Foreign language favorites (36 titles)
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Romuald & Juliette
Life affirming and heart warming. A modern day French fairy tale
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Romuald & Juliette
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Firmine Richard, Pierre Vernier
Director: Coline Serreau
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A married man's life is threatened by an unfaithful wife and dishonest colleagues. French dialogue with English subtitles.
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from 808 members
Le Gout Des Autres
It's about opening your eyes to what else is out there and moving out of your comfort zone. A gem!
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Le Gout Des Autres
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Agnes Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Gerard Lanvin
Director: Agnes Jaoui
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Castella is a successful industrialist, out of boredom he allows his wife to drag him to an amateur stage show. Much to his surprise he is overwhelmed by the power of the lead actress, Clara. He becomes so infatuated with her that he goes back to the play night after night. His world is turned ..read more »
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from 2,963 members
The Lives Of Others
Amazing insight into life in East Germany before the wall came down. Great performances. 2007 Oscar winner for best foreign language picture.
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The Lives Of Others
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Ulrich Muhe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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In this outstanding Oscar winning, psychological and political thriller, we get a fascinating insight into the lengths and depths that the East European government went to in order to keep tabs on the lives of its population in the 80s. When cold and brutal official Wesler is given the task of ..read more »
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from 54,170 members
Le Diner De Cons
Funny French comedy.
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Le Diner De Cons
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster
Director: Francis Veber
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Every Wednesday night a few guys have a meal together. There is a game coupled with the meal: each one of them has to bring an "idiot". The game consists in making the idiots talk about their ideas and passions so that the hosts can have a good laugh. At the end they will choose the "idiot of the ..read more »
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from 8,475 members
Camille Claudel
A true story about art and obsession.
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Camille Claudel
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Isabelle Adjani, Philippe Clevenot
Director: Bruno Nuytten
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The true story of the sculptor Auguste Rodin and his apprentice Camille Claudel. Their stormy love affair lasted for 15 years, but Camille's passion for Rodin and her work were at odds with each other. Bruno Nuytten's debut feature. French dialogue with English subtitles.
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from 752 members
The Way We Laughed
Takes place over 6 days over a 6 year time period. Poverty and hardship and love (of a sort) in 1950's Italy. Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1998.
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The Way We Laughed
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Francesco Giuffrida, Enrico Lo Verso, Rosaria Danze
Director: Gianni Amelio
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A working class illiterate, Giovanni (Enrico Lo Verso), takes in his younger brother Pietro (Francesco Giuffrida). Sicilians displaced in late 1950s Turin, Italy, they struggle to get by with Giovanni working odd jobs while he pressures Pietro to keep with his studies. An economic shift in Italy ..read more »
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from 296 members
Volver
Can Almodovar do any wrong? Penelope Cruz is fab!
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Volver
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portilla
Director: Pedro Almodovar
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Following the passing away of their mother in a fire, Raimunda (Penelope Cruz, VANILLA SKY) and Sole (Lola Duenas, TALK TO HER), leave their home town of La Mancha to live in Madrid. Raimunda lives with her daughter and unsupportive husband, taking on menial jobs, while Sole works in secret as a ..read more »
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from 37,248 members
Insomnia
The original and the best.
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Insomnia
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjorn Floberg
Director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg
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Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard gives a compelling performance as Jonas Engstrom, an exiled Swedish city detective working in Norway who travels to the small coastal town of Tromso in order to investigate the murder of a teenage girl. When he makes a fatal mistake in the investigation, however, his ..read more »
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from 1,685 member
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Two French greats - Auteuil and Depardieu - in a dark crime drama.
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on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Valeria Golino
Director: Olivier Marchal
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In the underbelly of the Parisian criminal world, the Police are frustrated by a gang committing a series of violent robberies. Leo Vrinks and Denis Klein are two cops seeking promotion and the imminent departure of the Chief sets the scene for them to compete for the vacant throne. Their ..read more »
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from 10,700 members
Cries And Whispers
Bergman at his best.
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Cries And Whispers
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: Ingrid Thulin, Kari Sylwan, Harriet Andersson
Director: Ingmar Bergman
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Ingmar Bergman's acclaimed drama, which deals with the fractured relationships between three sisters, is set in a vast turn-of-the-century manor house where unidentified voices are continually whispering and mingle with a dying woman's cries of pain. Karin and Maria (played by Ingrid Thulin and Liv ..read more »
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