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Posted by Gigi on December 14, 1999 at 08:10:04:

In Reply to: Re: Final Top Ten, with Runners up posted by Andrew on December 13, 1999 at 06:46:52:

...non-American movies which have really affected me:

Diabolique
Jesus of Montreal
Jules et Jim
Two Women
Discreet Charm of Bourgeoisie
That Obscure Object of Desire
Death in Venice
Music Lovers
Crying Game
Chariots of Fire
Ballad of Narayama
3 Colors
Cinema Paradiso
Raise the Red Lantern
Before the Rain
Burnt in the Sun (or something like that, won the Oscar for best foreign movie, Russian)
Central Station
Mexican movie "Chocolate..."
Marcello's movies like Marriage Italian Style
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Last Metro
Picnic at Hanging Rock

So the list goes on...

The point is when you want to choose the top ten or twenty, the American made movies come forward. The Americans can make movies in a wide range- Deer hunter, Godfather, Terminator, Matrix, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction to Contact to Fargo, Dead Poets, Piano...How can you beat that?

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Forrest Gump
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Hair
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Being There
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Rain Man
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A Christmas Story
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The Shawshank Redemption
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Casablanca
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The Birds
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Three Days of the Condor
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2001: A Space Oddyssey
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My Father, the Hero
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Arthur
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Poltergeist
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The Bridges of Madison County
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Local Hero
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One Fine Day
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The Wizard of Oz
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Heartbreak Ridge
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High Plains Drifter
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True Lies
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Scarface ***** (Al Pacino)
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This is Spinal Tap
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When a Man Loves a Woman
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Groundhog Day
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Guarding Tess
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My Cousin Vinny
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National Lampoons Animal House
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The Paper Chase
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The Princess Bride
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Starman
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Working Girl
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Alien
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Star Wars
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Braveheart
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The Fifth Element
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Jaws
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: Why do you people think that the only (or about 98%) great movies ever made were in the USA in the last 10-20 years? Does this board take the view that non Americans are untermenschen and do not make films worth considering ? Or dont Americans ever see foreign movies ?
: Andrew

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: ...non-American movies which have really affected me: : Diabolique : Jesus of Montreal : Jules et Jim : Two Women : Discreet Charm of Bourgeoisie : That Obscure Object of Desire : Death in Venice : Music Lovers : Crying Game : Chariots of Fire : Ballad of Narayama : 3 Colors : Cinema Paradiso : Raise the Red Lantern : Before the Rain : Burnt in the Sun (or something like that, won the Oscar for best foreign movie, Russian) : Central Station : Mexican movie "Chocolate..." : Marcello's movies like Marriage Italian Style : The Umbrellas of Cherbourg : The Last Metro : Picnic at Hanging Rock : So the list goes on... : The point is when you want to choose the top ten or twenty, the American made movies come forward. The Americans can make movies in a wide range- Deer hunter, Godfather, Terminator, Matrix, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction to Contact to Fargo, Dead Poets, Piano...How can you beat that? : : : : <ol> : : : <li>Forrest Gump : : : <li>Hair : : : <li>Being There : : : <li>Rain Man : : : <li>A Christmas Story : : : <li>The Shawshank Redemption : : : <li>Casablanca : : : <li>The Birds : : : <li>Three Days of the Condor : : : <li>2001: A Space Oddyssey : : : </ol> : : : Runners up: : : : <ul> : : : <li>My Father, the Hero : : : <li>Arthur : : : <li>Poltergeist : : : <li>The Bridges of Madison County : : : <li>Local Hero : : : <li>One Fine Day : : : <li>The Wizard of Oz : : : <li>Heartbreak Ridge : : : <li>High Plains Drifter : : : <li>True Lies : : : <li>Scarface ***** (Al Pacino) : : : <li>This is Spinal Tap : : : <li>When a Man Loves a Woman : : : <li>Groundhog Day : : : <li>Guarding Tess : : : <li>My Cousin Vinny : : : <li>National Lampoons Animal House : : : <li>The Paper Chase : : : <li>The Princess Bride : : : <li>Starman : : : <li>Working Girl : : : <li>Alien : : : <li>Star Wars : : : <li>Braveheart : : : <li>The Fifth Element : : : <li>Jaws : : : </ul> : : Why do you people think that the only (or about 98%) great movies ever made were in the USA in the last 10-20 years? Does this board take the view that non Americans are untermenschen and do not make films worth considering ? Or dont Americans ever see foreign movies ? : : Andrew

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