Top foreign films

splashthecash

Really getting into these foreign films now...my favourites I've seen so far are:

• [Rec] - Horror
• [Rec] 2 - Horror
• Battle Royale - Action
• Red Cliff - Historical Action
• Mesrine - Biography\Action
• Hero - Jet Li Historical Action
• Ong Bak - Martial Arts
• Martyrs - Horror
• City of God - Drama
• Let the right one in - Horror

Any other suggestions???

Twin-go

splashthecash wrote: »

Really getting into these foreign films now...my favourites I've seen so far are:

• [Rec] - Horror
• [Rec] 2 - Horror
• Battle Royale - Action
• Red Cliff - Historical Action
• Mesrine - Biography\Action
• Hero - Jet Li Historical Action
• Ong Bak - Martial Arts
• Martyrs - Horror
• City of God - Drama
• Let the right one in - Horror

Any other suggestions???

I found the following foreign movies were good:

• Terminator 2 - Sci-fi/action
• Batman - The Dark Knight - Action
• The Shawshank Redemption - drama
• The Matrix - Sci-fi/Martial Arts
• Casino Royale - Action
• The Hangover - Comedy

:D:D:D

splashthecash

Ah, I see what you did there....very good, yeah with the whole...yeah, good one...you spun my innocent question right on its head.

Ok, any suggestions for good foreign language films???

Twin-go

splashthecash wrote: »

Ah, I see what you did there....very good, yeah with the whole...yeah, good one...you spun my innocent question right on its head.

Ok, any suggestions for good foreign language films???

found the following foreign language movies were good:

• Terminator 2 - Sci-fi/action
• Batman - The Dark Knight - Action
• The Shawshank Redemption - drama
• The Matrix - Sci-fi/Martial Arts
• Casino Royale - Action
• The Hangover - Comedy

Is maith liom iad a scannain!!!

Renn

Although I don't really get the desire to seek just subtitled movies or whatever, I'll try and keep this alive with a few.

Goodbye Lenin! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301357/) - Funny, and a half decent history lesson at times. Really does feel like you're back living in those times, which helps make the film work.

Terribly Happy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1087890/) - Danish drama. Cinematography, acting, pace, setting, all great. Probably not for everyone but had a sort of Wicker Man/Old Lynch/Coen Brothers vibe to it.

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426578/) - Solid movie and if you're interested in learning about this period/topic then it's a decent place to start. Still feel that a book is probably a better way to learn about this, but like I said, a good way to start.

Villmark (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356176/) - A Norweigan Blair Witch Project. If I was more of a horror fan I'd probably love this. But it is good regardless.

Revanche (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173745/) - Great Austrian movie that I only caught at the Irish film festival but has been about for ages.

À l'intérieur (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0856288/) - One of the best recent horrors for me and if you enjoyed Martyrs, you'll likely love this. It's really f*cking violent too.


I'll come back with more later.

splashthecash

Well aren't you on a roll today, though I don't quite get your witty reply this time...surely a foreign language film would be a film in a language other than my native one (which is obviously English)....but....and heres the confusing bit, the movies you listed were all originally filmed in English?? Can you please explain?

bigfeller

La Haine - Action

Les rivières pourpres / Crimson Rivers - Murder mystery...ish.

glanman

cinema paradiso
Let the right one in
L'orphange (??)
Pans Labrynth

Renn

Judging by Twin-Go's posts, it's hardly surprising he's listed The Hangover as a comedy he enjoyed. Here's another btw:

Lilja 4-ever (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300140/) - This is pretty brilliant stuff from Lukas Moodysson. Bleak, depressing and real. Own this myself, must put it down for a re-watch soon.

Twin-go

splashthecash wrote: »

Well aren't you on a roll today, though I don't quite get your witty reply this time...surely a foreign language film would be a film in a language other than my native one (which is obviously English)....but....and heres the confusing bit, the movies you listed were all originally filmed in English?? Can you please explain?

I jest OP, I jest. But if you are Irish (don't know if you are or not) English is not you native language.

