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Posted October 27, 2016
The Dark Vally / Das finstere Tal

Austrian movie with a bit of German co-production. It's a modern and somewhat unconventional take on the Western genre, set in the Austrian Alps during the late 19th century, starring Sam Riley. The title fits the mood perfectly: Dark, gritty, cold and depressing. But be warned: The language is German with a more or less strong Tyrolean dialect, so you might have some trouble understanding all the dialog. The Blu-ray has German subtitles, though. Highly recommended!

Severance

If you like British cinema and its typical black, cynical humor, you might enjoy this one. It's about a group of office clerks going on a works outing into the woods. Naturally it ends in bloodshed. :D

Angel-A

A French movie about a small-time criminal who meets an angel.

La Haine

Well, I bet you've already seen it. If not: Shame on you. ;)
Posted October 27, 2016
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Bavarian: Well, I bet you've already seen it. If not: Shame on you. ;)
Yes, I've seen it. :)

Angel-A is on my list of movies to check out, haven't heard of the other two though, thanks!
Post edited October 27, 2016 by Leroux
Posted October 27, 2016
<i>Zat&ocirc;ichi</i>, and The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (Zatôichi).

</i> (<i>Hak se wui)</i>, and <i>[url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491244/]Triad Election (Hak se wui yi wo wai kwai).

<i>The Keys to the House</i> (Le chiavi di casa) - not for when you're down though.

The Dish

Millions

Uranya

Dogtooth (Kynodontas/ Κυνόδοντας)
Posted October 27, 2016
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HypersomniacLive: Dogtooth (Kynodontas/ Κυνόδοντας)
Now we're talking!

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awalterj: I said to myself "fuck the ramen master..." and went for the pork slices right away. Even if my approach is less ritualized and sophisticated, I've become passionate about ramen in real life.
You took a dive, apparently; master would be proud, he promotes curiosity. You don't rrraack discepreene, my young apprentice. You're just another ingredient in the fabulous goemonburo of life, so make sure the fire's alwatys hot.
As for me, ramen instantly reminds me of Pitagora Suitchi and there's no turning back.

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awalterj: Just as the seaweed slowly sinks, my appreciation of ramen has become more cultured with every trip to the ramen homeland.
Watch out for the sodium levels on your average Idontliveinjapan ramen, my friend.

Peace! ;)
Post edited October 27, 2016 by vicklemos
Posted December 20, 2016
Taxi Teheran

Film director Jafar Panahi has been banned by the Iranian government from making any movies but he doesn't care and has already made 3 movies since. In Taxi Teheran, he plays himself and filmed the entire movie from inside a taxi.
His films are smuggled out of Iran on USB sticks hidden inside birthday cakes and that's how we get to see his work.

IMDB

[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_(2015_film)]Wikipedia[/url]


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awalterj: Just as the seaweed slowly sinks, my appreciation of ramen has become more cultured with every trip to the ramen homeland.
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vicklemos: Watch out for the sodium levels on your average Idontliveinjapan ramen, my friend.

Peace! ;)
You are right, the sodium levels of instant ramen (available worldwide) is through the roof bad - which is why I kept flying back to Japan to get my real ramen fix until I ran out of money so I was forced to forego ramen entirely in the last couple years. It's been tough but I'm hanging in there.
Posted December 20, 2016
Wadjda
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(2014_film)]Leviathan[/url]
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Student_(2016_film)]The Student[/url]
Posted December 20, 2016
Have you seen Lives of Others? That's a really good one.
Another great one is The Intouchables.

And if you're looking into something a bit more out of the box, check out some of the old Czech classics, in particular these: Closely Watched Trains, Kolya, The Elementary School, and The Dark Blue World. If you're after something a little more obscure, then The Cremator is a good one too.
Posted December 20, 2016
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awalterj: Taxi Teheran
Taste of Cherry?! :P
Great flick btw

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awalterj: You are right, the sodium levels of instant ramen (available worldwide) is through the roof bad - which is why I kept flying back to Japan to get my real ramen fix until I ran out of money so I was forced to forego ramen entirely in the last couple years. It's been tough but I'm hanging in there.
10 years with zero ramen in here. I'm proud! :P

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fables22: Czech classics
You forgot Obchod na korze! ;)
Post edited December 20, 2016 by vicklemos
Posted December 20, 2016
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awalterj: Taxi Teheran
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vicklemos: Taste of Cherry?! :P
Great flick btw

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awalterj: You are right, the sodium levels of instant ramen (available worldwide) is through the roof bad - which is why I kept flying back to Japan to get my real ramen fix until I ran out of money so I was forced to forego ramen entirely in the last couple years. It's been tough but I'm hanging in there.
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vicklemos: 10 years with zero ramen in here. I'm proud! :P

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fables22: Czech classics
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vicklemos: You forgot Obchod na korze! ;)
Yes! Also a good one.
Posted December 20, 2016
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fables22: Have you seen Lives of Others? That's a really good one.
Another great one is The Intouchables.

