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REVIEW ARCHIVE: Foreign Films

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Best Foreign Language Film Winners and Nominees:

1951:
Rashomon (Japan, 1950) - WINNER

1976:
Seven Beauties (Italy, 1975) - nominee

1979:
The Tin Drum (West Germany, 1979) - WINNER

1988:
Review:  Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain, 1988) - nominee

2002:
Hero (China, 2002) - nominee

2003:
Review: Les Invasion barbares (Canada, 2003) - WINNER
Evil (Sweden, 2003) - nominee
The Twilight Samurai (Japan, 2003) - nominee
Twin Sisters (Netherlands, 2002) - nominee
Zelary (Czech Republic, 2003) - nominee

2005:
Tsotsi (South Africa, 2005) - WINNER
Joyeux Noel (France, 2005) - nominee

2006:
The Lives of Others (Germany, 2006) - WINNER
After the Wedding (Denmark, 2006) - nominee
Days of Glory (Algeria, 2006) - nominee
Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico, 2006) - nominee

2011:
A Separation (Iran, 2011) - WINNER

2013:
The Great Beauty (Italy, 2013) - WINNER 

2015:
Review: Son of Saul (Hungary, 2015) - WINNER 

2020:
Review: Another Round (Denmark, 2020) - WINNER

2021:
Review: Drive My Car (Japan, 2021) - WINNER


Foreign Language Films:

14 Blades - (China, Hong Kong, 2010)

Akira - anime (Japan, 1988)

Arrietty - anime (Japan, 2010)

Belle de jour (France, Italy, 1967)

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 1 – The Egg of the King - anime (Japan, 2012)
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 2 – The Battle for Doldrey - anime (Japan, 2012)

Review: The Brotherhood of the Wolf (France, 2001)

City of God (Brazil, 2002)

Cries and Whispers (Sweden, 1972)

Cronos (Mexico, 1993)

Curse of the Golden Flower (China, 2006)

Review: Darwin's Nightmare (Austria, Belgium, France; documentary)

The Devil's Backbone (Mexico and Spain, 2001)

Dragon 2012 (Wu Xia - China and Hong Kong, 2011)

Evil (Sweden, 2003)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Sweden and others, 2009)

Review: Godzilla Minus One (Japan, 2023)

Review: Grave of the Fireflies (Japan, animation, 1988)

House of Flying Daggers (China and Hong Kong, 2004)

Insomnia (Norway, 1997)

I vampiri (Italy, 1956)

Battle Royale (Japan, 2000)

Review: Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Japan, animation, 1986)

Review: Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (Japan, animation, 1979)

March of the Penguins (France, 2005)

The Motorcycle Diaries (U.S., Brazil, and others, 2004)

My Neighbor Totoro - anime (Japan, 1988)

Review:  Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - anime (Japan, 1984)

Nosferatu - silent (Germany, 1922)

Oldboy (South Korea, 2003)

Review: Parallel Mothers (Spain, 2021)

The Raid: Redemption (Indonesia, 2011)

The Return of Martin Guerre (France, 1982)

Ring - also known as Ringu (Japan, 1998)

Sanjuro (Japan, 1962)

Seven Samurai (Japan, 1954)

Snabba Cash (Sweden, 2010)

Tales from Earthsea - anime (Japan, 2006)

13 Assassins (Japan, 2010)

Tiger and Bunny: The Beginning - anime (Japan, 2012)

Review: Tomie (Japan, 1998)

The Triplets of Belleville - animation (France, 2003)

Vampire Hunter D - OVA anime (Japan, 1985)

Vampyr (France, Germany, 1932)

Volver (Spain, 2006)

The Wind Rises (Japan, 2013)

Yojimbo (Japan, 1961)

Review: Y Tu Mama Tambien (Mexico, 2001)

English Language International Productions:

The Act of Killing - documentary (Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom, 2014)

The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie: Strange Brew (Canada, 1983)

Albert Nobbs (Ireland, U.K., 2011)

Alfie (United Kingdom, 1966)

Animal Kingdom (Australia, 2010)

The Artist (France, Belgium, 2011)

Attack the Block (U.K., France, 2011)

