Non American Films

[NoID10ts]

I am a big movie fan and wonder if INTP's tend to have similar tastes. I like all films but over the last few years I have had a really strong interest in non American films (they are called "foreign films" here in the US but I know you are not all from the US so they may not be "foreign" to you). I'd love to hear some suggestions. Here are some of my favorites:

• Chanwook Park's vengeance trilogy - "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance"; "Oldboy"; "Lady Vengeance" - these are nothing short of amazing! you'll think twice about revenge after seeing them
• Takashi Miike's "Audition" and "Ichi the Killer" - Not for the faint of heart - Be warned: Ichi is frequently considered one of the sickest movies ever made, but it is the only movie I've seen that portrays a pure Masochist vs. a pure Sadist - Shouldn't they fit like hand and glove?
• "Kairo" - ('Pulse' in English) - this is a slow burn of a movie that for some reason really haunted me even though it didn't entirely make sense
• "Memories of Murder" - What did the ending mean?
• "Life is Beautiful" - very tough for me as a father
• "Suicide Club" - bizarre amd fascinating
• "Uzamaki" - ('Spiral' in English) - I loved this film! A truly odd and creepy piece of work
• "The Devil's Backbone" The movie that intoduced me to Guillermo Del Toro
• "Suspiria" - Dario Argento's best work in my opinion - creepy with dark fairy tale elements to it
• "Shaun of the Dead" - One of my all time favorites!
• "Battle Royale" - Now that is how you play king of the hill!
• "Nightwatch" - Cool stuff - I didn't like "Day Watch" as much though. The third part will be an American movie which is a travesty
• "The Wicker Man" - The original UK version - not the remake. An interesting look at a pagan culture
• "Irreversible" - One of the hardest movies I have sat through - almost unwatchable at moments, but I found it ultimately rewarding in a very tragic way - WARNING: NOT ONE FOR THE KIDS! (like any of these are!)
• "Seven Samarai" - A true classic by any standard

Those are some stand outs to me. i guess I have twisted tastes. I am always looking for new titles that I have never seen. Any suggestions?

 

[Jordan~]

Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain c'est magnifique! My favourite movie.

I also enjoyed 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, which are British. The end of 28 Weeks Later implied a 28 Months Later, and I'm keen to see if the producers have done their research properly (the disease would have great difficulty passing desolate regions).

Was Brazil American? British director, anyway. I love that film.

 

[Kidege]

I'm a Kurosawa fan. Seven Samurai is one of my favorites. (Magnificent Seven, however, is not. When people claim to love it they lose a great deal of my appreciation)

I've seen a few of the old Nouvelle Vague movies. They were interesting in cinema language terms.

And well, I know this is a (brit) TV movie, but has anyone watched Ray Winstone's Sweeney Todd? It spoiled me and I refuse to see the musical.

 

[NoID10ts]

Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain c'est magnifique! My favourite movie.

I also enjoyed 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, which are British. The end of 28 Weeks Later implied a 28 Months Later, and I'm keen to see if the producers have done their research properly (the disease would have great difficulty passing desolate regions).

Was Brazil American? British director, anyway. I love that film.

All great films! I think there will be a 28 months later. They better do it right. I loved Brazil. I also liked 12 monkeys and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Terry Gilliam. He is a truly independent minded director. Of course, any Monty Python alum has my immediate respect!

 

[rocky00753]

Shawn of the Dead and Monty Python! Awesome Movies!
Amelie was beautiful.
A few of Great Aussie Classics are The Castle, the Dish and Muriels Wedding. All aussie comedy which I highly recommend.
And Kiwi Movies.... well you could almost count LOTR!
Wale Rider
12 canoes.

 

[Decaf]

I have only two movies to add to the list...

Hot Fuzz and Drunken Master 2

 

[Trinity]

Another Kiwi movie worth watching is Once were warriors.

 

[eudemonia]

I love those Aussie comedies - Murial's wedding was great; Strictly Ballroom was brilliant. And Baz Luhrman, I love him. I have watched Moulin Rouge a million times and I still cry every time. But then, I love La Traviata too.

There was a great Aussie film about two kids stranded in a desert with an aborigine boy - can't remember what it was called (did it star Kate Winslet?). Don't suppose anyone knows it?

Oh, and Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources which shot Gerard Depardieu to fame. Great movies.

I am remembering more and more.The Danish film 'The Birthday Party' was stunning. One of those films that you just sit in silence after it has finished absorbing the meaning of it all.

 

[del]

I recently saw a Swedish horror film entitled Let the Right One In.

It's one of the most original takes on the vampire genre, of which I'm a huge fan, that I've ever seen. And since I've been so depressed at the quality of movies lately (or lack thereof), it was refreshing to see something so well done. One of the best movies of the past decade, for sure.

