Seven Samurai to Oldboy: Foreign-language films you cannot miss!

Thimmaiah PU

 Sep 29, 2023

Seven Samurai (Japanese): Amazon Prime Video

Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai is a 1954 action film set in war-torn 16th century Japan

The Worst Person in the World (Norwegian): Amazon Prime Video

Directed by Joachim Trier, the film follows Julie, an adrift student in her late 20s who is finding her feet as a writer

Parasite (Korean): SonyLIV

This film is about the poor Kim family, who scheme their way out of their bleak semi-basement flat in Seoul

Oldboy (Korean): Amazon Prime Video

The South Korean revenge epic is the story of a businessman who’s kidnapped and held captive in a mysterious hotel for 15 years

Céline and Julie Go Boating (French): Amazon Prime Video

The French film follows cabaret magician Céline and librarian Julie as they stalk one another and eventually move in together

Roma (Spanish): Netflix

Alfonso Cuarón’s drama follows the story of Cleo, a domestic worker living in the Roma neighbourhood of Mexico City

City of God (Portugese): ZEE5, Apple TV+

Through a disjointed narrative, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles addresses how crime impacts the poor citizens of Rio de Janeiro

Love (French): Amazon Prime Video

The film is centred around the character of Murphy, an American who enters into an intense relationship with the mysterious Electra