tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post4437008594155730084..comments2024-02-05T03:04:14.407+01:00Comments on A Film A Day: Thursday Movie Picks: Non-English Language MoviesSonia Cercahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-87241923468416565102019-10-03T14:53:02.505+02:002019-10-03T14:53:02.505+02:00Oh my god, Le Diner De Cons is absolutely brillian...Oh my god, Le Diner De Cons is absolutely brilliant! Too bad most people don't know about it but have see the pathetic American remake. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-6145783016698356992019-09-30T18:34:43.256+02:002019-09-30T18:34:43.256+02:00Have only seen Amelie. Unlike your other readers I...Have only seen Amelie. Unlike your other readers I did like it. Such a funny and charming film. I think my three (non-animation) would be Battle Royale, Rififi and Le Diner De Cons. Alex Raphaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080214073517411435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-56820030042628546392019-09-22T17:29:14.797+02:002019-09-22T17:29:14.797+02:00I'm sorry it didn't work for you.I'm sorry it didn't work for you. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-32799357825004476842019-09-22T17:29:01.818+02:002019-09-22T17:29:01.818+02:00They all are interesting. I highly suggest the sec...They all are interesting. I highly suggest the second as it's one of the greatest films directed by a woman. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-85840951324988097002019-09-19T21:58:32.639+02:002019-09-19T21:58:32.639+02:00I've only seen Amelie and I didn't like it...I've only seen Amelie and I didn't like it as much as everyone else.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-16495124635425701652019-09-16T20:06:22.621+02:002019-09-16T20:06:22.621+02:00I have to see Amelie which has been on my radar fo...I have to see Amelie which has been on my radar for years. I don't know the other 2 but am intrigued. That pic you show for the 2nd film makes me laugh and groan since the men are just leches.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-2281412895751362442019-09-13T16:56:28.102+02:002019-09-13T16:56:28.102+02:00Nope :( I still have to use my phone's hotspot...Nope :( I still have to use my phone's hotspot. I should get the new modem any day now thoughSonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-51504600485224385822019-09-13T16:54:37.855+02:002019-09-13T16:54:37.855+02:00Please do because it's a masterpiece. And I...Please do because it's a masterpiece. And I'm not even a Polanski fan. I don't hate him like many, I'm just indifferent. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-37971423762020234212019-09-13T16:53:48.567+02:002019-09-13T16:53:48.567+02:00I'm so sorry to hear the hype ruined Amélie fo...I'm so sorry to hear the hype ruined Amélie for you! Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-22586146919228690092019-09-13T16:52:28.906+02:002019-09-13T16:52:28.906+02:00Venus in Fur is not for everybody I'd say but ...Venus in Fur is not for everybody I'd say but it is so interesting and well executed. Please watch it if you get the chance. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-52459119606215894882019-09-13T15:27:58.382+02:002019-09-13T15:27:58.382+02:00Oh no! Have you got internet again now or are you ...Oh no! Have you got internet again now or are you still without? I remember moving house and having to be internet-less for 2 weeks and it killed me. Love your theme within a theme this week!Often Off Topichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683076467959831961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-20271582215015381952019-09-12T22:54:47.785+02:002019-09-12T22:54:47.785+02:00Great picks though the only film among your picks ...Great picks though the only film among your picks that I haven't seen is <i>Venus in Fur</i> as it's a film that I really want to see as I'm a big fan of Polanski. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-73960666946468035692019-09-12T19:35:14.127+02:002019-09-12T19:35:14.127+02:00I think I heard too much praise for Amelie before ...I think I heard too much praise for Amelie before I watched it. From all the chatter I expected to be transported by it. I wasn't, it was fine with equal doses of charm and whimsy (perhaps a bit too much of that) but once was plenty.<br /><br />Cleo from 5 to 7 I liked much better. It was scattershot at times but consistently intriguing. <br /><br />I've heard of Venus in Furs but haven't gotten to it yet.<br /><br />I've had a good year foreign language film wise discovering several of them that I really enjoyed and my second two were among them. My first is a long time favorite.<br /><br />The Wages of Fear (1953)-As a fire rages in an oil field in the South American jungle the parent company hires four men desperate enough to accept the challenge of delivering two trucks of nitroglycerine over rugged terrain where the slightest jolt can result in death to extinguish the blaze. As they cautiously proceed a rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers. A masterwork of tension from director Henri-Georges Clouzot.<br /><br />High and Low (1963)-A wealthy industrialist (Toshiro Mifune) who is facing a business disaster becomes the target of a kidnapper, but it turns out that the child snatched is his chauffer’s not his. With money temporarily very tight he is faced with a crisis of conscious as to how to proceed. Akira Kurosawa's take on film noir, based on Ed McBain's novel "King's Ransom", is something different from him. Crafted with his usual care it’s a taut and constantly involving film. <br /><br />Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)-Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) and a French actress (Emmanuelle Riva), lovers turned friends, recall through many hours of conversation previous romances and the life experiences that have brought them to this point. Intertwined with those memories they ponder the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city. Simple and gripping with exquisite work by Riva and Okada. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-23816392242592338782019-09-12T16:45:22.224+02:002019-09-12T16:45:22.224+02:00Venus in Fur is the only one of yours I haven'...Venus in Fur is the only one of yours I haven't seen but I adore the first two!Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com