1999 Foreign Language Films
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1. Manuelita (1999)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Based on the popular children's song by María Elena Walsh, a young female turtle goes on an adventure where she becomes a fashion model in Paris while missing home and longing for the love of her best friend.
Director: Manuel García Ferré | Stars: Pelusa Suero, Rosario Sánchez Almada, Enrique Conlazo, Cecilia Gispert
Votes: 534
Argentina
2. Nordrand (1999)
103 min | Drama
Jasmin, Tamara, Valentin, Senad, and Roman live near the northern border of Austria in 1995. Their lives repeatedly intersect and drift apart. The characters involved are young migrants ... See full summary »
Director: Barbara Albert | Stars: Nina Proll, Edita Malovcic, Astrit Alihajdaraj, Tudor Chirila
Votes: 602
Austria
3. Rosetta (1999)
R | 95 min | Drama
Young and impulsive Rosetta lives with her alcoholic mother and, moved by despair, she will do anything to maintain a job.
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Émilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux, Olivier Gourmet
Votes: 15,569 | Gross: $0.26M
Belgium
4. The Cup (1999)
G | 93 min | Comedy, Sport
While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India. Its atmosphere of serene contemplation is somewhat ... See full summary »
Director: Khyentse Norbu | Stars: Orgyen Tobgyal, Neten Chokling, Jamyang Lodro, Lama Chonjor
Votes: 3,406 | Gross: $1.07M
Bhutan
5. Orfeu (1999)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Music
In a dangerous but human Rio's slum, rises the love affair betwen Orfeu and Eurídice, provoking jealousy and violence in times of carnival.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Toni Garrido, Patrícia França, Murilo Benício, Zezé Motta
Votes: 954 | Gross: $0.10M
Brazil
6. Set Me Free (1999)
94 min | Drama, Romance
In the year 1963, an awkward thirteen-year-old girl comes of age during her escapism into the world of cinema, with potentially dangerous results.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Alexandre Mérineau
Votes: 1,074 | Gross: $0.07M
Canada
7. Lover's Grief Over the Yellow River (1999)
105 min | Drama, War
The film tells the story of a grounded American pilot during the Second World War who learns about the noble spirit of the Chinese poeple when he is rescued by the communist-led Chinese ... See full summary »
Director: Xiaoning Feng | Stars: Jing Ning, Paul Kersey, Xinjun Wang, Tumen
Votes: 324
China
8. Golpe de estadio (1998)
105 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
An oil company has set up a camp for geological research in a small village in Colombia that has been named New Texas so it becomes the target of the guerrillas. The confrontation is ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Cabrera | Stars: Emma Suárez, Nicolás Montero, César Mora, Flavio Caballero
Votes: 437
Colombia
9. Red Dust (1999)
105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Wistful croquis of the neigborhood in western Zagreb at the beggining of the '90's.
Director: Zrinko Ogresta | Stars: Josip Kuchan, Marko Matanovic, Ivo Gregurevic, Slaven Knezovic
Votes: 504
Croatia
10. The Idiot Returns (1999)
99 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama
Frantisek, the main character is returning to his family. Until now he's been, "successfully" avoiding all relationships. He is an ingenuous and a pure person and thus, is regarded as an ... See full summary »
Director: Sasa Gedeon | Stars: Pavel Liska, Anna Geislerová, Tatiana Dyková, Jirí Langmajer
Votes: 1,093
Czech Republic
11. Mifune (1999)
R | 98 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama
Kresten's dad dies and he returns to the farm on Lolland to take care of things, including his developmentaly-challenged brother. He employs a hooker as maid. He loses his wife and job due to lies. The maid's kid brother moves in and they're a family of 4.
Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Stars: Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jesper Asholt, Emil Tarding
Votes: 8,049 | Gross: $0.59M
Denmark
12. Häjyt (1999)
105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Häjyt tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Samuli Edelmann, Juha Veijonen, Teemu Lehtilä, Kalevi Haapoja
Votes: 5,281
Finland
13. East/West (1999)
PG-13 | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In June 1946, Stalin invites the Russian exiled from the 1917 Revolution to return home. When the ships comes ashore in Odessa, the passengers are divided in two groups and one of them is ... See full summary »
Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: Oleg Menshikov, Sandrine Bonnaire, Catherine Deneuve, Sergey Bodrov
Votes: 5,142 | Gross: $2.78M
France
14. Ak tendeba (1998)
90 min | Drama
The head of the security service is faced with a choice: to continue serving the state or to give up everything in order to save his sick son.
