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Hit the Road, an Iranian film featuring another eight-year-old

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Jul 22

Last discussion, I wrote about eight-year-old twin sisters who appeared in a French film. Another film featuring an incredible little actor was called ‘Hit the Road’. The blurb for this film says ‘…follows a family on a chaotic...

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Petite Maman - a French film starring identical twins

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Jul 22

We saw several films at the international film festival that starred child actors and we were really impressed with their talent. One film, Petite Maman, starred identical twins, Gabrielle and Josephine Sanz. In the film, they...

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Compartment No. 6 - a Finnish film

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Jul 22

For those of you who expressed interest, I thought I’d write about a couple of the films. One of the first we saw was ‘Compartment No. 6’, a Finnish film. Two strangers share a Russian train journey through the Arctic Circle and...

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We'll see two more films today

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Jul 22

There are two films on offer today at the International Film Festival. One is from New Zealand called Juniper and the other from Iran which looks to be like a family fleeing from somewhere. However, it is billed as a comedy/drama...

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Off to watch foreign movies

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Jul 22

We are going to Bunbury in the morning. We are having a mini-break, staying in a hotel within walking distance of a theatre where we’ll watch seven films in three days. We could watch the films individually in our own city but...

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An old man of the sea, Bunbury, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Aug 20

On Sunday, we went to a theatre in our nearest city and watched back to back foreign films. We had an hour to fill in between the two films so went for a short walk around the complex. There was some street art on one of the walls...

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We've had a very social weekend

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Aug 20

I wasn’t online over the weekend as we had guests. It was quite a busy time. The four of us went to an afternoon concert at the old church in the photo. It was very enjoyable. We practised social distancing which was good. In the...

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Film Notes "Break": 2019

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3452) • United States 9 Dec 19

Tonight, I watched a Russian movie called "Break", it's a 2019 film. If you have ever seen the 2010 American film "Frozen" by Adam Green, "Break" could be called it's cinematic Russian cousin. My wife and I bought "Break" for $10...

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Bollywood : Favorite Aamir Khan Movies

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 13 Nov 17

Aamir Khan is one of my favorite Bollywood actors. It's fair to say that he is one of the first Indian stars I came to know who made me want to watch more Indian cinema, even though they have to be English subtitled. His full...

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Your Favorite French Films

Ansel @realityspeaks (164) • India 7 Aug 17

I love to watch foreign films. I rely on subtitles when I watch a foreign film. Over the years I’ve watched a sizable number of French Films. Among the many French films I’ve watched two that stand out for me are ‘Amelie’ and ‘A...

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Duh - and Double Duh

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Feb 17

I wrote that we are expecting a Taiwanese lass and her mother soon. They will stay a couple of days with us. The girl has stayed before as a couch-surfer. She says her mother doesn't have much English. We have been trying to...

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Foreign Films

Madison Ogashi @MaddiOashi (183) • United States 21 Aug 15

I'm usually not one for foreign films, but I seen this one, and thought... I want to see this one. But, it's in one of the Indian languages.... no English. The trailer of it looks good. How soon do foreign films get English...

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Just saw a Swedish movie called Darling

vegegirl @vegegirl (828) • Australia 14 Aug 11

I just watched a foreign language movie that was quite strange, sad and thought provoking. There was a young woman working in Gucci, she had a nice boyfriend and lived somewhere nice with her mum. There was an older man who's...

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Subtitle movies

Mare73 @Mare73 (1335) • United States 6 Aug 08

Do you like to watch subtitle movies? If so, which has been your favorite? I have 3 that I've absolutely loved... In order... 1. Passion of the Christ Hebrew w/English subtitle 2. Beautiful Life Italian w/English subtitle 3....

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Do you watch movies with subtitles? Do you have a favorite foreign film?

Amber @AmbiePam (120799) • United States 11 Jun 08

I realize to people say in China or France that an American or English film IS a foreign film. But I was thinking about the English speaking countries mainly. I rented Pan's Labyrinth on Monday and watched it that night....

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Do you like foreign films or not?

Foxfire1875 @Foxfire1875 (2010) 27 Feb 08

I do and there aren't many countries I've not seen the films of, but there are some people who won't watch a film if it isn't in their language. This is a shame as I have seen some great films for example The Host,...

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rate foreign films such as pans labrynth

edkike16 @edkike16 (2) • Canada 4 Sep 07

Foreign films are they more engaging than our domestic films what makes foreign films more interesting.Pans labrynth is an example of an intricate adult fairy tale that has captivated audiences around the world and which has won...

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roniroxas @roniroxas (10559) • Philippines 9 Jun 07

have you tried watching foreign movies? the words you dont understand and you have to read the captions to follow the story? do you find it interesting to watch one that you have to read a caption while watching? i remember when...

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DO still you watch foreign films even without the subtitle?

catcai @catcai (1056) • Philippines 18 Mar 07

I was just wondering, do you still watch foreign films even if theres no english subtitles in it? I like watching japanese films but i don't know nothing about their language, but still i enjoy watching them, even if its a drag...

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Subtitled movies? Do you avoid them or like them?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2601) • United States 2 Mar 07

I've had people tell me that they won't watch movies in foreign languages because they don't like to read subtitles. Do you think reading subtitles would spoil your enjoyment of a movie?

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