In honor of the weekend, I thought I would post a list of foreign films of the last few years recommended to me by my friend Claudia Work. Claudia is a fellow lawyer and an organizer of the Scottsdale International Film Festival, so she knows what she’s talking about. The festival is October 2-6. Hope to see some of you there!
- The lives of others
- I’ve loved you so long
- Tell no one (ne le dis a personne)
- Persepolis
- Goodbye Lenin
- Downfall
- Indigenes (Days of Glory)
- Joyeux noel (merry Christmas)
- La vie en rose
- Diving bell and the butterfly
- Mongol
- Volver
- Pan’s Labyrinth
- Tsotsi
- A very long engagement
- Les Choristes (the Chorus)
- Once
- Elsa and Fred
- Rudo y cursi
- The Queen
- Ben X
- OSS 117: Cairo, nest of spies
- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
- Osama
- Caramel
- Man on wire (documentary)
- Rape of Europa (documentary)
And one recommendation of my own:
- Before the Rain
Please contribute your own additions in the comments section. Have a great weekend!
