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Meatplow
08-17-2008, 08:17 AM
So my goal here is to get a list together of at least 1 film that is definitive of the film industry of each country in the world. Point out any defunct countries that don't belong here (unless of course a film was made there once), countries missing from the list or ones that for one reason or another would never have resulted in a film being made.

I'll be posting this on a few different boards and meshing all responses together. Go.

A

Abkhazia –
Afghanistan –

Osama (2003)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0368913/

Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK overseas territory)
Albania –
Algeria -

Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058946/

Z (1969)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065234/

American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa -
Andorra –
Angola –
Anguilla (UK overseas territory) -
Antigua and Barbuda -
Argentina –
Armenia –
Aruba (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) -
United Kingdom Ascension Island (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena) -
Australia –

Gallipoli (1981)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/

The Proposition (2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421238

Austria –

Funny Games (1997)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119167/

Fδlscher, Die AKA The Counterfeiters (2007)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0813547/

Azerbaijan –

B

Bahamas, The –
Bahrain –
Bangladesh –
Barbados -
Belarus –
Belgium –

L'Enfant aka The Child (2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456396


Belize -
Benin –
Bermuda -
Bhutan –
Bolivia –
Bosnia and Herzegovina -

No Man's Land (2001)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283509

Botswana –
Brazil –

Orfeu Negro AKA Black Orpheus (1959)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053146

Cidade de Deus aka City of God (2002)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317248

Brunei –
Bulgaria –
Burkina Faso -
Burma –
Burundi –

C

Cambodia –
Cameroon –
Canada -

Mon oncle Antoine (1971)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067439

Cape Verde –
Cayman Islands -
Central African Republic -
Chad -
Chile –

Largo Viaje aka A Long Journey (1967)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061891

Tres Tristes Tigres (1968)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063718

El Chacal de Nahueltoro AKA Jackal of Nahueltoro (1969)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064147

Batalla de Chile (1975-1976)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072685

China –

Gong Fu aka Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373074

Christmas Island –
Cocos (Keeling) Islands –
Colombia –
Comoros –
Congo (Zaire) –
Cook Islands -
Costa Rica –
Cτte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) –
Croatia –
Cuba –
Cyprus –
Czech Republic -

Faust (1994)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109781/

D

Denmark –

Blinkende lygter (Flickering Lights) (2000)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236027/

Breaking the Waves (1996)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115751/

Djibouti –
Dominica –
Dominican Republic -

E

East Timor –
Ecuador -
Egypt –
El Salvador –
Equatorial Guinea –
Eritrea –
Estonia –
Ethiopia –

F

Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory) -
Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark) -
Fiji –
Finland –

Tuntematon sotilas AKA Unknown Soldier (1955)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048752/

France –

Un chien andalou (1929)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020530/


La Rθgle du jeu AKA Rules of the Game (1939)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031885

Les Enfants du paradis AKA Children of Paradise (1945)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037674/

ΐ bout de souffle (1960)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053472

La Haine (1995)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113247

Le Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain AKA Amelie (2001)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211915

Jeux d'enfants AKA Love Me If You Dare (2003)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364517

French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity) -

G

Gabon –
Gambia -
Georgia -

Monanieba aka Repetance (1987)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093754

Germany –

Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari aka The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010323
KG Link - http://karagarga.net/details.php?id=20324

Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens AKA Nosferatu the Vampire (1922)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013442/

Metropolis (1927)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136

Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes AKA Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068182

Der Untergang AKA Downfall (2004)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163

Ghana –
Gibraltar -
Greece –
Greenland (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark) -
Grenada -
Guam –
Guatemala –
Guernsey –
Guinea –
Guinea-Bissau –
Guyana –

H

Haiti –
Honduras –
Hong Kong –
Hungary –

Csillagosok, katonαk AKA The Red & The White (1967)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061537/

I

Iceland –
India –

Pather Panchali (1955)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048473/

Aparajito (1956)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048956/

Apur Sansar aka The World of Apu (1959) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052572/

Earth (1998)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150433

Indonesia –
Iran –

Bacheha-Ye aseman AKA The Children of Heaven (1997)
http://us.imdb.com/Title/0118849

Dayereh AKA The Circle (2000)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255094/

Iraq –
Ireland -

In The Name of The Father
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107207/

Bloody Sunday (2002)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280491/

Intermission (2003)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332658/

Isle of Man -
Israel –

Kedma (2002)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304267/

Beaufort (2007)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758732/

Italy –

La Dolce vita (1960)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0053779

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196

Gattopardo, Il (1963)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057091/

J

Jamaica -

The Harder They Come (1972)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070155/

Japan -

Rashτmon (1950)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042876/

Shichinin no samurai AKA Seven Samurai (1954)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/

Ran (1985)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/

Batoru rowaiaru AKA Battle Royale (2000)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

Jersey –
Jordan –

K

Kazakhstan –
Kenya –
Kiribati –
Korea, North –
South Korea -

Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo (2004)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386064/

Gwoemul AKA The Host (2006)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468492/

