The 100 Greatest Foreign Language Films
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Three years ago, BBC Culture ran its first major critics’ poll, to find the 100 greatest American films. Two further polls looked for the best films of the 21st Century and the greatest comedies ever made – and those also ended up with films from the US in the top spot.
This year, we felt it was time to direct the spotlight away from Hollywood and celebrate the best cinema from around the world. We asked critics to vote for their favourite movies made primarily in a language other than English. The result is BBC Culture’s 100 greatest foreign-language films.
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Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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El laberinto del fauno
2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check -
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Metropolis
1927, in 36 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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Oldeuboi
2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check -
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Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check -
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Ladri di biciclette
1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check -
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Rashômon
1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check -
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8½
1963, in 35 top lists Check -
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Persona
1966, in 25 top lists Check -
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Cidade de Deus
2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check -
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Les quatre cents coups
1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 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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Det sjunde inseglet
1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check -
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Stalker
1979, in 22 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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Tôkyô monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check -
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La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 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 dolce vita
1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check -
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Fanny och Alexander
1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check -
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Wo hu cang long
2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 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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Ran
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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Smultronstället
1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check -
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Solyaris
1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check -
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La grande illusion
1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 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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Das Leben der Anderen
2006 — a.k.a. The Lives of Others, in 20 top lists Check -
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Idi i smotri
1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 28 top lists Check -
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Ikiru
1952, in 25 top lists Check -
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La battaglia di Algeri
1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check -
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Andrey Rublyov
1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check -
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Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
1988 — a.k.a. Cinema Paradiso, in 20 top lists Check -
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Jodaeiye Nader az Simin
2011 — a.k.a. A Separation, in 15 top lists Check -
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Il conformista
1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check -
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Les enfants du paradis
1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check -
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Hiroshima mon amour
1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check -
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Chung Hing sam lam
1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check -
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L'avventura
1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check -
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Der Himmel über Berlin
1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 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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Trois couleurs: Bleu
1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check -
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Ugetsu monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check -
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La strada
1954, in 21 top lists Check -
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Playtime
1967, in 19 top lists Check -
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Jules et Jim
1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check -
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L'Atalante
1934, in 21 top lists Check
Last updated on Nov 1, 2018 by LuisCosta; source