Director: Zaza Urushadze | Stars: Zura Begalishvili, Nino Koberidze, Nino Lejava, Guram Pirtskhalava
Votes: 44
Georgia
15. Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Not Rated | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In 1943 Berlin, a Nazi officer's wife meets and starts a passionate affair with a Jewish woman.
Director: Max Färberböck | Stars: Maria Schrader, Juliane Köhler, Johanna Wokalek, Heike Makatsch
Votes: 6,993 | Gross: $0.93M
Germany
16. From the Edge of the City (1998)
Unrated | 94 min | Crime, Drama
A group of Pontian Greek immigrant teenage dreamers dwelling marginalised in the notorious and lustreless wild suburbia, witness the city's repulsive face and an unrelenting world defined by prostitution, drugs, and inevitably, loss.
Director: Constantine Giannaris | Stars: Stathis Papadopoulos, Costas Kotsianidis, Panagiotis Chartomatsidis, Anestis Polychronidis
Votes: 1,470
Greece
17. Ordinary Heroes (1999)
128 min | Drama
Ordinary Heroes is a 1999 Cantonese-language film directed by Ann Hui. It was co-produced by Hong Kong and China. It concerns social reform activists in Hong Kong. The film's Chinese title ... See full synopsis »
Director: Ann Hui | Stars: Kang-sheng Lee, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Kwan-Ho Tse, Mo-Chan Chik
Votes: 323
Hong Kong
18. The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (1998)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
A portrait of the wild capitalism after the regime change in Hungary, in which the characters show with a continuous change of identity how interests override everything. But in the end, everyone ends up in the same place and the same way.
Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: Zoltán Mucsi, Péter Scherer, József Szarvas, Miklós Jancsó
Votes: 1,006
Hungary
19. Ungfrúin góða og húsið (1999)
98 min | Drama
A hypocritical and selfish older sister holds power over her younger sister by hiding the shame of her pregnancy.
Director: Guðný Halldórsdóttir | Stars: Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Ragnhildur Gísladóttir, Agneta Ekmanner, Rúrik Haraldsson
Votes: 203
Iceland
20. Earth (1998)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance, War
It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna
Votes: 8,112 | Gross: $0.53M
India
21. Sri (1999)
102 min | Drama
Sri is a village girl married to Hendro, a 70-year old Javanese aristocrat. When Hendro falls ill, she has to nurse him back to health and negotiates with the God of Death not to take him away.
Director: Marselli Sumarno | Stars: Rini Ariyanti, Sardono W. Kusumo, R.M.T. Ronosuripto, Niniek L. Karim
Indonesia
22. The Color of Paradise (1999)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Family
The story of Mohammed, a blind Iranian boy and his father, Hashem, who is always oscillating between accepting his son as he is and abandoning him, as he represents a burden for him, after the loss of his wife.
Director: Majid Majidi | Stars: Hossein Mahjoub, Mohsen Ramezani, Salameh Feyzi, Farahnaz Safari
Votes: 18,190 | Gross: $1.81M
Iran
23. Yana's Friends (1999)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three parallel strories of immigrants in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War and about coming together while sealed in a room during the Scud attacks.
Director: Arik Kaplun | Stars: Evelyn Kaplun, Nir Levy, Shmil Ben Ari, Mosko Alkalai
Votes: 599 | Gross: $0.06M
Israel
24. Not of This World (1999)
100 min | Drama
The rumpled owner of a dry-cleaning firm joins forces with a nun to care for an abandoned baby.
