World Cinema: recently released films of interest...

[DrRingDing]

'World Cinema', don't like the terminology but you know what I mean.

Use this thread to post films you've seen that others may like....

For starters...

Dogtooth 2009

Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission. The father is the only family member who can leave the manicured lawns of their self-inflicted exile, earning their keep by managing a nearby factory, while the only outsider allowed on the premises is his colleague Christina, who is paid to relieve the son of his male urges. Tired of these dutiful acts of carnality, Christina enlists the elder daughter for some girl-on-girl action, carelessly disturbing the domestic balance. Soon enough, sex has spread throughout the household like fire. Next stop: rebellion.

from IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379182/plotsummary

Questioning authority set in a family scene. It's a rum auld film.

Next...

 

[ilovebush&blair]

fish story was pretty good

 

[ilovebush&blair]

and also panique au village

 

[Part 2]

^^^^Seconded, brilliant film

 

[zenie]

A Common Thread (aka Brodeuses) (2004)
The Secret Of The Grain (aka Couscous) (2007)
Tales From The Golden Age (aka Amintiri din epoca de aur) (2009)

 

[Captain Hurrah]

There was that one from 2008, Tulpan.

 

[imposs1904]

Kongekabale

Excellent Danish political thriller from 2004.

 

[Zabo]

Looking forward to this one - short-listed for the Oscars.

 

[zenie]

any other nice French ones?

 

[waylon]

Last Resort?, fuckin bangin, that.Jules et Jim for the French ones... fuck knows what I'm even

talkin aboot.rn

 

[starfish]

'World Cinema', don't like the terminology but you know what I mean.

Use this thread to post films you've seen that others may like....

For starters...

Dogtooth 2009
from IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379182/plotsummary

Questioning authority set in a family scene. It's a rum auld film.

Next...

Hmm, saw this recently. Quite bizarre.

 

[butchersapron]

Bjarnfreðarson
The Robber
Ordinary People
Dossier K
The Misfortunates
Bedevilled
Submarino
Poetry
Outrage
R
Kintay
Post Mortem

All fairly mainstream stuff rather than classic 'world cinema'.

 

[Zabo]

Cheers butchersapron. A good list. I look forward to The Robber.

Thanks

 

[zenie]

cheers butchers

*goes to buy new HD*

 

[TruXta]

Butchers, did you see Pusher? I figure if you like R, you might like that (disclaimer: I've not seen R).

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

 

[butchersapron]

Butchers, did you see Pusher? I figure if you like R, you might like that (disclaimer: I've not seen R).

I've seen the whole trilogy mate - really good to see a director becoming more confident and adventurous as he grows up.

 

[TruXta]

Good lad! Never saw the third one, think I'd left for Blighty by then <checks>... yup. Will have to find all three and do a proper seshun!

 

[TruXta]

I've got Mother (the Korean one) and Dogtooth sitting on the HD. Think I'll have to wait until the missus is off home, as she's not for the dark and weird ones.

 

[butchersapron]

Mother is a great film with a great lead performance - i thought dogtooth was Haneke for kids.

 

[TruXta]

i thought dogtooth was Haneke for kids.

That doesn't sound all that bad then!

 

[butchersapron]

It doesn't does it! I suppose i meant simplified and made transparently didactic.

 

[TruXta]

Haneke certainly does a fine trade in transparent didacticism, at least in certain of his films (Funny Games, Benny's Video). Which reminds me I've yet to see The White Ribbon.

 

[butchersapron]

Well imagine him prodding little children in the chest and slapping them about a bit over and over and you have dogtooth. (Again, i've made it sound good).

 

[TruXta]

Yes, you have. I'll give it a go in any case, not every day I sit down to see a Greek film.

 

[blossie33]

Two films I have seen this year at the ICA I enjoyed and can recommend are 'Slackistan' about a group of young people from well off Pakistani families who have just finished their education but don't know what to do with themselves and 'Confessions' a Japanese film about a teacher's revenge on two pupils who were responsible for the death of her small daughter.

 

[krtek a houby]

I have a Taiwanese film to watch "Wayward Cloud", anybody seen it?

 

[butchersapron]

It's just melon fucking.

 

[krtek a houby]

It's just melon fucking.

Does look a bit juicy

 

[discokermit]

'Confessions' a Japanese film about a teacher's revenge on two pupils who were responsible for the death of her small daughter.

is robin askwith in it?