HINDI LANGUAGE FILM REVIEWS
March 5, 2009 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
Monsoon Wedding (2001)
A language advantage film review by Sarah Carroll
The wedding celebrations unfurl during the rainy season. This film mixes traditional with modern, through great music, dance, colour and a combination of English, Hindi and Punjabi conversations. It traces five stories of love and morality across the globe as everyone descends on New Delhi. You get pulled into the movie, and almost feel like you’re there – or at least wish you could be.
The director of this film is Mira Nair. The film has won a Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2001. In English and Hindi with English subtitles.
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East is East (1999)
A language advantage film review by Tess Bentall
The film is set in Manchester in the 1970s. It tells the story of George Khan (Om Puri), a Pakistani chip shop owner, his British wife Ella (Linda Bassett) and their seven children whose lives are a constant struggle to reconcile Eastern heritage and the Western culture they live in. Meanwhile, their father is actively seeking arranged marriages for his sons. When Nazir (Ian Aspinall) bails out of his forthcoming marriage on the wedding day, he is considered dead by his father and moves away. This does nothing to diminish George’s enthusiasm to marry off his sons in the traditional Pakistani way and Abdul and Tariq (Jimi Mistry) are next on his list. As the future brides and their parents arrive for tea, an unwelcome sculpture by art student Saleem (Chris Bisson), another of the sons, ensures that chaos ensues.
This is a fun film about identity, family life and what happens when two cultures collide. It is an enjoyable comedy. All the characters are well portrayed and the unusual relationship between the parents is explored in an interesting manner.
It has won a BAFTA for best British film and has received many other nominations and awards around the world. The film is in English but with many conversations in Urdu.
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GERMAN LANGUAGE FILM REVIEWS
March 5, 2009 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
Die Letzten Tage (2005)
Sophie Scholl
An independent language advantage film review by Sarah Maddocks
Based on actual events, Sophie Scholl is about a tiny group of German students known as The White Rose, who joined together in their mutual hatred of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich. They aired their views by printing leaflets and passing them to German citizens. The film focuses on Sophie (Julia Jentsch), a 21-year-old member of The White Rose.
Set in Munich in 1943, Sophie and her brother Hans (Fabian Hinrichs), co-founder of The White Rose, distribute leaflets on their campus. They have until the bell rings but Sophie decides to distribute a leftover stack of leaflets and consequently gets caught, arrested and accused of high treason. Sister and brother are separated and the film primarily concentrates on the interrogation of Sophie by Mohr (Gerald Alexander Held), a Gestapo interrogator who is convinced that Germany needs Nazi policies. Sophie denies everything and is offered a deal by the Gestapo, she must name the other members of the White Rose and incriminate them. She refuses which leads to an appointment with a Gestapo judge (André Hennicke) who sentences Sophie, Hans and another member of The White Rose, Christoph Probst (Florian Stetter) to death.
Sophie Scholl is tragic yet an insight into what was a tragic and almost unbelievable time for all those involved. Never has a film made me think more. With fantastic direction and superb actors, this film is a definite must for both history lovers and language film fans alike.
In German with English subtitles.
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Der Untergang (2005)
Downfall
An independent language advantage film review by Emmanuel Lainé
Berlin, April 1945. The Third Reich is holding its last breath. Berlin is under fire from the Russian Army and Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz) is hiding in the depth of his bunker. Those left by his side are his wife to-be, Eva Braun (Juliane Köhler), his secretary Traudl Junge, as well as the surviving part of the Third Reich Army. Together they will live the last few days with Hitler and the downfall of the Nazi regime.
Based on the true story novel by Joachim Fest ‘The last days of Hitler’, this representation of Hitler on the cinema screen has been described as the most unique and truthful experience of the real man. Bruno Ganz (as Hitler) worked for months on mimicking Hitler’s voice and is magnificent in his role, giving the character real substance and authenticity. The last days are a condensed and concentrated description of the falling apart of the Third Reich but where their atrocious beliefs still persist. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (‘Das Experiment’ – 2002), ‘Downfall’ is the fruit of authentic German cinema making no judgement and without cynicism or arrogance. As Oliver Hirschbiegel said himself: ‘Nobody can forbid German people to talk about their own history, apart from ourselves’. This movie is a definite must-see.
