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Underground:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114787/
Its the story of a people, a humanist film made from love and borne out of grief.
House of Flying Daggers?!?! I'd give that film like 1/5
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That's probably my favorite movie of all time.
Others mentioned that I think are great: In the Mood For Love, The Lives of Others, Amelie, A Very Long Engagement, Amores perros and Raise the Red Lantern.
Not so great in my opinon: Y tu mamá también, Battle Royale and Ran
A bunch of asian movies mentioned that I haven't seen yet but would like to eventually.
Some of my favorites:
Festen/The Celebration
The City of Lost Children
Anything by
Kieslowski who hasn't been mentioned yet, especially of course his Trois couleurs trillogy.
Europa
Lilja 4-ever
Some may not enjoy him but I'm gonna say almost anything by Almodovar as well. Especially:
Carne Tremula and
Hable con ella
Tierra
Au revoir, les enfants
Tesis
Delicatessen
Fear X
and some Michael Haneke movies:
Caché which is the most accessible and
La Pianiste and
Code inconnu as well.