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| Favorite European Films
topic is european films, some of them are not the most well-known ones but they are Aileen's choices. description is not professional I am bad at writing. and list is ranked! if you wanna explore something more official Sight & Sound poll and BFI ranks can maybe help, but they don't list these items. recommendation or comments or discussion are very welcome. I can collect all the comments (if there will be any) and make an exclusive sputnik user film list! | 11 | | Invent Animate Everchanger
Subway (1985) France
Adventure / Crime / Romance
Luc Besson, fantasy in paris undereground, lots of charming weirdos in this. | 10 | | Sleeping With Sirens With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear
A Room with a View (1985) England
Romance / Sightseeing
James Ivory, it is all about elegency | 9 | | Woe, Is Me Number[s]
Les choristes (2004) France
Kids / Teaching / Music
Christophe Barratier. you know, sports and music are important elements of national unity. okay it is not related to the movie. but most of the time it works. eye-leaking film | 8 | | Hands Like Houses Ground Dweller
Die Blechtrommel (1979) Germany
War / Surreal
Volker Schlöndorff. Jean-Claude Carrière as screenwriter
visual translation of the epic book. how could it be possible? though i have my complain about the missing content of the book, this is the best magic realism ever made. | 7 | | Tides of Man Dreamhouse
Profondo rosso (1975) Italy
Crime / Thriller
been considered as best giallo film, best of Dario Argento, surprisingly, I do agree. | 6 | | Emarosa Versus
La boulangère de Monceau (1963) France
Romance
1st tale of Eric Rohmer's six moral tales, don't overrate morality. you need a big heart to go through the moral tales. it removes the masks bit by bit till the ugliness in humanity is there completely naked. this is the only tale which is told in a confession way, very shocking effect. | 5 | | Call It Home Just A Dream
Asphalt (1929) Germany
Romance
Joe May was actually from Austria i just knew, one of German expressionism's best, imo, it is very not well-known. the scale is not as epic as Metropolis, the place in history not as important as Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, but that year the film industry in Berlin was mature enough even with giant studio set to reach a breathtakingly smooth road traffic scene. costed lots of money back then. so it is technically well-made. silent films are greatly enjoyable to me because such performance could not be found again nowadays. and the actress in this one can just remote control your emotion by her facial expression. | 4 | | When Bears Attack! Elisha
Il postino (1994) Italy
Romance / Poetry
maybe the best romance i can ever think of. but it is way more than that. you know you don't want the film to lecture you all the ideas of epicness, freedom, love, friendship, humanity stuff. but it just form the strength in your mind. you will get it so naturally after the tale. beautiful one. | 3 | | Hands Like Houses Unimagine
Tesis (1996) Spain
Thiller
sometimes I wonder if Alejandro Amenábar is a genius since forever. he did everything in this. script / directing / score / camera. it is also his thesis work of movie school. the speechless-level talent in this one is flooding out of the screen for it is just too much | 2 | | Emarosa Emarosa
Turks fruit (1973) Holland
Romance / Comedy
it is an erotic movie! yes, but it is actually the romance with deepest emotions. they were so in love! after this one Paul Verhoeven went to hollywood and seemed never back to the root to tell the charm of Amsterdam. also no one reached the level of being bold like this one ever reached. but it is cleverly softened with humor. | 1 | | Call It Home Unfamiliar
Deep End (1970) England
Romance
it is another erotic movie!! no it is not. The whole tone is very charming, the lens captures the heartbeat of first love. I think everyone will be related so it is ranked as no.1. the end is unbelievably dramatic. but that's still the most brilliant ending Aileen has ever seen. | |
dedex
01.06.20 | Kewl list for a kewl topic.
If you liked 11, go for Jean-Pierre Jeunet's filmography (Amelie, La cite des enfants perdus, etc.), also a French filmmaker with weirdos in it.
And I don't know if you know Emir Kusturica (Serbian-French dude), he makes some pretty good films and he already won two Palmes d'Or. | notagenius
01.06.20 | > dedex
hey, how are you?
thanks for the recommendations. I have an idea is like taking all the notes of the filmmaker and the works in comments. then we can vote for our favorites. because I will prefer editing it as a long list which is presented as sputnik members all-time favorites. it is really not necessary only having my choices because I stopped developing my personal films database for a lot of years.