BAFTA winner 2005 Best Foreign Movie. In German with English subtitles.
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Goodbye Lenin! (2002)
An independent language advantage film review by Sarah Maddocks
Goodbye Lenin! is a film depicting the relationship between love and politics.
The film begins in 1989, a young man, Alex (Daniel Bruhl) protests against the capitalist regime and consequently gets arrested. His mother (Katrin SaÃ?) seeing this suffers from a heart attack and falls into a coma. Eight months later she wakes from the coma completely unaware of the changes that East Germany has experienced. As any form of shock is likely to make her relapse into her coma, Alex creates a false Germany where socialism has won and the Berlin wall is still standing. As the film develops so does the lie and consequently turns into a major scam to keep his mother from finding out the truth about the things she believes in so much.
Goodbye Lenin! is a fantastic portrayal of a political love story, showing the protective relationship between mother and son, and how far people are willing to go to protect the ones they love. Goodbye Lenin! was the winner of the Best European Film award at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival.
A must see for everyone, German-speaking or not! In German with subtitles.
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Lola Rennt (1998)
Run Lola Run
An independent language advantage film review by Sophie Paterson
The pounding techno soundtrack adds a good dose of hardly-needed adrenaline to this fast-paced and clever thriller about a girl who has 20 minutes to run – literally – against the clock to get her petty-criminal boyfriend out of some serious trouble. It’s punky, funky, shot like a music video for MTV, and edgy. It’s also told three times; each version hinging on something so very slightly different, thus igniting a new chain of events involving the same characters, incidents, objects and places – and a different set of outcomes. If any film demonstrates how our lives are all woven inextricably together or how our fates are governed by half chance and random moments, this is definitely it. The tagline for the film summarises this: ‘Every second of every day you’re faced with a decision that can change your life’.
The German is not too difficult, particularly as this is not a particularly talky film. Having said that, some viewers might have trouble with the rapid-fire German young people-speak at the beginning.
In German with English subtitles.
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CHINESE LANGUAGE FILM REVIEWS
March 4, 2009 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
A language advantage film review by Sarah Maddocks
Set in the 1940′s in a pre-revolutionary China, Kung Fu Hustle is a film about gangs. In particular the story of a small time thief called Sing (Stephen Chow) who wants to become a member of the ruthless Axe Gang, led by Brother Sum (Kwok-Kwan Chan). A slum called Pig Sty Alley is the only safe area from the gang as it is so poor there is nothing that the gang could take. Sing attempts to extort money from one of the locals but the slum holds a secret and the locals are not all that they appear to be.
Sing attracts the gang to Pig StyAlley which in turn leads to the inhabitants fighting for their lives. The fight between the gang and the neighbourhood unearths some legendary martial arts Masters. Sing must make the decision between becoming a killer and joining the Axes and helping the slum and saving the day.
This film is everything rolled into one: action, adventure, comedy, crime and fantasy.Stephen Chow is fantastic and the slapstick comedy is some of the funniest I have seen in a long time. Thoroughly enjoyable, and you can brush up on your Mandarin!
In Chinese Mandarin with English subtitles.
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House of Flying Daggers (2004)
A language advantage film review by Sarah Maddocks
Directed by Yimou Zhang, House of Flying Daggers is set during the reign of the Tang dynasty in China. A secret organisation,’The House of Flying Daggers’ opposes the government. Leo (Andy Lau), a police officer sends officer Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) to investigate Mei (Ziyi Zhang), a young dancer whom he believes is part of this secret organisation. Leo arrests Mei and Jin breaks her out in order to gain her trust and lead him and the government to the mysterious new leader of the secret organisation. What consequently happens is a tale of romance and intrigue, of action and adventure.
Before I sat down and watched this film I thought I would hate it. I am not one for martial arts movies but House of Flying Daggers is so much more and has managed to change my view on the martial arts genre. It combines action, adventure, fantasy and romance which in my opinion is a fantastic combination which produces a fantastic film.
