Here are several Foreign Films you might want to consider…

Yesterday Girl

Directed by Alexander Kluge

Starring Alexandra Kluge, Gunther Mack

Re-Released: May 25, 2010

Anita flees her home in East Germany for its democratic cousin to the west. But life on the other side proves as challenging as it was in the Communist Republic–and often just as oppressive. Released in 1966, the darkly comic YESTERDAY GIRL was a groundbreaking film in postwar German cinema, winning a Special Jury Prize at the 1966 Venice Film Festival.

The Class

Directed by Laurent Cantent

Rated PG13

Starring: Francois Begaudeau, Franck Keita

At a tough inner-city middle school in Paris, a dedicated teacher name Mr. Marin begins the new term. Taking on a class comprised of a melting pot of modern day French society, he pushes and prods his pupils while striving to gain their respect. And as each side challenges the other over issues both academic and personal, Mr. Marin and his students are about to get an education they’ll never forget. French and English audio tracks.

12

Directed by Nikita Mikalkov

Rated PG13

Starring: Sergei Makovetsky

A loose remake of 12 Angry Men, this version is set in contemporary Moscow where 12 very different men must unanimously decide the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his step-father, a Russian army officer. Consigned to a makeshift jury room in a school gymnasium, one by one each man takes center stage to confront, connect, and confess while the accused awaits a verdict and revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in flashbacks.

Schultz Gets The Blues

Directed by Michael Schorr

Rated PG

Starring: Horst Krause, Ursula Schuckt

Shultze is a retired miner who plans on spending the rest of his life playing polkas on his accordian. But one day he hears American blues and decides to check out the roots of this exciting music at its source – New Orleans.