And if you're looking into something a bit more out of the box, check out some of the old Czech classics, in particular these: Closely Watched Trains, Kolya, The Elementary School, and The Dark Blue World. If you're after something a little more obscure, then The Cremator is a good one too.
So when do you bring these krasny movies to GOG? Most have German dubbing, but are unavailable for purchase (which makes it uninteresting to most people).

Oh, and some recommendations:

Bloody Christmas (full video)
Antonia's Line
The Last Chance
The Bear
Die rote Jacke
Show me Love
Film without a Name
Der Mungo
Northern Skirts / Nordrand
As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me
Bass in Contra
Posted January 13, 2017
I hadn't noticed that the thread was added to in December, thanks for all the new suggestions!
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Telika: I kinda stand by https://www.gog.com/forum/general/favorite_films_the_last_one_you_saw_recommendations/post724
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PaterAlf: Have you seen Finsterworld? It was one of the best German movies in years.
I haven't had the chance to watch a lot of the movies suggested in here yet, but I did watch Fish Story and Finsterworld recently. Thanks for recommending those, Telika and PaterAlf! Fish Story was cool, and Finsterworld was very interesting as well, even though I'm not quite sure what to think of it on the whole. But it was worth watching.
Post edited January 13, 2017 by Leroux
Posted January 13, 2017
101 Reykjavík
7 Cajas
Adieu, plancher des vaches!
Amélie
Assassination (2015)
Brother (2000)
Cenizas del Paraíso
Cheung foh
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dirty Pretty Things
El Secreto de sus Ojos
Fack ju Göhte
Hero (2002)
Incendies
Le Couperet
Lock, stock, and two smoking barrels
Nueve reinas
Oldboy
Reprise (2006)
Roma (2004)
The Edukators
The Man Without a Past
The Mission (1986)
The Raid 2
The Seven Samurai
The Seventh Seal
The Woman in the Septic Tank
Zatoichi
Post edited January 13, 2017 by Daulmakan
Posted January 13, 2017
I bookmarked this thread. Lots of wonderful suggestions!

As a Bresson fan, I could recommend all of his films but especially A Man Escaped (1956), Pickpocket (1959), Au hasard Balthazar (1966), Mouchette (1967) & L'argent (1983). Even if you have watched some of them before, these are the films that one should watch again! :)

And here are some recent films that I liked a lot:

- The Duke of Burgundy (Peter Strickland, 2014)
- Shell (Scott Graham, 2012)
- 1001 Gram (Bent Hamer, 2014)
- Hitchcock/Truffaut (Kent Jones, 2015) (Documentary)
- Mon Roi (Maïwenn, 2015)
- Listen to Me Marlon (Stevan Riley, 2015) (Documentary)
- Fúsi (Dagur Kári, 2015)
- L'ombre des femmes (Philippe Garrel, 2015)
- Clouds of Sils Maria (Olivier Assayas, 2014)
- Force Majeure (Ruben Östlund, 2014)
Post edited January 13, 2017 by Accatone
Posted January 13, 2017
Swedish: Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In).
One of the better horror\thriller movies I've seen.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/

Russian: The Story of Voyages.
At first glance, it might be seen as a fairy-tale\fantasy aimed for younger audience, but it's actually quite dark and dramatic fantasy movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141830/
Post edited January 13, 2017 by VladimIr_V_Y
Posted January 13, 2017
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Daulmakan: Fack ju Göhte
You watched that and liked it? Curious. It was very successful in Germany but I wouldn't have thought it to be of interest to anyone abroad. Frankly, I don't even understand why it was successful over here, I thought it was an average TV movie with a very predictable run-of-the-mill script and a few lukewarm jokes, nothing more.

Lots of good suggestions on your list though, otherwise. A few of them, I've watched already, will look into the others.

Again, thanks everyone for the continuing suggestions! :)
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