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International movies I've seen

by Karamakate • Created 5 years ago • Modified 1 month ago
International movies with barely any or no English at all but also an exclusion of Swedish films since it's my home country.

Mostly non-mainstream movies and classics from all over the world but some movies are created by famous directors and might therefore be considered as, for example, American films (ergo Apocalypto and The Passion of Christ by Mel Gibson).
The same goes for Nordic movies which could have Swedish actors or characters speaking Swedish.

The biggest exception I've made though are international movies there they do talk English, but put into a colonial perspective - for example Nigerian films - or movies which most famous versions were dubbed into English, yet regarded as non-English productions (ergo They call me Trinity)
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  • Ida (2013)

    1. Ida

    20131h 22mPG-1391Metascore
    7.4 (62K)
    A novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.
    DirectorPawel PawlikowskiStarsAgata KuleszaAgata TrzebuchowskaDawid Ogrodnik
  • Nuan (2003)

    2. Nuan

    20031h 49m
    7.1 (289)
    The film follows Lin Jinghe, a young man who, for the last ten years, has been living in the big city. When he returns home, he runs into his childhood love, Nuan.
    DirectorJianqi HuoStarsXiaotong GuanXiaodong GuoTeruyuki Kagawa
  • Aleksey Kravchenko in Come and See (1985)

    3. Come and See

    19852h 22mNot Rated
    8.3 (114K)
    After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.
    DirectorElem KlimovStarsAleksey KravchenkoOlga MironovaLiubomiras Laucevicius
  • Anna Galiena in The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)

    4. The Hairdresser's Husband

    19901h 22mR
    7.1 (11K)
    Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. After all, he always knew he would marry one, completing his idealised love fantasy.
    DirectorPatrice LeconteStarsJean RochefortAnna GalienaRoland Bertin
  • Isabelle Huppert, Yves Beneyton, Florence Giorgetti, and Claude Goretta in The Lacemaker (1977)

    5. The Lacemaker

    19771h 47mR
    7.4 (3.1K)
    A reserved young woman moves into an apartment with a young student she met while on vacation.
    DirectorClaude GorettaStarsIsabelle HuppertYves BeneytonFlorence Giorgetti
  • Sylvie Testud in Lourdes (2009)

    6. Lourdes

    20091h 36mNot Rated71Metascore
    6.9 (3.9K)
    In order to escape her isolation, wheelchair-bound Christine makes a life changing journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains.
    DirectorJessica HausnerStarsSylvie TestudLéa SeydouxBruno Todeschini
  • David Bennent in The Tin Drum (1979)

    7. The Tin Drum

    19792h 22mR63Metascore
    7.4 (27K)
    In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
    DirectorVolker SchlöndorffStarsDavid BennentMario AdorfAngela Winkler
  • Das Boot (1981)

    8. Das Boot

    19812h 29m85Metascore
    8.4 (281K)
    A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
    DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus Wennemann
  • Bye Bye Blue Bird (1999)

    9. Bye Bye Blue Bird

    19991h 37m
    6.4 (615)
    After having lived for a number of year's abroad, the two friends Rannvá and Barba return for a visit to their native country, the Faroe Islands. They feel that they have outgrown the small island community, present themselves in outrageous colourful clothing and with a superior attitude to all things Faroes. The real purpose of their visit is to solve unfinished family matters, but they soon loose the grip, and find themselves fleeing the answers they came looking for. The girls are "rescued" by Rúni, a local fisherman, who gives them a lift in his old Ford Granada, decorated with zebra covers, flower lights and a stuffed crocodile in the back. On their journey up north they meet, among others, a fallen rock-singer, missionary grandparents, thirsty wedding guests and a Jesus wannabe. Rúni is constantly running errands, there is always someone he has to meet. Who is this silent, shy man? What is his curious business? And why does he get more bruised after each errand? The short route north develops into a long roundabout, across the islands. Skeletons start popping out of the closet. This is a film about hypocrisy, broken dreams, unfortunate fate, and finding oneself. The story is told with a mixture of sadness and satirical humour, just like life so often presents itself.
    DirectorKatrin OttarsdóttirStarsHildigunn EyðfinsdóttirSigri Mitra GaïniJohan Dalsgaard
  • Valentina Scalici in The Stolen Children (1992)

