Mon oncle. Jacques Tati, and obstensibly French even though it has almost no dialog.
7 Samauri, I am not fluent in Japanese but was conversational. That movie illustrates the Japanese and their system of honor, which can be very odd and flexible.
Pan’s Labyrinth
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
I admit that the list of foreign made films I am familiar is quite small.
Two from me that haven’t yet been mentioned (as far as I can see)
Dark Water: A beautiful Japanese horror that was released at a similar time to Ringu, but didn’t get an English language remake.
City of God: A stunning portrait of gang rivalry in Rio de Janiero that bears repeat viewings.
City of God is great. Watched it as part of some recommended films list and it stuck with me.
The Lives of Others.
Shall We Dance?
Fantastic Planet.
I have two:
The City of Lost Children (French)- Pan’s Labyrinth (Spanish)
Oh. Uh. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972) Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973) Hanzo the Razor: Who’s Got the Gold? (1974)
They’re, uh, something. I think that they’re probably part of the reason that I really got into shibari. The films are graphically, cartoonishly violent, misogynistic, as close to pornographic as you can get in ‘mainstream’ Japanese cinema, and there’s just something about them. My partner HATES them, so use your best judgement before attempting to watch them.
RRR was pretty fun
The scene where the car flies into the air and the guy takes a sniper shot mid flight cemented it for me.
I’ve really enjoyed Parasite, I didn’t scroll to read everyone’s answers but didn’t see that one mentioned
Hero (2002)
Drunken Master (1978)
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Nezha Conquers the Dragon King (1979)
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
The Iranian movie Bachcha-e-Aasmaan (English name: Children of Heaven).
Italian movie Cinema Paradiso. This movie is the embodiment of my love for cinema.
Both of them feel so raw and genuine it makes me come back to them time and again.
Pan’s Labyrinth for me
I love it because it’s one of the few dark fantasy movies natively made in Spanish. The dead fascists are a bonus.
One of my favorite details that is easy to miss if you aren’t a native speaker is that Pan speaks in medieval Spanish because he’s ancient. It honestly almost sounds like French
Spirited Away or Run Lola Run
Spirited Away is so good in Japanese and does lose something being dubbed. Run Lola Run is so good in German, I don’t know if there is a dub because there is no reason to seek it, the dialogue was perfect for subtitling and the story is based on slightly different loops in time so you pick up what is happening each loop through. Very cool.
Likewise with Kiki’s Delivery Service for me, although probably because Disney felt the need to fuck with the music as well as the dialogue in their dub.
How this did not result in Miyazaki, Hisaishi, and Sugimura going on a rampage in Disney’s offices with their katana, Walther P-38, and magnum is beyond me.