It hasn't been released to English audiences yet, but there's sub'd versions floating around torrent sites.

http://www.lettherightoneinmovie.com/

 

[FusionKnight]

I'm a big Kurosawa fan. I think you'd like Kurosawa's Dreams. Very cool.

 

[NoID10ts]

I'm a big Kurosawa fan. I think you'd like Kurosawa's Dreams. Very cool.

I loved "Seven Samurai", "Sanjuro", and "Yojimbo".

 

[EloquentBohemian]

Kurosawa - Ran, Dreams, Seven Samurai
Hideo Nakata - Ringu & Ringu2, Dark Waters
Takashi Shimizu - Ju-on:The Grudge & Ju-on:The Grudge2
Ingmar Bergman - Seventh Seal, Through A Glass Darkly, Wild Strawberries
Wim Wenders - Wings of Desire

 

[Bufferkiller]

Le Samurai
House of Fools
City of Lost Children
Run Lola Run!
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Love Actually
MirrorMask
The Science of Sleep (I'm not sure if this is Mexican, American, or French)

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Takashi Miike is probably my all-time favourite director. (Ichi the Killer, Audition, Visitor Q, Gozu, Fudoh, The Happiness of the Katakuris, Rainy Dog, Ley Lines and Dead or Alive 1&2 are his best movies in my opinion - I badly want to watch Dead or Alive 3 but I can't find it anywhere)

The Pusher trilogy, awesome danish movies about lowlife drug dealers. 1&2 are masterpieces, 3 is good too. Very dark movies, the world depicted here is a world of shit and there isn't a faint glimmer of hope.

Blinkende Lygter, another awesome danish movie about a group of petty criminals who start a restaurant in the countryside. Beautiful movie, also slightly dark but more hopeful than the Pusher trilogy.

Park-Chan Wook's Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance - Oldboy is best)

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, super cheesy gory awesome chinese mega fun!

The Untold Story, Ebola Syndrome - Two fairly similar chinese both starring Anthony Wong as the villain/protagonist. Sick shit, makes Ichi the Killer look like Pixar's next animation.

Det Sjunde Inseglet (The Seventh Seal) - It's that swedish movie with that legendary chess game versus death. It's totally awesome and makes me proud to be a swede.

Classic John Woo movies w/ Chow Yun-Fat: A Better Tomorrow 1&2, The Killer and Hard Boiled. Some of the best action films ever.

Some other great foreign films that I won't explain in detail:
City of God, Suicide Club, Låt Den Rätte Komma In, Funny Games, Battle Royale, Tetsuo

That is about all I can think of at the moment, but I know there is a lot more.

 

[sagewolf]

I liked Pan's Labyrinth. (Mind, the version I have doesn't have an English dub, just subtitles.) Del Toro is my favorite director. Incredible.

That's... all I have to add. ...Soz?

 

[saffyangelis]

Let the right one in I wanted to see, but it's apparently an eighteen, so no luck =(

As for 28 days later, the director of that did Slumdog Millionaire, which I've seen, and that's really good.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Let the right one in I wanted to see, but it's apparently an eighteen, so no luck =(

An eighteen? What does that mean? That you have to be 18 to see it?

 

[Anthile]

No one mentioned Fitzcarraldo?

 

[Legionnaire]

Heavy Metal
Rock and Rule
Fire & Ice
Wizards
Krull

Most of those are Canadian except Krull which is from the UK (I think).

 

[Madoness]

I am a big movie fan and wonder if INTP's tend to have similar tastes. I like all films but over the last few years I have had a really strong interest in non American films (they are called "foreign films" here in the US but I know you are not all from the US so they may not be "foreign" to you). I'd love to hear some suggestions. Here are some of my favorites:

• Chanwook Park's vengeance trilogy - "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance"; "Oldboy"; "Lady Vengeance" - these are nothing short of amazing! you'll think twice about revenge after seeing them
• Takashi Miike's "Audition" and "Ichi the Killer" - Not for the faint of heart - Be warned: Ichi is frequently considered one of the sickest movies ever made, but it is the only movie I've seen that portrays a pure Masochist vs. a pure Sadist - Shouldn't they fit like hand and glove?
• "Kairo" - ('Pulse' in English) - this is a slow burn of a movie that for some reason really haunted me even though it didn't entirely make sense
• "Memories of Murder" - What did the ending mean?
• "Life is Beautiful" - very tough for me as a father
• "Suicide Club" - bizarre amd fascinating
• "Uzamaki" - ('Spiral' in English) - I loved this film! A truly odd and creepy piece of work
• "The Devil's Backbone" The movie that intoduced me to Guillermo Del Toro
• "Suspiria" - Dario Argento's best work in my opinion - creepy with dark fairy tale elements to it
• "Shaun of the Dead" - One of my all time favorites!
• "Battle Royale" - Now that is how you play king of the hill!
• "Nightwatch" - Cool stuff - I didn't like "Day Watch" as much though. The third part will be an American movie which is a travesty
• "The Wicker Man" - The original UK version - not the remake. An interesting look at a pagan culture
• "Irreversible" - One of the hardest movies I have sat through - almost unwatchable at moments, but I found it ultimately rewarding in a very tragic way - WARNING: NOT ONE FOR THE KIDS! (like any of these are!)
• "Seven Samarai" - A true classic by any standard

