Foreignfilms website top 100 films
Submitted by kenji on Fri, 04/01/2005 - 03:05
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- 1. Seven Samurai (1954), Japan
- directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 2. 8 1/2 (1963), Italy
- directed by Federico Fellini
- 3. Rashomon (1951), Japan
- directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 4. Wild Strawberries (1957), Sweden
- directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 5. The Seventh Seal (1956), Sweden
- directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 6. The Bicycle Thief (1948), Italy
- directed by Vittorio De Sica
- 7. Cries and Whispers (1972), Sweden
- directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 8. M (1931), Germany
- directed by Fritz Lang
- 9. Ran (1985), Japan
- directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 10. Amelie (2001), France
- directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- 11. Ikiru (1952), Japan
- directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 12. Persona (1966), Sweden
- directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 13. City of God (2002), Brazil
- directed by Fernando Meirelles
- 14. The 400 Blows (1959), France
- directed by Francois Truffaut
- 15. La Dolce Vita (1960), Italy
- directed by Federico Fellini
- 16. Stalker (1979), Russia
- directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- 17. Raise the Red Lantern (1991), China
- directed by Yimou Zhang
- 18. Andrei Rublev (1966), Russia
- directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- 19. Yojimbo (1961), Japan
- directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 20. Throne of Blood (1957), Japan
- directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 21. Grand Illusion (1937), France
- directed by Jean Renoir
- 22. La Strada (1954), Italy
- directed by Federico Fellini
- 23. The Exterminating Angel (1962), Mexico
- directed by Luis Bunuel
- 24. The Mirror (1974), Russia
- directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- 25. Children of Paradise (1945), France
- directed by Marcel Carne
- 26. Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972), Germany
- directed by Werner Herzog
- 27. Los Olvidados (1950), Mexico
- directed by Luis Bunuel
- 28. Umberto D (1952), Italy
- directed by Vittorio De Sica
- 29. In the Mood for Love (2000), Hong Kong
- directed by Wong Kar-Wai
- 30. Metropolis (1926), Germany
- directed by Fritz Lang
- 31. Fanny and Alexander (1982), Sweden
- directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 32. Beauty and the Beast (1946), France
- directed by Jean Cocteau
- 33. Nights of Cabiria (1957), Italy
- directed by Federico Fellini
- 34. The Rules of the Game (1939), France
- directed by Jean Renoir
- 35. Spirited Away (2001), Japan
- directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- 36. Nostalghia (1983), Russia
- directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- 37. The Silence (1963), Sweden
- directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 38. Tokyo Story (1953), Japan
- directed by Yasujiro Ozu
- 39. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), France
- directed by Luis Bunuel
- 40. Solaris (1972), Russia
- directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- 41. Winter Light (1962), Sweden
- directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 42. Viridiana (1961), Spain
- directed by Luis Bunuel
- 43. Breathless (1959), France
- directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- 44. My Life to Live (1962), France
- directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- 45. Nosferatu (1922), Germany
- directed by F.W. Murnau
- 46. Pather Panchali (1955), India
- directed by Satyajit Ray
- 47. Open City (1945), Italy
- directed by Roberto Rossellini
- 48. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), France
- directed by Luis Bunuel
- 49. Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Sweden
- directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 50. L'Age d'Or (1930), France
- directed by Luis Bunuel
- 51. Un Chien Andalou (1928), France
- directed by Luis Bunuel
- 52. Ugetsu Monogatari (1953), Japan
- directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
- 53. The Wages of Fear (1953), France
- directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- 54. Cinema Paradiso (1988), Italy
- directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
- 55. All About My Mother (1999), Spain
- directed by Pedro Almodovar
- 56. Sansho the Bailiff (1954), Japan
- directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
- 57. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919), Germany
- directed by Robert Wiene
- 58. Amarcord (1973), Italy
- directed by Federico Fellini
- 59. Show Me Love (1998), Sweden
- directed by Lukas Moodysson
- 60. L'Avventura (1960), Italy
- directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
- 61. Battleship Potemkin (1925), Russia
- directed by Sergei Eisenstein
- 62. Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), Sweden
- directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 63. La Notte (1961), Italy
- directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
- 64. Talk to Her (2001), Spain
- directed by Pedro Almodovar
- 65. Das Boot (1981), Germany
- directed by Wolfgang Petersen
- 66. The Hidden Fortress (1958), Japan
- directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 67. The Leopard (1963), Italy
- directed by Luchino Visconti
- 68. The Children of Heaven (1997), Iran
- directed by Majid Majidi
- 69. Chungking Express (1994), Hong Kong
- directed by Wong Kar-Wai
- 70. Princess Mononoke (1997), Japan
- directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- 71. To Live (1994), China
- directed by Yimou Zhang
- 72. Au Revoir les Enfants (1987), France
- directed by Louis Malle
- 73. Ivan's Childhood (1962), Russia
- directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- 74. Contempt (1963), France
- directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- 75. Amores Perros (2000), Mexico
- directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iniarritu
- 76. Central Station (1998), Brazil
- directed by Walter Salles
- 77. Underground (1995), Yugoslavia
- directed by Emir Kusturica
- 78. Fitzcarraldo (1982), Germany
- directed by Werner Herzog
- 79. Hero (2002), China
- directed by Yimou Zhang
- 80. Run Lola Run (1998), Germany
- directed by Tom Tykwer
- 81. Shoot the Piano Player (1960), France
- directed by Francois Truffaut
- 82. Sanjuro (1962), Japan
- directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 83. Belle de Jour (1967), France
- directed by Luis Bunuel
- 84. Alexander Nevsky (1938), Russia
- directed by Sergei Eisenstein
- 85. Pierrot Le Fou (1965), France
- directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- 86. The Killer (1989), Hong Kong
- directed by John Woo
- 87. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Taiwan
- directed by Ang Lee
- 88. Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1959), France
- directed by Alain Resnais
- 89. Jean de Florette (1986), France
- directed by Claude Berri
- 90. Jules and Jim (1961), France
- directed by Francois Truffaut
- 91. Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998), Spain
- directed by Julio Medem
- 92. High and Low (1963), Japan
- directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 93. Diabolique (1954), France
- directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- 94. Kagemusha (1980), Japan
- directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 95. The Virgin Spring (1959), Sweden
- directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 96. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Spain
- directed by Pedro Almodovar
- 97. Life is Beautiful (1998), Italy
- directed by Roberto Benigni
- 98. Manon of the Spring (1986), France
- directed by Claude Berri
- 99. The Wild Reeds (1994), France
- directed by Andre Techine
- 100. No Man's Land (2001), UK
- directed by Danis Tanovic
This was the final result when the site ended temporarily (it's returned since, without renewing the listing)- according to average scores, and a minimim number of votes. Some Japanese films were badly affected by a sudden invasion of barbarian hordes giving low scores en masse a couple of years ago (why i really can't imagine- is there some secret anti-Japanese league out there?). Seven Samurai still managed to claw its way back to #1, Sansho and Ugetsu worked their way up again to mid-table, with less votes. Anyway, it's a very useful guide i think, with plenty of classics as well as some of the most popular recent successes. But perhaps a bit top heavy with Kurosawa, Bergman, Fellini?