Director: Giuseppe Piccioni | Stars: Margherita Buy, Silvio Orlando, Carolina Freschi, Maria Cristina Minerva
Votes: 826
Italy
25. Railroad Man (1999)
112 min | Drama
The touching reminiscing of an elderly railroad-station manager is interrupted by the sudden appearance of some good-natured girls.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Shinobu Ôtake, Ryôko Hirosue, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Votes: 1,323
Japan
26. Around the Pink House (1999)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
La Maison Rose (The Pink House) is an old mansion in Beirut. It is the place where the Nawfal family found shelter during the Civil War and in which they feel good. Unfortunately for them, ... See full summary »
Directors: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige | Stars: Hanane Abboud, Fadi Abi Samra, Anne-Marie Afif, Asma Andraos
Votes: 110
Lebanon
27. El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (1999)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama
Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. ... See full summary »
Director: Arturo Ripstein | Stars: Fernando Luján, Marisa Paredes, Salma Hayek, Rafael Inclán
Votes: 1,231
Mexico
28. Himalaya (1999)
108 min | Drama
An aging chief's last stand, lessons for the new, and the education of a young chief-to-be played against harsh Nature in Nepal's Dolpo. When his son dies returning from Tibet's salt lakes,... See full summary »
Directors: Eric Valli, Michel Debats | Stars: Thilen Lhondup, Gurgon Kyap, Lhakpa Tsamchoe, Karma Wangel
Votes: 5,687 | Gross: $2.48M
Nepal
29. Madelief: Krassen in het tafelblad (1998)
85 min | Drama, Family
When Madelief's grandmother dies, her mother takes her to the funeral. She then visits her grandfather, but quickly gets bored, until Mischa tells her how much fun a rural summer can be. ... See full summary »
Director: Ineke Houtman | Stars: Madelief Verelst, Giulia Fleury, Rijk de Gooyer, Peter Blok
Votes: 466
Netherlands
30. The Prompter (1999)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Siv works as a prompter for the Norwegian opera. As the rehearsals for Aida starts, she marries a demanding man, Fred, who still has a strong connection to his ex-wife. Starting at her ... See full summary »
Director: Hilde Heier | Stars: Hege Schøyen, Sven Nordin, Philip Zandén, Anne-Lise Berntsen
Votes: 245
Norway
31. Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (1999)
R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama
The Peruvian army captain Pantaleon Pantoja, a very serious and efficient officer, is chosen to set up a special service of 'visitors' to satisfy the sexual needs of the soldiers posted on remote jungle outposts.
Director: Francisco J. Lombardi | Stars: Angie Cepeda, Salvador del Solar, Mónica Sánchez, Pilar Bardem
Votes: 2,642
Peru
32. The Kite (1999)
85 min | Drama
Though widowed ex-cop Homer is a kindly father to his ten-year old son Rex, he is considered to be something of a bully in the poor Manila neighborhood that he lives. After mistaking a ... See full summary »
Director: Gil Portes | Stars: Ricky Davao, Lester Llansang, Jennifer Sevilla, Mark Gil
Votes: 24
Philippines
33. Pan Tadeusz (1999)
Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the early 1810s, Poles, part of Russia's client state of Lithuania, think independence will come if they join forces with Napoleon when he invades Russia. This unity of purpose, in one ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Boguslaw Linda, Daniel Olbrychski, Grazyna Szapolowska, Andrzej Seweryn
Votes: 3,710
Poland
34. The Mutants (1998)
113 min | Drama
Three homeless teenagers rejects struggle to survive together. Of them, Andreia is pregnant, while Pedro and Ricardo hustle, steal and are exploited by a pornographer.
Director: Teresa Villaverde | Stars: Ana Moreira, Alexandre Pinto, Nelson Varela, Helder Tavares
Votes: 651
Portugal
35. The Famous Paparazzo (1999)
82 min | Drama, Action
A tabloid photographer is given the assignment to follow a politician suspected to have sexual relations with an underage girl.
Director: Nicolae Margineanu | Stars: Marcel Iures, Maria Ploae, Gheorghe Dinica, Alexandru Repan
Votes: 222
Romania
36. Moloch (1999)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
In 1942, in Bavaria, Eva Braun is alone when Adolf Hitler arrives with Dr. Josef Göbbels and his wife Magda Göbbels and Martin Bormann to spend a couple of days without talking politics.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov | Stars: Elena Rufanova, Eva Mattes, Leonid Mozgovoy, Peter Fitz
Votes: 2,593
Russia
37. All My Loved Ones (1999)
91 min | Drama, War
Told from the perspective of man reflecting on his childhood in Prague in the early years of World War 2 and the eventual destruction of his family as the Nazis rise to power.
