TM
Joined: Jul 06, 2004
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TM
I think we Americans have cornered the market on cinema (I truly believe we do it best), but here are some of my favorite foreign films (only 1 was mentioned in my first post - Rashomon). You all should go out and rent these today, I mean it...
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The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir) - Why none of Renoir's films have not been mentioned yet is disturbing. Like his father was to the Impressionist Movement in art, Jean is to cinema. You think Welles was inventive with "Citizen Kane"? Check out this flick! It has been said that Welles studied this film before he shot "Kane"
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Grand Illusion (Jean Reoir) - Another masterpiece from Renoir. This could be the greatest war movie of all time. A WWI story about French POWs. Great acting, great story, great shots, GREAT MOVIE!
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Rififi (Jules Dassin) - Though Dassin was an American filmaker (Blacklisted and forced to move to France), this one was filmed in France, written by the French, and used French actors (so I'll consider it a foreign film). Great Noir caper film about 4 guys that plan the "perfect crime", but . . . .
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Cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore) - If you love cinema, you'll love this film. You'll laugh and you'll cry. I love this movie.
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Divorce Italian Style (Pietro Germi) - This could possibly be the funniest movie I have ever seen! Marcello Mastroianni at his best. The first time I saw this I was in a film class and I couldn't stop talking about it for months. This is a must see!
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The Bicycle Thief (Vittorio De Sica) - This heartbreaking movie is one of the best in Italian Cinema. You can talk about Fellini all you want, but it doesn't get much better than this.
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The Killer (John Woo) - Of all the John Woo / Chow Yun Fat collaborations, this is my favorite. The Restaraunt shoot out in the begining is amazing. The film also has a soul, not common with action flicks of today. If you haven't seen this one, it's a must see.
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