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Introducing Family to Foreign Cinema
So tomorrow, for the first time in history, my family has agreed to watching a foriegn film which does not feature a dubbed track. We watched High tension when it came to DVD over here, and they loved it - until the end - but couldn't keep up with the subtitles, so we opted for the english track. My fear is that they won't be able to keep up with the subtitles this time, either. But anyways, the real question I have here is... what film would YOU use to introduce someone into foriegn cinema? My family loves mystery, drama, and twists. So my thoughts were showing them one of the following;
Old Boy Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Mr. Vengeance is a slow film, but the story is very compelling. My fear is that my family will shut their brains off before even getting 10 minutes into the story, from sheer boredom. It might not be there kind of film. |
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Personally, I used Amelie & The City of Lost Children. To each his own, though.
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im showin' my dad Riki-Oh as soon as i ge the chance.
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Oldboy would be my choice.
First one I got my step dad to sit through was Battlefield Baseball... go figure.
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I love both of those flicks. Both good suggestions for intro to foreign too.
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Here's a few I've seen and liked...different countries and genres.
Les Visiteurs (hilarious, french, jean reno...) Battle Royale Mister Vampire (korean?) Versus Haute Tension Azumi Brotherhood of the Wolf Shaolin Soccer Kal Ho Naa Ho (hindi, funny, sad, modern...good movie) Anatomie The Returner Microcosmos (there's no words...but it's "foreign") Kung Fu Hustle ...hope that helps.
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if it doesnt have to be horror .. check out thie films of the french new wave ..
might seem dated to a younger person but i love these films .. do an imdb on these directors : Jean-Luc Godard François Truffaut |
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Deep Red!
If you get the uncut version, it's half subtitled and half dubbed, so they'll get some breather moments. And it's mostly a mystery, though it does have horror elements to it. I know I rave about this movie far too much, but it's so awesome. |
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