Comments on: Foreign Films I’ve Been Watching Lately

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:21:02 +0000

I would also recommend the South African movie “White Wedding.” It’s a romantic comedy about a man trying to road trip back to Cape Town in time for his wedding. Stellar cast, beautiful cinematography , just hilarious overall. Check it out whiteweddingmovie.com

By: Krista

Krista — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:27:59 +0000

In reply to HeatherM.

Maybe I just resist a tragic foreign film…the Stoning of Soraya sounds like my kinda movie!

By: Krista

Krista — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:27:14 +0000

In reply to Trlp.

This is a great list! Thank you! This is why I LOVE Twitter!

By: Mr Noodles

Mr Noodles — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:51:56 +0000

It isn’t a film but the Swedish TV series, Wallender, is worth a watch. It’s better than the English language version with Kenneth Branagh. I also enjoyed Mesrine – Parts 1 & 2, a French film starring Vincent Cassel.

By: Trlp

Trlp — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:26:57 +0000

Just saw Soul Kitchen last week, sweet, sweet movie.

I’d suggest:
Incendies, by French-Canadian Denis Villeneuve – not an easy film in the beginning, but beautiful film about how relationships get messed up because we keep secrets. And although it takes place in a military/war situation, it really is not so much about the war, but people. And love.

Ovsjanki/Silent Souls, by Russian filmmaker Aleksei Fedorchenko – two men go to bury the wife of one of them. About a small (fictional, as much as I know) nation in Russia, looking at how traditions fade and you still feel you need to hold on to them. About love, really.

Essential killing, by Jerzy Skolimowsky – also set to the background of war, with the main character, a terrorist, fleeing from US soldiers in somewhere in Poland. Again, more about the human condition, escaping and running as such, than about the actual war. Violent, very quiet, visually stunning.

By: SARAHMCQUADE

SARAHMCQUADE — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:25:48 +0000

RT @kristainchicago: 9 foreign films worth watching: https://www.passportdelicious.com/dining/…

By: HeatherM

HeatherM — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 20:23:57 +0000

If you can allow films with death….
The Sicilian Girl- makes me thankful not to live in Sicily.
Lilya4Ever- quite possibly one of the heaviest movies ever, feels like a lead weight is on your chest, in the good way.
Sophie Scholl:the Final Days- Makes me realize I do not have a sliver of the courage , convictions or naivete of these teenagers.
The Stoning of Soraya M.-I think the title tells you where this is going.

All good for rainy solitary days. Do NOT wear any sort of eye makeup while viewing these films. Kleenex mandatory.