But back to you original intentions:

I found the follow movies great:

Matador & Volver - Pedro Almodivar

Three Colours: Trilogy - Krzysztof Kieslowski

HalloweenJack

Pan's Labyrinth
Downfall
Rashomon
Kagemusha
Cinema Paradiso
Open Your Eyes
Death of a Cyclist
Amores perros
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Spirit of the Beehive

tonc76

Old Boy - brilliant movie

http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/

AnonoBoy

bigfeller wrote: »

La Haine - Action Drama/Social Commentary

FYP.

But great movie regardless of what genre we put it in.


District 13 - Great French out-and-out over-the-top action movie. Shows that it's not just the Americans that can do balls-to-the-wall over the top action for the sake of it.

Doberman - Crazy out-there violent French movie. (possibly banned in Ireland) Vincent Cassell + uber violence = Great entertainment.

I think it's a good idea to get a wide range of foreign language movies in this thread as some people believe that if something's in French/German, it's going to be "arty" or "prentenious". European cinema can produce excellent chewing-gum for the eyes too and it often does it way better than Hollywood.

Boom_Bap

• Rec ......havent seen the second one yet, great horror/suspense movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole way through.
• La Heine- French movie about a few guys growing up in the rougher parts of Paris. It follows a few guys around and shows the type of obstacles they face
• Downfall - Hitler Hitler Hitler
• The Counterfietters - Excellent German movie about the Counterfietting that went on during the World War, the Nazi's where one of the biggest organised counterfietting groups ever.
• Goodbye Lenin - German movie about a family trying to hide the fact from their mother that the wall had come down and the country was unified again. Some great things about this are trying to find products from the east that no longer became available as they where the 'poor' peoples foods.
• Old Boy - there are 2 others in this series as well, excellent revenge movie
• Ong Bak - Tony Jaa goes from his small town to the big city to recover a stolen head, kicks some serious aS$ along the way
• Der Baader Mainhof Komplex - Tense movie about a group of activists/terrosrists plotting bombings and robbing banks
• Herr Lehmann - One of the best comedies i've ever seen, follows a chap called Herr Lehmann and his friends just basically living thier life.
• The Edukators - Three activists end up kidnapping a business man by accident and end up trying to deal with the consequences.

johnny_ultimate

I'll leave this open for the time being, but please don't let this become another list thread! If you want to recommend films to the OP, at least give a line or two explaining why

Renn

Yeah, tried to rescue it a bit but looks like failing

I'll try and think of another few that might not be that well known.

HalloweenJack

HalloweenJack wrote: »

Pan's Labyrinth

Fascinating film which blurs the lines of fantasy and reality. I particularly enjoyed the dark but also childlike feel to it.

Downfall

It's great to see such a personal representation of Hitler in such a convincing way. Put politics aisde for a few hours and tell me you weren't somewhat sympathetic towards him at the end.

Rashomon

Brilliant telling of a Chinese whispers story.

Kagemusha

Epic Japanese war film set in the Middle ages. There's not much action in it though, it's more drama.

Cinema Paradiso

A really touching film about films.

Open Your Eyes

It's a great look into technology and the future and, to me, it's screaming: "Don't rely on technology!". Vanilla Sky is a remake of this.

Death of a Cyclist

A couple having an affair find their relationship unwinding in a Hitchcock-style thriller.

Amores perros

It's an interesting look at relationships between humans and each other and humans and animals.

Cyrano de Bergerac

Hilarious and poignant film about a guy who has it all in his professional life but nothing in his personal life.

The Motorcycle Diaries

More of a documentary really, it's a great look at Che Guevara's trip around South America.

The Spirit of the Beehive

A very creepy drama which takes some horror cliches and puts them in a dramatic setting.

