2008 Foreign Films Round-up
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Posted by Michelle Strozykowski Nov 5, 2008 |
I've been cogitating and deliberating over my pick of the year's Best Foreign Films. I started with a list of over 25 films, that I have painstakingly cut to 12 for the latest article (above) – and it's still a monster! I could probably have picked 10 French films alone. I absolutely adored Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose, but there were also so many other good women in foreign films this year too. I wanted to at least try and spread the pick of the best across more than one nation.
One of my 10 Most Important Middle Eastern Films Persepolis was also a difficult film to leave out, but with a limit on links within the body of the article it seemed more sensible to mention it here in the blog instead. Here are some other links to films that were mentioned in the top picks article:
I also picked Couscous of course, which I've previously written about as one of the best ever Foodie Films, but I left out Guerrilla mainly because I prefer Gael Garcia Bernal's film The Motorcycle Diaries when it comes to Che Guevara biopics.
So there you have it. Go Check out the Best Foreign Films of 2008. I really hope I picked at least one that you love, and hopefully highlighted others you might have missed. Thanks for reading and do feel free to let me know if I've missed a masterpiece. But please bear in mind – the cut was really hard!