Director: Matej Minac | Stars: Rupert Graves, Josef Abrhám, Jirí Bartoska, Libuse Safránková
Votes: 583
Slovakia
38. All About My Mother (1999)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A comedy-drama about a bereaved mother, and overwrought actress, her jealous lover, and a pregnant nun.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan
Votes: 102,829 | Gross: $8.26M
Spain
39. Under the Sun (1998)
130 min | Drama, Romance
Olof lives alone on a farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik. Olof advertises for a housekeeper, and Ellen arrives. During summer Olof's heart and Erik's desires develops.
Director: Colin Nutley | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Helena Bergström, Johan Widerberg, Gunilla Röör
Votes: 2,994 | Gross: $0.29M
Sweden
40. Beresina or The Last Days of Switzerland (1999)
108 min | Comedy
An innocent Russian call girl believes that she would make use of her influential contacts to get Swiss nationality.
Director: Daniel Schmid | Stars: Elena Panova, Geraldine Chaplin, Martin Benrath, Ulrich Noethen
Votes: 601
Switzerland
41. Luna Papa (1999)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
The unborn child of Mamlakat (Khamatova) is telling her story. She is 17, beautiful and vivacious, and dreaming secretly of becoming an actress. She lives with her father and brother (... See full summary »
Director: Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov | Stars: Chulpan Khamatova, Moritz Bleibtreu, Ato Mukhamedzhanov, Merab Ninidze
Votes: 3,325
Tajikistan
42. Tian ma cha fang (1999)
93 min | Drama, History, Romance
1945-1947, Taiwan. A teenage couple were deeply in love despite objections from the girl's family. Their tragic story is played out in travelling troupes, tea-houses and western-style cafes... See full summary »
Director: Cheng-sheng Lin | Stars: Giong Lim, Shu-shen Hsiao, Leon Dai, Kun-chang Chen
Votes: 155
Taiwan
43. Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds (1999)
120 min | Drama, History
The film is set during the period of the Varlik Vergisi where many non-Muslims were forced to pay higher taxes, often in an arbitrary and unrealistic way. Around 2,000 non-Muslims who could... See full summary »
Directors: Tomris Giritlioglu, Hakan Eser | Stars: Hülya Avsar, Zuhal Olcay, Kamran Usluer, Zafer Algöz
Votes: 1,530
Turkey
44. Solomon & Gaenor (1999)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance
A tragic love story between a Jewish young man and a Welsh woman in the beginning of the century. The movie is mostly in English with parts in Welsh and Yiddish.
Director: Paul Morrison | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Nia Roberts, Sue Jones-Davies, William Thomas
Votes: 1,462 | Gross: $0.30M
United Kingdom
45. Glue Sniffer (1999)
105 min | Drama
Oliver, an 11-year-old boy thrown out of his home by his abusive stepfather, joins a gang of street children and is exposed to narcotics, violence and sexual predators, and the world of crime seems to be the only road available.
Director: Elia K. Schneider | Stars: José Gregorio Rivas, Alfredo Medina, Luis Campos Pelón, Pedro Lander
Votes: 272
Venezuela
46. Three Seasons (1999)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama
Although the hearts and goals and desires are different for everyone in a culturally-shifting Ho Chi Minh City, the stories of four separate individuals paint a vivid picture of the past, present, and future of a city eking into a new era.
Director: Tony Bui | Stars: Ngoc Hiep Nguyen, Ngoc Minh, Phat Trieu Hoang, Diem Kieu
Votes: 3,298 | Gross: $2.02M
Vietnam
47. The White Suit (1999)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A sergeant officer lives a life of a loner, reads literary classics and dreams about acting. On his journey by train, he madly falls in love with a prostitute, but her pimp - another ... See full summary »
Director: Lazar Ristovski | Stars: Lazar Ristovski, Radmila Shegoleva, Dragan Nikolic, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic
Votes: 1,047
Yugoslavia
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