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GENADIJUS

19May12

Great list of movies which are presenting and analyzing one of the most important feature of the global world - imigration.

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melancolia

4May12

Perhaps you'd like to consider "Nordrand" by Barbara Albert. it is a tale of migrants coming from the former Yugoslavia (during the war) and other Eastern European countries finding their way to vienna, austria, and being stuck in a place where the newcomers and the locals get to intermingle, whether they like it or not. it is a study of their behaviour towards each other, their families, their Sehnsucht to go back to their home countries. another one is "She, a Chinese" by Xiaolo Guo, it concerns of a young chinese woman who feels herself trapped so she escapes from city to city, from east to west, only to find herself escaping again.

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Loraine

4Apr12

films like District 9 are also very problematic. ever thought about Med Hondo's Soleil O? it concerns with how a minority group deals in a foreign country, and shows their everyday survival

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    Loraine

    4Apr12

    also, great list! looking forward to exploring some of these here. currently an "illegal" immigrant myself

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    Kenji

    4Apr12

    Soleil O is one i have been wanting to see, thanks for the suggestion

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Peter Box

19Jan12

Great list, thanks! 7 other good films about immigration: El Norte, Bread & Roses, Princesas (2005), Frozen River, Riff-Raff, Biutiful, Terraferma (2011).

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hate pod

8Jan12

The movie "Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland" is another movie about Turkish immigrants in Germany. In contrast to other movies in this genree, It has a dominant humorous tone. It may be added to this list as a variety.

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hate pod

28Dec11

I suggest "take out". It is about a day of illegal Chinese immigrant working in NY as a delivery guy.

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Noiresque

12Aug11

What a great list! I look forward to exploring it.

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ExperimentoFilm

31Jul11

"Les transplantés", "Dialogues of Exiles", "Carla's Song" and "Ladybird, Ladybird"?

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    ExperimentoFilm

    1Aug11

    "Ladybird, Ladybird" has a very positive image of an immigrant - the Paraguayan guy who becomes Crissy's partner.

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EastyBoy

25Jun11

The Godfather Part II?

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    Kenji

    25Jun11

    ah yes, i think initially i was looking for more positive representations of immigrants in the list, maybe it's become more inclsuive along the way.

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petit astronaute

7Mar11

hi! TRANSE (2006), by Teresa Villaverde. Impressive film. And of course, great list, kenji. cheers

hate pod

22Feb11

I think "Dirty Pretty Things" and more recently "Biutuful" ought be in this list.

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Martinus

2Jan11

Jan Troell's great diptych THE EMIGRANTS (1971) and THE NEW LAND (1972), Jim Sheridan's IN AMERICA (2002), THE NAMESAKE (Mira Nair, 2006).

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Kenji

27Sep10

Thanks, i didn't know those films but they seem suitable.

Luana Frez

27Sep10

Great list. May I suggest "Welcome" - Philippe Lioret and "Eden is west" - Costa-Gavras?

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Kenji

21Aug10

I haven't but it sounds more like a film about emigration from a Georgian perspective than immigration from a French one, 2 sides of the same coin anyway

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saeed

21Aug10

don't you seen "Since OTAR Left"?

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Kenji

9Aug10

Thanks for the suggestions!

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LAUGHTODEATH

9Aug10

goodbye solo, sin nombre, chop shop, stranger than paradise,

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Franklinton Underground Cinema

30Jun10

Stranger Than Paradise.

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sema

29Jun10

i want to suggest "Under the same moon" ; ) and i also lovethe superman suggestion :)

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Kenji

28May10

Superman was Greg's inspired idea. Now if only more people in the UK could see immigrants on suhc positive terms!

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Life as Fiction

5May10

Lovely list, Kenji. Always interested in the immigrant experience (when done right). Love the Superman addition. Would also recommend Take Out, one of the few films that show an aspect of Chinese immigrant life that we often take for granted: http://www.theauteurs.com/films/26778

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Kenji

2May10

An unexpected and interesting suggestion, Superman is on my Adoption list but this is a good idea- and a positive image for immigrants!

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Greg

2May10

This is a very, very neat list. Can I suggest - without being silly - Superman?

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Kenji

22Feb10

i get the impression that Straub-Huillet are likely to be a gradually acquired taste- yes i would need to spend more time getting used (i did like Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach but that may be more accessible). For me, the diffiiculty is more about their style than politics

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apursansar

22Feb10

"Class Relations" by Straub/Huillet is actually an adaptation of Kafka's "America", and it's quite great as long as one can get used to their very particular style.

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Kenji

19Feb10

No i must admit i haven't, in fact i could do with reading more books again these days

Jon K

19Feb10

I don't know whether theres a film version, but this topic made me think of Franz Kafka's 'America'. Have you read it?

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Salem Kapsaski

16Jan10

Golden Door was fantastic! I recommend America, America (1963)

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Kenji

5Jan10

thanks for all the suggestions so far, i'll check them out when i can. Some are not on auteurs yet, the others sound worth adding to my list.