Language is Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2002)
A language advantage film review by Sarah Carroll
A beautiful film from start to finish, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is really absorbing. It is a tribute to amazing martial arts displays as well as a beautifully shot film.
You can see why this film has won so many awards with its combination of language, love, action and adventure. It has won over 40 awards including the Best Foreign Language Film Music at the Oscars and four BAFTAs.
Wonderful as it is, it is best to see it in its original language version, you have to concentrate on the English subtitles unless your Mandarin is fluent, but it is well worth it!
The director of the film is Ang Lee. In Chinese with English subtitles. Rated 12 in the UK.
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Hero (2002)
A language advantage film review by Sarah Maddocks
It is hard for anyone to say that this film is not fantastic. Directed by Zhang Yimou (who also directed House of Flying Daggers) and produced by Quentin Tarantino, it already has two of the biggest names involved from both the Chinese and American film industries. Jet Li stars in this movie.
Hero takes place in feudal China before the warring kingdoms were united into a single country. The Nameless warrior (Jet Li) has been brought before Qin (Chen Daoming) the King of the northern province to receive a reward for killing three assassins who threatened Qin’s life. The Nameless warrior tells the King how he killed Long Sky (Donnie Yen), Broken Sword (Tony Leung), and Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung). The King challenges his story and tells a completely different version full of conspiracy and mistrust.
The visuals of this film are stunning and contribute largely to what Yimou is trying to achieve through the characters and script. The fight scenes are amazing: the use of colour really adds to the film’s intensity. The only thing to remember when watching this film is to watch it in its original format with subtitles rather than the dubbed English version in order to add authenticity.
The film is in Chinese Mandarin with English subtitles.
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OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE MOVIES
November 20, 2008 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
Take a look at our selection of foreign language films, read our film reviews and let the movies motivate you to get the language advantage.
We’ve picked out a selection of our top foreign language movies in other, rarer languages, most with subtitles in English. It’ll help you to get more familiar with the foreign language and is a great way to appreciate the culture from various countries.
Arabic Language Films and Movies
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| film title | year | buy from amazon.com | buy from amazon.co.uk |
| Under the Bombs | (2007) | DVD | DVD |
| Le Grand Voyage | (2004) | DVD | DVD |
| Wall | (2004) | DVD | DVD |
| Divine Intervention | (2002) | DVD | DVD |
| West Beirut [& French] | (1998) | DVD | DVD |
| Halfaouine | (1990) | DVD | DVD |
Greek Language Films and Movies
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| film title | year | buy from amazon.com | buy from amazon.co.uk |
| A Touch of Spice | (2003) | DVD | DVD |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding [& English] | (2002) | DVD | DVD |
| Captain Morelli’s Mandolin [& English] | (2001) | DVD | DVD |
| Stella | (1955) | DVD | DVD |
Russian Language Films and Movies
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| film title | year | buy from amazon.com | buy from amazon.co.uk |
| Barber of Siberia | (1998) | DVD | DVD |
| Burnt by the Sun | (1994) | DVD | DVD |
| Come and See | (1985) | DVD | DVD |
| Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears | (1980) | DVD | not available |
| Stalker | (1979) | DVD | DVD |
| Dersu Uzala | (1975) | DVD blu-ray | DVD |
| Mirror | (1974) | DVD | DVD |
| Solaris | (1971) | DVD blu-ray | DVD blu-ray |
| War and Peace | (1967) | DVD blu-ray | DVD |
| Battleship Potemkin | (1925) | DVD blu-ray | DVD |
More Language Films and Movies
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| film title | year | buy from amazon.com | buy from amazon.co.uk |
| Polish The Saragossa Manuscript |
DVD | DVD | |
| Polish Blind Chance |
(1981) | DVD | DVD |
| Portuguese Linha de Passe |
(2008) | not available | DVD |
| Portuguese Foreign Land |
(2007) | not available | DVD |
| Portuguese Favela Rising |
(2005) | DVD | DVD |
| Portuguese Carandiru |
(2003) | DVD | DVD |
| Portuguese Behind the Sun |
(2002) | DVD | DVD |
| Portuguese Bus 174 |
(2002) | DVD | DVD |
| Portuguese City of God Cidade de Deus |
(2002) | DVD blu-ray | DVD blu-ray |
| Portuguese Capitaes de Abril |
(2000) | DVD | DVD |
| Portuguese Central Station Central do Brasil |
(1998) | DVD |
DVD |
| Portuguese Black Orpheus |
(1958) | DVD blu-ray | DVD |
| Serbo-Croatian No Man’s Land |
(2001) | DVD | DVD |
| Swedish Everlasting Moments |
(2008) | DVD blu-ray | not available |
| Swedish Frostbite |
(2006) | DVD | DVD |
| Swedish The Sacrifice |
(1986) | DVD | DVD |
| Swedish Hour of the Wolf |
(1968) | DVD | DVD |
| Swedish The Seventh Seal |
(1958) | DVD blu-ray | DVD blu-ray |
| Tamil The Terrorist |
(1998) | DVD | DVD |
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GERMAN LANGUAGE MOVIES
November 20, 2008 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
Take a look at our selection of German language films, read our film reviews and let the movies motivate you to get the German language advantage.
