Foreign art films/ Drama/Cult Classics

I don't know any foreign art or drama films. But i know a few cult classics.
To start: blade runner, its like a sci-fi noir film, the mad max trilogy if they count. Escape from new york, and if you like starwars theres fanboys.

 

If you liked Amelie, you'll probably like Delicatessen (directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet as well). It's much darker than Amelie though, but still good in my opinion.
Recently, I've seen The Hedgehog (2009) and I thought it was really good.
Cleo from 5 to 7 is a film I'd recommend too. Same for The 400 Blows (and probably any film by François Truffaut).
If you like musicals you should like Jacques Demy's The Young Girls of Rochefort and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
Sorry for the overwhelming amount of French names here. ^^

 

If you liked Amelie, I think you would like Frances Ha or Submarine. Trainspotting is a really good movie (with Ewan McGregor as a heroin addict - so that's good). I guess Donnie Darko is kind of a cult classic, so is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Sci-fi (if you're into that) Brazil is kind of a 1984 future movie, pretty good. ^Blade Runner is an awesome movie. Mystic River is a really good drama, and if you like Quentin Tarantino, then basically all of his movies are wonderful (especially Reservoir Dogs or Inglourious Basterds). Oh and foreign, try A Separation (Iranian) or The Hunt (Danish), or Amour (French). That's all I can think of now, but if you hate all of those, I can come up with more!

 

I really love French and Italian films of the 60s-70s era. I'm glad to see The 400 Blows mentioned; this has to be among my all time favorite films. It's funny, when I get my hair cut, I bring in a photo of the main character, and say, "Cut my hair like that." nI have a film poster and a script for this film, even.

 

La Vita e Bella.

Soooo good.... Soooooo sad.

 

I think you'll enjoy "La fille sur le pont" (The Girl on the Bridge, 1999) with Vanessa Paradis and Malèna (2000) with Monica Bellucci.