List foreign films you love
courtesy of Film Listography : Your Life In (Play)Lists
1. Betty Blue (1986)
Written by Jean-Jacques Beineix (screenplay) and Philippe Djian (novel)
Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix
2. Y Tu Mamá También (1986)
Written by Alfonso Cuarón and Carlos Cuarón
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
3. Chungking Express (1994)
Written and Directed by Kar Wai Wong
4. Lola Rennt (1998)
Written and Directed by Tom Tykwer
5. Fucking Åmål (1998)
Written and Directed by Lukas Moodysson
6. Amélie (2001)
Written by Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
7. Ikiru (1952)
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
8. Blue is the Warmest Color (2013)
Written Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalia Lacroix and Julie Maroh
Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
9. Central Station (1998)
Written by Marcos Bernstein, João Emanuel Carneiro and Walter Salles
Directed by Walter Salles
10. Amores perros (2000)
Written by Guillermo Arriaga
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
11. Let the Right One In (2008)
Written by John Ajvide Lindqvist (screenplay and novel)
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
12. The Bicycle Thief (1948)
Written by Cesare Zavattini, Luigi Bartolini, Oreste Biancoli, Suso Cecchi D’Amico, Vittorio De Sica, Adolfo Franci, Gherardo Gherardi, Gerardo Guerrieri and Cesare Zavattini
Directed by Cesare Zavattini
13. La Dolce Vita (1960)
Written by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Brunello Rondi and Pier Paolo Pasolini
Directed by Federico Fellini
14. Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
Written and Directed by Louis Malle
15. Jules et Jim (1962)
Written by Henri-Pierre Roché, François Truffaut and Jean Gruault
Directed by François Truffaut
16. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Written by Giuseppe Tornatore and Vanna Paoli
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
17. Open Your Eyes (1997)
Written by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar
18. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro
19. Paris, je t’aime (2006)
Written by Tristan Carné, Emmanuel Benbihy, Bruno Podalydès, Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha, Gus Van Sant, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas, Christopher Doyle, Rain Li, Gabrielle Keng, Isabel Coixet, Nobuhiro Suwa, Sylvain Chomet, Alfonso Cuarón, Olivier Assayas, Oliver Schmitz, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Wes Craven, Tom Tykwer, Gena Rowlands, Alexander Payne, Nadine Eïd and Frédéric Auburtin
Directed by Olivier Assayas, Frédéric Auburtin, Emmanuel Benbihy, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Isabel Coixet, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher Doyle, Richard LaGravenese,Vincenzo Natali, Alexander Payne, Bruno Podalydès, Walter Salles, Oliver Schmitz, Nobuhiro Suwa, Daniela Thomas, Tom Tykwer and Gus Van Sant
20. City of God (2002)
Written by Paulo Lins and Bráulio Mantovani
Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund
21. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Written by Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, Alberto Granado and Jose Rivera
Directed by Walter Salles
22. La Vie En Rose (2007)
Written by Isabelle Sobelman and Olivier Dahan
Directed by Olivier Dahan
23. Maria Full of Grace (2004)
Written and Directed by Joshua Marston
24. Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
Written and Directed by Julio Medem
25. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Written by Ronald Harwood and Jean-Dominique Bauby
Directed by Julian Schnabel
Nice! I like these lists you’re doing lately. I would keep some of those for me and add The Orphanage and I’m Not Scared, off the top of my head, and recently I enjoyed Easy Money (Joel Kinnaman!!)
Thanks! I have these cool books that are part of a listography series, and I love lists (even if they stress me out!)
I’ve not seen any of the films you mentioned – what are they about? Especially Easy Money because JOEL KINNAMAN!!! (you know how much I love him!!!)
I need the listography books.
Okay The Orphanage is a Spanish horror film/ghost story about a woman who grew up in an orphanage & later goes back with her husband to move in and re-open it to help other orphans. Buttt spooky things begin to happen while her son goes missing. I’m Not Scared is an Italian movie about a boy who discovers a kidnapping, for political reasons, when he finds another boy being kept in a hole in the ground.
Night Watch is a Russian action movie with supernatural elements including vampires and shapeshifters. The main character is part of the Night Watch which is a group that helps protect and provide balance between the light and dark, good and evil ect.
And Easy Money is a Swedish movie(obviouslyyy because Joel!) about a guy who becomes involved in crime in order to live the lifestyle he aspires to but can’t afford and gets in over his head of course.
I hope I explained them enough without giving anything away, I tried my best.
The Orphanage trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZQgqxIZ6s
I’m Not Scared trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAZRVU88viM
Night Watch trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhsW42eDfQo
Easy Money trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EYI2ro239s
Perhaps overboard with the trailers here!
Oohh & Night Watch, I loved that in theatres, read the book and have seen it since several times so I’d count it as a favorite!
Writing all these down to check-out. THANK YOU!
I’m noting the movies from your list that I haven’t seen–so thank YOU! I looooove getting lists of movies to see.
Actually do you have Amazon Prime? I think I asked before but forget. Easy Money is on there free for streaming right now!!