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Post by mortsahlfan on Oct 30, 2018 18:23:25 GMT
I love starting from the "talkie" era (1930s) and go decade by decade, as well as country by country (or at least continent/region/language), and the one language I've only seen a few dozen movies are in Arabic... The last 3-4 movies I saw were Arabic, and they were great, so I thought I'd ask you all because I want to see more (30-70s,,, for now).
I'll rate the ones I saw to give recommendations, and also to receive recommendations more aligned with the movies I'll mention below...
-Chitchat on the Nile (Adrift on the Nile) - 9/10
-There's a Man in Our House - 7.5/10
-Cairo 30 - 8/10
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Post by politicidal on Oct 30, 2018 18:25:45 GMT
Lion of the Desert (1981) by Moustapha Akkad was a pretty good war epic in the style of “Lawrence of Arabia”.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 30, 2018 18:49:24 GMT
Well, Lawrence of Arabia leaps to mind.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 20:34:43 GMT
Haven't seen many, but A Separatation was pretty good.
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Post by mortsahlfan on Oct 30, 2018 21:19:41 GMT
Lion of the Desert (1981) by Moustapha Akkad was a pretty good war epic in the style of “Lawrence of Arabia”.
I'm one of a very few classic movie lovers who didn't like "Lawrence..." but I'll take a chance on "Lion of the Desert"  |
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Post by bravomailer on Oct 30, 2018 21:21:21 GMT
Syriana – oil and skulduggery
Secret Ballot– an Iranian woman collects votes on a remote island
Wadjda – a Saudi girl wants to get a bicycle in a country where girls are not permitted to have them
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 21:32:52 GMT
Movies from the Middle East or about the Middle East?
If it's the latter, Persepolis is one of the only movies that comes to my mind.
Persepolis
Waltz with Bashir
The Insult
The Insult is intense.
I also heard of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. That could be interesting. I've never seen an Iranian vampire film before. Don't imagine they're a common occurrence either.
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Post by mikef6 on Oct 30, 2018 22:24:39 GMT
I also heard of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. That could be interesting. I've never seen an Iranian vampire film before. Don't imagine they're a common occurrence either.
"A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night" was filmed with cast, director, and crew all from Iran. But, as they are refugees from government censorship, it was shot entirely in the United States, so something of a hybrid. I guess it is up to the individual to decide whether or not it is an "Iranian" film. |
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Post by mikef6 on Oct 30, 2018 22:26:20 GMT
Israel
Ha-Ushpizin (The Uninvited Guests) / Giddi Dar (2004)
Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (The Band’s Visit) / Eran Kolirin (2007)
Vals Im Bashir (Waltz With Bashir) / Ari Folman
The Debt / Assaf Bernstein (2007)
Hearat Shulayim (Footnote) / Joseph Cedar (2011)
Lemale Et Ha'halal (Fill The Void) / Rama Burshtein (2012)
Iran
Baran / Majid Majidi (2001)
Zanabu Barayé Masti Asbga (A Time For Drunken Horses) / Bahman Ghobadi (2000)
Talaye Sorkh (Crimson Gold) / Jafar Panahi (2003)
Jodaeiye Nader Az Simin (A Separation) / Asghar Farhadi (2011)
Darbareye Elly (About Elly) / Asghar Farhadi (2009)
Palestine
Paradise Now / Hany Abu-Assad (2005)
Jordan
Theeb / Naji Abu Nowar (2014)
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Oct 30, 2018 23:47:04 GMT
24 Frames
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Post by vegalyra on Oct 31, 2018 22:05:34 GMT
Israel Ha-Ushpizin (The Uninvited Guests) / Giddi Dar (2004) Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (The Band’s Visit) / Eran Kolirin (2007) Vals Im Bashir (Waltz With Bashir) / Ari Folman The Debt / Assaf Bernstein (2007) Hearat Shulayim (Footnote) / Joseph Cedar (2011) Lemale Et Ha'halal (Fill The Void) / Rama Burshtein (2012) Iran Baran / Majid Majidi (2001) Zanabu Barayé Masti Asbga (A Time For Drunken Horses) / Bahman Ghobadi (2000) Talaye Sorkh (Crimson Gold) / Jafar Panahi (2003) Jodaeiye Nader Az Simin (A Separation) / Asghar Farhadi (2011) Darbareye Elly (About Elly) / Asghar Farhadi (2009) Palestine Paradise Now / Hany Abu-Assad (2005) Jordan Theeb / Naji Abu Nowar (2014) I've literally never seen any of these films! Thanks for the recommendations. Are they accessible in the US? i.e. can you get Region 1 copies (non-PAL). Or are their any other sources online? |
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Post by mikef6 on Oct 31, 2018 22:21:50 GMT
I've literally never seen any of these films! Thanks for the recommendations. Are they accessible in the US? i.e. can you get Region 1 copies (non-PAL). Or are their any other sources online? I saw Ha-Ushpizin (The Uninvited Guests) / Giddi Dar (2004) Vals Im Bashir (Waltz With Bashir) / Ari Folman The Debt / Assaf Bernstein (2007) Hearat Shulayim (Footnote) / Joseph Cedar (2011) Lemale Et Ha'halal (Fill The Void) / Rama Burshtein (2012) Zanabu Barayé Masti Asbga (A Time For Drunken Horses) / Bahman Ghobadi (2000) Jodaeiye Nader Az Simin (A Separation) / Asghar Farhadi (2011) on DVD via Netflix so they were once available in the U.S. of A. The others: Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (The Band’s Visit) / Eran Kolirin (2007) Baran / Majid Majidi (2001) Talaye Sorkh (Crimson Gold) / Jafar Panahi (2003) Darbareye Elly (About Elly) / Asghar Farhadi (2009) Paradise Now / Hany Abu-Assad (2005) Theeb / Naji Abu Nowar (2014) I saw in theaters in Dallas and Santa Fe. The Debt was remade in Hollywood in 2010 with Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain. Theeb was the first film from Jordan to be Oscar nominated for Best Foreign Film The Band’s Visit has been made into a musical and, I think, is playing in NYC now. Good luck finding them. I think they were all very good films. |
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Post by rudeboy on Nov 1, 2018 1:17:30 GMT
Iran may be one of the finest filmmaking nations in the world at the moment. If I had to recommend just one film it would be Makhmalbaf's A Moment of Innocence (1996). Sublime, with one of the most beautifully moving endings ever.
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