I will vote for Amelie and underground of Emir Kusturica. let me make a manual polling post real quick. can follow up. I am sure that it can be fun like brainstorm because sometimes we just forget about the great oldies and discussion can bring a lot new passion. | notagenius
01.06.20 | **Fully Not Automated Polling** (will be edited when updated)
**Gaspar Noé**:
- Irréversible (Irreversible, 2002) [1]
**Jean-Marie Poiré**:
- Les visiteurs (Goodby,Children, 1993) [2]
**Luc Besson**:
- La Femme Nikita (1990) [1]
**Mathieu Kassovitz**:
- La Haine (The Hate, 1995) [2]
**Louis Malle**:
- Au revoir les enfants (Goodbye, Children, 1987) [1]
- Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows, 1958) [1]
**Jean-Pierre Jeunet (France)**:
- Delicatessen (1991) []
- The City of Lost Children (1995) []
- Amelie (2001) [2]
**Emir Kusturica (Yugoslavia)**: [2]
- Arizona Dream (1993) []
- Undergropund (1995) [1]
- Black Cat, White Cat (1998) []
**Álexde la Iglesia**:
- Las brujas de Zugarramurdi (Witching and Bitching, 2013) [1]
**Jan Švankmajer (Czech Republic)**:
- Jan Švankmajer's Short Animation Movies [1]
**Oliver Hirschbiegel**:
- Der Untergang ( The Downfall, 2004) [1]
**Roberto Benigni**:
- La vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful, 1997) [1]
**Wolfgang Petersen**:
- Das Boot (The Boat, 1981) [3]
**Dardenne Brothers (Belgium)**:
- La promesse (The Promise, 1996)[]
- Rosetta (1999)[]
- Le fils (The Son, 2002) []
**Aki Kaurismäki (Finland)**:
- Varjoja paratiisissa (Shadows In Paradise, 1986) []
- Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö (The Match Factory Girl, 1990) []
**François Ozon (France)**:
- Dans la maison (In The House, 2012) [1]
- Frantz (2016) []
**Lars von Trier (Denmark)**:
- Breaking the Waves (1996) []
- Dancer in the Dark (2000) []
- Dogville (2003) []
- Melancholia (2011) []
- The House That Jack Built (2018) []
**more nominees? leave a comment!** | Sinternet
01.06.20 | no svankmajer lol | notagenius
01.06.20 | > Sinternet
I probably watched it but I totally forgot what was that. the only Czech Republic filmmaker in my head is Milos Forman. my god. i cannot name any other
but I added it to the pool and his work get 1 vote from you. : })) | notagenius
01.06.20 | I will nominee 3 works of Dardenne Brothers (Belgium)
The Son, Rosetta, The Promise
another 2 or 3 works of Aki Kaurismäki (Finland)
Shadows in Paradise, The Match Factory Girl
another 3 from François Ozon (France)
In the house, Frantz, Double Lover
5 works of Lars von Trier
Breaking the Waves, dancer in the dark, Melancholia, Dogville, The House That Jack Built
and revisit all the movies then come back and vote because i suck.
I really suck at recent works, and keep forgetting about old works. need to awaken my spirit.
| Coast
01.06.20 | Subway and Les Choristes are fun films. Other French faves:
Irréversible
Amélie
Les Visiteurs
Au Revoir Les Enfants
La Femme Nikita
La Haine | dedex
01.06.20 | La Haine is a fucking classic. | Coast
01.06.20 | True, hard hitting and real | Piglet
01.06.20 | Emir Kusturica is the shit
Also Das Boot will always be ein Deutscher Klassiker. Der Untergang as well
Can't forget about La vita è bella either | budgie
01.06.20 | hhhhh cuhhhhhhh wheres Las brujas de Zugarramurdi | budgie
01.06.20 | double lover was dreadful | 0xME
01.06.20 | das Boot is amazing | notagenius
01.07.20 | Das Boot hat a 5-hour-runtime uncut version which is speechlessly great, even better than director's cut.
like Au Revoir Les Enfants too.
but voted Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
@budgie alright, i haven't seen it. "double lover" is leaving us then. bye.
people, da pool is uppppdated.
| Get Low
07.10.22 | I've never seen A Room With a View but I highly recommend the book if you haven't read it. | Ryus
07.10.22 | the shop around the corner
the third man
brief encounter | notagenius
07.10.22 | “I've never seen A Room With a View but I highly recommend the book if you haven't read it.”
okay will do after the fucking thesis i am writing | notagenius
07.10.22 | >Ryus
The Shop Around the Corner must be considered an American film. Only the story was set in Budapest, and the fact that Lubitsch was a German
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