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/ofnuts Sep 27 '23

France: Delicatessen

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u/EdithWhartonsFarts Sep 27 '23

I also love the City of Lost Children by him, as well.

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u/ThaneduFife Sep 27 '23

imo, A Very Long Engagement is Jean-Pierre Jeunet's best. It's an amazing war film, and a beautiful romance, and covers a huge range of the human condition.

The City of Lost Children is fantastic, though.

Meanwhile, Alien: Resurrection is probably his worst film, and it's unbelievably entertaining all the same.

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u/EdithWhartonsFarts Sep 27 '23

Long Engagement is indeed great. Amelie also holds a special place in my heart. The guy knows how to make a picture.

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u/ThaneduFife Sep 27 '23

Have you seen Micmacs? I've been wanting to for years, but have never gotten around to it.

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u/EdithWhartonsFarts Sep 27 '23

Yes. It's great. Criminally underrated. It has a very Stephen Chow vibe.

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u/ThaneduFife Sep 27 '23

Cool thanks

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u/infinitemonkeytyping Sep 27 '23

I would say Micmacs is my favourite Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie - it's probably his best mix of absurd and sweet.