Recommend me good foreign/independent/lesser-known movies!

[NT!]

Whoever said "Brazil" is also right on. Great great movie.

NT

[Georgia Avenue]

Anything on this list from before 1997.

Anything on this one from 1965-1979.


Anything at all on this list...

[buriedbeds]

Some are already in this thread, but my choices would be any Coen Brothers' movies (barton fink in particular), any Terry Gilliam movies (brazil, the Fisher King, fear and loathing in las vegas, and time bandits in particular), any kurosawa movies (especially Ikiru, 7 samurai, Red Beard, Ran and Yojimbo) except that abortion Stray Dog, the french movies Blue, White, Red, Delicatessen, Amelie and City of Lost Children, and for a little Brazillian action, City of God.

Those are all good places to start.

-bb.

[fiskebent]

Songs from the second floor is very different. Lots of symbolism. I liked it a lot.

[homeslice]

This wuz a preety good flick, Paradise Now .

[NSchandler]

"To Live" - slow, but very good
"My Sassy Girl" - chick flick

[RogerM]

District B13, saw it on demand when I was in Bellagio. Never heard anything else about it.

[pryor15]

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this poster bugs me. the film pre-dates Amelie

[foureightsuited]

Amores Perros, City of God, Y Tu Mama Tambien

Just bought all 3 for my bros birthday b/c hes in the same boat as you

[kevstreet]

L'auberge Espagnole

It's probably not as deep as the ones listed above, but I definitely liked it.