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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  1. 47 -

    4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile

    2007 — a.k.a. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 7 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 17 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 69 -

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 40 -

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  6. 66 -

    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 52 -

    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check
  8. 12 -

    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 53 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 19 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 43 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 18 -

    Bei qing cheng shi

    1989 — a.k.a. A City of Sadness, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 75 -

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 11 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 24 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 81 -

    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 84 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 73 -

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  19. 71 -

    Chun gwong cha sit

    1997 — a.k.a. Happy Together, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 56 -

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 42 -

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  22. 44 -

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  23. 77 -

    Il conformista

    1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check
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    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
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    Das Leben der Anderen

    2006 — a.k.a. The Lives of Others, in 20 top lists Check
  26. 30 -

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 10 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  28. 91 -

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  29. 67 -

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  30. 27 -

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 22 -

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  32. 46 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 9 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  34. 82 -

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  35. 28 -

    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
  36. 35 -

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
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    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  38. 38 -

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 34 -

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  40. 90 -

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 41 -

    Huo zhe

    1994 — a.k.a. To Live, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 59 -

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check
  43. 72 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  44. 14 -

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...

    1975, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 86 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  46. 21 -

    Jodaeiye Nader az Simin

    2011 — a.k.a. A Separation, in 15 top lists Check
  47. 55 -

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
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    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 2 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  50. 50 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
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