Those are some stand outs to me. i guess I have twisted tastes. I am always looking for new titles that I have never seen. Any suggestions?

Seen most of them.... and I loved them You have a good taste for freaky classics and asian films

 

[Madoness]

Takeshis
2046
Doctor Mack
The Happiness of the Katakuris
Chinese Odyssey 2002
A World without Thieves
Attack the gas station
Dolls
Pom Pom
Men suddenly in black
Foul king
Survive style 5 +
Kung Fu Cannibals

 

[saffyangelis]

An eighteen? What does that mean? That you have to be 18 to see it?

Yup, I could probably sneak in if it was a fifteen, but no luck with an eighteen.

I can't even persuade my dad (who also likes horror films) to take me.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I don't think there are movies in Sweden that you need to be more than 15 years old to see, and most of those I think you can watch if you're at least 11 or something in the company of an adult.

 

[saffyangelis]

I wish I lived in sweden, and actually understood anything anyone'd say there.

 

[Madoness]

I wish I lived in sweden, and actually understood anything anyone'd say there.

Swedish is actually easy to learn. Though I don't remember much any more since there is no need to speak it in Estonia as most Swedish people speak English.
But if you have English or German background, learning Swedish comes easily, as it is similar to them lots of ways.

 

[Kumori]

I dunno if it's been mentioned, but there's a film named Let The Right One In, I really didn't think I'd like it, but I did.

Edit: Battle Royale is really good, I'm a fan of anime but I really haven't watched too many Japanese films, although I think I should. Any suggestions?

 

[Madoness]

I dunno if it's been mentioned, but there's a film named Let The Right One In, I really didn't think I'd like it, but I did.

Edit: Battle Royale is really good, I'm a fan of anime but I really haven't watched too many Japanese films, although I think I should. Any suggestions?

Survive Style 5+ - One of my favorites Good comedy
Ichi the killer - film from Takashi Miike
Getting Any? - people were quite worried when Kitano made that film wondering if he has lost his mind
Takeshis - Another Kitano film, I love the bizarreness of comedy there.
The Happiness of the Katakuris - Uhm.... this is Comedy/Horror/Musical mix (Takashi Miike again)
Versus (Down to Hell 2) - Good action/comedy
Suicide Circle - This is a horror film, with a lot of strange comedy
Kagemusha the Shadow Warrior - film from Akira Kurosawa

 

[Perseus]

"Get Carter" (UK version) set in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Survive Style 5+ - One of my favorites Good comedy

Thank you for bringing me awareness of the existence of this movie! I just watched it and it was brilliant!

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Alright, I have a movie to add to my list: Svidd Neger. Brilliant norwegian black comedy.

 

[FacetiousPersona]

I think that it is silly to not watch a film because it was produced in another nation. If the acting, directing, story and execution are excellent, you would only miss an opportunity to watch a good film with the avoidance of it. You should watch an excellent foreign movie, subtitles or dub, if it has retained its original qualities strongly.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I have a few American internet friends who will not watch foreign movies or animé that isn't dubbed. It is frustrating indeed, but hey, their loss. 90% of my favourite movies are from countries other than America.

 

[FacetiousPersona]

I'll watch any movie if it's meant to be very good. I specifically like Japanese, South Korean and Vietnamese films.

 

[FF]

I really liked Pan's Labyrinth. It's my favorite movie so far. Not only did the movie improve my Spanish by 0.1%, but it was really freaking awesome. I'm not usually into that whole fairytale mumbo jumbo (no offense to anyone who likes fantasy) but this movie was made quite excellently. Shocking ending, but very well done.

 

[FacetiousPersona]

I really liked Pan's Labyrinth. It's my favorite movie so far. Not only did the movie improve my Spanish by 0.1%, but it was really freaking awesome. I'm not usually into that whole fairytale mumbo jumbo (no offense to anyone who likes fantasy) but this movie was made quite excellently. Shocking ending, but very well done.

I plan to watch this movie when I have time.

