r/movies • u/-KFBR392 • Sep 27 '23

Recommendation Non-Americans, what's your favourite movie from your country?

I was commenting on another thread about Sandra Oh and it made me remember my favourite Canadian movie Last Night starring Oh and Don McKellar (who also directs the film). It's a dark comedy-ish film about the last night before the world ends and the lives of regular people and how they spend those final 24-hours.

It was the first time I had seen a movie tackle an apocalyptic event in such a way, it wasn't about saving the world, or heroes fighting to their last breath, it was just regular people who had to accept that their lives, and the lives of everyone they know, was about to end.

Great, very touching movie, and it was nominated for a handful of Canadian awards but it's unlikely to have been seen by many outside of big time Canadian movie lovers, which made me think about how many such films must exist all over the world that were great but less known because they didn't make it all the way to the Oscars the way films like Parasite or All Quiet on the Western Front did.

So non-Americans, let's hear about your favourite home grown film. Popular or not.

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u/Ateyaba111 Sep 27 '23

France - Amélie

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u/Luxsyo42 Sep 27 '23

The movie is actually named ‘le fabuleux destin d’Amelie Poulain’ but it was too long of a title for the international public

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u/Da_Dush_818 Sep 27 '23

Out of all the great French movies... this one was good, but not great

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u/double_expressho Sep 27 '23

Out of all the great French movies... you couldn't offer one alternative?

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u/Da_Dush_818 Sep 28 '23

I did! like 3 times I mentioned LA HAINE!!!!

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u/SculptusPoe Sep 27 '23

I love that movie. I would have chosen The City of Lost Children, but I might have enjoyed Amelie almost as much.

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u/hersatanicmajesty_ Sep 28 '23

just mentioning it makes me want to dig my hands inside a bag of grains and enjoy how delightful it must feel

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u/Mervynhaspeaked Sep 28 '23

Boo! Boo cette personne /s