foreign language movies

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The Invisible Boy - (2014 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3078296/

Although a boy discovers he can become invisible, he also discovers a secret history (and puberty).

Adorable from so many perspectives. Recommended!

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  • In Italian it is Il ragazzo invisibile



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Embers - (2015 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3503460/
http://www.embersmovie.com/

A few stories about everyday people in a world without memories.

Slow and moody; very good.



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agent-hamilton-but-not-if-it-concerns-your-daughter-2012-poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1856047/
https://reinvent.dk/catalogue/agent-hamilton-but-not-if-it-concerns-your-daughter/

An agent's god-daughter is kidnapped under political circumstances, and complexities necessitate him forming his own team to rescue her.

Quite a good movie. Excellent pacing and music.

  • Properly titled Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
  • Trailer



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hamilton-in-the-interest-of-the-nation-2012-poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1856014/
https://reinvent.dk/catalogue/agent-hamilton-in-the-interest-of-the-nation/

A Swedish intelligence agent tracks a missing shipment of arms, uncovering a link to a mercenary organization.

Exceptional. This is not James Bond-style, but is a proper adult movie.

  • Properly titled: Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
  • The Swedish title is: Hamilton: I nationens intresse
  • Trailer



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Princess Mononoke - (1997 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119698/
https://www.ghibli.jp/works/mononoke/
was movies.disney.com/princess-mononoke (purged)

Servants of the emperor wage war with ancient gods to dominate the land for iron, forcing innocents into the crossfire, but a prince of a lost tribe adventures to save himself and the land from the resulting curse.

Throughout the movie, there are men used as comedic relief and women as brave and smart.



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Kin-dza-dza</th>
<th>- (1986 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091341/

Two strangers press a button and are whisked away to a capitalist dystopia.

It's alternately boring and stupid.



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District 13꞉ Ultimatum image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1247640/

Bad Guys want to blow up a shithole to make money in rebuilding.

It's okay I guess, but the writing is off and it's frequently a tired revisitation of the earlier movie.

  • Trailer
  • Properly titled District 13꞉ Ultimatum
  • Original title: Banlieue 13: Ultimatum



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Avalon - (2001 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267287/
https://www.miramax.com/movie/avalon/

A player advances through an illegal hyper-real virtual reality combat game.

Artistic, slow and bad.

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  • This is more sepia than black-and-white.



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Sexmission - (1984 movie) image 2

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088083/

A hibernation experiment becomes a disaster that two men must both escape by taking advantage of it.

A fantastic movie that's engaging all the way through.



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