 

[nemo]

I like Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese films... Films from Hong Kong are hilarious, especially the old ones. I plan to watch more Asian films if I can, but right now I'm more drama-oriented.

Dubs are the WORST thing in my opinion, they take away so much from a movie.

 

[travelnjones]

Russian
Night and Day Watch were good

Stalker is way way better though. But its super slow be prepared. you may need to watch alone

French
Brotherhood of the wolf, City of Lost Children, Alphaville and delicatessan are all good

But the best are Canadian
Meatballs and Strange Brew! Actually not joking Strange Brew is the best adaptation of Hamlet ever.

 

[Ghost1986]

Das Experiment

 

[FacetiousPersona]

I recommend Battle Royale. It is my favourite Japanese film.

 

[MattSeven]

Sex And Lucia

All About My Mother

Angel-A

Nine Queens

Amelie

Dead Alive <-- Peter Jackson Awesomeness

Jean De Florette / Manon of Spring

Run Lola Run

Pan's Labyrinth

 

[deadhorace]

Um…Terry Gilliam is from the states not England
Although the “Magnificent Seven” might not be a great western retelling of a Kurosawa film “A Fist Full of Dollars” is

Also some more Shinya Tsukamoto movies other then Tetsuo should be watched I suggest any oh them really, but body hammer isn’t as good as the first Tetsuo
Shinya Tsukamoto is also the main actor in Marebito which is directed by the guy that does the Ju-uh movies. It is also based in a Lovecraft themed book by the guy that did the story for serial experiment lain
El topo is a good movie to add to any list
If you are counting Canadians then add any Guy Maddin or David Cronenberg movie
Oh yeah Save the Green plaint is one of the most bizarre black comedies that you will find
one last one would be wildzero

 

[Carnap]

I actually do not watch any TV or movies. Way too stimulating for me, and libidinal narcissism is so not my thing.

However, for the sake of Persian ( ahhh...) I will watch an Iranian movie or two now and then.


I would love to see Marmoulak, but am having a hard time downloading certain things on my new laptop, torrent films being one of them.

Anyway, if you are more liberal, not so into dictatorships and censorship ( I'm sure I'm the only one who is) , Marmoulak is for you. Pretty much mocks the whole theocracy/mollah system.

But I have not seen it yet.

 

[Cobra]

I recommend Battle Royale. It is my favourite Japanese film.

Face, have you seen Shinobi (the movie, not the show... the show is absolutely horrendous lol)? Wonderful special effects! If you're a fan of the Kouga/Iga legends, some of the other adaptations of them, or the anime Basilisk, you'd love it.

 

[NoID10ts]

I saw "Let the Right One In" last week and loved it. It's a Swedish vampire movie.

 

[mikal]

I saw "Let the Right One In" last week and loved it. It's a Swedish vampire movie.

Yeah, it's great movie..

My favorite non american is The seventh seal- ingmar bergman. just amazing!

 

[Madoness]

I saw "Let the Right One In" last week and loved it. It's a Swedish vampire movie.

When we're talking about Swedish films, I loved Kopps , an easygoing, mindnumbing comedy to watch with friends while having beers. It should give a few laughs.

I've seen Let the Right One In.... some of it is uninteresting to watch, but loved how some problems of growing up are portrayed, things every boy or maybe girl could relate to.

 

[Juno]

Banlieue 13

It's got some really neat fight scenes in it for a French movie

aka District B13 for the English

 

[Carnap]

Oh... I could not handle a whole movie with French suburban slang.

Wesh, Cousin !

 

[ArcusDog]

I'll add my two favorites:

Amores Perros - a twisted Mexican movie directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. It has a unique style and basically, three compelling and jacked up stories are connected in a surprising way.

Olivier, Olivier - a dark, jacked up French movie directed by Agnieszka Holland that you will never forget. It's a bit hard to come up with a synopsis of this one that doesn't give it away, but still sounds interesting. But it's awesome and beautifully haunting. So basically, a young boy goes missing, then reappears 6 years later. The beauty is in the disfunctional family dynamic and the creepy sh*t that goes down. A must see.

 

[snowqueen]

The Happiness of the Katakuris

You're the only other person I've met who's heard of that film. It's hilarious!!

David Cronenberg movie

[waves] hi deadhorace! nice to see you here, hope you stick around!

I'll add my two favorites:

Amores Perros - a twisted Mexican movie directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. It has a unique style and basically, three compelling and jacked up stories are connected in a surprising way.

Bom Bom El Perro
Volver
Eagle vs Shark
Den Brysomme Mannen (The Bothersome Man)
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures
Couscous
Solaris (Tarkovski version obviously)
The Sacrifice
Stalker
Reconstruction
Aaltra (this is a must see Belgian wheelchair road movie)