National Board of Review

1987 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerAu revoir les enfantsA French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of the top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.AmazonDark EyesAboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the ...AmazonJean de FloretteA greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell.AmazonJean de FloretteA greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water so...

1986 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerGinger and FredAmelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act (imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers) on a TV variety show. It's both a touchingly nostalgic ...AmazonMen...A man's wife leaves him to take up with an artist, so the man responds by becoming the artist's roommate.AmazonMénageA bisexual petty criminal named Bob encounters a married couple arguing in a bar. Bob breaks up the fight and proceeds to seduce first the wife and then the husband. Then Bob teaches the ...AmazonMiss MaryA young British woman is hired as a governess by a wealthy Argentine family. Through her position, she slowly sees how the upper class of society is slowly crumbling, and how a popular ...AmazonOt...

1985 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerGhare-BaireWhen the movie opens, a woman is recalling the events that molded her perspective on the world. Years ago, her husband, a wealthy Western-educated landowner, challenged tradition by ...AmazonLa ChevreA daughter of a millionaire, distinguish by incredible bad luck, goes missing. The idea how to find her is either insane or brilliant - to send after her an equally unlucky person.AmazonRanIn Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.AmazonRanIn Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly und...

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 ...