A View to a Kill (U.K., 1985)

Barney's Version (Canada, 2010)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (U.K., 2012)

Billy Elliot (United Kingdom, 2000)

Bridget Jones's Diary (United Kingdom, 2001)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (United Kingdom, 2004)

A Clockwork Orange (U.K., 1971)

The Constant Gardener (United Kingdom, 2005)

Coriolanus (U.K., 2011)

Crash (Canada/UK, 1996)

Review: Crimes of the Future (Canada and other, 2022)

Review: Darwin's Nightmare (Austria, Belgium, France; 2004 documentary)

A Dangerous Method (Canada, Germany, Switzerland, U.K., 2011)

Death of a President (U.K., 2006)

Review: Death on the Nile (U.K., 1978)

Dirty Pretty Things (U.K., 2002)

Dracula (U.K., 1958)

Dredd (U.K., South Africa, 2012)

Dr. No - James Bond (U.K., 1962)

eXistenZ (Canada/UK, 1999)

Ex Machina (U.K., 2015)

Frankie and Alice (Canada, 2010)

Flirting (Australia, 1991)

Flushed Away (UK with USA, 2006)

For Your Eyes Only - James Bond (U.K., 1981)

The Ghost Writer (Multi-national, 2010)

Ginger Snaps (Canada, 2000)

Review: The Girl with All the Gifts (UK, 2016)

Girl with a Pearl Earring (UK, Luxombourg, 2003)

The Guard (Ireland, 2011)

Heavy Metal - animation (Canada, 1981)

Holy Smoke! (Australia, 1999)

In America (Ireland, United Kingdom)

The Innocents (U.K., 1961)

The Iron Lady (U.K., France, 2011)

The Italian Job (U.K., 1969)

Kingsman: The Secret Service (U.K., 2015)

The Lavender Hill Mob (U.K., 1951)

Layer Cake (U.K., 2004)

The Last King of Scotland (U.K., 2006)

Mad Max (Australia, 1979)

Review: Men (United Kingdom, 2022)  

The Merchant of Venice (U.K., Italy, Luxembourg, 2004)

Monsters (U.K., 2010)

Review: The Mummy's Shroud (U.K., 1967)

Mrs. Henderson Presents (U.K., 2005)

Review: Murder on the Orient Express (U.K., 1974)

The Music Lovers (U.K. 1970)

My Beautiful Laundrette (U.K., 1985)

My Bloody Valentine (Canada, 1981)

Nil by Mouth (U.K., 1997)

Notes on a Scandal (U.K., 2006)

Octopussy - James Bond (U.K., 1983)

The Pianist (Multi-national, 2002)

Pompeii (Canada, Germany, 2014)

Pride and Prejudice (U.K., France, 2005)

The Queen (Multi-national, 2006)

Resident Evil: Retribution (Canada, Germany, 2012)

Review: Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (Canada, Germany, 2021)

The Road to Guantanamo (U.K., 2006)

Sexy Beast (UK, 2000)

Snowpiercer (South Korea, 2013)

Solomon Kane (Czech Republic, France, U.K., 2009)

Review: The Sword of Doom (Japan, 1966)

Taken (France, 2008)
Taken 2 (France, 2012)

Review: Theatre of Blood (United Kingdom, 1973)  

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (UK, France, 2011)

Topsy-Turvy (U.K., 1999)

Trainspotting (U.K., 1996)

The Transporter (France, 2002)
Transporter 2 (France, 2005)

Review: Triangle of Sadness (Sweden, France, Germany, United Kingdom)  

28 Days Later (UK, 2002)
28 Weeks Later (UK, 2007)

Venus (UK, 2006)

Videodrome (Canada, 1983)

A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit (U.K., 1989) - animation
Wallace and Gromit in the Wrong Trousers (U.K., 1993) - animation
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (U.K., 2005) - animation

Waste Land - documentary (Brazil, 2010)

Review: What We Do in the Shadows (New Zealand, 2014)

When the Sky Falls (U.K., Ireland, U.S., 2000)

The Wicker Man (U.K., 1973)

Wolves (Canada, 2014)

The Woman in Black (U.K., 2012)