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When you take a trip to the cinema or stay at home to check some of the new film releases, you can often drift to the old reliable and efficient: the pillars of American movies like Scorsese and Tarantino, Clooney and Pitt. Why not? There were so many memorable films produced by American actors and directors, it is easy to turn to them for something special. However, when you see all the big-budget film is a perfect time to explore the world of foreign cinema. Although some directors like Pedro Almodovar got a big name in recent years, there are a number of others who have slipped under the radar. For a good place to start, check out these five foreign films on satellite television networks, the best to come during the last decade. 1. Irma Vep. The name of Olivier Assayas can not say much about the American public, but the French director was one of the great filmmakers of Europe for more than a decade. This film, this Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung (English), revolves around a French film director tries to remake a classic vampire film (to understand the title, rearrange the letters to find a vampire). A fascinating meditation on film and foreigners in Paris, Irma Vep may be the most accessible of the great French film – see it on the Independent Film Channel in HD. 2. Oldboy. If you think of foreign films as slow and romantic obsession, see Oldboy Korea and find the antidote. This shocking, violent film follows the kidnapping and imprisonment of a drunkard. The catch is, neither he nor the public knows why or where he is incarcerated. One day he finds a way out and seeks revenge as the most violent. However, it seems that his former tormentor is still pulling the strings. The director manages to mix in allusions to classic Hollywood while remaining fresh and original. 3. In the Mood for Love. Hong Kong master Wong Kar Wai has made films in English (see the average Blueberry Nights), but this masterpiece is the starting point. With Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung is a story of unrequited love between two people whose spouses are unfaithful to them (with each other) in the 1940s in Hong Kong. See movie and elegant on the Sundance Channel with satellite TV. 4. Volver. Another great foreign film with a reference to Hitchcock’s Vertigo, the film cemented his reputation Almodovar and Penelope Cruz in the world. They are simply the best duo to work together in the film. Part ghost story, part tragedy, this modern classic is still sparks conversation about satellite television networks like HBO premium. 5. Gomorrah. The author of this book about the Neapolitan mafia has gone into hiding to avoid certain death. What he has risked his life to tell a story of how far the Mafia went to Italy. A fascinating film that has been celebrated around the world, it can be seen on Showtime in HD.

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