Smokin_Aces

Taegukgi (The Brotherhood of War) - A drama about the fate of brothers forced to fight in the Korean War. The battle scenes are amazing. A lot of emotion goes through the film. Really well acted out.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386064/plotsummary


Mou gaan dou (Infernal Affairs) - A cop goes undercover as a gangster while, simultaneously, a gangster infiltrates the police force, pretending to be a cop. These two sleeper agents live underground for a decade before a series of mistakes clues in all the wrong people as to what's going on and each mole is ordered to root out the double agent which in both cases happens to be themselves. Torn between conflicting father figures, an avuncular, paranoid gang boss and a morally comprised police superintendent. An american version was made, titled The Departed.

Barna77

HalloweenJack wrote: »

It's a great look into technology and the future and, to me, it's screaming: "Don't rely on technology!". Vanilla Sky is a remake of this.

And a crap remake tbh

Caprica

Lovers of the Arctic Circle http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133363/ (one of my favourite movies would really recommend it)
The Orphanage http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/
All about my mother http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185125/
Talk to Her http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287467/
Y tu mama tambien http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245574/
The Sea Inside http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369702/
Downfall http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/
Goodbye Lenin http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301357/
The Wave http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1063669/ (Found this a really powerfull movie, it makes you think, well worth a watch)
Oldboy http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/
Hero http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299977/
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190332/
L'Appartment http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115561/
Mesrine - Killer Instinct http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259014/
Adams Apple http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418455/ (seen this a few years back in the Dublin Film Festival, really enjoyed it, it's in Danish)

Ridley

Since Infernal Affairs and Oldboy have already been said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tk80iXCspM

Race for a treasure across 1930's Manchuria.

nowuckenfurries

9th Company http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417397/ a great Russian/Ukranian film, based on the Russian Afghanistan war.

FruitLover

Okuribito / Departures

Oscar-winning Japanese drama and black comedy about a guy who unwittingly takes on a job as an undertaker. Interesting insight into the importance of an industry sometimes thought of as distasteful. I particularly liked the understated style of drama (much like the profession itself).

L'Antenna..its quality...unlike any other movie you'll see...

Oh_Noes

The Son's Room http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208990/

Saddest movie I've ever seen, but that doesn't take away from it's beauty, it's really an amazing piece of work.

Il Postino http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110877/

Very light but sweet one. it's about a young postman who aspires to be a poet.

Amelie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211915/

Kinda a classic, beautifully shot. It's always on the tv, I think no one wore Doc Martins with dresses until she did. Absolute must see.

Birneybau

"The Lives of Others" is one of the best films I ever saw, profoundly moving.

Paddy Samurai

Great film,last see it 10+ years ago,but its still stuck in my head.I have been after a copy of it for years ,but prices were mad 35-55 euro and higher.

After reading this thread earlier ,decided to have another look around.
Could not believe my luck ,decided today to splashthecash and placed my order for the bargain price of €15.00(must be a new edition).

Director Gillo Pontecorvo's 1966 movie The Battle of Algiers concerns the violent struggle in the late 1950s for Algerian independence from France, where the film was banned on its release for fear of creating civil disturbances. Certainly, the heady, insurrectionary mood of the film, enhanced by a relentlessly pulsating Ennio Morricone soundtrack, makes for an emotionally high temperature throughout. Decades later, the advent of the "war against terror" has only intensified the film's relevance.

Shot in a gripping, quasi-documentary style, The Battle of Algiers uses a cast of untrained actors coupled with a stern voiceover. Initially, the film focuses on the conversion of young hoodlum Ali La Pointe (Brahim Haggiag) to F.L.N. (the Algerian Liberation Front). However, as a sequence of outrages and violent counter-terrorist measures ensue, it becomes clear that, as in Eisenstein's October, it is the Revolution itself that is the true star of the film.

