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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:42 PM Original message |
I want to expand my foreign film repertoire. Any recommendations? |
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Beware the Beast Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. William Shatner was the premier Esperanto actor of his day. |
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Ruby Romaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Do you mean |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Bunuel films. Costa-Gavras... |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. Amelie |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I second 'Amelie', and also suggest 'Triplets of Belleville' |
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gardenista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:09 AM Response to Reply #7 |
52. Not so hot on Amelie, but Triplets of Belleville, I loved! nt |
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gardenista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:15 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Self delete |
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jakpalmer (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-24-04 07:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
98. You might like "Delicatessen" |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. Tampopo |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
5. "Toto le Hero" |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
6. "Diva" |
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ursacorwin (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. queen morgot |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 10:00 AM Response to Reply #8 |
76. Raise the Red Lantern is absolutely haunting |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. "Secrets and Lies" i love that one |
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RUDUing2 (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
10. I really like "Purple Noon"... |
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Patsy Stone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. The triplets of Belville |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
14. "Au Revoir Les Enfants", "Breathless", "All About My Mother" |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:59 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Au Revoir Les Enfants |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Amazing TRUE Story |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. the perfect arian face |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. M is a great one |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. IL Postino (Italian, Massimo Troisi) may be one of the best films ever |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Shall we dance |
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ChavezSpeakstheTruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
17. Any Kurosawa, Miyazaki, Bergman - see Kwaidan by Kobiyashi |
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Nosmo King (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. If you go Kurosawa, go Criterion |
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auburngrad82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. The Seven Samurai is a lot of fun eom |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. Die Brucke |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
20. Hiroshima, mon amour |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
21. Como Aqua Para Chocolate |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I have that one, too. Love it |
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Jesus H. Christ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
22. "City of God" |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
45. second that |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
28. Go back in history |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Werner Herzog |
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Must_B_Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:45 AM Response to Reply #34 |
61. werner herzog eats a shoe |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
30. Zentropa |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:29 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I remember Das Boot |
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Joe Power (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. The Seven Samarai, Dreams, Roshomon |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
33. Wow - you have a lot of my favorites already! |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:43 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Yep "Children of Paradise" is epic, so beautifully written and |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Great movie! |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 03:08 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Another must see: L. Starewicz's Amazing Old Animations |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 03:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. He sounds very interesting. |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:06 AM Response to Reply #39 |
50. so amazing to look at and you get some deja vu, because he's been so |
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C_eh_N_eh_D_eh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
37. Attanarjuat, the Fast Runner (Inuit) |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:42 AM Response to Reply #37 |
60. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggghhhhhh |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
40. Betty Blue |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
41. Jacques Tati's comedies: Jour de Fete, Mr. Hulot's Holiday, Mon Oncle and |
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gardenista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:08 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. I second that! Start with Mr. Hulot's Holiday and then move your way |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-24-04 02:11 AM Response to Reply #51 |
92. Mon Oncle is brilliant. Holiday didn't do it for me. |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
42. There is a movie available through Netflix/Film Movement called "Hop" |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
43. Life is Beautiful / La Vita è bella - Roberto Benigni n/t |
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non sociopath skin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:46 AM Response to Reply #43 |
63. Read about it first - it was pretty controversial. |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 06:11 AM Response to Reply #63 |
73. Perhaps you, as many, missed the underlying meaning and story |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
44. Ma Vie En Rose |
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Dzimbowicz (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
46. Some suggestions... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:34 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. That's "Nowhere in Africa" |
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Dzimbowicz (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 08:56 AM Response to Reply #48 |
74. That's correct |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
47. "Cousin, Cousine", "Belle Epoche" |
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Bullwinkle925 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
49. Il Mostro, Malena, Xiu Xiu (The Sent Down Girl) ....... |
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Kenneth ken (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:13 AM Response to Original message |
53. Walkabout |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 10:08 AM Response to Reply #53 |
77. In that case, I'll add "The Dish" and "The Castle" |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 10:46 AM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Two more politically-tinged Aussie films: |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:14 AM Response to Original message |
54. Orphee, La Belle et la Bete |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-24-04 07:35 AM Response to Reply #54 |
99. glad someone said Wings of Desire. |
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gardenista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:17 AM Response to Original message |
56. Check out the films in the Criterion Collection |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:20 AM Response to Original message |
57. Akira Kurosawa and others |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:28 AM Response to Original message |
58. Some new French pseudo-realism: "La Haine" ("Hate"), and "Man Bites Dog" |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:41 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Don't get me started on the remake |
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Must_B_Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:46 AM Response to Original message |
62. The Gods Must Be Crazy |
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non sociopath skin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:50 AM Response to Original message |
64. Some great suggestions here, LC ... but no collection is complete without |
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Calliope (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:55 AM Response to Original message |
65. The Barbarian Invasion |
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Undercover Owl (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
66. Run Lola Run n/t |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 04:16 AM Response to Original message |
67. Y Tu Mama Tambien |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 04:18 AM Response to Original message |
68. all about my mother and tie me up tie me down (aldomavar) |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 06:29 PM Response to Reply #68 |
90. anything by aldomaver! |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
69. Technically Lord of the Rings is a foreign film |
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neweurope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 04:46 AM Response to Original message |
70. Eisenstein and Tarkowskij: |
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Gardeaux08 (291 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 04:51 AM Response to Original message |
71. Camille Claudel n/t |
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Pert_UK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
72. Tears of the Black Tiger - a tragic Thai love-story Western comedy..... |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
75. "Central Station" (1998).....Brazilian. |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
78. Can you imagine this thread on Free Republic? |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 10:19 AM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Their idea of foreign films would include the McKenzy Brothers flicks |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-24-04 07:00 AM Response to Reply #78 |
96. I picture Roy Rogers and "Hoppie" recommendations from Freeperville |
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Krupskaya (689 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
80. Russian/Soviet films that rock include |
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WMliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 01:06 PM Response to Reply #80 |
86. a great Glasnost era one is |
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Bitter Betty (66 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
82. Anything by Ingmar Bergman |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
83. I can only speak to what I've seen personally... |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
84. "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and "Murriel's Wedding" |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-24-04 06:55 AM Response to Reply #84 |
95. Muriel's Wedding did caricature well |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
85. Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
87. Lola Rennt |
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davis_islander (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
88. Montenegro! |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
89. I didn't read all the replies first, |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-24-04 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
91. La Dolce Vita |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-24-04 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
93. Delicatessen, All the Mornings of the World - both French. |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-24-04 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
94. Black Robe - Canadian. |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-24-04 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
97. Truffaut. "The 400 Blows" is a good starter. |
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jakpalmer (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-24-04 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
100. The Dinner Game |
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101. The Advocate |
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