Kosovo –
Kuwait –
Kyrgyzstan –

L

Laos –
Latvia –
Lebanon –
Lesotho –
Liberia –
Libya –
Liechtenstein –
Lithuania –
Luxembourg –

M

Macao –
Macedonia -
Madagascar –
Malawi –
Malaysia -
Maldives –
Mali –
Malta –
Marshall Islands –
Mauritania –
Mauritius –
Mayotte –
Mexico -

fuk ends here.
Knifeboy
08-17-2008, 08:19 AM
Denmark - Flickering lights


Pretty ridiculous idea though to try and boil it down to one movie as the representation of a whole industry, above mentioned film is only representative of the danish film industry from circa 1999 to now.
Meatplow
08-17-2008, 08:21 AM
thats why you suggest more then one if applicable ;)
Knifeboy
08-17-2008, 08:25 AM
Hehe, dont get me started, I'd end up listing one for every decade since 1920
Meatplow
08-17-2008, 08:29 AM
title is somewhat confusing, call it more a group of definitive films with the goal to get at least one for each country including the more obscure ones

so ultimately at least one film for each country.

I also noticed huge collections on the KG forums for several countries will go a long way.
Smokey D
08-17-2008, 08:41 AM
New Zealand -- Once were Warriors.
Apocalyptic Raids
08-17-2008, 08:44 AM
Australia - Gallipoli
StreetlightRock
08-17-2008, 08:49 AM
Singapore - I Not Stupid
thedeadwalk!
08-17-2008, 09:30 AM
This should help:

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=524324
SgtPrimus
08-17-2008, 11:27 AM
Italy - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
cobert
08-17-2008, 04:51 PM
United States - Big Trouble In Little China
Good thread idea.
honourosis
08-17-2008, 04:55 PM
Iraq - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424227/
Reaganista
08-17-2008, 05:03 PM
i dont get the question

would the killing fields count for england since they produced and directed it or cambodia since it was about them or even america since the lead actors were americans
Meatplow
08-17-2008, 05:05 PM
United States - Big Trouble In Little China
Good thread idea.

I'm thinking with the nations with large, well established industries it pretty much speaks for itself so I might omit these or the list will get too large

i dont get the question

would the killing fields count for england or cambodia

If it was filmed by british crew in cambodia it's not really native to that country.
Reaganista
08-17-2008, 05:06 PM
idk what crew filmed it who the **** cares about the film crew
Meatplow
08-17-2008, 05:09 PM
the stonecutters
Reaganista
08-17-2008, 05:09 PM
wat
cobert
08-17-2008, 05:10 PM
I'm thinking with the nations with large, well established industries it pretty much speaks for itself so I might omit these or the list will get too large



If it was filmed by british crew in cambodia it's not really native to that country.


My answer was actually a joke.

I'm thinking that we should still try and pick on film (even from the United States). It will take a lot of debating, but we could probably find a classic film that epitomizes American film making.

I'm guessing to qualify as a film from a certain country, the production company has to be based there?
Reaganista
08-17-2008, 05:12 PM
wat does a production company really have to do with anything
Meatplow
08-17-2008, 05:16 PM
wat does a production company really have to do with anything

I have never, ever pondered this.

My answer was actually a joke.

I'm thinking that we should still try and pick on film (even from the United States). It will take a lot of debating, but we could probably find a classic film that epitomizes American film making.

I'm guessing to qualify as a film from a certain country, the production company has to be based there?

Yeah, for example Apocalypse Now was filmed in The Philippines and set it Vietnam but it was hardly the product of either nation.
Reaganista
08-17-2008, 05:18 PM
i would say writer director and even actors are more important than where corporate headquarters is
unComfortablyNumb
08-17-2008, 05:36 PM
India
The Apu Trilogy:
Pather Panchali (1955) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048473/
Aparajito (1956) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048956/
Apur Sansar aka The World of Apu (1959) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052572/
Iskandar
08-17-2008, 05:39 PM
Just put Citizen Kane for America.

And I seriously doubt Abkhazia has a thriving film industry, you may be waiting on that one for quite a while.
Reaganista
08-17-2008, 05:42 PM
just put ET for america
Meatplow
08-17-2008, 05:44 PM
Just put Citizen Kane for America.

And I seriously doubt Abkhazia has a thriving film industry, you may be waiting on that one for quite a while.

The Vatican!
Reaganista
08-17-2008, 05:46 PM
triumph of the will
Iskandar
08-17-2008, 05:50 PM
Macau probably has good cinema. Same goes for Jewish Autonomous Oblast.
team_racket
08-17-2008, 06:12 PM
This is England-oh wai....