Pontecorvo balances cinematic tension with grimly acute political insight. He also manages an evenhandedness in depicting the adversaries. He doesn't flinch from demonstrating the civilian consequences of the F.L.N.'s bombings, while Colonel Mathieu, the French office brought in to quell the nationalists, is played by Jean Martin as a determined, shrewd, and, in his own way, honorable man. However, the closing scenes of the movie--a welter of smoke, teeming street demonstrations, and the pealing white noise of ululations--leaves the viewer both intellectually and emotionally convinced of the rightfulness of the liberation struggle. This is surely among a handful of the finest movies ever made.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=battle+for+algiers&x=0&y=0


http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/6-/Search.html?searchstring=+algiers&searchtype=r2alldvd&searchsource=0

ricero

city of god best foreign film ive ever seen pure epic and so real and intense

blue_steel

Baader Meinhof Komplex. Epic.

spurious

'Pora umierac' (Time to die)
Polish film starring an actress in her 90s (Danuta Szaflarska) - about a lady fighting to keep her old home from developers - slow-moving, not one for the 'Die Hard' brigade but a lovely piece of film-making and acting.

fillefatale

Birneybau wrote: »

"The Lives of Others" is one of the best films I ever saw, profoundly moving.

The first time I saw this (when it was first released on dvd) I liked it well enough, thought nothing much of it. Went to see it again in the ifi before Christmas again and it really shook me up. Absolutely fantastic. My friend who's usually not into those sorts of films either adored it!

My favourites...
Krzysztof Kieslowski's Trois couleurs trilogy
Absolutely stunning trilogy dealing with contemporary French society. Blue, Blanc and Rouge. Each based around a central character and a play on the french sologn of liberté, égalité, fraternité. Absolute must see!

La double vie de Véronique
Krzysztof Kieslowski again. Haunting and lyrical film. About two women whose lives are connected, but they don't know each other. Véronique lives in Paris and her doppelganger Weronika lives in Warsaw. After the death of one, the others life takes a turn. Completely captivating and suspenseful drama. The music in this is haunting, composed by Zbigniew Preisner, the same goes for the Trois couleurs trilogy.

The Page Turner is a compelling french thriller about a young piano protegee who waits ten years to exact a cunning vengeance on her employer, a piano star. Déborah François is a star on the rise, I've also seen her in L'enfant, another film well worth watching.

Innocence, Marion Cotillard has a role in this. A boarding school in the woods for young girls, parents never visit, the girls are encouraged to find happiness in obedience. Parents never visit. New girls arrive in coffins and those who disobey and wander beyond the boundaries are never seen again. The girls are on the boundaries of adolescence. A surreal and wierd coming of age story.

Vivre sa vie.
A nouveau vague classic. Stars Anna Karina, directed by Godard. A young woman's descent into prostitution on the streets of Paris, spurred after she sees Joan of Arc in the cinema. A commentary of sorts on the banality of contemporary life.

Others worth a mention...
60s
À bout de souffle / Breathless, another Godard classic
Les demoiselles de Rochefort / The Young Girls of Rochefort, musical, Deneuvue and her sister Solange, sadly killed in a car accident before this was released.
70s
Valerie a týden divu / Valerie and her week of wonders - Czech new wave, wierd cinderella like fairytale.
00s
Naissance des pieuvres / Water Lilies. Coming of age tale. Set in a new Parisian suburb. One young girl develops a fixation with an older girl in her swimming class. A exploration of budding sexuality.

They're the ones that spring to mind at the moment. I am a big fan of European cinema and welcome any recommendations!

the_monkey

splashthecash wrote: »

Really getting into these foreign films now...my favourites I've seen so far are:

• [Rec] - Horror
• [Rec] 2 - Horror
• Battle Royale - Action
• Red Cliff - Historical Action
• Mesrine - Biography\Action
• Hero - Jet Li Historical Action
• Ong Bak - Martial Arts
• Martyrs - Horror
• City of God - Drama
• Let the right one in - Horror

Any other suggestions???

The Secret in their Eyes - excellent, Spanish language, based in Argentina

garbanzo

Great idea for a thread. I'm chipping in here with a bias towards some French movies.

