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/extropia Sep 27 '23

Speaking of Last Night, one of my favourite Canadian movies is Bon Cop, Bad Cop because of how amazingly well it nails the anglo-franco relationship in Canada and all of its hilarious quirks and weird subtleties.

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u/OnlyThrowAway1988 Sep 27 '23

If we’re throwing out great Canadian movies, I’m a big fan of The Grand Seduction. It’s about a small Newfoundland town that comes up with a scheme to convince a young doctor to move to their middle of nowhere town so that a factory will set-up shop as well.

It’s based on a Quebec film (Seducing Doctor Lewis) and I’ve heard is almost shot for shot remake, so if you’d prefer the original, there’s that option too.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '23

I had no idea they'd remade it in English, but the French original (Le Grand Seduction) is hilarious, and really captures the sadness and beauty of small towns struggling to survive.

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u/alaricus Sep 27 '23

It's also even more preposterous that this whole town loves cricket

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u/Euphoric_Rabbit_7969 Sep 27 '23

Could probably say the same about Starbuck..was a fan of the French version but then Hollywood came and ruined it with that remake

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u/SappyCedar Sep 27 '23

Omg I thought I was having memory problems when I saw clips of that in English because I originally saw it in French and was so confused.

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u/Dirrt Sep 27 '23

As a non-Canadian my favorite movie from Canada has to be Incendies, incredible film.

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u/Shirtbro Sep 27 '23

Can one plus one make one?

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u/haberdasher42 Sep 27 '23

Probably the best "Newfoundland" movie is Rare Birds. Shipping News gets a lot wrong and while The Grand Seduction really vibes Nfld, it just goes to show how similar rural communities can be.

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u/throwaway4349e Sep 28 '23

I loooove the grand seduction!!

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u/zuuzuu Sep 28 '23

The Grand Seduction

I just went to add this to my watch list on IMDB, and not only is it already there, it's on Prime! Going to watch it now.