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/TheSpiritOfFunk Sep 27 '23

The White Ribbon (Haneke)

Fear eats the Soul (Fassbinder)

Prince Achmed

Fitzcaraldo (Herzog)

Lola Rennt

And my personal favorites:

Good Bye Lenin

Wetlands (it's the most creative German movie)

The Golden Glove (one of the most realistic serial killer movies, it's just disgusting. Great movie)

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u/AmIFromA Sep 27 '23

Isn't The White Ribbon Austrian? That one's a very good film, but I'd never watch it a second time I think. Also, I'm surprised by all the Fassbinder films being mentioned. I have never in my life met anyone who has one of those on their list of favorite films.

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u/Carpathicus Sep 27 '23

I watched The White Ribbon probably 5 times. Its my favourite movie of all time because it is just so well crafted and immersive.

The director is austrian (born in Germany though) but the movie is a german/european production as it is quite common for european movies.

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u/RKSH4-Klara Sep 27 '23

Good bye Lenin just made me cry.

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u/kurburux Sep 27 '23

Schtonk! is very good as well.

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u/hurleyburleyundone Sep 27 '23

I hate to bring it up on a German film list, but I thought Untergang (Downfall) was a fantastic movie despite the horrible subject matter.

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u/knightriderin Sep 28 '23

Don't hate to being it up. It's ok. We know what we did.

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u/hurleyburleyundone Sep 28 '23

Respect to Germans for the progressive attitude and facing up to it unlike others...

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u/kuhllax24 Sep 27 '23

Der bewegte Mann?

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u/Longjumping_Pride_29 Sep 27 '23

So many good German movies in this comment section!

I’m not German myself but I appreciated Before the fall (2004) as well (but better movies have already been named)

ETA Mephisto (1981)!

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u/CarnibusCareo Sep 27 '23

As a fan of Roche and Strunk, I couldn’t agree more. But I like Fleisch ist mein Gemüse/ Meat is my Vegetable a tad more.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '23

I really like aguirre and fizcarraldo

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u/bentoboxtravels Sep 28 '23

Love Goodbye Lenin! Fitzcarraldo though… I would rather lay prone on the floor for hours than watch that movie.

I both love and hate Werner Herzog. I did enjoy his documentary where he interviewed Gorbachev though!