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Best Foreign Language Film of 2004

07-12-2004 12:47pm

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ixoy

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Nominations here for what you thought was the best foreign-language film of 2004.

To be eligible, the film must have been released on Irish cinema screens during the year 2004. Each voter can only nominate a maxiumum of two titles. Any further ones shall be ignored.

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#2 07-12-2004 12:49pm

Gilgamesh

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rhe only oneI can really think of at the moment would have to be 'Hero'

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#3 07-12-2004 12:59pm

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the motorcycle diaries loses out to . the passion of the christ

oldboy

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#4 07-12-2004 1:40pm

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Save the green planet just beats oldboy for me.

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#5 07-12-2004 1:52pm

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Jigureul jikyeora!/Save The Green Planet!

Chaning from Oldboy to Vozvrashcheniye/The Return.

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#6 07-12-2004 1:59pm

TCamen

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A Tale of Two Sisters

Switchblade Romance

(I'd love to nominate others I've seen on DVD this year, but alas, they ain't cinema releases d'oh)

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#7 07-12-2004 2:57pm

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Switchblade Romance.

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#8 07-12-2004 3:46pm

monkeyfudge

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Old Boy and Tale of Two Sisters!

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#9 07-12-2004 3:57pm

herobear

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zatoichi

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#10 07-12-2004 7:45pm

Raoul Duke

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Oldboy

Memories of Murder

So, I guess if there was a vote for best foreign country it would be South Korea

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#11 08-12-2004 12:23am

ChumpStain

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The Motorcycle Diaries
Hero

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#12 08-12-2004 12:47pm

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Motorcycle Diaries

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#13 10-12-2004 10:37pm

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1. Good Bye, Lenin!
2. OldBoy

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#14 11-12-2004 4:53pm

Hugh Hefner

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I think Goodbye Lenin! came out in 2003.

Hero.

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#15 11-12-2004 5:24pm

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Hugh Hefner wrote:

I think Goodbye Lenin! came out in 2003.

Hero.

Goodbye Lenin's initial run in Irish cinemas lasted until 15th January 2004. Therefore I think it should be included.

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#16 11-12-2004 5:26pm

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Oldboy
Infernal Affairs (that was this year right?)
If IA doesn't count, A Tale of Two Sisters

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#17 12-12-2004 12:01pm

Repli

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Oldboy and Hero

Passion of Christ worth a mention if that counts

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#18 21-12-2004 11:51pm

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Hero, House of flying daggers, Windstruck

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#19 22-12-2004 5:31pm

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TCamen wrote:

A Tale of Two Sisters

ill second that, brilliant movie!

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#20 22-12-2004 5:42pm

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Hero for its visual wonderfulness

When The Last Sword is Drawn

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#21 30-12-2004 3:38pm

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Les Invasions Barbares - though not sure when (if ever) it came out in Ireland.

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#22 30-12-2004 3:51pm

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1. Das Wunder von Bern
2. Goodbye Lenin! (If it is being allowed in)

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#23 30-12-2004 9:41pm

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pickarooney wrote:

Les Invasions Barbares - though not sure when (if ever) it came out in Ireland.

It did 'coz I saw it at UGC. Good movie, just not my fave.

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