181/365 Stromboli

A young woman marries an Italian fisherman to escape from a prison camp after the end of World War 2, but soon finds her new home is just as restrictive and threatening as the prison camp.

Cert: PG

UK Release: 1950

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041931/

180/365 L'abbuffata

A group of young film makers from Southern Italy set out to make a film in their home village. With visual nods to Cinema Paradiso, this film features Gerard Depardieu as himself.

Cert: TBC

Original Release: 2007

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808323/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

179/365 Angst essen Seele auf

A middle aged woman falls in love with, and marries, a younger immigrant worker, much to the distaste of her family.

Cert: 15

Original Release: 1974

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071141/?ref_=sr_1

178/365 Cría cuervos

Three orphaned sisters are brought up by their strict and austere aunt The middle sister develops a fascination for death after seeing both her mother and father dead.

Cert: 12

Original Release: 1976

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074360/?ref_=sr_1

177/365 Idioterne

The second Dogme 95 film in which a group of people choose to drop-out of society and embark on a social experiment in which they pretend to be mentally disabled.

Cert: 18

UK Release: 1999

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154421/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

176/365 La Haine

A day in the life of a group of young men from different ethnic backgrounds, involved in crime during the time of street riots in Paris.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 1995

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113247/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

175/365 Un Chien Andalou

Surreal images and dream-like sequences are juxtaposed in this classic of early cinema. Watch it all below.

Cert: 15

Original Release: 1929

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020530/?ref_=sr_1

174/365 In Film Nist

Under a 20 year ban from making films, and facing a 6 year prison sentence for "assembly and colluding with the intention to commit crimes against the country’s national security and propaganda against the Islamic Republic", Iranian director Jafar Panahi begins to 'storytell' a script in his apartment, and in the process questions why and how he makes his films.

Cert: E

UK Release: 2012

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667905/

173/365 Thérèse Desqueyroux

A woman marries for pines, then pines for a more fulfilling life, so sets out to do something about it.

Cert: 12A

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://strictlyminicine.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/therese-desqueyroux/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1654829/?ref_=sr_1

172/365 Los amantes pasajeros

A plane finds itself in difficulty on its way to Mexico, so the cabin crew drug the passengers in economy class and go all Almodóvar with the pilots and those in business class.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://strictlyminicine.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/los-amantes-pasajeros-im-so-excited/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2243389/?ref_=sr_1

171/365 Elefante blanco

Set in a slum settlement of Buenos Aires, where Ricardo Darín’s priest works with others to try to bring hope to a vast group of forgotten people. As one person is helped, another slips through the net, and it all seems very pointless.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://strictlyminicine.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/elefante-blanco-white-elephant/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2132324/?ref_=sr_1

170/365 Den skaldede frisør

Perhaps a tiny cheat as it's not entirely in a foreign language, but it's a very lovely story of a Danish woman, recovering from serious illness and a wayward husband, who 'bumps' into Pierce Brosnan. 

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://strictlyminicine.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/den-skaldede-frisor-love-is-all-you-need/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1854236/?ref_=sr_1

169/365 Dans La Maison

A clever, and at times very funny, film about the developing mentor/mentee relationship between a teacher and one of his pupils.
Cert: 15

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://strictlyminicine.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/dans-la-maison-in-the-house/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1964624/?ref_=sr_1

168/365 Kiskei

Sweet story of two brothers, one living with his wannabe rock-star father, the other with his mother and grandparents, following parental separation.
Cert: PG

UK Release: 2013

More info: http://strictlyminicine.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/kiseki-i-wish/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650453/?ref_=sr_1

167/365 Sin nombre

Honduran youngsters make their way across Mexico to try to begin a new and better life in the United States.

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2009

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127715/?ref_=sr_1

166/365 Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

Werner Herzog's imaginative recreation of the story of a group of conquistadors led by Lope de Aguirre as they search for El Dorado in the Amazon jungle in the 16th Century.

Cert: PG

Original Release: 1972

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068182/?ref_=sr_4

165/365 Café de los maestros

Think Buena Vista Social Club but in Buenos Aires and with tango musicians and singers.

Cert: E

UK Release: 2008

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1185589/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

164/365 The Tango Salon - La Confiteria Ideal

Despite the economic crisis which struck Argentina in 2001, the passion and enthusiasm for tango continues to grow. La Confiteria Ideal is the place to see, be seen, and to dance tango.

Includes my dance teacher :-)

Cert: E

UK Release: 2004

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450850/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

163/365 Carmen

Director Carlos Saura tells the story of Carmen in dance, and his main dancers find themselves embroiled in a parallel story themselves.

Cert: PG

UK Release: 1983

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085297/

162/365 The Tango Lesson

Director (and former dancer) Sally Potter effectively plays herself. She takes tango lessons from a renowned dancer in exchange for a promise to create a role for him in her next film.

There is some English in this film, but enough Spanish and French for it to be allowed, and some great dancing :-)

Cert: PG

UK Release: 1997

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120275/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

161/365 Flamenco

A stunning display of flamenco music and dance, directed by Carlos Saura.

Cert: U

Original Release: 1995

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113077/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

160/365 Tango

A man whose wife leaves him sets out to make a film about tango. He becomes involved with the girlfriend of the film's gangster-financier, who is a talented dancer. The choreography is electric.

Cert: 12

UK Release: 1999

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120274/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

159/365 Buena Vista Social Club

Ry Cooder travelled to Havana to bring together a group of almost forgotten musicians and singers. In so doing, he captured some incredible performances, and re-started their careers.

Cert: U

UK Release: 1999

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186508/?ref_=sr_2

158/365 Cinema Paradiso

A film director returns to his childhood village in Sicily to attend the funeral of the man who first sparked his interest in cinema, and begins to reflect on the events of his life.

Cert: PG

Original Release: 1988

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095765/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt

157/365 Un prophète

A young Arab man is sent to prison in France, where he becomes involved in the Corsican prison gang in order to protect himself.

Cert: 18

UK Release: 2012

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235166/?ref_=sr_1

156/365 La battaglia di Algeri

Highly political telling of Algeria's fight for independence from France in the 1950s and 60s. In many ways still very relevant subject matter.

Cert: 15

Original Release: 1966

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058946/?ref_=sr_2

155/365 Mar adentro

Javier Bardem plays a quadriplegic man who fights for decades for the right to end his own life.

Cert: PG

UK Release: 2005

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369702/?ref_=sr_2

154/365 36 Quai des Orfèvres

Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu are two police officers battling ruthlessly against each other for promotion, while a gang is committing a series of violent robberies on the streets of Paris. An action thriller, with the film's title being the address of the police headquarters.

 

Cert: 15

UK Release: 2006

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390808/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

And here's a picture of the very building, which I walked past last week!

153/365 La Dolce Vita

A series of events featuring a gossip columnist and the jet set about whom he writes. Classic film from Federico Fellini.

Cert: 12A

UK Release: 1961

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053779/?ref_=sr_1

152/365 Der Himmel über Berlin

An angel watching over humans in Berlin decides he wants to become human too after he falls in love with a mortal.

Cert: 12

UK Release: 1988

More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093191/?ref_=sr_1