7 Samauri, I am not fluent in Japanese but was conversational. That movie illustrates the Japanese and their system of honor, which can be very odd and flexible.
Two from me that haven’t yet been mentioned (as far as I can see)
Dark Water: A beautiful Japanese horror that was released at a similar time to Ringu, but didn’t get an English language remake.
City of God: A stunning portrait of gang rivalry in Rio de Janiero that bears repeat viewings.
Fantastic Planet.
I have two:
The City of Lost Children (French)- Pan’s Labyrinth (Spanish)
The Lives of Others.
Confessions. The soundtrack is odd, but the rest makes up for it. One of the very few movies that I think is better than the book.
Pan’s Labyrinth
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
I admit that the list of foreign made films I am familiar is quite small.
RRR was pretty fun
I’ve really enjoyed Parasite, I didn’t scroll to read everyone’s answers but didn’t see that one mentioned
Shall We Dance?
Oh. Uh. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972) Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973) Hanzo the Razor: Who’s Got the Gold? (1974)
They’re, uh, something. I think that they’re probably part of the reason that I really got into shibari. The films are graphically, cartoonishly violent, misogynistic, as close to pornographic as you can get in ‘mainstream’ Japanese cinema, and there’s just something about them. My partner HATES them, so use your best judgement before attempting to watch them.
The Iranian movie Bachcha-e-Aasmaan (English name: Children of Heaven).
Italian movie Cinema Paradiso. This movie is the embodiment of my love for cinema.
Both of them feel so raw and genuine it makes me come back to them time and again.
All Quiet on the Western Front
(The 2020 Netflix version)
Hero (2002)
Drunken Master (1978)
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Nezha Conquers the Dragon King (1979)
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
- 2046 by Wong Kar Wai
- Swallowtail Butterly by Shinji Iwai
- Ne Le Dis à Personne by Guillaume Canet
