365/365 Das Leben der Anderen

An East German Stasi officer finds himself increasingly absorbed by the lives of those on whom he is spying.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2007

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Reflections on #cine365

In a short while, I'll be posting my 365th and final (for this blog) film in a language other than English.

I have loved doing this - watching films is a passion, and given my background as a language graduate and subsequently teacher, films in other languages hold an additional fascination.

I can't say every one of the films I've mentioned has been a classic, and I certainly didn't enjoy them all, but that's not to say they didn't merit a mention. I've received a number of tweets during the year in which the film I've posted has brought back lovely memories for people. I also hope that some of you may have been encouraged to seek out some of the films.

The project has compelled me to watch a number of films which I felt I 'ought' to have seen. As a result I find myself currently underwhelmed by French nouvelle vague (for shame, Marie!) but with an appreciation of the films of Akira Kurosawa, a director whose oeuvre had passed me by until now.

I adored Hiroshima, Mon Amour, discovered the post-war melodrama of Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, and forced myself to watch the original Korean version of Oldboy which, having avoided it for 10 years, I found I loved.

For all my teacher friends, I know not all are suitable for classroom use, but I hope you might get some inspiration next time you're searching for a film to plug a cultural gap - you can search by language, country and certification.

Thanks to all who stopped by during the year - Happy 2014!

364/365 Ikiru

A civil servant in a monotonous job tries to find some meaning to his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.

Cert: PG

Original Release: 1952

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044741/?ref_=nv_sr_3

363/365 Lemale et ha'halal

A young woman from an Hasidic Jewish family must decide whether to marry her brother-in-law after the unexpected death of her sister.

Cert: U

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2219514/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

362/365 Syngué sabour, pierre de patience

A woman, compelled to care for her comatose husband during conflict in an unnamed Middle-Eastern country, finds herself baring her soul to him for the first time in their marriage.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1638353/?ref_=nv_sr_2

361/365 As If I Am Not There

Based on true stories of the horrific abuse of Bosnian women at the hands of Serbian soldiers during the Balkan conflicts in the 1990s.

Cert: 18

UK Release: 2011

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1456477/?ref_=nv_sr_1

360/365 5 Broken Cameras

Documentary made by a Palestinian farmer about the non-violent resistance of his village when the Israeli army claimed its land to make room for Jewish settlers.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2012

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125423/?ref_=nv_sr_1

359/365 The Broken Circle Breakdown

A bluegrass-singing atheist with a romantic streak and a tattoo artist with religious convictions are soulmates, but their relationship is tested to the limits when their young daughter becomes ill.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2024519/?ref_=nv_sr_1

358/365 Serbuan maut

A member of a SWAT team becomes trapped in a high-rise building after an attempt to arrest a group of gangsters goes wrong.

Cert: 18

UK Release: 2012

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899353/?ref_=nv_sr_1

357/365 Los lunes al sol

In northern Spain, a group of men laid off by the dockyard struggle to adapt to life without work.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2005

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319769/?ref_=nv_sr_1

356/365 Auf der anderen Seite

A German man of Turkish descent travels to Istanbul to try to trace the daughter of the woman his father accidentally killed.

Cert: 18

UK Release: 2008

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0880502/?ref_=nv_sr_1

355/365 Café de Flore

The stories of a mother and son, and a man who can't forget his first love, are mystically intertwined over 40 years apart.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2012

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1550312/?ref_=nv_sr_1

354/365 Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss

A sports journalist crosses the path of a former film star, and begins to be intrigued by suspect that her doctor is providing her with the wrong kind of medication.

Cert: tbc

Original Release: 1982

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084654/?ref_=nv_sr_4

353/365 Lola

10 years after the war, with the German economy succeeding, the new building commissioner falls for a local night club singer.

Cert: tbc

Original Release: 1981

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082671/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_8

352/365 Die Ehe der Maria Braun

Maria Braun, believing her husband to have died during the war, has to find a way to earn a living in his absence.

Cert: 15

Original Release: 1979

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079095/?ref_=nv_sr_1

351/365 Apocalypto

The Mayan kingdom is in decline, and a young man is on the run to avoid becoming a sacrifice.

Cert: 18

UK Release: 2007

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472043/?ref_=nv_sr_2

350/365 Lore

A young woman must lead her brothers and sisters to safety at the end of the war, and in doing so, must learn to trust someone she has been brought up to hate.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2012

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1996310/?ref_=nv_sr_4

349/365 Jägarna

A Stockholm detective returns to his home town after his father's death, and begins to work on a case in which it emerges that his brother is involved.

Cert: 18

Original Release: 1996

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116736/?ref_=nv_sr_3

348/365 Batoru rowaiaru

In a future Japan, where students have abandoned respect for school, the government randomly selects a class each year and forces them to fight to the death.

Cert: 18
UK Release: 2001

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/?ref_=nv_sr_4

347/365 The Act of Killing

Documentary in which former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass-killings.
Cert: 15

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2375605/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

346/365 Ssa-i-bo-geu-ji-man-gwen-chan-a

A young woman is admitted to a mental institution after she inserts electrical wires into her wrists because she thinks she is a cyborg.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2008

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497137/?ref_=nv_sr_1

345/365 Les émotifs anonymes

Sweet romantic comedy about two painfully shy people who fall in love through their passion for chocolate.

Cert: 12

UK Release: 2011

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1565958/?ref_=nv_sr_2

344/365 Gishiki

Complicated, even incestuous, family relationships are explored in post-war Japan.

Cert: tbc

Original Release: 1971

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066639/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

343/365 Viridiana

A novitiate inherits a share of her uncle's house, and uses it to offer shelter to a group of beggars. The problems arising cause her to question her principles.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 1962

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055601/?ref_=nv_sr_1

342/365 Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

Six people try to have a meal together, but are constantly interrupted.

Cert: 15

Original Release: 1972

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068361/

 

341/365 올드보이 (Oldeuboi)

A man is imprisoned for 15 years and upon his release, discovers he has five days to work out the reason behind his ordeal.

Cert: 18

UK Release: 2004

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/?ref_=nv_sr_2

340/365 Yin shi nan nu

A widowed chef finds it difficult to keep up with the very different lifestyles of his three grown-up daughters.

Cert: PG

UK Release: 1995

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111797/?ref_=nv_sr_1

339/365 La vie d'Adèle – chapitres 1 & 2

Adèle's life changes completely when she meets and falls in love with Emma, an aspring artist.

Cert: 18

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278871/?ref_=nv_sr_1

338/365 M

German police are unable to apprehend a child murderer, so the town's criminals decide to take matters into their own hands.

Cert: PG

Original Release: 1931

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1a

337/365 Kuma

A young woman from a Turkish village is married off to a young man from a Turkish family living in Vienna. But it soon becomes apparent that she is to be second wife to the young man's father. Old and new traditions clash, and the family dynamic is threatened.

Cert: 12

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2215215/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

336/365 Der Golem

The Golem, a clay statue brought to life, goes on a killing spree when his love is unrequited.

Cert: tbc

Original Release: 1915

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004026/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

335/365 Der blaue Engel

A rather staid professor falls for a nightclub singer, and his fall from the heights of respectability is only a matter of time.

Cert: U

Original Release: 1930

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020697/?ref_=nv_sr_2