Obscure and/or foreign films that you would recommend.

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    By foreign I mean anything non-American and non-British. You can also list American/British films that are not mainstream.

    I love me some non-mainstream films.

    I'll start

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series, original Swedish versions, naturally. All three films are excellent.
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    El Vampiro (The Vampire) Mexico 1957
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    The Lives of others. One of the best films ever, 4real.
     
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    Hut I think you'd like a movie called Mondays In The Sun. It's with Javier Bardem, about laid off dock workers in the north of Spain.
     
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    Costa Gavras political thrillers: Z (1969) and STATE OF SEIGE(1972)

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    Just foreign, but in no way Obscure... a pair of Ingmar Bergman movies... Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal, both from 1957
     
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    awesome, thanks. I'll amazon it.
     
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    This probably doesn't count as 'obscure' but i imagine its one most won't have seen it (or ever considered seeking it out to watch) - Reign over Me with adam sandler and Don Cheadle. Proper 10/10 movie, believe it or not. It'd be in my top 5.
     
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    can't get it on UK DVD. I'm thinking of buying a dvd player that plays other formats though because this is happening to me more and more
     
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    Not an obscure film by any stretch of the imagination, but not many people have watched that delightful French film Amelie which you can watch on Netflix.


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    If anyone hasn't watched Man Bites Dog they obviously ought to go watch it, yesterday
     
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    It does not feature any dragons or sword fighting, I'm not sure you'll like it D&M.
     
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    "Run Lola Run" has always been a favorite of mine. Still watch it when I run across it on cable.
     
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    I'm pretty sure Sly would love La Haine
     
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    The original foreign version is better than the American version.

    Ip Man was entertaining.
     
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    I love Battle Royale. And Black Book is a very good watch.

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    Let the right one in was good.
     
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    with a nod to Noble who mentioned it in the other thread - do UK films count as foreign for you North American dewds?

    Anyway, if you havent watched sexy beast you should its possibly the best gangster movie ever, imo
     
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