Train to Busan (2016, aka Busanhaeng)
Synopsis: In modern South Korea, passengers inside a train try to survive amidst a sudden zombie epidemic. Reaction & Thoughts: Word War Z, Asian style. Hands down, the best zombie […]
Tag Archives: Non-English-Language
Films in a language other than English
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970, aka Valerie a týden divu)
Synopsis: Valerie (Jaroslava Schallerová), who has just tuned thirteen, experiences her first period and that important event in the young girl’s life triggers a series of weird, surreal adventures … […]
Les Diaboliques (1955, aka Diabolique)
Synopsis: The timid wife (Vera Clouzot, Wages of Fear) and mistress (Simone Signoret, Room at the Top) of a mean-spirited headmaster (Paul Meurisse, Army of Shadows) of an all-boys private […]
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976, aka Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos)
Synopsis: In 1940s Brazil, a cook, Dona Flor (Sonia Braga, Kiss of the Spider Woman), marries a passionate but irresponsible born-loser, Vadino (José Wilker, Gabriela), much to the consternation of […]
Mamma Roma (1962)
Synopsis: An aging prostitute, nick-named ‘Mama Roma’ (Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo), decides to call it quits. She buys a fruit stand and moves to a respectable neighborhood with her […]
Wild Strawberries (1957, aka Smultronstället)
Synopsis: Professor Dr. Isak Borg (acclaimed Swedish film director Victor Sjostrom) reviews the accomplishments and disappointments of his entire life while on route to receive an honorary degree. Reaction & Thoughts: […]
Umberto D. (1952)
Synopsis: An older retired ex-government employee, Umberto Domenico Ferrari (Carlo Battisti), tries to survive on a miserable pension. When his landlady finally realizes that he cannot afford his rent, Umberto […]
Cobra Verde (1987)
Synopsis: In the 19th century, a notorious Brazilian outlaw, Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde (Klaus Kinski, The Great Silence), hides in a sugar plantation where he finds work as a foreman […]
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Synopsis: In Bad City, a desolate and dilapidated Iranian town, death has arrived in the form of an unassuming young woman (Sheila Vand, Argo) — she’s a vampire who stalks unsuspected townies. The “Queen […]
We Are What We Are (2010, aka Somos lo que hay)
Synopsis: The movie revolves around a family of cannibals in present-day Mexico. The father (Humberto Yáñez), the alpha male in the clan, dies unexpectedly, forcing the mother (Carmen Beato) and children […]
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013, aka La Vie d’Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2)
Synopsis: A High School student, Adèle (Adèle Exarchopoulos, Down by Love), is going through the typical teen confusion phase. Everything changes for Adèle when she meets a lesbian free-spirited artist, […]
We Are the Night (2010, aka Wir sind die Nacht)
Synopsis: In Germany, street hustler Lena (Karoline Herfurth, Passion) leads a miserable life. It’s obvious that her life is quickly sparingly out of control. Everything changes for Lena when a group […]
