Movie Buffs: Foreign films?

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I have a little extra time this summer and have been catching up on my love for cinema, and have recently got into foreign films as well. ive recently watched movies like: 
Audition 

Y Tu Mama Tambien

City of God

All of which have been amazing and now im really looking to track down what you guys think are must-watch foreign flicks. Thanks in advance fellas
 
Sin Nombre
The Prophet
A Separation
Oldboy
Amores Perros
The Lives of Others

I can post more, but those are all really really good.
 
City of God is
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Ip Man 1 and 2, movies are dope.
Cinema Paradiso, long movie but good story.

edit: Lives of Others, Persopolis (sp?)
Watched these two films and City of God for a film class, all were
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^ all of those he mentioned are great.

If you like kung-fu movies watch the Onk Bak Trilogy and the Ip Man's
 
if you have netflix, check out "AFTERSHOCK" its gonna make u 
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..its bout earthquake in china 
 
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I second Heartbreaker. Very funny.

You'd probably like Gozu too.

I saw Le Haine last year and I liked it more than City of God.
 
Originally Posted by hymen man

Sin Nombre
The Prophet
A Separation
Oldboy
Amores Perros
The Lives of Others

I can post more, but those are all really really good.
More? I've seen most of those and loved them. About to check out A Separation and Lives of Others; they both look amazing.
 
In the Mood for Love
The Sea Inside
Breathless
Biutiful
The Vengeance Trilogy (aside from Oldboy; Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Memories of Murder
Timecrimes
TGWTDT
Internal Affairs
Let the Right One In
definitely check out the both nilla', lives of others was my favorite movie for a while.
 
In The Mood For Love
Fallen Angels
A Separation
The Skin I Live In

and the best movie I saw in my international cinema class...

My Life As A Dog
 
just finished watching

Raid the Redemption

if you like action, strongly recommended
 
la haine
amelie

the city of lost children

crimson rivers

this is england

das experiment

pusher

a prophet

bullhead

pan's labyrinth

amores perros

you should also browse the criterion collection for classic foreign cinema.
 
The Man from Nowhere

a few ppl mention a prophet... i have it on my hard drive and only seen 15 mins of it... it's really slow, does it pick up later?
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Children of heaven. Iranian movie
City of men. Watch it if you like city of God. It's a Mini series
 
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