I love foreign films. It used to be French films, and I guess I liked Truffault, Alain Renais, all the good old French directors. My favorite French film, well I have 2 are Breathless with Jean Paul Belmondo and A Man and A Woman. I saw both of these the summer of 1966, I believe. It was the summer I was living in Grenoble, France going to school. I know it was the year that A Man and A Woman won as the Best film at the Cannes Film Festival and it was wonderful seeing it in a movie theater in Paris. Luckily both movies are easy to understand for someone who doesn’t speak fluent French. I still watch both movies often.
As to current films, I guess I’ve switched to Spanish films, I think Almodovar is a genius. His movies are strange, and I think the earlier ones are better, but I did enjoy Volver recently.
Unfortunately I am married to a man who doesn’t like foreign films, so I am thankful for Netflix, I can watch my films while he watches his baseball games.
Oh, you asked why, well, basically, I think that most foreign films are made a lot better than a lot of the American films. How can you compare these films, including things like Pans labyrinth to movies about the Simpsons and all the films staring Adam Sandler. Ok, I may come across as a snob, but I do perfer films that have some talent to provide, not that all foreign films aren’t silly, but they do just seem to be made better. Fellini may not always make sense, but it is truly eye candy.

Roberto Benigni. I only like him because I love the movie,”Life Is Beautiful.” I don’t have a favorite foreign film directors.

Another GREAT foreign film is,”Pan’s Labyrinth.”