We’ve picked out a selection of our top German foreign language movies. It’ll help you to get more familiar with the German language and is a great way to appreciate the culture from various German-speaking countries.
German Language Films and Movies
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| film title | year | buy from amazon.com | buy from amazon.co.uk | |
| Waltz with Bashir (Hebrew/German) | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| The Baader Meinhof Complex | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Revanche (German/Russian) | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD | |
| The Lives of Others | (2007) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Four Minutes | (2006) | DVD | DVD | |
| Tough Enough | (2006) | not available | DVD | |
| Downfall Der Unetrgang |
(2005) | DVD |
DVD Blu-ray | |
| Sophie Scholl | (2005) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Nowhere in Africa | (2003) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD | |
| Goodbye Lenin! | (2002) | DVD | DVD | |
| Aimee & Jaguar | (1999) | DVD | DVD | |
| Run Lola Run Lola Rennt |
(1998) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Faraway, So Close! | (1993) | DVD | VHS only | |
| Europa, Europa | (1992) | DVD | DVD | |
| Wings of Desire | (1987) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Berlin Alexanderplatz | (1980) | DVD | DVD | |
| The Tin Drum | (1979) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD | |
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FRENCH LANGUAGE MOVIES
November 20, 2008 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
Take a look at our selection of French language films, read our film reviews and let the movies motivate you to get the French language advantage.
We’ve picked out a selection of our top French foreign language movies. It’ll help you to get more familiar with the French language and is a great way to appreciate the culture from various French-speaking countries.
French Language Films and Movies
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| film title | year | buy from amazon.com | buy from amazon.co.uk |
| The Class Entre Les Murs |
(2009) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| I’ve Loved You So Long Il y a longtemps que je tâ??aime |
(2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Paris | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Persepolis | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| La Vie en Rose | (2007) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | (2007) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Moliere | (2007) | DVD | DVD |
| Bamako | (2007) | DVD | DVD |
| Tell No-one No Le Dis a Personne |
(2006) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| District 13 | (2006) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| 36 | (2006) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| March of the Penguins | (2005) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| The Beat that my Heart Skipped | (2004) | DVD | DVD |
| The Chorus Les Choristes |
(2004) | DVD | DVD |
| Le Grand Voyage | (2004) | DVD | DVD |
| Time of the Wolf | (2003) | DVD | DVD |
| L’Homme du Train | (2003) | DVD | DVD |
| The Triplets of Belleville | (2003) | DVD | DVD |
| He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not La Folie, Pas Du Tout |
(2002) | DVD | DVD |
| Intimacy | (2001) | DVD | DVD |
| The Piano Teacher La Pianiste |
(2001) | DVD | DVD |
| Brotherhood of the Wolf | (2001) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Amelie | (2001) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Nikita | (2000) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Three Colours Red Trois Couleurs Rouge |
(1994) | DVD | DVD |
| Three Colours White Trois Couleurs Blanc |
(1993) | DVD | DVD |
| Three Colours Blue Trois Couleurs Bleu |
(1993) | DVD | DVD |
| Delicatessen | (1991) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| The Double Life of Veronique La Double Vie de Veronique |
(1991) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | (1990) | DVD | DVD |
| La Femme Nikita | (1990) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Manon des Sources | (1986) | DVD | DVD |
| Jean de Florette | (1986) | DVD | DVD |
| Indochine | (1981) | DVD | DVD |
| Last Metro | (1980) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Belle de Jour | (1967) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Jules et Jim | (1961) | DVD | DVD |
| Breathless A Bout de Souffle |
(1959) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| 400 Blows Les Quatre Cents Coups |
(1959) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Les Vacances De M.Hulot | (1953) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Jour de Fete | (1949) | DVD | DVD |
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE MOVIES
November 20, 2008 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
Take a look at our selection of English language films, read our film reviews and let the movies motivate you to get the English language advantage.
