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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La hora de los hornos: Notas y testimonios...
1968 — a.k.a. The Hour of the Furnaces, in 9 top lists Check -
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La historia oficial
1985 — a.k.a. The Official Story, in 6 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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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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Der siebente Kontinent
1989 — a.k.a. The Seventh Continent, in 5 top lists Check -
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Maskerade
1934 — a.k.a. Masquerade in Vienna, in 4 top lists Check -
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...
1975, in 12 top lists Check -
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Le fils
2002 — a.k.a. The Son, in 5 top lists Check -
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Cocalero
2007, in 1 top list Check -
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Sjecas li se, Dolly Bell
1981 — a.k.a. Do You Remember Dolly Bell?, in 1 top list Check -
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Most
1969, in 0 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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Limite
1931, in 10 top lists Check -
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Kozijat rog
1972 — a.k.a. The Goat Horn, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kradetzat na praskovi
1964 — a.k.a. The Peach Thief, in 1 top list Check -
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Yaaba
1989, in 5 top lists Check -
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S21, la machine de mort khmère rouge
2003 — a.k.a. S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine, in 6 top lists Check -
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Mon oncle Antoine
1971 — a.k.a. Mon Oncle Antoine, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Sweet Hereafter
1997, in 8 top lists Check -
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El Chacal de Nahueltoro
1969 — a.k.a. Jackal of Nahueltoro, 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 -
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Xiao cheng zhi chun
1948 — a.k.a. Spring in a Small Town, in 10 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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La estrategia del caracol
1993 — a.k.a. The Snail's Strategy, in 2 top lists Check -
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Confesión a Laura
1990 — a.k.a. Confessing to Laura, in 1 top list Check -
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Tko pjeva zlo ne misli
1970 — a.k.a. One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away, in 0 top lists Check -
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H-8...
1958, in 1 top list Check -
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Memorias del subdesarrollo
1968 — a.k.a. Memories of Underdevelopment, in 11 top lists Check -
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Lucía
1968, in 5 top lists Check -
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Marketa Lazarová
1967, 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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Ordet
1955, in 21 top lists Check -
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Breaking the Waves
1996, in 14 top lists Check -
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Al-mummia
1969 — a.k.a. The Mummy, in 5 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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Kevade
1969 — a.k.a. Spring, in 0 top lists Check -
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Viimne reliikvia
1969 — a.k.a. The Last Relic, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kauas pilvet karkaavat
1996 — a.k.a. Drifting Clouds, in 3 top lists Check -
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Valkoinen peura
1952 — a.k.a. The White Reindeer, in 5 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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À bout de souffle
1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists 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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Jim Shvante (marili svanets)
1930 — a.k.a. Salt for Svanetia, in 1 top list 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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Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check -
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O drakos
1956 — a.k.a. The Ogre of Athens, in 4 top lists Check -
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O thiasos
1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 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 -
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Ying hung boon sik
1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
Last updated on Jul 28, 2012; source