Foreign films offer us a window on the world we live in and can astound with unique perspectives and dramatic narratives. Films such as Guillermo Del Toro's epic Pan's Labyrinth and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's smash hit Amelie are held in high esteem here.
From Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai to Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin, the influence on Hollywood is huge. We'll be looking at foreign classics, and new films that inspire modern cinema, such as Infernal Affairs ,re-made as The Departed.
We aim to bring you informative articles on the very best in world cinema, so please drop by often and check out the latest posts. We'll also be looking at film movements such as The French New Wave, British Social Realism, and German Expressionism.
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French Actor and Director Mathieu Kassovitz
In: European Films
A look at the career of the director of La Haine, Gothika and Babylon AD, and star of Amelie, Munich and Birthday Girl, plus his forthcoming projects more...
A Profile of Cool French Actor Vincent Cassel
A look at the film career of France's bad boy actor du jour who starred in La Haine, got married to Monica Bellucci, & made his name as the go to guy for tough man roles. more...
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Film Review
In: European Films
French film Le Scaphandre et le Papillon stars Mathieu Amalric as quadriplegic Jean-Do who dictates a book by blinking out the individual words with his left eye more...
In: Asian Films
Starring Choi Min-sik, Kang Hye-jeong and Yu Ji-tae, Oldboy is the most famous film of director PCW's Korean vengeance trilogy more...
What Makes Werner Herzog Such a Great Filmmaker?
A look at the award-winning German director of Fitzcarraldo, Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Nosferatu the Vampyre, Grizzly Man and many more. more...
The Best Foreign Films of 2009
Best of British films, Mexican films, German, Spanish, French & Japanese films - inc. Oscar winner Departures and all the AMPAS nominated foreign language films for 2009 more...
In: British Films
A documentary film about Philippe Petit - the man who walked on a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in 1974 more...
In: British Films
A British made sci-fi film starring Sam Rockwell as an astronaut beset with cabin fever as his 3 year stint working on the moon draws to a close more...
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Banlieue 13, a.k.a District 13, Movie Review
In: European Films
By:
Jason Parent
In: Asian Films
By: Biswita Mozumdar
In: Asian Films
By: Martin G. Wood
Waltz with Bashir - Memory of a Massacre
By:
Barbara DeGrande
In: Asian Films
By: Naoko Charity
All contributing articles in Foreign Films