    10. The Stolen Children

    19921h 54m
    7.6 (3K)
    Cop Antonio is ordered to take 11-year-old Rosetta and her brother Luciano from Milan to an orphanage in Sicily. Their mother has been jailed for forcing Rosetta into prostitution. Reluctant Antonio soon learns to sympathize with the kids.
    DirectorGianni AmelioStarsEnrico Lo VersoValentina ScaliciGiuseppe Ieracitano
  • Irène Jacob and Guillaume de Tonquédec in The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

    11. The Double Life of Véronique

    19911h 38mR86Metascore
    7.6 (56K)
    Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. They don't know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected.
    DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsIrène JacobWladyslaw KowalskiHalina Gryglaszewska
  • Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)

    12. Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

    19802h 42mPG84Metascore
    7.9 (40K)
    A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTatsuya NakadaiTsutomu YamazakiKen'ichi Hagiwara
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

    13. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

    20071h 52mPG-1392Metascore
    8.0 (112K)
    The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
    DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsMathieu AmalricEmmanuelle SeignerMarie-Josée Croze
  • Diary of a Nymphomaniac (2008)

    14. Diary of a Nymphomaniac

    20081h 41mNot Rated
    5.6 (12K)
    A chronicle of the life of a middle-class French girl's sexual adventures, her then fall into prostitution, and her ultimate redemption.
    DirectorChristian MolinaStarsBelén FabraLeonardo SbaragliaLlum Barrera
  • Anne Parillaud in La Femme Nikita (1990)

    15. La Femme Nikita

    19901h 57mR65Metascore
    7.2 (80K)
    Convicted felon Nikita isn't going to jail; she's given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsAnne ParillaudMarc DuretPatrick Fontana
  • Black Moon (1975)

    16. Black Moon

    19751h 40mR
    6.1 (6.5K)
    To escape a gender war, a girl flees to a remote farmhouse and becomes part of an extensive family's unusual, perhaps even supernatural, lifestyle.
    DirectorLouis MalleStarsCathryn HarrisonTherese GiehseAlexandra Stewart
  • Departures (2008)

    17. Departures

    20082h 10mPG-1368Metascore
    8.0 (57K)
    Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary.
    DirectorYôjirô TakitaStarsMasahiro MotokiRyôko HirosueTsutomu Yamazaki
  • Oldboy (2003)

    18. Oldboy

    20032hR78Metascore
    8.3 (687K)
    After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeong
  • Dogtooth (2009)

    19. Dogtooth

    20091h 37mNot Rated72Metascore
    7.1 (118K)
    A controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offspring in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.
    DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsChristos StergioglouMichele ValleyAngeliki Papoulia
  • María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)

    20. Apocalypto

    20062h 19mR68Metascore
    7.8 (347K)
    As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsGerardo TaracenaRaoul Max TrujilloDalia Hernández
  • Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

    21. Curse of the Golden Flower

    20061h 54mR70Metascore
    7.0 (47K)
    During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
    DirectorYimou ZhangStarsChow Yun-FatGong LiJay Chou
  • Mein Kampf (2009)

    22. Mein Kampf

    20091h 50m
    5.0 (829)
    Adolf Hitler, despotic and untalented, visits Vienna to study art, befriends Jew Schlomo Herzl, and works on "Mein Kampf." Rejecting Academy, Herzl's concern leads to disastrous world history.
    DirectorUrs OdermattStarsGötz GeorgeTom SchillingAnna Unterberger
  • Ada Condeescu and George Pistereanu in If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (2010)

    23. If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle

    20101h 34mUnrated64Metascore
    7.0 (6.7K)
    Two weeks before his release, a teenage prisoner learns that his mother has returned home. Meanwhile, he finds himself in love with a student working in the penitentiary as an intern.
    DirectorFlorin SerbanStarsGeorge PistereanuAda CondeescuMihai Constantin
  • Isabelle Huppert and Benoît Magimel in The Piano Teacher (2001)

    24. The Piano Teacher

    20012h 11mR79Metascore
    7.5 (77K)
    A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsIsabelle HuppertAnnie GirardotBenoît Magimel
  • The Unknown Woman (2006)

    25. The Unknown Woman

    20061h 58mR56Metascore
    7.4 (17K)
    Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.
    DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsKsenia RappoportMichele PlacidoClaudia Gerini

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