Friday, February 15, 2013

Good Movies to Watch if You Desire

In class, you guys asked me to put together a list of great movies to watch from different countries. First of all, I haven't seen all that's out there so I highly recommend using google search to find additional movies from each country that people on the internet recommend. But here's my list:


  • Japan
    • Ikiru.
    • Redbeard.
    • Seven Samurai.
    • Nobody Knows.
  • Iran
    • Color of Paradise.
    • Children of Heaven.
    • Anything by Majid Majidi.
  • Italy
    • Bicycle Thief.
    • Life is Beautiful.
    • 8 1/2.
    • Rome, Open City.
  • Ireland
    • Millions.
  • France
    • Breathless.
    • Amelie.
    • The Son.
  • Germany
    • The Lives of Others.
    • Goodbye Lenin.
  • Brazil
    • Ciudade de Deus (very difficult content but an important film).
    • Elite Squad.
    • Central Station.
    • The Middle of the World.
  • Canada
    • Away from Her.
    • Juno.
  • England
    • Monte Python (any of their stuff).
  • China
    • The Road Home.
  • Hong Kong
    • Drunken Master.
  • Russia
    • Stalker.
    • Operation Y and Other Shurik Adventures.
    • The Orphan.
    • Solaris.
  • Sweden
    • Wild Strawberries.
    • Anything by Ingmar Bergman.
  • Mexico
    • La Misma Luna.
    • Pan's Labyrinth.
  • Cuba
    • Soy Cuba.
    • The Buena Vista Social Club.
  • India
    • I don't know where to start: anything made in Bollywood.
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  1. UnknownFebruary 15, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    Thanks so much for making this list! I'm excited to track down some of these and watch them

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 1:54 PM

      Good. Enjoy! If you watch some before the end of the term, you can comment here and tell me what you thought for some extra credit. This is open to everyone in the class.

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    2. Bluejay VFebruary 15, 2013 at 8:51 PM

      I thought "Pans Labyrinth" was from Spain! Also,

      Russia:

      Battleship Potemkin: Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
      The Mirror: Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
      The Italian: Andrey Kravchuk
      The Barber of Siberia: Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov
      Ivan’s Childhood: Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
      Burned By The Sun: Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov

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    3. Bluejay VFebruary 15, 2013 at 8:53 PM

      England:

      Zulu: Directed by Cy Enfield
      Blitz: Directed by Elliott Lester
      Dr. No: Directed by Terence Young
      Gandhi: Directed by Richard Attenborough
      The Kings Speech: Directed by Tom Hooper

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2013 at 2:04 PM

    That's awesome that you guys are growing the list. Keep that up! This is what the internet's for.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2013 at 2:05 PM

    And Pan's Labrynth is indeed from Mexico. Guillermo del Toro, the director, is Mexican. But the movie is set in Spain so I'd call it a Spanish / Mexican film.

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