seeing. And there are always some good films in between all the crap being made.

BTW, I'm going back and adding a couple of films that are pretty influential and well worth seeing.

Italy

THE BICYCLE THIEF
TWO WOMEN
YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS
THE LEOPARD
L'AVVENTURA
LA NOTTE
L'ECLISSE
LA DOLCE VITA
8 1/2
AMARCORD
DIVORCE - ITALIAN STYLE
BOCCACCIO 70
HERCULES/HERCULES UNCHAINED!
HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD
THE HORRIBLE DR. HITCHCOCK
THE GHOST
BLOOD AND BLACK LACE
DANGER: DIABOLIK
THE TENTH VICTIM
INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
THE GREAT SILENCE
THE CONFORMIST
THE SPIDER'S STRATEGEM
FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET
DEEP RED
JUNGLE HOLOCAUST

That only goes up to about 1980. Feel free to take over, anyone....

The breadth of my foreign film knowledge isn’t exactly impressive, but I'm working on it. Collier, I would add Salò and Umberto D. to the above list (for completion).

German

Wiene, Robert (1880 – 1938)
-The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Boese, Carl
-Golem (1920)

Murnau, F.W. (1888 – 1931)
-Nosferatu (1922)
-The Last Laugh (1925)
-Faust (1926)

Lang, Fritz (1890 – 1976)
-Spiders aka. Die Spinnen (1919)
-Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler (1922)
-Metropolis (1927)
-M (1931)
-The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)

Schlöndorff, Volker
-The Tin Drum (1979)

Herzog, Werner (1942 - )
-Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
-Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
-Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Fassbinder, Wainer Werner (1945 - 1982)
-Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Peterson, Wolfgang (1941 - )
-Das Boot (1981)

Wenders, Wim (1945 - )
-Paris, Texas (1984)

Tykwer, Tom (1965 - )
-Run Lola Run (1998)

Hirschbiegel, Oliver
-Das Experiment (2001)
-Downfall (2004)

The Russian Horror/Fantasy Nightwatch made me pursue some other Russian genre flicks and I've thus enjoyed:
Horror: Viy (AKA Spirit of Evil)
Fairy Tale: The Scarlet Flower, Ilya Muromets, Tale of the Tsar Saltan, Sampo (The Day the Earth Froze), and Sadko (Magic Voyage of Sinbad)... I'm still waiting to see Ruslan & Ludmila (Netflix doesn't seem to have it yet) and want to track down copies of the Stone Flower, and the Gold Key, etc which don't appear to be on US dvd.

There's some really bizarrely cool visuals and classic-style special effects (many of these are primarily from the 50's) and I've been exposed to a whole new mythology/folklore I knew little about. Think in the vein of Errol Flynn's Robin Hood (bright colors, sets, costumes) & some of the Harryhausen Sinbad flicks (no stop-motion, but a similar vibe). It's been a fun discovery.

EDIT: to add an observation. Through viewing, research, and conversations with a Russian friend, I have discovered that Russian cinema (atleast the films I've seen) often have strange transitions or missing details. This is so because it is assumed that the viewer is already familiar with the source material (like most Russians).

Up to you its your list but you were to put more than 1 film per director i would seriously consider adding M by Fritz Lang

LOL and at the end of the thread i find someone has added M damn

Oh, man. When I was the kid that was pretty much the only widely available horror movie that they showed on TV. I think everybody who grew up in ex-USSR during 60's, 70's and even early 80's still has nightmares when thinking about that film. I don't even want to see it anymore, because it might spoil all the creepy memories. Still, they just finished (or will soon) a remake and I really disliked the trailer, because how CGI'd it looked. I think you can find it on either yotube or twitch.

south africa

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
Tsotsi (2005)
Sarafina (1992)
Shaka Zulu (1987)


the movie the gods must be crazy is one of the funniest ones i have ever seen in my life and it was totally original... loved it!!! highly recommended!
but the second one was not as great as the first one...

and shaka zulu gave you an insight into the world of one of the most powerful and well organized tribe in the south of Africa...

For Russia/USSR films, the films of Sergei Parajanov, particularly Sayat Nova and Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors. Also anything by Tarkovsky is excellent (Nostalghia, Stalker, The Mirror, etc). Nice lists everyone.

I have to thank Robert K for pointing me toward this movie. I have almost no experience with Russian cinema, so I don't know how this film compares, but I really loved it. Its tone wavers between Elephant Man-era David Lynch and vintage Twilight Zone, but even more outlandish while being way more narratively delicate. Talky but visually arresting. Great actors (human and otherwise) and just really compelling from beginning to end.

Ok, i guess i'll do my part.

I'll admit to know almost jack shit about Argentinian classics. But i can point you towards some good films that came out in the last decade of so.

The essentials:

-Nine Queens
-El Aura
Bielinsky took Argentinian cinema to a whole new level with those films. His demise at such a young age after those 2 amazing films was huge hit for the industry.

-El Hijo de La Novia
-Luna de Avellaneda
Juan Jose Campanella made these 2 great films about ordinary life in Buenos Aires. A family torn apart by an illness and a neighborhood club struggling to stay alive. Both are dramedy's. In the best way possible.

Those 4 films have the same star. Ricardo Darin. Arguably the biggest Argentinian star.

Another maybe smaller films.

-El Abrazo Partido - A comedy about a Jewish family in a Jewish Neighborhood. Really funny.
- Tiempo de Valientes - A buddy cop action movie. Also really funny.
Pizza, Birra, Faso
- A coming of age tale of a bunch of kids in Buenos Aires.

El Lado Obscuro del Corazon - A dark psychological tale of a twisted man who can't find a partner and sleeps with women and then kills them
Hombre Mirando Al Sudeste - The original film K-Pax ripped off. Our original version is dark, bleak, and not happy at all.
Both those films are from the same director - Eliseo Subiela

And the last one is the only Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign film.
La Historia Oficial - The Official Story A tale about the military dictatorship days in Argentina.

Also, Whisky Tango Zulu, a film that's half documentary and half recreation of a big aviation accident. The director and Star is an actual pilot who wanted to tell the story of how politics made the accident happen!


if you like these, let me know (if anyone watches ONE film, i'll be surprised)

Since I'll hopefully be in Buenos Aires next semester, I've actually seen a few of those. Loved El Aura, and Nine Queens was very good as well. The remake of it sucked, and I saw it before I knew about Nine Queens so it took a little bit away. Really dug La Historia Oficial as well. I've heard of a few, and have been trying to see Hombre mirando al sudeste for quite some time, it's just hard as hell to get copies here for whatever reason.