Foreign Films

Subject: Re: Foreign Films Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:24 pm

it was pretty gross!
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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Fri May 02, 2008 8:43 pm

Subject: Re: Foreign Films Fri May 02, 2008 9:22 pm

good for you! You've seen more than most film classes will see in a semester!
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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Fri May 02, 2008 10:48 pm

we are so quick to think the only good thing is an American thing.
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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Fri May 02, 2008 10:51 pm

another interesting facet of film (and I'm not talking the Godzilla series) is the Asian genre. The Seven Samurai comes to mind. My husband really gets into these films, many of them made in the 1950s, that are very dramatic and have good fight sequences, way before Crouching Tiger.
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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Sat May 03, 2008 7:12 am

Tokyo Story is supposed to be good. When I was a little kid I watched a few of those Godzilla movies HAHA

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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Sat May 03, 2008 7:21 am

one of those Godzilla movies was my first real creature feature..at age 8, it can be pretty scary!
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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Sat May 03, 2008 7:33 am

I don't think they scared me. My neighbor and I used to watch them constantly though. Speaking of Godzilla, I kind of want to see the original King Kong (which isn't foreign ashamed

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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Sat May 03, 2008 7:35 am

especially when Kong takes off Fay Wray's skirt! very racy for 1933!
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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Sat May 03, 2008 7:43 am

1933 was Pre-code. They could get away with that back then.
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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Sat May 03, 2008 8:05 am

they did get away with a lot...but by the late 30s, they had pretty much clamped down...David Selznick, the producer of Gone With the Wind, had to fight tooth and nail to get Rhett Butler's utterance of "damn" to stay in the final cut.
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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Sat May 03, 2008 9:15 am

How times have changed. Now they say damn on the Disney Channel (probably - I don't watch that channel).

I know when I saw Gone With The Wind I was quite offended at the use of damn Rolling Eyes

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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Sat May 03, 2008 10:25 am

Another scene that was in serious doubt of making the final cut was when Scarlett awakens in her bedroom (the night after Rhett carries her up the stairs and....) The mere suggestion of what had happened the night before was too much for the Catholic Church and the Legion of Decency (no kidding, there was actually such a thing)...
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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Sat May 03, 2008 12:08 pm

More problems with the censors - just before the shower scene in Psycho they showed a toilet flushing. That was a HUGE no-no. I mean showing a toilet period was not allowed let alone showing one flush. Hitchcock had to fight pretty hard to keep that scene. Eventually those codes kind of fell apart as people released movies without certification and we got the present-day rating system which, while terrible, allows just about anything.

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Back on topic I just (2 minutes ago) finished watching M. WOW! I'll post a review in a little while, but WOW!
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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Mon May 05, 2008 4:31 pm

German's do put out some decent movies - one of my favorite foreign film directors is Tom Tykwer who did some of the best foriegn films I ever saw. His first film in English was so-so and definately not his best work (Perfume).

If you are looking for good foreign films, here is a list of some that I recommond - both as a former Film student and former manager of a movie rental store:

Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer - 1998, German) - enjoy the adrenaline rush techno movie like nothing you've seen before.

The Princess and the Warrier (Tom Tykwer - 2000, German)

Ladri di Biciclette (the Bicycle Thief - 1949, Italian)** A MUST see movie, but beware it may be the most depressing movie I've ever seen

Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro - 2006, Spanish) Probably the most well known out of those I'm going to list... But well worth watching. Amazing cinematography. del Toro is slated to do The Hobbit. I cannot wait.

Killing Zoe (Roger Avery - 1994, French) bank robbing caper flick, not the best but entertaining. Everyone mentioned Nosferatu... Well there's actually a sex scene in Killing Zoe where Nosferatu is playing on a tv during the scene. Thought that was an interesting tie-in to the conversation...

Ok I wrote a ton so I'm going to stop. If you like these or want more suggestions I'd be happy to throw more out there. I'm a big movie buff so... Just let me know. (If there are any movies that I listed that you HAVE to see it's "the bicycle thief" and "run lola run" but I recommend them all).

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Subject: Re: Foreign Films Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:50 am

Any Federico Fellini fans out there? I downloaded La Strada las night but despite what it said, there were no English subtitles. My Italian is not good enough to watch a film without subtitles so forget that. I'm trying to get 8 1/2 instead. That's supposed to be better anyways.
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