Vulture's 50 Best Foreign-Language Musicals

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"For the purposes of this list, the films and the songs therein really do have to be in a language other than English. (The South African musical Sarafina!, which is in English, with songs mostly in English, was not eligible for that reason.) Also, we excluded musical documentaries, animated films, and filmed operas, the latter due to the fact that it’s really a genre unto itself. (But a film that references opera is okay, so: no to U-Karmen, but yes to Karmen Gei.) We also decided not to give any one single director more than two spaces on this list — otherwise it would have been too easy to turn it all over to such pivotal names like Jacques Demy and Carlos Saura." - Bilge Ebiri

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    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
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    Dil Se..

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
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    Bodas de sangre

    1981 — a.k.a. Blood Wedding, in 4 top lists Check
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    Tsirk

    1936 — a.k.a. The Circus, in 1 top list Check
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    Le million

    1931 — a.k.a. Le Million, in 8 top lists Check
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    Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...

    2001, in 1 top list Check
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    El exilio de Gardel: Tangos

    1985 — a.k.a. Tangos, the Exile of Gardel, in 3 top lists Check
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    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
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    Une femme est une femme

    1961 — a.k.a. A Woman Is a Woman, in 4 top lists Check
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    Sholay

    1975 — a.k.a. Embers, in 12 top lists Check
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    Orfeu Negro

    1959 — a.k.a. Black Orpheus, in 8 top lists Check
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    French Cancan

    1955, in 9 top lists Check
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    Kasi az gorbehaye irani khabar nadareh

    2009 — a.k.a. No One Knows About Persian Cats, in 0 top lists Check
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    Om Shanti Om

    2007, in 3 top lists Check
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    Mother India

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
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    Les bien-aimés

    2011 — a.k.a. Beloved, in 0 top lists Check
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    Tokyo Tribe

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
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    La France

    2007, in 1 top list Check
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    Al-massir

    1997 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 2 top lists Check
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    Stilyagi

    2008 — a.k.a. Hipsters, in 0 top lists Check
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    Las cosas del querer

    1989 — a.k.a. The Things of Love, in 0 top lists Check
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    Nha fala

    2002 — a.k.a. My Voice, in 0 top lists Check
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    Pyaasa

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
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    Crna macka, beli macor

    1998 — a.k.a. Black Cat, White Cat, in 4 top lists Check
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    Víctimas del pecado

    1951 — a.k.a. Victims of Sin, in 2 top lists Check
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    Der Kongreß tanzt

    1931 — a.k.a. Congress Dances, in 4 top lists Check
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    Opera Jawa

    2006 — a.k.a. Javanese Opera, in 4 top lists Check
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    On connaît la chanson

    1997 — a.k.a. Same Old Song, in 3 top lists Check
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    Karmen Geï

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ayyam wa layali

    1955 — a.k.a. Days and Nights, in 0 top lists Check
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    Golden Eighties

    1986, in 1 top list Check
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    Novgorodtsy

    1943 — a.k.a. Men of Novgorod, in 0 top lists Check
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    ¡Ay, Carmela!

    1990, in 1 top list Check
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    Xiang jiang hua yue ye

    1967 — a.k.a. Hong Kong Nocturne, in 0 top lists Check
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    Viktor und Viktoria

    1933 — a.k.a. Victor and Victoria, in 2 top lists Check
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    3 Idiots

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
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    Fado, História d'uma Cantadeira

    1947 — a.k.a. Mouraria, in 0 top lists Check
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    Operetta tanuki goten

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
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    Et maintenant on va où?

    2011 — a.k.a. Where Do We Go Now?, in 2 top lists Check
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    Liang Shan Bo yu Zhu Ying Tai

    1963 — a.k.a. The Love Eterne, in 4 top lists Check
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    Zouzou

    1934, in 1 top list Check
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    Allá en el Rancho Grande

    1936 — a.k.a. Out on the Big Ranch, in 1 top list Check
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    Katakuri-ke no kôfuku

    2001 — a.k.a. The Happiness of the Katakuris, in 2 top lists Check
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    Ru guo · Ai

    2005 — a.k.a. Perhaps Love, in 1 top list Check
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    Orfeu

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
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    Zolushka

    1947 — a.k.a. Cinderella, in 1 top list Check
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    Oshidori utagassen

    1939 — a.k.a. Singing Lovebirds, in 1 top list Check
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    Gran Casino

    1947 — a.k.a. En el viejo Tampico, in 0 top lists Check
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    8 femmes

    2002 — a.k.a. 8 Women, in 2 top lists Check
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    Fatmah

    1947, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Oct 28, 2015; source