Acclaimed Films from Around the World
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For each country, I selected a maximum of 2 films, 1 film per director. Countries that no longer exist are listed by their current names. The films are listed alphabetically by country (see the IMDb list to see which films are from which country).
I did not use a formula to select the films, but my selections are mainly based on the following criteria:
1. Country-specific and region-specific critic polls.
2. Non-country-specific critic polls.
3. Various other lists.
4. Rotten Tomatoes scores and ratings.
Note: Although the list has room for improvement, I lost interest, so I am not planning to update it.
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101 Reykjavík
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
110 new
4:30
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
68 new
8½
1963, in 35 top lists Check -
51 new
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check -
39 new
Al-mummia
1969 — a.k.a. The Mummy, in 5 top lists Check -
85 new
Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue
2000 — a.k.a. Ali Zoua: Prince of the Streets, in 2 top lists Check -
102 new
Andrey Rublyov
1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check -
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Aniki Bóbó
1942, in 4 top lists Check -
139 new
Araya
1959, in 4 top lists Check -
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Bab el hadid
1958 — a.k.a. Cairo Station, in 6 top lists Check -
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Bamako
2006, in 4 top lists Check -
140 new
Bao gio cho den tháng Muoi
1984 — a.k.a. When the Tenth Month Comes, in 3 top lists Check -
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Bashu, gharibeye koochak
1989 — a.k.a. Bashu, the Little Stranger, in 2 top lists Check -
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La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin...
1975 — a.k.a. The Battle of Chile: Part I, in 8 top lists Check -
109 new
Be with Me
2005, in 2 top lists Check -
124 new
Bei qing cheng shi
1989 — a.k.a. A City of Sadness, in 10 top lists Check -
74 new
Beshkempir
1998 — a.k.a. The Adopted Son, in 0 top lists Check -
47 new
À bout de souffle
1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check -
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Breaking the Waves
1996, in 14 top lists Check -
103 new
Bronenosets Potemkin
1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check -
132 new
Chelovek s kino-apparatom
1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check -
135 new
Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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La ciudad y los perros
1985 — a.k.a. The City and the Dogs, in 2 top lists Check -
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Cocalero
2007, in 1 top list Check -
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Confesión a Laura
1990 — a.k.a. Confessing to Laura, in 1 top list Check -
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The Crying Game
1992, in 11 top lists Check -
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Dekalog
1989, in 11 top lists Check -
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Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol
1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check -
25 new
El Chacal de Nahueltoro
1969 — a.k.a. Jackal of Nahueltoro, in 2 top lists Check -
117 new
El verdugo
1963 — a.k.a. The Executioner, in 6 top lists Check -
29 new
La estrategia del caracol
1993 — a.k.a. The Snail's Strategy, in 2 top lists Check -
54 new
Fa yeung nin wah
2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check -
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Le fils
2002 — a.k.a. The Son, in 5 top lists Check -
84 new
Frida, naturaleza viva
1983 — a.k.a. Frida Still Life, in 2 top lists Check -
125 new
Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian
1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check -
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H-8...
1958, in 1 top list Check -
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Hei yan quan
2006 — a.k.a. I Don't Want to Sleep Alone, in 4 top lists Check -
82 new
Heremakono
2002 — a.k.a. Waiting for Happiness, in 5 top lists Check -
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Himala
1982 — a.k.a. Miracle, in 1 top list Check -
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La historia oficial
1985 — a.k.a. The Official Story, in 6 top lists Check -
122 new
Höhenfeuer
1985 — a.k.a. Alpine Fire, in 6 top lists Check -
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La hora de los hornos: Notas y testimonios...
1968 — a.k.a. The Hour of the Furnaces, in 9 top lists Check -
36 new
Horí, má panenko
1967 — a.k.a. The Firemen's Ball, in 11 top lists Check -
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Huang tu di
1984 — a.k.a. Yellow Earth, in 9 top lists Check -
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Igla
1988 — a.k.a. The Needle, in 1 top list Check -
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Iko shashvi mgalobeli
1970 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird, in 1 top list Check -
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Jakten
1959 — a.k.a. The Chasers, in 3 top lists Check -
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...
1975, in 12 top lists Check -
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Jim Shvante (marili svanets)
1930 — a.k.a. Salt for Svanetia, in 1 top list Check -
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Juventude Em Marcha
2006 — a.k.a. Colossal Youth, in 8 top lists Check
Last updated on Jul 28, 2012; source