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| jbbar Senior Member Belgium Joined 5806 days ago 192 posts - 210 votes  Speaks: English | Message 17 of 60 27 March 2009 at 4:05am | IP Logged | |||||
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Korean movies all the way! My favorites among those I've seen so far:
"Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War." - One of the few movies out there about the Korean War. Graphic and violent but nevertheless a very touching story involving two South Korean brothers in the battle against the communist North. "Joint Security Area" or "JSA" - Thriller about the 38th parallel north or DMZ, the border between North and South Korea. Two South Korean soldiers befriend two North Koreans and get caught. "2009: Lost Memories" - Sci-fi action-thriller but with lots of drama as is usual in Korean movies. The Japanese Empire is restored and occupies Korea once again. A conflict emerges between two friends working for a government security agency in the battle against Korean resistance fighters. One is an ethnic Korean but culturally Japanese, the other is a Japanese native. As for movies in French, I liked "Nikita" (or: "La Femme Nikita"). "La Grande Vadrouille" and other movies starring Luis de Funès. Other than that I must admit I haven't seen that many French movies. Shame on me. I better do something about that. I agree that "Der Untergang" is a great movie. I liked the Japanese movie "Twilight Samurai" also. Other than those I haven't seen many German movies at all. Also for some reason I prefer Korean movies to Japanese ones. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's just that I'm biased since I'm rather fond of Korea. jbbar Edited by jbbar on 27 March 2009 at 4:08am 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| SlickAs Tetraglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5883 days ago 185 posts - 287 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, French, Swedish Studies: Thai, Vietnamese | Message 18 of 60 27 March 2009 at 1:52pm | IP Logged | |||||
I just want to emphasise that Bergman is an important director ... his films are considered as peers to Kirosawa. They would be shown in every film school in the world. Especially if you watch the Seventh Seal, you will recognise the much copied scenario of grim-reaper negotiating with the protagonist (just as you will recognise copied elements of Kirosawa films). Both directors are extremely important, and I dont want to have Bergman lost in a sea of "recommended Polish / Brazilian films". (I am not Swedish, but this director is important. See the Seventh Seal (in B&W), and then Wild Strawberries. If these 2 do not make you feel like seeing the rest of his films then drop them.) 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| eoinda Tetraglot Senior Member Sweden Joined 5954 days ago 101 posts - 113 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English, Spanish, Mandarin Studies: French | Message 19 of 60 31 March 2009 at 3:49pm | IP Logged | |||||
Yes he is really good and definitely an important director not only in Sweden. "Fanny och Alexander" is highly recommended. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| LanguageSponge Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5772 days ago 1197 posts - 1487 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Welsh, Russian, Japanese, Slovenian, Greek, Italian | Message 20 of 60 31 March 2009 at 10:48pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Although I'm not big on films particularly, I thought it would be worth me putting my two pence worth in.
Srđan Dragojević is a very good Serbian director; his films generally tell the story of the wars revolving around the break up of Yugoslavia. The film I'm going to recommend, Lepa sela lepa gore, is a brilliant film, but is not a happy one. The literal translation is "Pretty villages burn prettily" - the proper English title being "Pretty Village Pretty Flame". I agree with the earlier recommendation of "Der Untergang", and would like to add "Die Brücke" - the bridge - to that list of German films. Again, it's a war film. I think the film "Les 400 Coups" by French director François Truffaut is worth a mention. Those are the ones I can think of at the moment. I'll check back later if I can think of any more. Jack 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Dark_Sunshine Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5771 days ago 340 posts - 357 votes Speaks: English*, French | Message 21 of 60 31 March 2009 at 11:17pm | IP Logged | |||||
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'les 400 coups' is showing next month at the BFI- I'll be sure to go see it!
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| jbbar Senior Member Belgium Joined 5806 days ago 192 posts - 210 votes Speaks: English | Message 22 of 60 02 April 2009 at 9:50pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Ah, just a couple of more Korean movies that I thought were pretty good:
"Sword in the moon" : Samurai Korean style. Great movie. The costumes, the environment, the feel. Offers a look into ancient Korea, before the days of giant skyscrapers, robots and Dear Leaders. "Natural city": If you're into sci-fi, martial arts and that sort of things. If you liked Blade Runner or the Matrix then you'll enjoy this one as well. jbbar Edited by jbbar on 02 April 2009 at 9:51pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| furyou_gaijin Senior Member Japan Joined 6392 days ago 540 posts - 631 votes Speaks: Latin* | Message 23 of 60 07 April 2009 at 3:22pm | IP Logged | |||||
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