Foreign Cinema

Films from corners of the world where the audio language track or original language track is other than English. English subtitles are customary, and denoted where applicable.

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Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011): Dir. Makoto Shinkai; This eye-watering love letter to the godfather of anime, Hayao Miyazaki, not only replicates, but in many ways surpasses Studio Ghibli's greatest hits. Inspired by the likes of NAUSICAA and LAPUTA, dir. Shinkai (5 CENTIMETRES PER SECOND) has applied his thematic maturity and intimate attention to detail…
Miss Bala (2011): Dir. Gerardo Naranjo
Feat. Stephanie Sigman, Irene Azuela, Jose Yenque; A beauty pageant contestant becomes entangled in a Tijuana drug cartel killing spree in this electric Mexican thriller.
Monsieur Lazhar (2011): Dir. Philippe Falardeau
Feat. Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron…; An asylum seeking Algerian attempts to pass himself off as teacher in a Canadian school bereft after the suicide of a popular teacher.
Chico & Rita (2010): Dir. Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba; A date move with a difference, this sensuous animated tale for adults traces the love affair of a big-dreaming piano player and a gifted singer in 1940's Havana. Though the narrative's tragic elements aren't quite as smoothly handled as its romantic ones, this film's smoky-nostalgic vibe and animated…
Polisse (2011): Dir. Maïwenn
Feat. Karin Viard, Marina Fois, Nicolas Duvauchelle …; A tough, unglamorous insight into the police work of a Parisian Juvenile Protection Unit, whose officers grapple with the moral and personal dilemmas of law enforcement on a day-to-day basis. Charged with spontaneity and cluttered with messy incident in the style of THE CLASS, there is sustained tension…
Intouchables, The (2011): Dir. Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Feat. Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny…; Uplifting hit French comedy of an unlikely friendship between an aristocratic quadriplegic and a young ex-con he hires as his caretaker.
Beaches of Agnes, The (2008): Dir. Agnes Varda; A wonderfully light-footed collection of memories and monologues in documentary essay form from the queen of the French New Wave, Agnes Varda. If viewed with an open mind to the elasticity of filmmaking, as well as a familiarity with Varda's personal and artistic history (including her marriage to…