Watched Le Grand Vadrouille over the holidays. It is a tad dated (well it was made in the 60s) but it is a funny WW2 comedy about a group of RAF airmen shot down over Paris and trying to escape to the Free Zone with the help of some inept locals. It was one of the most popular French movies in France for many years. Interestingly it features the great Terry-Thomas,who speaks fairly good French, as the leader of the airmen. The hotel bedroom scene is very funny in a slapstick sort of way.....and it is not what you might be thinking for a French movie :-)

Les Demoiselles de Rochfort, which was mentioned earlier is very good...if a tad twee...but I like it all the same. Some great songs e.g. Les Soeurs Jumelles for one. Movie also features Gene Kelly which was another surprise for me. He was an ardent Francophile apparently.

Saw Betty Blue in the IFI las year. Very very good movie.Fab soundtrack.

Amelie of course...can I say anything about it that hasn't already been said. Utterly charming. Love that lady...

Bienvenu Chez Les Chtis is supposed to be very good too but I've not seen yet. Fish out of water type comedy about a southerner banished to work in the bleak north (Pas de Calais) and the ensuing cultural/linguistic misunderstandings which arise in this totally different part of the same country.

Sin a bhfuil.

Looper007

You can't go wrong with Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt (Jagten) and especially Festen, the best Dogma 95 film by a country mile. Also his underrated Submarino which was his real return to form even before Jagten.

Nicolas Winding Refn is a director that splits opinion with most film fan's, he has a loyal fanbase and a lot of detractors. You can't go wrong with the Pusher Trilogy, all great films. Plus Bleeder which a really underrated film in his canon.

Jacques Audiard is another great French director Sur mes Levres (Read My Lips) is a great little film with Vincent Cassel but is sadly overshadowed his next two films The Beat That My Heart Skipped (which is a rare remake that actually tops the film it's based on) and A Prophet (Cannes and Bafta award winning film) both classic Foreign films. His next film Rust and Bone, while not on the level of the last two films mentioned but has two great performances from Marion Cotillard and especially Matthias Schoenaerts, check out a Belgian film called Bullhead in which Matthias Schoenaerts gives a even better performance in.

e_e

"Top foreign films" is almost an absurdly large question which I don't think that most people even realize.

Do you want modern or classic? Crowd-pleasing or experimental? Genre films or dramas? Hell one could get lost even looking through a wide variety of Japanese (the Japanese New Wave/Anime/Exploitation/Jidaigeki/Chambara) films. The more genres/eras/nationalities of foreign film you see the more you realize how it's kind of a redundant term and you can get so much more specific from there.

Quick answer: Just watch anything regardless of nationality if it interest you.

enricoh

tie me up, tie me down by almodovar n pans labyrinth

waraf

tonc76 wrote: »

Old Boy - brilliant movie

http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/

I wholeheartedly endorse this product and/or service. Probably the best movie I've ever seen

e_e

Don't overlook Sympathy for Mr Vengeance/Lady Vengeance either! The whole trilogy is great.

Dont be at yourself

Two Japanese films worth a mention, both very different but sharing some common themes

Tampopo: A film from the 80s about a truck driver who helps a widow open up a ramen stand. It's funny, often surreal, always well acted and is a food lover's dream.

Twilight Samurai: Forget Zatoichi, 13 Assassins etc. This is a fine example of a Japanese samurai film; using the feudal setting as the basis for a very real and relatable story about a downtrodden serf trying to find some sort of happiness for himself and his children.

zx complex

The Raid
Red Cliff
House of Flying Daggers
Infernal Affairs
IP Man
Rec:
Man Bites Dog
Hard Boiled
The Nest,
to be continued...

Jimmy Iovine

'Cinema Paradiso' is as good as it gets, in my opinion.

The final scene is perfect - the movie equivalent of the ending to 'Friday Night Lights'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VclRS7x0e38

Chris_Heilong

welcome to dongmakgol
Ringu
My Sassy Girl
Ju-on
cyborg girl (actually a surprisingly emotional film considering its wacky premise)
The Devils Backbone
A battle of wits
Fist of Legend
I saw the Devil
the forbidden floor
The Raid
Kikujiro
Sonatine
Hana-b

These are just a few that I could think of and its a good mix of action, horror with a splash of drama.

emo72

Jean de Florette and Manon de Sources. thought they would have been mentioned by now. Great story and fantastic cinematography.

