Film Awards

1984 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerA Love in GermanyIn May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden that he left 40 years before. He wants to discover what happened then, the truth about an ...AmazonA Sunday in the CountryAn elderly painter whose son visits with his family on the weekends, is also surprised by a visit from his still-single daughter.AmazonA Sunday in the CountryAn elderly painter whose son visits with his family on the weekends, is also surprised by a visit from his still-single daughter.AmazonCarmenA film version of the famous Bizet opera, where a soldier (Don Jose) falls in love with a beautiful factory worker (Carmen), but she does not reciprocate his feelings.AmazonIl quartetto BasileusAmazonT...

1983 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerBoat PeopleA Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the Liberation and learns harsh truths about its regime and its "New Economic Zones".AmazonFanny and AlexanderTwo young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls.AmazonFanny and AlexanderTwo young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls.AmazonLa traviataVioletta meets Alfredo and quickly falls for him. After the lovers run away together, they live in bliss for a short time. However, Alfredo's father, Giorgio, starts to interfere, concerned...AmazonThat Night in VarennesIn June of 1791, a group of passengers in a stagecoach find themselves caught up in the events of the F...

1982 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerDas BootThe claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.AmazonMephistoA German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and ...AmazonMephistoA German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and ...AmazonSiberiadeThe story about a very small god-forgotten village in Siberia reflects the history of Russia from the beginning of the century till early 80s. Three generations try to find the land of ...AmazonThree BrothersThree men...

1981 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerDas Boot ist vollDuring World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: ...AmazonOblomovSt. Petersburg, mid 19th century: the indolent, middle-aged Oblomov lives in a flat with his older servant, Zakhar. He sleeps much of the day, dreaming of his childhood on his parents' ...AmazonOblomovSt. Petersburg, mid 19th century: the indolent, middle-aged Oblomov lives in a flat with his older servant, Zakhar. He sleeps much of the day, dreaming of his childhood on his parents' ...AmazonPixoteThe life of a boy in the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution and drugs.AmazonThe ContractT...

1980 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerChrist Stopped at EboliA doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.AmazonFrom the Life of the MarionettesAn account of the events before and after a murder committed by Peter Egermann (Robert Atzorn), a disturbed businessman in a strained marriage, and what led Peter to perform such a shocking act.AmazonKagemushaA petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.AmazonKnife in the HeadOne night when seeking his estranged wife, Hoffmann goes to the youth center where she works. The police are there rounding up radicals who frequent the center - Hoffmann runs into the ...Amaz...

1979 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerLa cage aux follesTwo gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership ...AmazonLa cage aux follesTwo gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership ...AmazonNosferatu the VampyreCount Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror.AmazonPeppermint SodaIn the fall of 1963, Anne is becoming a teenager. She lives in Paris with her mother and her older s...

1978 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerA Slave of LoveOlga Voznesenskaya is a silent screen star whose pictures are so popular that underground revolutionaries risk capture to see them. She's in southern Russia filming a tear-jerker as the ...AmazonAutumn SonataA married daughter who longs for her mother's love is visited by the latter, a successful concert pianist.AmazonAutumn SonataA married daughter who longs for her mother's love is visited by the latter, a successful concert pianist.AmazonBread and ChocolateItalian immigrant Nino steadfastly tries to become a member of Swiss Society no matter how awful his situation becomes.AmazonDear InspectorRomance in the prime of life. When Lise's car bumps Antoine's bike, they recognize each other from a brief fling 20 ...

1977 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerA Special DayTwo neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit to Italy in May 1938.AmazonCría cuervosIn the twilight of Francisco Franco's dictatorship, an eight-year-old orphan and her two sisters find shelter in the house of their stern aunt, trying their best to acclimatise to a new reality. Will they summon up the courage to grow up?AmazonThat Obscure Object of DesireRecounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen year-old former chambermaid Conchita.AmazonThat Obscure Object of DesireRecounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen y...

1976 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerCousin cousineTwo distant cousins meet at a wedding banquet for an elderly couple. Over time, a close friendship develops between them, but their spouses begin to think that they are more than just friends.AmazonFace to FaceA married couple of psychiatrists has their relationship tested when one suffers a mental breakdown.AmazonSmall ChangeIn the town of Thiers, summer of 1976, teachers and parents give their children skills, love, and attention. A teacher has his first child, a single mother hopes to meet Mr. Right, another ...AmazonThe Clockmaker of St. PaulA Watchmaker finds out one day that his son has become a murderer. He tries to understand for whom and why.AmazonThe Marquise of OA German Marquise has to deal with a p...

1975 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerA Brief VacationA women lives a miserable life in the basement of her Milan apartment, with her boring inlaws and three children (boys). Her husband has been injured. Her bleak life takes an unexpected ...AmazonSpecial SectionIn occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. The collaborationist Vichy government decides to pin the murder on six petty criminals. Loyal judges are called in to convict them as quickly as possible.AmazonStavisky...Irrestisible charm and talent help Serge Alexandre alias Stavisky, small-time swindler, to make friends with even the most influential members of the French industrial and political elite ...AmazonSwept AwayA trip into the Mediterranean sea becomes a trip into the discov...