We’ve picked out a selection of our top English language movies. It’ll help you to get more familiar with the English language and is a great way to appreciate the culture from various English-speaking countries.
English Language Films and Movies
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| film title | year | buy from amazon.com | buy from amazon.co.uk |
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona (English/Spanish/Catalan) |
(2009) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Slumdog Millionaire [English/Hindi/Urdu] | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Mamma Mia! | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Burn after Reading | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Taken | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Quantum of Solace | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| The Dark Knight | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Rocknrolla | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Kung Fu Panda | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Lost in Austen | (2008) | DVD | DVD |
| The Pianist | (2003) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Chicago | (2003) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Gosford Park | (2002) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding [& Greek] | (2002) | DVD | DVD |
| About a Boy | (2002) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Bend It Like Beckham | (2002) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone | (2001) | DVD Special DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring | (2001) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Mulholland Drive | (2001) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Moulin Rouge [& French] | (2001) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Bridget Jones’ Diary | (2001) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Captain Morelli’s Mandolin [& Greek] | (2001) | DVD | DVD |
| East is East | (2000) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Billy Elliot | (2000) | DVD | DVD |
| Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels | (1999) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Notting Hill | (1999) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Shakespeare in Love | (1998) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| The Full Monty | (1997) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Brassed Off | (1997) | DVD | DVD |
| Fargo | (1996) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Romeo & Juliet | (1996) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| The English Patient | (1996) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Trainspotting | (1996) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Pride & Prejudice | (1996) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| French Kiss [+ French] | (1995) | DVD | DVD |
| Pulp Fiction | (1994) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Muriel’s Wedding | (1994) | DVD | DVD |
| Adventures of Priscilla – Queen of the Desert | (1994) | DVD | DVD |
| Four Weddings and a Funeral | (1994) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| The Piano | (1993) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Strictly Ballroom | (1992) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Thelma and Louise | (1991) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Truly Madly Deeply [+ Spanish] | (1991) | DVD | DVD |
| Pretty Woman | (1990) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| When Harry Met Sally | (1989) | DVD | DVD |
| Dead Poet’s Society | (1989) | DVD | DVD |
| Out of Africa | (1985) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| A Clockwork Orange | (1971) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Special DVD Blu-ray |
| Walkabout | (1970) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
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coming soon!CHINESE LANGUAGE MOVIES
November 20, 2008 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
Take a look at our selection of Chinese language films, read our film reviews and let the movies motivate you to get the Chinese language advantage.
We’ve picked out a selection of our top Chinese foreign language movies (Mandarin and Cantonese). It’ll help you to get more familiar with the Chinese language and is a great way to appreciate the culture from various Chinese-speaking countries.
