Recommend Me Some Good Foreign or Indie Films.

zeke the moody drifter · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:24 pm **Posts:** 557

'city of god' - great look into the slums and gang life of rio dejaneiro. technically a beautiful film.

'amelie' - romantic comedy i guess. a lead character that you will in love with. Also, a movie that had a happy ending that i liked.

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:23 pm

KONTROLL (Hungary, 2003) -- Grimy-lensed story of a failed architect's emergence from his job as a subway cop and life underground. WARNING: HAS FURRIES. WELL, ONE - WHO IS QUITE CUTE OUTSIDE OF HER BEAR-SUIT (ESZTER BALLA... HAWT!) - BUT STILL MAYBE ONE TOO MANY.

OPA! · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:26 pm

Gaping A' Wrote:

KONTROLL (Hungary, 2003) -- Grimy-lensed story of a failed architect's emergence from his job as a subway cop and life underground. WARNING: HAS FURRIES. WELL, ONE - WHO IS QUITE CUTE OUTSIDE OF HER BEAR-SUIT (ESZTER BALLA... HAWT!) - BUT STILL MAYBE ONE TOO MANY.

It's still not available but I added it to my queue, thanks.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

that last wong kar-wai movie that i haven't seen yet. 2046?

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:29 pm

Pather Panchali - The first in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy. A beautiful, incredible look at Empire-era, 20c. India. (Yes, that is where the Simpsons got the character name, and they even refrence the films in one episode!)
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puma · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:32 pm

lesemajesty Wrote:

'city of god' - great look into the slums and gang life of rio dejaneiro. technically a beautiful film.

i second this.

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

you've probably seen all of these but here are a few of my favorites:

--blue
--400 blows
--artemesia (so maybe you haven't seen this one)
--farewell my concubine (i saw this recently and was completely blown away. if you haven't seen this you should. it's a beautiful story that runs alongside the cultural history of china. it's perfect.)

for the past six months i have been trying to rent the one copy that blockbuster owns of "my voyage to italy." it's a documentry about martin scorcese's early influences. i love the guy. maybe it's time to join netflix.

ps--i HATED amelie. but then i'm a bitch.

Mr. Mister · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:39 pm

I've heard great things about "the beat that my heart skipped" which is still in theaters

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:40 pm

Music-related Indie Films:

Watch Me Jumpstart - About the history of GBV. Alternately fascinating and somnambulant. Brilliant music, of course.

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart - The Wilco flick

The Decline Of Western Civilization - Best punk rock documentary - EVER! If only for the creepiness of Darby Crash. Profiles of The Germs, X, Fear, Circle Jerks, and other 80's LA punk pioneers. Brilliant. A must-see for everybody on this board!
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Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

-rochelle Rochelle
-CheckMate!
-Deathblow
-The Other Side of Darkness
-The Erotic Adventures of Hercules
-Look Who's Oinking!
-Hail to the Chimp
-Christmas Ape
-Christmas Ape Goes to Summer Camp
-School of Hard Knockers
-Tunafishing '88
-Hydro, the Man with the Hydroaulic Arm
-Locker Room towel fight: The blinding of Larry Driscoll
-Mommy, What's Wrong with That Man's Face?

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:54 pm

I've said it 5 times already, but I'll say it again:

"Elling"

OPA! · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:54 pm

Cotton Wrote:

-rochelle Rochelle
-CheckMate!
-Deathblow
-The Other Side of Darkness
-The Erotic Adventures of Hercules
-Look Who's Oinking!
-Hail to the Chimp
-Christmas Ape
-Christmas Ape Goes to Summer Camp
-School of Hard Knockers
-Tunafishing '88
-Hydro, the Man with the Hydroaulic Arm
-Locker Room towel fight: The blinding of Larry Driscoll
-Mommy, What's Wrong with That Man's Face?

Sounds like a list of adult films. :shock:

OPA! · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:55 pm

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

I've said it 5 times already, but I'll say it again:

"Elling"

I saw it, on your recommendation. It was OK.

