German and German-language Films
Fritz Lang, “Metropolis” (1927) Picture source: www.tobatheinfilmicwaters.com The version of “Metropolis” I saw recently is
Orson Welles, “Citizen Kane” (1941) Notwithstanding its tag as America’s greatest film or the world’s
Park Chanwook, “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” (2005) “… Lady Vengeance” is the third of South
Wisit Sasanatieng, “Citizen Dog” (2004) Living in Australia with its huge Hollywood fixation, even though
Alfred Hitchcock, “To Catch A Thief” (1955) A clever light-hearted comedy crime caper set in
Joaquin Oristrell, “Unconscious” (2004) An amusing and vivacious romance comedy set in Barcelona, 1913, “Unconscious”
Nagisa Oshima, “Empire of Passions” (1978) By coincidence, when I saw this film the first
Akira Kurosawa, “Throne of Blood” (1957) Often referred to as an adaptation of the Shakespearean
Doug Liman, “Fair Game” (2010) Picture Source: Melinda Sue Gordon for Warner Bros Pictures, www.hollywoodchicago.com
French and French-language Films
François Dupeyron, “Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran” (2003) This is an easy-going coming-of-age