Chinese Language Films and Movies
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| film title | year | buy from amazon.com | buy from amazon.co.uk | |
| The Forbidden Kingdom | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Curse of the Golden Flower | (2007) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD | |
| Fearless | (2006) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Kung Fu Hustle | (2005) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| 2046 (Cantonese) | (2005) | DVD | DVD | |
| Hero | (2004) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| House of the Flying Daggers | (2004) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Warriors of Heaven and Earth | (2003) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD | |
| Balzac and the little Chinese Seamstress | (2003) | DVD | DVD | |
| Zhou Yu’s Train | (2002) | DVD | DVD | |
| Shaolin Soccer (Cantonese) | (2001) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Beijing Bicycle | (2001) | DVD | DVD | |
| The Emperor and the Assassin | (2000) | DVD | DVD | |
| In the mood for love | (2000) | DVD | DVD | |
| The Road Home | (2000) | DVD | DVD | |
| Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon | (2000) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| In the Mood for Love | (2000) | DVD | DVD Special DVD | |
| Eat Drink Man Woman | (1995) | DVD | VHS only | |
| Chungking Express | (1994) | VHS only Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Farewell my Concubine | (1993) | DVD | VHS only | |
| The Last Emperor | (1987) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
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WORLD CINEMA
November 13, 2008 by la-admin · Leave a Comment
Watching a foreign language movie is a great way to learn a new language, improve existing language skills and to find out about a foreign country and its culture. Buy a DVD in a foreign language and you can choose both the language you watch in and the language of the subtitles. You’ll be amazed at how much you can already understand. Film is a great language learning resource and makes a great gift too. Motivate yourself with a movie!
Our top 10 foreign language films
01 Downfall German
02 House of the Flying Dagger Chinese
03 Motorcycle Diaries Spanish
04 Amelie French
05 Il Postino Italian
06 Life is Beautiful Italian
07 Y Tu Mama Tambien Spanish
08 Delicatessen French
09 Spirited Away Japanese
10 Manon des Sources French
Foreign language movies by language
We have selected the most popular foreign language movies for you:
Chinese language moviesEnglish language movies
French language movies
German language movies
Hindi language movies
Italian language movies
Japanese language movies
Spanish language movies
Other foreign language movies
Foreign language film reviews
This is where we tell you what we really think about foreign language films on language advantage! We’ve picked out a selection of our favourite foreign language movies and written a short review of each. They are all very different, but excellent viewing – and of course will motivate you to get the language advantage.
Chinese language film reviewsFrench language film reviews
German language film reviews
Hindi language film reviews
Italian language film reviews
Japanese language film reviews
Spanish language film reviews
Film reviews in other languages
ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSES FOR KIDS
November 11, 2008 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
language advantage brings you the best and most innovative language courses for children to learn Italian. Get the Italian language advantage for kids!
01 learn Italian using BBC Muzzy
The BBC Muzzy courses are world renowned as a complete introduction to language learning for kids. They include DVDs, CDs, workbooks and much more. This course is ideal for children aged between 3 and 12 learning Italian. Check the DVD region for your country!
Find out more about BBC Muzzy Italian language courses from the BBC Shop>>
02 carry an electronic Italian dictionary translator
Fun and colourful, this handheld dictionary will give your kids the Italian word they are looking for immediately. It will help build their vocabulary, especially when used on location in an Italian-speaking country!
more information and to buy a dictionary translator from Ectaco>>
03 get an Italian-speaking Language Littles toy doll
These lovely little toy dolls will enchant your child, and will also help them learn a language while playing – these dolls speak Italian as well as English! Each Language Little will recite between 25 and 30 phrases with the help of a sound chip in the dollâ??s tummy – including greetings, numbers, colours and days of the week. Language Littles toy dolls are not currently available on amazon.co.uk.
for more information and to buy, browse our Language Advantage Kids store on amazon.com>>
04 Vocabulary Builder Learn Italian
A CD-ROM for children who are beginning in Italian, with speech recognition, so that your kids can record their voices and then play them back in a cinema show! Great fun and packed full of games. Over 100 words including colours, numbers, actions and simple sentences. For ages from 4 to 12 – but popular with adults too!
for more information and to buy, browse our Language Advantage Kids shop on amazon.co.uk>>
for more information and to buy, browse our Language Advantage Kids store on amazon.com>>
Other ways to learn Italian for kids:
more Italian language courses and dictionaries for children on amazon.co.uk>>
more Italian language courses and dictionaires for children on amazon.com>>
more Italian language cd-rom software for children on amazon.co.uk>>
more Italian language cd-rom software for children on amazon.com>>
