Ny's Movie Guide: Foreign Films Worth Watching - a list by nymorg77

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Hollywood churns out a lot of films but so do a lot of other foreign film industries. It can be a daunting task searching for quality films unless you're committed to keeping up with every movie that's released. So here's a list of some foreign film goodies to expand your movie viewing experience.

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Hunger

First to recommend

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Hands down the best film I've seen this year. A brilliant first feature film by video artist Steve McQueen about the story of IRA member Bobby Sands and the hunger strike he undertook while imprisoned in the early 1980s. Without posing moral judgement, the film highlights the subjectivity and power of conviction as well as its possible profundity and futility. This movie is scarce on dialogue but has one of the sharpest written 15 minute, single shot dialogue scenes I've ever had the pleasure of viewing. (via Apple Trailers)

Updated Aug 26, 2009

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District 9

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I'm a sci-fi geek so I was all over this one. Good film out of South Africa about alien forced occupation in a Johannesburg ghetto. (via D-9)

Updated Aug 25, 2009

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Big Man Japan

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Wow! This Japanese action film looks bizarre. It's a bout a middle aged man who, when shocked with electricity, is transformed into a gargantuan super hero that battles monsters. I'll definitely be seeing this one. (via Six Shooter FIlm Series)

Updated Mar 2, 2009

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TOKYO!

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Three films in one, directed by three directors about one city. Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Leos Carax (Pola X) and Joon-ho Bong (The Host) wrote and directed the films. It looks highly surreal and I will double down that it will give me nightmares. I'm not going to anticipate a cohesive story line, but it should be a fascinating and visually stunning ride. (via Tokyo the Movie)

Updated Mar 2, 2009

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Grimm

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I enjoyed this contemporary loose adaptation of Hanzel and Gretel. Its about two adult siblings who are abandoned in the woods by their parents and embark on a journey to their uncle's house in Spain. (via Amazon)

Updated Jan 25, 2009

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Film – Lady Vengeance

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From the director of Old Boy. Disturbing tale of murder, redemption and revenge. (via Amazon)

Updated Jan 25, 2009

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24 Hour Party People

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Quite frankly, this is the film that the subject matter deserved. Telling the story of Manchester's Factory Records and its founder Tony Wilson (played by the brilliant Steve Coogan), and featuring the introductions of the Sex Pistols, Joy Division, New Order and the Happy Mondays, 24 Hour Party People is a frenetic, fascinating and incredibly entertaining. Director Michael Winterbottom may not consistently hit the mark, but when he does, you get this.

Oh, and the soundtrack? Fantastic, as you might expect!

Updated Aug 21, 2008

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Silmido

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This movie is awesome! Rent it if you can. Its about a group of prisoners taken to a remote island and trained by the military to assassinate the president of North Korea. All sorts of stuff goes wrong during the psychologically and physically rigorous training that borders on criminal. Even those in charge are pushed to the limits. It all culminates in a deadly insurrection. (based on a true story that occurred in the 70's) (via Amazon)

Updated Jan 19, 2009

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Madeinusa

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Great movie! A disturbing tale of a young girl living in a small village in Peru. The town becomes lively and boisterous during the period between Good Friday and Easter (its believed that God isn't watching during that period of time). The girls encounters with a man from the big city who is just passing through changes her life forever. (via Amazon)

Updated Jan 19, 2009

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Låt Den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right One In)

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This is a truly touching romance horror movie between a twelve year old boy and "12 year old" vampire in Norway. Sweet but kind of disturbing and not to mention gory. Rated R and definately not for those under 17.
FYI: Apparently the book this was based off of was written long before the Twilight novels.
I highly recommending seeing this one since we're all pretty familiar with formulaic Hollywood conventions when it comes to movie making of any genre. Treat yourself to something unique. This one is a must see. (via Imdb)

Updated Nov 9, 2008

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