Anyone else like Foreign Film?

[sigirl]

So my new movie obsession is Spanish language film...

I saw "the other side of the bed" for like the third time (it just came on DVD here in the states)...

so good...funny, really funny...

anyone else seen it or have any other suggestions?

My favorite Spanish language film is a kinda old one -- "Like Water for Chocolate". I loved that one.

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE films from New Zealand, specifically about the Maori culture:

Whale Rider
Once Were Warriors and its sequel What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
The Maori Merchant of Venice (the Maori version of the Shakespeare play)

I remember going to my Indigenous Politics class one day and I almost fainted when I saw Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison (the lead actor and actress from Once Were Warriors) sitting in front. They came to lecture on the Maori in film that day.

[CatStarESP4]

I recommend renting "Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown". It is my favorite Spanish language film and it is hilarious.

I liked "like water for chocolate" also , but i really liked the Berlini film he won an academy award "life is Beuaitful"

[moe.ron]

Lord of the Rings

[AOII_LB93]

Originally posted by cutiepatootie
I liked "like water for chocolate" also , but i really liked the Berlini film he won an academy award "life is Beuaitful"

I think you mean Roberto Begnini for Life is Beautiful.

My favorite of late is Amelie. Great cinematography.

[ThetaGrrl]

Another vote for "Like Water for Chocolate."

There is a Japanese film called "Tampopo" that is absolutly the funniest movie I have ever seen. It's a Japanese take on a Western movie, and it's all about this truck driver trying to help this lady make the perfect bowl of ramen. Then there are these little side-stories all about food and love. I guess the concept is about food feeding the mind, body, and soul.

It's hilarious. I highly recommend it to anyone with a slightly off sense of humor.

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally posted by ThetaGrrl
"Tampopo"

That's a great movie! I haven't seen it in many years, but its definitely worth checking out.

[ADPiSAI]

I recently saw L'auberge espagnole, which I absolutely adored...
Malena was also really good... I'm a big foreign film fan.

Originally posted by AOII_LB93
I think you mean Roberto Begnini for Life is Beautiful.

My favorite of late is Amelie. Great cinematography.

I am a sad sad sad excuse for someone who uses a computer to type.... i meant beautiful and i just remember his named sounded like that begnini.

you go to any typing class High school or college and see i am the poster child for bad typers

[James]

There is a whole selection of Swedish Porn thats really good.

[Schmeer]

Originally posted by James
There is a whole selection of Swedish Porn thats really good.

Thats interesting James =)

I loved like water for chocolate and really need to see whale rider....


AOII_LB93 - do you have the soundtrack for Amelie..while i have not seen the movie..i have to say its one of my current favorites that i listen to often...esp. when i have work that has to get done....