Non-English Films - Round Three! [Deadline February 28]

[nutso42]

After a tense, pulse pounding battle betwixt our 32 courageous foreign language films, alas 16 hath fallen in disgrace. Thy films be...

Yeelen / Pan's Labyrinth / Cinema Paradiso / Jules and Jim / In the Mood For Love / The Women in the Dunes/ Audition / A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence / Weekend / Akira / Hausu / Whisper of the Heart / Touki Bouki / Funeral Parade of Roses / Ugetsu / Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Which naturally brings us onto our third round. Matchups this time shall be:

3a: Breathless vs. 8 ½
3b: Life is Beautiful vs. Persona
3c: The 400 Blows vs. Ikiru
3d: Spirited Away vs. A Separation
3e: M vs. The Mirror
3f: Last Year at Marienbad vs. La Jetee
3h: Grave of the Fireflies vs. Amelie
3g: Stalker vs. Seven Samurai

So. Have at it!

[Hayden]

3a: Breathless vs. 8 ½
3b: Life is Beautiful vs. Persona
3c: The 400 Blows vs. Ikiru
3d: Spirited Away vs. A Separation
3e: M vs. The Mirror
3f: Last Year at Marienbad vs. La Jetee
3h: Grave of the Fireflies vs. Amelie
3g: Stalker vs. Seven Samurai

(finally got around to watching The Mirror)

[SuedeSwede]

[Mercury]

Wow! We're down to mostly just total classics. And my favorites of the bunch (Kurosawa's 2) are up against some absolute juggernauts. Its okay, never give up, never surrender.

Here are my votes (the ones which are bolded.


3a: Breathless vs. 8 ½ (this is such a perfect matchup to me.)
3b: Life is Beautiful vs. Persona (easiest choice of the 8? Probably. Still I really like Life Is Beautiful.)
3c: The 400 Blows vs. Ikiru (seriously fuck. It's definitely and easily in my mind Ikiru. But The 400 Blows is sublime too. Just isn't as well rounded and engaging and life-shaking as Kurosawa's second best.)
3d: Spirited Away vs. A Separation (I thought for a moment it was close then I remembered I really loved Spirited Away.)
3e: M vs. The Mirror (again close. This comment is getting redundant where once it was merely completely pointless)
3f: Last Year at Marienbad vs. La Jetee (nothing to say of interest really.)
3h: Grave of the Fireflies vs. Amelie (both kind of seem overrated. But, as I'm a hopeless romantic and a rom com lover, I lean Amelie. Plus it's such a gorgeous film. I know I know so is Grave.)
3g: Stalker vs. Seven Samurai (Seven Samurai is maybe my favorite movie ever. I love Stalker too. And I love that the total giants of Kurosawa and Tarkovsky are up against each other. Still, pretty quick vote to Seven Samurai.... please win please win please win)
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[Norman Bates]

Bolded get my vote.

3a: Breathless vs. 8 ½
3b: Life is Beautiful vs. Persona
3c: The 400 Blows vs. Ikiru
3d: Abstain
3e: M vs. The Mirror
3f: Last Year at Marienbad vs. La Jetée
3h: Grave of the Fireflies vs. Amelie
3g: Stalker vs. Seven Samurai

[19loveless91]

Hey I can vote in all match-ups now!

3a: Breathless vs. 8 ½
3b: Life is Beautiful vs. Persona
3c: The 400 Blows vs. Ikiru
3d: Spirited Away vs. A Separation
3e: M vs. The Mirror
3f: Last Year at Marienbad vs. La Jetée (Am I the only one bothered by the fact that La Jetée technically isn't, you know, a movie?)
3h: Grave of the Fireflies vs. Amélie
3g: Stalker vs. Seven Samurai

[Applerill]

[Muslim-Bigfoot]

3b: Life is Beautiful vs. Persona
3c: The 400 Blows vs. Ikiru
3d: Spirited Away vs. A Separation
3e: M vs. The Mirror
3h: Grave of the Fireflies vs. Amelie
3g: Stalker vs. Seven Samurai
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