What are some interesting foreign films old enough to be out on DVD?

I very much doubt you’ll like my choice, based on your details, but whenever anyone asks for foreign movies worth watching I invariably choose this fine little movie.

try the Swedish film, My Life as a Dog. It may give Milo a new perspective. ;)

Do you have to stand and stretch in-between? (This would alter my selection considerably).

You must see The Hedgehog (Le Herrison). Beautiful film with a nice balance of humor and pathos.

@Shippy: In between what?

A Very Long Engagement, by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Man on Wire.
The Irony of Fate – though not intellectually challenging (unless you are trying to learn Russian and are forced to watch it without subs, which was how I discovered this movie in college), I am very fond of it. Wiki says it is to Russians what It’s a Wonderful Life is to Americans.

I liked these, just to pick two:

Uzhpizin
The Story of the Weeping Camel

And one more:

The Fast Runner

@thorninmud, I didn’t know there’d been a film of the novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog. I loved the book right up until the ending, at which point I thought that the author had really committed a foul. There was nothing before that in the story that justified the kind of twist the author pulled. Left me with a very sour taste in my mouth and a disinclination to trust the author again.

@gailcalled, if you’re interested anyway, I’d suggest reading this rather than seeing the movie. Until the disappointing conclusion, I’d have called it a writer’s novel. The language, the voices, and the interior monologues are important, much more so than the plot, in my opinion. But perhaps this is one instance where the book and the movie are such different experiences that they warrant separate attention.

@ucme: “A mysterious diver hiding in Amsterdam’s canal system embarks on a rampage of gruesome murders.”” I will probably not see this. Any other ideas?

I have already seen (and loved)

The Weeping Camel
The Fast Runner
Uzhpizin
Man on Wire
My Life as a Dog

but you are picking my kind of films.

I am a big fan of all of Michael Haneke’s films and for contrast, those of Mike Leigh.

Let the Right One In

Here are some more that I found worthwhile lately, even if “liked” isn’t always the right word:

Cousin Bette – the 1971 British miniseries, with a young and beautiful Helen Mirren and an utterly stunning Margaret Tyzack. This blew me away when it came out on Masterpiece Theatre in the 70s, and again when I rented it two weeks ago.
The Private Life of Henry VIII – Notable for Charles Laughton’s uncanny portrayal of the monarch, like a walking Holbein portrait.
Kitchen Stories – Quirky and touching.
Mao’s Last Dancer – I’m attracted to such glimpses of cultures that are very alien to me.
The Mill & The Cross – It took me a little while to get what was going on here, which is not a story per se but more like an animated painting, but I found it compelling.
The Perfect Husband (El marido perfecto) – This was rated slow, boring, and simple by a number of people. I found it quite otherwise (as is often the case). It was disturbing in that I could see what was happening but didn’t want it to happen. What held my attention was the amazing performances by Tim Roth and Peter Firth. I also thought that a number of Netflix viewers’ comments grossly misinterpreted the ending, which to me subtly but effectively restored the balance.