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:09 pm

Schultze gets the blues

(my number one of 2005... yes, it was released in Europe - and possibly larger U.S. cities - in '04, and it sucks that I didn't live there or use a p2p to get it (when it was readily available if I only wanted to try (and since I ended up liking it so much, I should have)), but I'm still putting it on my best of '05 - suck on that release-date obsessive twats!)

scottycash99 · **Joined:** Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:46 am **Posts:** 1149

hard boiled
the killer
once a thief
a better tomorrow

(i like john woo and chow yun-fat....so kill me)

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:25 pm

scottycash99 Wrote:

hard boiled
the killer
once a thief
a better tomorrow

(i like john woo and chow yun-fat....so kill me)

Not a single movie in that list is less than A- material.
Woo's Hong Kong stuff with Chow Yun-Fat was amazing.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

don't forget a better tomorrow II and III

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:40 pm

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...Spring (Korean)
American Astronaut (American indie semi-musical)
Primer (American indie)

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:43 pm

PopTodd Wrote:

Music-related Indie Films:

The Decline Of Western Civilization - Best punk rock documentary - EVER! If only for the creepiness of Darby Crash. Profiles of The Germs, X, Fear, Circle Jerks, and other 80's LA punk pioneers. Brilliant. A must-see for everybody on this board!
IMDB Entry

Awesome film. Is it on DVD now?

I'm pretty sure DWC II - The Metal Years is still only on VHS, but it's just as much a classic, IMO, if not exactly for the same reasons. It focuses on mid-80s hair metal bands in LA. It's like Spinal Tap, only REAL. Highly entertaining.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

"Cry Yuma"
"Here Comes The Coast Guard"
"Preacher With A Shovel" (with Dolores Montenegro)
"The Revenge of Abe Lincoln"
"The Wackiest Covered Wagon in the West"
"Calling All Quakers" (with Dolores Montenegro)
"Gladys The Groovy Mule"
"Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die"
"Dial M For Murderousness"
"The Erotic Adventures of Hercules"
"'P' is for Psycho"
"The President's Neck is Missing!"
"The Boatjacking of Supership 79"
"Good-Time Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great 'Frisco Freak-Out"
"Space Mutants VII: Cry of the Space Mutant"
"Jagged Attraction"
"Look Who's Still Oinking"
"Calling All Lumberjacks"
"The Day Paul Bunyan Cried"
"Three Men And A Nuke"
"Radioactive Man III"
"Coffee, Tea, or Fiddle Dee Dee"
"Eenie Meeni Miney, Die"
"Troy and Company's Summertime Smile Factory"
"Buck Henderson, Union Buster"
"Handel With Kare"
"Troy McClure's Pre-Teen Soul Machine"
Miss American Girl Pageant
"Carnival of the Stars"
"Alien Nose Jobs"
"Five Fabulous Weeks of the Chevy Chase Show"
"The World Without Zinc"
"Fuzzy Bunny's Guide To You-Know-What"
"Here Comes The Metric System"
"Lead Paint: Delicious But Deadly"
"60 Minutes of Car Crash Victims"
"Alice's Adventures through the Windshield Glass"
"The Decapitation of Larry Leadfoot"
" Meat Council film : "Meat And You: Partners in Freedom"
"Two Minus Three Equals Negative Fun"
"Firecrackers: The Silent Killer"
"A Tree Grew In Springfield"
"Dig Your Own Grave and Save"
"Mothballing Your Battleship"
"The Half-Assed Guide to Foundation Repair"
"Let's Save Tony Orlando's House"
"Out With Gout '88"
I Can't Believe They Invented It: The Candy Bar That Cleans Teeth
I Can't Believe They Invented It: Eyeball Whitener
I Can't Believe They Invented It: Spiffy, the 21st Century Stain Remover
I Can't Believe They Invented It: The Juice Loosener
"Muttonchops" (A one-man musical tribute to the great thinkers of the 19th Century.)
Self Help Videos:
"Adjusting Your Self-O-Stat" (with Brad Goodman)
"Get Confident, Stupid!"
"Smoke Yourself Thin"
"Kiss Your Butt Goodbye: Post-Meltdown Emergency Procedures"
"Chunnel"
"Prognosis: Negative"
"Mountain High"
"Blame It On the Rain"
"The Pain and the Yearning"
"Sack Lunch"
"Brown-eyed Girl"
"Agent Zero"
"The Muted Heart"
"Cry, Cry Again"

shaMoxie · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:51 pm

Cotton Wrote:

-rochelle Rochelle

Aahhhh, a young girl's erotic journey from Milan to Minsk.

In This World
Blackboards

beachy · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:54 pm

Jamon Jamon, a spanish film with a young penelope cruz...great!!
Also I just saw this great movie about a hotel desk guy who drives a cab too, shot in London, I think..anyone know that it was called?
PS--no spoilers! I third City of God, btw.

Patrick Bateman · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:05 pm

it came out a few years ago buti just watched it for the first time a couple weeks ago, run lola run, amazing movie

i agree about amelie being great also

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

rochelle rochelle ha

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