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Foreign Films

Kalamazoo Public Library is proud to offer the best of world cinema.

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2007

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
The remarkable tale of Jean-Dominique Bauby, the world-renowned editor of French Elle magazine, who suffered a stroke and was paralyzed by the inexplicable 'locked in' syndrome at age 43.
Shakalaka Boom Boom by Shakalaka Boom Boom
2007
As two men face off in a do or die battle to the top of the music industry, envy and betrayal rear their ugly heads, and talent struggles to survive the onslaught of a carefully orchestrated smear campaign. A modern day Bollywood take on Amadeus.
Golden Door by Golden Door
2007
Salvatore, a Sicilian peasant, and Englishwoman Lucy fall in love on a perilous trans-Atlantic journey to America. But neither is prepared for the realities of Ellis Island, where they'll stop at nothing to make it through the golden door into America.

2006

Curse of the Golden Flower by Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
Dark secrets abound in 10th century China during the Later Tang Dynasty, when the Emperor returns to the palace with his son on the eve of the Chong Yang Festival.
Cocalero by Cocalero
2006
An Aymara Indian named Evo Morales travels through the Andes and Amazon in jeans and sneakers, leading a historic bid to become Bolivia's first indigenous president. The filmmakers capture the intimate moments and Morales' rise to power.
Pan's Labyrinth by Pan's Labyrinth
2006
Ofelia, a dreamy little girl, is uprooted to her new stepfather's military outpost. Powerless and lonely in a place of unfathomable cruelty, Ofelia lives out her own dark fable as she confronts monsters both otherworldly and human.

Pre-2006

Tsotsi by Tsotsi
2005
A young man running with a criminal gang on the streets of Johannesburg, Tsotsi - a nickname meaning thug - is immersed in a world of violence that seems to leave him unaffected, until he discovers an infant in the backseat of a car he has stolen.
Gabrielle by Gabrielle
2005
The marriage between Gabrielle and Jean begins to fray after the discovery of a letter that belongs to Gabrielle.
Close to Home by Close to Home
2005
Two female soldiers, one rebellious and one controlled, find friendship with one another while patrolling the streets of Jerusalem.
Saraband by Saraband
2005
Johan and Marianne lost touch after their divorce. Years later Marianne looks up Johan and tries to get him out of isolation. Upon her arrival to his home, they spend several intense weeks together.
Y Tu Mama Tambien by Y Tu Mama Tambien
2002
On a rowdy road trip, a beautiful 'older woman' schools two eager teenage boys in the finer points of passion in this coming-of-age story.
The Wind Will Carry Us by The Wind Will Carry Us
1999
A filmmaker from Tehran travels to a remote mountain village secretly planning to record a local ritual ceremony surrounding an old dying woman.
Army of Shadows by Army of Shadows
1969
A civil engineer who is one of the French Resistance's chiefs is given away by a traitor and interned in a camp. He manages to escape and join his network at Marseilles, where he has the traitor executed.
The Red Balloon by The Red Balloon
1956
Pascal, a French boy, befriends a red balloon that follows him everywhere. A touching allegory of the magic powers of love and friendship.
The Idiot by The Idiot
1951
Based on Dostoyevsky's fable of a holy fool, this story, which takes place in Hokkaido (in the winter), is about a man who returns home after a stay in an asylum. He is being drawn toward Christianity - his antagonist is an anarchist.