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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Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
71 new
Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
134 new
Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
133 new
The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
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M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check -
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Ladri di biciclette
1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check -
68 new
8½
1963, in 35 top lists Check -
121 new
Persona
1966, in 25 top lists Check -
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Fa yeung nin wah
2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check -
136 new
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check -
70 new
Tôkyô monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check -
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À bout de souffle
1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check -
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Bronenosets Potemkin
1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check -
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La règle du jeu
1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check -
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Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check -
102 new
Andrey Rublyov
1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check -
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Chelovek s kino-apparatom
1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check -
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Pather Panchali
1955, in 21 top lists Check -
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Ordet
1955, in 21 top lists Check -
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The Piano
1993, in 14 top lists Check -
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Breaking the Waves
1996, in 14 top lists Check -
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Viridiana
1961, in 24 top lists Check -
63 new
Nema-ye Nazdik
1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check -
83 new
Los olvidados
1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check -
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Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975, in 15 top lists Check -
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Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...
1975, in 12 top lists Check -
57 new
Sátántangó
1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check -
87 new
Spoorloos
1988 — a.k.a. The Vanishing, in 15 top lists Check -
96 new
Popiól i diament
1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check -
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Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian
1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check -
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Vals Im Bashir
2008 — a.k.a. Waltz with Bashir, in 11 top lists Check -
107 new
Underground
1995, in 9 top lists Check -
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Dekalog
1989, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Sweet Hereafter
1997, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Crying Game
1992, in 11 top lists Check -
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Zemlya
1930 — a.k.a. Earth, in 16 top lists Check -
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Sayat Nova
1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check -
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Marketa Lazarová
1967, in 9 top lists Check -
53 new
O thiasos
1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 top lists Check -
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Obchod na korze
1965 — a.k.a. The Shop on Main Street, in 14 top lists Check -
124 new
Bei qing cheng shi
1989 — a.k.a. A City of Sadness, in 10 top lists Check -
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Memorias del subdesarrollo
1968 — a.k.a. Memories of Underdevelopment, in 11 top lists Check -
64 new
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
1989 — a.k.a. My Left Foot, in 7 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 -
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Meghe Dhaka Tara
1960 — a.k.a. The Cloud-Capped Star, in 12 top lists Check -
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Limite
1931, in 10 top lists Check -
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Yeelen
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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Horí, má panenko
1967 — a.k.a. The Firemen's Ball, in 11 top lists Check -
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Moartea domnului Lãzãrescu
2005 — a.k.a. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, in 10 top lists Check
Last updated on Jul 28, 2012; source