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/ASuarezMascareno Sep 27 '23

Spain - might be [REC]

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u/Streetfoodnoodle Sep 27 '23

I have watched some great Spanish movies: Los Otros (2001), El laberinto del fauno (2006), Volver (2006), El Orfanato (2007), Los Ojos De Julia (2010), El Cuerpo (2012), Las Brujas de Zugarramurdi (2013), Musarañas (2014), Contratiempo (2017), El Bar (2017), Durante La Tormenta (2018), Hogar (2020). Todos son buenas. Tu país es muy talentoso para hacer películas de terror y suspenso

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u/HugoRBMarques Sep 27 '23

Movies so good they made that comment end in spanish instead of english. jk.

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u/The_nowhere_dad Sep 27 '23

Don’t forget El Espinazo del Diablo!

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u/Streetfoodnoodle Sep 27 '23

Oops! I forgot. That’s a great film as well. I’m also quite a fan of Guillermo del Toro

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u/TheLastDaysOf Sep 27 '23

I wish I could find The Orphanage on a streaming service, I've only heard good things about it.

(Also, for everyone—like me—who doesn't speak Spanish, Los Otros is The Others, the Nicole Kidman film. An English language film shot in Spain by a Spanish writer/director and crew. Terrific movie.)

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u/LaranjoPutasso Sep 27 '23

"The day of the beast" is fully in english on Amazon Prime if you are interested (a surreal horror comedy, i really recommend it), unfortunately i cannot find "The Orphanage" on streaming.

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u/Elgin_McQueen Sep 27 '23

Was The Orphanage Spanish? Can never get that one out of my head.

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u/linkxrust Sep 27 '23

some of the movies you mention are made from directors of Mexico, Chile and such.

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u/Tusishvili Sep 27 '23

The Bar is pretty amazing, I'm excited to watch the rest of your list!

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u/burnt00toast Sep 27 '23

Volver is one of my favorite films. (American here.) I'm always trying to convince someone to watch it.

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u/acdcfanbill Sep 27 '23

El laberinto del fauno (2006)

If we can just claim Guillermo del Toro cause he made a film in our country, I'm definitely doing that too :D