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Do you ever delve into the world of foreign films with subtitles. Or do you just prefer to watch english speaking films? A quote from my friend being 'I don't watch a film to read

Anywho, here are a few gems covering the crazy, funny and damn right brutal.


Shaolin Soccer
 

Quite possibly the only football related thing I enjoy. Honestly if real football was played like this I would love it

Battle Royale


AMAZING!!! Everyone should watch this film at least once. It really makes you think and asks the question 'What would you do?'

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Un homme et Une Femme (A Man and a Woman)


Very sensual film. 
A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly they reveal themselves to each other, finding that each is a widow/widower. Each is slow to reveal anything personal so that each revelation is hidden by a mis-perception. They become friends, then close friends, and then she reveals that she can't have a lover because, for her, her husband's memory is still too strong. Much of the film is told wordlessly in action, or through hearing one of their thoughts as they go about their day

Great tune in it from Francis Lai.

Smarting Buttocks
The original version of Quarantine was excellent (I can't remember what it was called now). I loved Battle Royale. I doubt that film would have had the same effect if it wasn't for crazy oriental people going completely loopy in the way only they can 

I'm going to track down The Host to see what kept Ditty up till 5 am. I also liked Let The Right One In but not as much as everyone else seemed to. I've got Pan's Labyrinth to watch which I've heard great things about but haven't seen yet. 

A good film is a good film you lose nothing by watching with subtitles as long as the translation is faithful to the original script. It would be a great shame to miss out on some excellent films just because you couldn't hear the actors speaking in English imho.
Prometheus
I love amelie its one of my favourite ever films, also loved run lola run. Loved pan's labyrinth. Does the passion of the christ count? I liked that for what its worth.  Subtitles dont put me off films, when i lived abroad they used to show american films that had been dubbed then had english subtitles, it was all very odd, they particularly liked giving brad pitt a very deep masterful voice.
FM
Reference:
Does anyone remember a foreign film about a telephone box that used to trap people and then they would be taken away to this large warehouse where there were loads of other telephone boxes with people in? I can't remember what it was called but it was a weird film.

Sounds like Dr Who.
I am going to google it
FM

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