For some reason, I really really like foreign films. They seem to be, and yes, I am making a generalization, much more artful in their filming and the overall effect of the story is greater. Don't get me wrong, I was one of thousands of people who flocked to see The Dark Knight the first day it was out. I feel I watch, and enjoy, many more foreign films than the average person.
Among my favorites are The Lives of Others, Pan's Labyrinth, Amelie, La Vie en Rose, and Life Is Beautiful. I know that the amount of foreign films released here in the U.S. is only fraction of all that are made in their home countries; that only the "good ones" are released here. But I don't care. All I care about is that the foreign films that I see I like.