Kes.
MrConeman
08-17-2008, 07:07 PM
For Ireland, Bloody Sunday, and In the Name of the Father. Can't link the imdb pages, on a PS3.
Der άbermensch
08-17-2008, 07:54 PM
Algeria - Battle for Algiers
Austria – Funny Games
The Counterfeiters

Hong Kong – Enter the Dragon
Hungary – The Red and the White
(Csillagosok, katonαk)

India – The Apu Trilogy
Ireland - Intermission
Israel – Kedma
Beaufort
Italy – Il Gattopardo
Jamaica - The Harder they Come
Japan - Ran
Rashoman
Seven Samurai
Battle Royale

Kazakhstan – Borat!
but seriously, although I havn't seen it, Mongol is, I believe Kazak, and is supposed to be great.
South Korea - Taegukgi
The Host

Mexico - El Mariachi
Netherlands – Blackbook
Norway – Insomnia
Poland – Katyn
Russia – Russian Ark
Spain – Un chien andalou
Sweden – The 7th Seal
Turkey – Turkish Starwars?
United Kingdom – The Third Man

United States – I refrain from answering
JonG
08-17-2008, 07:56 PM
Brazil - City of God
thedeadwalk!
08-17-2008, 08:28 PM
Argentina -

The Motorcycle Diaries
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318462/

France -

Angel-A
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473753/

Persepolis
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808417/

Hong Kong -

The Killer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097202/

Hard Boiled
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104684/

Ireland -

Breakfast on Pluto
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411195/

Italy -

Cinema Paradiso
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095765/

South Korea -

3-Iron
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423866/

The King and the Clown
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492835/

Spain -

Pan's Labyrinth
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/

UK -

28 Days Later
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289043/
MrConeman
08-17-2008, 09:02 PM
Oh, an U.K - Withnail & I
cobert
08-18-2008, 12:16 AM
United States - Big Trouble In Little China

Seriously this time.
simplephotographinthesun
08-18-2008, 12:27 AM
well for hong kong, it's time for my wong kar wai fanboyness to come through in the clutch

in the mood for love
chungking express
days of being wild
Amit
08-18-2008, 12:32 AM
thailand - ong bak, tom yum goong
StreetlightRock
08-18-2008, 06:33 AM
^ lol, yes.
SkaRobotArmy
08-18-2008, 06:45 AM
Brazil - City of God

awesome movie, has my vote.

canada - men with brooms.

usa - finding nemo
Reaganista
08-18-2008, 08:27 AM
plz take all movies not in english off the list plz
RunAmokRampant
08-18-2008, 08:40 AM
Japan - Akira.

Anime I know but is one of the most well known productions from Japan and very culturally significant.

U.K - Monty Python's Life of Brian

Australia - Romper Stomper
Meatplow
08-18-2008, 10:35 AM
eh I got raped by post length ****

should have reserved some space. I may cut it down later
Apocalyptic Raids
08-19-2008, 05:30 AM
idk about The Proposition for Australia. it's good and all but there are other that probably belong there more than it does. like The Castle or something.
RunAmokRampant
08-19-2008, 05:39 AM
Picnic at Hanging Rock is probably my pick.
Jim
08-19-2008, 06:08 AM
i'd say the dish. it's a humorous yet poignant take on an important, yet often underlooked moment in australia's history. plus it's more polished than the castle.

the proposition is great, but doesn't speak much about the australian character or even the country's historical significance imo. i mean, it's set in the bush and shiz, and is an awesome flick, but just not as quintessentially australian as others i think. it could have been set in many different countries, really.

i'd have the magician for a roughie aswell. the great aussie hitman :)
talk show host
08-19-2008, 06:35 AM
Picnic at Hanging Rock is probably my pick.

i'd pick this as well, but there's not a lot of Australian films i've seen.

Uk: Naked - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107653/
Kes - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064541/
Russia: Man With the Movie Camera - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019760/
Sweden: Songs From the Second Floor - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120263/
RunAmokRampant
08-19-2008, 08:00 AM
i'd say the dish. it's a humorous yet poignant take on an important, yet often underlooked moment in australia's history. plus it's more polished than the castle.

the proposition is great, but doesn't speak much about the australian character or even the country's historical significance imo. i mean, it's set in the bush and shiz, and is an awesome flick, but just not as quintessentially australian as others i think. it could have been set in many different countries, really.

i'd have the magician for a roughie aswell. the great aussie hitman :)

I beg to differ with the Proposition. It has a lot to say about Australia. Doesn't overtly demonstrate it, but it definitely is an iconic Australian film because of it's historical accuracies and the psychological impact upon the early settlers.
Der άbermensch
08-19-2008, 08:20 AM
FYI, Kung Fu Hustle is Hong Kong, not China proper.
That being said, I would just combine the two.
Reaganista
08-19-2008, 08:21 AM
ok but take everything that's not in english off the list im srs about this
RunAmokRampant
08-19-2008, 08:25 AM
But . . . Asian cinema is awesome.
Der άbermensch
08-19-2008, 08:43 AM
I assume you are trolling, but I would very much like to hear your reasoning for this...
resnick
08-19-2008, 08:50 AM
primus rules.
Reaganista
08-19-2008, 11:31 AM
I assume you are trolling, but I would very much like to hear your reasoning for this...

a list of the best movies from any country in any language is prolly a dime a dozen i bet u could find them anywhere on the internet a list of the best english language movies from any country that's prolly not as everywhere