BEST FOREIGN CINEMA (excluding America please)

[Timmy_Lea]

France has been at the forefront of horror recently - Switchblade Romance, Them, Inside, Frontier(s) & of course the controversial Martyrs. Although I think Spain is edging forward with the likes of The Orphanage, [Rec] & Julia's Eye.

[Merton Park]

There are so many to choose from, but here are a few of my favourites:

Rififi, Le Trou, Un Homme et Une Femme, Army of Shadows, Un Flic, La Bonne Annee, Toute Une Vie and a recent favourite Hors de Prix (Priceless).

[cassidy]

For far eastern horror you can't beat "The Only Way is Essex" which usually needs subtitles !!!

I can just about get through German and French films without subtitles but my favourite overseas films (discounting English speaking films) would be far eastern horror.

[sidney bliss]

Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer (both are Stephen Chow films) are personal favourites of mine.

[Steve Crook]

I've visited a few nice foreign cinemas in France, Germany, Spain and other countries

As for the best of them, it depends on who you are there with

Steve

[Merton Park]

I forgot about a few more favourites:

Melodie En Sous Sol, Bob Le Flambeur, En Cas de Malheur, Touchez Pas Au Grisbi, Chnouf, Le Cercle Rouge, The Crook, Flic Story, Borsalino, Plein Soleil, Les Diaboliques.

There are so many great foreign films just impossible to make a single choice!

For anyone interested, there is a great French film channel called CINEMOI on Sky channel 343 and Virgin channel 445.

[Gloria]

hey guys, how do you think Chinese movies?

[Timmy_Lea]

Ghana does it best

[Big Figure]

"13 Tzameti" is the best foreign film I've seen in recent years.

[moonfleet]

I saw Maïwenn Le Besco's Polisse at the cinema, setting in a "brigade des mineurs" (juvenil unit) Police Station, it's very catchy, all the actors are very good including french rap star Joey Starr Recommended

Polisse (2011) - IMDb

[smiffy]

some of my favourites
Jean de florette /manon des sources ,French
cinema paradiso Italian
life is beautiful Italian
the lives of others ,german
Departures, Japanese