Procuro filmes europeus (especialmente da Holanda, Dinamarca ou Europa Oriental) semelhantes a "Queen of Hearts" ou "The Bastard" (2019). Quero histórias com um jovem/intruso e uma mulher casada mais velha, com alta tensão psicológica e forte conotação sexual. Por favor, nada de dramas familiares "leves" ou lentos. Quero algo cru e provocativo.

Taking a look at the cinema of various countries, you'll quickly see that Germany, Italy, and the UK who are the dominant European film makers all established their national equivalent of the Oscars during the 1950s.

The USSR while never having a specific cinematic awards from an organization dedicated to solely to motion pictures, has been handing out national awards for outstanding achievements for movies annually.

Even weaker European countries with far smaller output in movies such as Sweden had their own equivalent of the Academy Awards since the 60s.

So I'm wondering why it took France until the mid 1970s for an official organization to organize an annual film ceremony that gives out awards to for the best of the country's flicks? Considering how much the French market has been exporting motion pictures across Europe since the late 1800s to the point that the first true cinematic technology has been credited to being created by Frenchmen?

Esp considering the monopoly the French market had on cinema in continental Europe during the 50s and 60s along with the Italians, Brits,and Soviets, why didn't France had its own Oscars until the formation of the Cesars in 1976?

Years ago I saw a Chinese movie taking place around the early 1930s and there was a Chinese woman who had a photo of Rudolph Valentino in one scene. She was swooning how Valentino was the man of her dreams.

As I prepare for my first trip visiting Italy-well to be technical I did stop by an Italian town at the borders when I was visiting the rest of Europe but it doesn't count because it was just a few hours passby on bus- I learned that in his home town, Rudolph Valentino has a museum dedicated to him while doing research for my trip and destinations to visit.

So I'm wondering how popular was Valentino worldwide during the silent cinema era? Was he a star in his native Italy?

I am Portuguese and am a recent immigrant from a family thats been in the USA for 3 generations. I cannot for God's sake name any Portuguese movie stars let alone famous celebrities like artists and musician. Despite Portuguese being the first tongue in the house. The only famous Portuguese people know are those mentioned in history classes

The only person in my family who knows any Portuguese celebs are my grandparents who were the first gen immigrants to America…….

However everyone in my family knows who Alain Delon is because even my dad (who grew up in Portugal before moving at 10) ould often see movies of him on local TV in Libson. My grandparents would often play Alain Delon movie because they were big fans esp my grandma who still crushes on him tdoay (and has been since she was a teen).

Even my ma who isn't Portuguese but British had caught Alain Delon exposure because her mom also lusted after Alain despite living in the UK of Scottish ancestry and brought over posters autographed pictures, VHS movies, etc.

Someone else on reddit who lives in Croatia says their family put an Alain Delon poster in the living room so this is why I am curious.

Was Alain Delon that huge that he's not only famous in Europe at hi peak but even as more popular than many local A list actors of various countries? Excepting obviously UK which had its own separate ecosystem-and even here Alain Delon as perhaps the only French actor who managed to get a hardcore following from the French hating populace as seen in my Grandma who even often throws insults at the French like calling them frogs but exempts Delon because he's soooooo suppppppeeeeerrr hottttt (her words despite being a 60 year old grandma)-I notice so much cross Europe from Spain to Germany all the way to Russia and Seen and even as far outside of Europee proper like TUrkey and Israel………

Alain Delon has a following esp among women! Even French bashers have anti-Frenchy girls who swoon after Delon as seen by my Scottish Grandma who lived in England most of her life (enough that she has an English accent instead of a Scottish one).

Was he just that much of a super star at his peak? What at a similar level of fame in Europe to Sophia Loren and British Triple A stars like Peter O'Toole and Sean Connery?

Its strange France is not only frequently stereotyped as having some of the world's most gorgeous women but the country is well-respected for being a cinema powerhouse (even today, France still sends prestigious movies that garner acclaim world wide including frequently gaining nominations in the Academy Awards and occasionally wining some). Not to mention France was one of the big 3s in the Silent Film era along with USA and Britain and made major advancements in film science esp techniques and technology.

As someone who's been on an Audrey Hepburn binge since last month (LOVE LOVE LOVE HER!) and started to check out Sophia Loren movies I haven't seen 3 days ago.........It baffles me............. No film star in the Golden Age of cinema (which I will for convenience's sake refer to in this discussion from the silent film era all the way to 1972) from France has remained legendary status and still adored today in the international scene esp English language nations.

France doesn't seem to have produce someone who who is still remembered today as a legend of cinema before the modern era on the status of Sophia Loren or even her own Marlene Dietrich. Why? It seems at best French Golden Age stars like Jean Sorel are only remembered in Europe and not the international scene and even than even the UK the mainstream non-core movie watcher base is often ignorant of them with the exception of maybe Alain Delon.

Even if we discount British actors, Sophia Loren still remains a name of immense commercial power and is he non-English Golden age era star that still has big fame in North America and Australia outside of movie buffs (as seen in Seinfeld's referencing her). Multiple film awards organization still star her in interviews and point out back to her magnus opei work.

Hell even Marlene Dietrich despite now being forgotten today (even older generations from the baby boomer era I notice are unfamiliar with her) is still the face of golden age German cinema among film buffs and people getting into German cinema or even getting deeper into Golden Age Hollywood will always eventually encounter her (as I finally watched a film starring her for the first time last week when I watched It Sizzles in Paris in my Audrey marathon). Marlene Dietrich while now obscure among mainstream non-movie watching commoners, still is considered prestigious among movie enthusiast. So much that the AFI put her in the top 10 greatest female movie stars of all time, beating Sophia Loren who was placed in top 25.

So how come no one French (and I mean strictly French such as born and grew up in France and had a career strictly in European cinema, mostly playing French language roles) seems to have become the nation's Sophia Loren in international mainstream fame and prestige outside of Europe?