I also got into the studio ghibli a few years ago when i was looking for some family viewing. one movie from them "Grave Of The Fireflies" was a serious hard one to watch. Not family viewing, very hard hitting and not one i could watch again easily. unless im looking to be super depressed. dont let the animation fool you.

storker

I'm surprised that only one of these has been mentioned so far...maybe they're a bit too obvious.

Seven Samurai (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/) The movie that inspired The Magnificent Seven. Apart from the excellent battle scenes, it's good because it doesn't ooh and ahh over the samurai and their fighting prowess, but seems to see being a samurai as a bit of a dead-end job (literally in some cases) and takes a hard look at their relationship with the rest of Japanese society.

Ran (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/?ref_=nm_knf_i3) Kurosawa does Shakespeare - kind of. Slow in parts put tragic and movng and a visual treat.

Diva (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082269/?ref_=nv_sr_6) Great characters, great pacing and it's in French. Perfect if you dream of stopping the waves...

Trop Belle Pour Toi (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098520/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) A kind of daft premise, but moving - and funny but subtly so. More than I would have thought the French to be capable of.

Colonel Chabert (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109454/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) A Napoleonic soldier thought long-dead returns from the wars to discover that everyone he knew is doing fine in his absence and nobody is terribly pleased to see him return safe and sound. All he wants is his life back...and his emperor.

Das Boot (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Gritty, sweaty, smelly, claustrophobic portrayal of life aboard a U-Boat on war patrol in the Atlantic. Do yourself a favour and never ever watch the dubbed English version.

Come and See (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) A disturbing portrayal of a young Russian's traumatic experiences of German atrocities. Travel with him on his journey through hell as he ages prematurely before your eyes.

Downfall (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) As claustrophobic as Das Boot, but without all the water. Hitler's last days in the bunker. Excellent acting in the title role. It's still possible to watch that rant scene without being reminded of all the YouTube ripoffs.

The Passion of the Christ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335345/?ref_=nv_sr_1) I know, I know, but leaving Mad Mel aside, this is very well done, and the languages used, even if not totally accurate, really add to it. It may not be realistic, but it sure looks like it. You don't have to believe in order to enjoy it - I speak from experience.

biko

Cinema Paradisio
Das Boot
Let the right one in
Torremolinos 73
La haine

of course there's many many more but that's from the top of my head.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Don't think these have been mentioned in this thread yet, both Japanese. I'd imagine a lot of this forum have already seen them.

Grave of the Fireflies http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/?ref_=nv_sr_4 Probably one of the most poignant films I have ever seen.

My Neighbour Totoro http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096283/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Looper007

e_e wrote: »

Don't overlook Sympathy for Mr Vengeance/Lady Vengeance either! The whole trilogy is great.

I actually think Sympathy for Mr Vengeance is better then Old Boy, maybe I'm on my own in that. But it's a better acted and more chilling movie

e_e

I'm in the minority who actually considers Oldboy to be the worst of the three. The last third of Lady Vengeance in particular is the most haunting and troubling part of the whole trilogy because it subverts everything about the first 2 movies. From the videotapes scene through to the idea that a horrible act of violence can actually unite a community in a perverse way. It's a much more subtle film than Oldboy that gets under your skin in ways you don't even register.

ThirdMan

HalloweenJack wrote: »

More of a documentary really, it's a great look at Che Guevara's trip around South America.

How is The Motorcycle Diaries more of a documentary?

dingy2

cinema paradiso
Jean de Florette
Manon des Sources
L'Appartement
Betty Blue
L'Enfer (Hell)
I'l Postino

ILikeBananas

A film I really enjoyed from the past few years was "The Secret in Their Eyes" from Argentina. Fascinating plot, great acting and some great cinematography.