In the House (2012, aka Dans la maison)
Synopsis: A High School teacher (Fabrice Luchini, The Women on the 6th Floor) asks his students to write an essay and one of his pupils (Ernst Umhauer, The Monk) decides […]
Tag Archives: Non-English-Language
Films in a language other than English
Baxter (1989)
Synopsis: A cute Bull Terrier recalls his life with various owners. Reaction & Thoughts: “Beware of the dog that thinks!” Have you ever wondered what your pet is thinking? I […]
A Woman’s Face (1938, aka En kvinnas ansikte)
Synopsis: Anna Holm (Ingrid Bergman, For Whom the Bell Tolls) is a vicious, disfigured kingpin who concocts a devious plan to make money that involves killing the heir to a […]
Universal Monsters: Drácula (1931, Spanish-language Version)
Synopsis: A mysterious Transylvanian aristocrat, Conde Drácula (Carlos Villarias), moves to London, England. Dracula is really a blood-thirty vampire who begins to terrorize the city. An intrepid intellectual, Professor Van Helsing […]
The End of the World (1916, aka Verdens Undergang)
Synopsis: A newly discovered comet, passing close to Earth, threatens to destroy the planet. Various characters — an astronomer, a preacher, a wealthy man, a mine worker and his family […]
The Innocents (2016, aka Les Innocentes)
Synopsis: In Poland right after World War II, a French physician (Lou de Laage, The Wait) discovers a Catholic convent filled with pregnant nuns. Reaction & Thoughts: Anti-war drama meets […]
The Track (1975, aka La Traque)
Synopsis: A woman (Mimsy Farmer, Four Flies on Grey Velvet) is raped by two men from a hunting party. They all try to convince the woman not to say anything, […]
Gigi (1949)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century Paris, France, a teenage girl (Daniélle Delorme, Pardon Mon Affaire) is being trained to be the mistress of a wealthy man. But the young […]
New World (2013, aka Sinsegye)
Synopsis: When the head of a powerful crime organization dies in a car accident, cops see a unique opportunity to influence the internal politics of the corrupt conglomerate. Police department […]
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 […]
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 […]
