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Alias Betty (French movie by Claude Miller)
American Splendor (eccentric film about a cult cartoonist)
The Barbarian Invasions (interesting French/Canadian movie)
Before Sunset (to be watched with it's predecessor "Before Sunrise")
Being Julia ( Annette Bening in an excellent role)
Bride and Prejudice ( fantastic Bollywood movie, in English)
the Butterfly (very soft but charming French movie)
Corinna, Corinna (Whoopie Goldberg, not a masterpiece, but very sweet)
Crossfire (great old film noir with Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan and Robert Young)
Curse of the Jade Scorpion (another Woody Allen that's merely good)
DeLovely ( pretty great movie on Cole Porter)
Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (her filmed one woman show is great)
Garden State (charming small movie)
the Girl From Paris (French, abrupt ending, but charming)
Girl With a Pearl Earring (slow but nice adaption of the popular book)
The Hours (depressing thought a fine movie)
The Incredibles (I'm sure you've seen it, but I'll add it to the list)
Intimate Strangers (quirky French romance)
Jet Lag (quirky French romance; I seem to like these!)
Melinda and Melinda ( good, not great Woody Allen movie)
the Notebook (very sappy, but I loved it)
Oklahoma (the London stage version with Hugh Jackman; he can sing, dance, act and look very cute)
Osama (not about Bin Laden; tragedy set in Afghanistan about a girl passing as a boy)
Pieces of April (Katie Holmes in a quirky family Thanksgiving movie)
Something the Lord Made (TV movie about early heart surgery; wonderful!)
The Swimming Pool ( add French movie starring Charlotte Rampling)
To Be and To Have (French documentary by Nicolas Philibert)
Whale Rider (lovely movie from Down-Under)
Vera Drake (period movie about abortion in Great Britain)
TV on Video
24 (Seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 on video; these are addictive)
Foreign
Amelie
(Wildly popular French import)
Artemisia
(Bio of female artist in the Renaissance)*
Belle Epoque (Spanish film about sisters)
Central Station (Brazilian tear jerker)*
Emperor’s Shadow (Chinese epic)
The Hairdresser’s Husband
(Weird French flick)
Horseman on the Roof (French swashbuckler)
Jamon, Jamon (Spanish comedy with a very young Javier Bardem)
Marius, Fanny & Cesar
(French Black & White Trilogy from the 1930’s)
Olivier, Olivier (French)
Ordet
(Early Scandinavian religious classic)
Run Lola Run
(Exhilarating current German film)*
Shall We Dance
(Japanese dance comedy; current American remake)*
When the Cats Away
(Charming French comedy)*
Y Tu Mama Tambien
( Spanish language favorite)
Classic
The Country Girl
(Grace Kelly really acting)*
The Dark Mirror
(Olivia deHaviland as twins)*
Dead Ringer
(Betty Davis chews up the screen)*
Easy Living
(Black & white screwball comedy)
Goodbye Mr. Chips
(The original with Robert Donat)
Foreign Correspondent
(Thriller with Joel McCrea)*
I’m No Angel
(If you’ve never seen Mae West, catch this with Cary Grant)*
Kiss Me Deadly
(With a young Cloris Leachman)*
Platinum Blonde
(Black & white screwball comedy)
The Rose Tattoo
( Burt Lancaster & Anna Magnani)
Theodora Goes Wild
(Black & white screwball comedy)
Past Favorites
Before Sunrise
(Charming travel romance, I was recommending this before the sequel)
Cookie’s Fortune
(Great ensemble comedy)*
Flirting With Disaster
(Comedy flick featuring Ben Stiller)
Hilary & Jackie
(Sisters & music)
Red Violin
(I bought the score after seeing this)*
Smoke Signals
(Native American film)
Westerns
(Why? My grandfather was a cowboy singer!)
Dead Man
(Strange western with Johnny Depp)
Duel In the Sun
(Jennifer Jones & Gregory Peck)
The Missing
(Cate Blanchett & Tommy Lee Jones)
Tombstone
(Kurt Russell & Val Kilmer in an updated Wyatt Earp/DocHolliday
story)
Foreign and Domestic Television
(Your library may carry some of these)
Absolutely Fabulous
(Some love this Brit comedy; others detest it)
Brides of Christ
( Three part PBS program from Australia;
about nuns and students in a Catholic girl’s school)*
The Decalogue
(Kieslowski’s 10 part Polish TV series)
Door To Door
(Made For TV movie with William H. Macy & Helen Mirren)
Elizabeth
(The PBS series with Glenda Jackson; riveting English history)*
The Kingdom
(Scandinavian TV hospital thriller; the American TV re-make is
pale in comparison)
I ,Claudius
(Really makes Roman history come alive, with Derek Jacoby)*
Manchild
(Middle-aged men in Great Britain make like “Sex In the City”)
Monarch of the Glen
(Quirky and fluffy comedy set in Scotland)
The Newsroom
(Canadian sitcom a la Absolutely Fabulous)*
Nip/Tuck
(First season only; I don’t like the episodes from Season
2)
Prime Suspect
(British TV crime import with Helen Mirren)*
Reckless
(A British PBS drama about a younger man falling for an older
woman)*
Second Sight
(British crime thriller series)
28 & Up; 35 & Up; 42 & Up
(Fascinating documentary on British children
as they grow to adulthood)
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