foreignfilms.com’s 100 best movies
A great way to get into international cinema.
Last synchronized with the source list on November 19, 2007.
If you disagree with Foreignfilms.com’s list, please create your own. Do not reorder this list.
But why in the world is Hero on this list? That film can be considered good only if the mind is switched all the way to the off position. For anyone paying even casual attention to its content, the movie has to be considered an embarrassing abomination.
It’s an exercise in craven kowtowing to the Chinese government from a director who formerly defined boldness and mastery with true classics like Raise the Red Lantern.
The Killer (#86) is by John Woo, and not by someone else as mentioned in the list.
This list is comprised of an amazing set of classics. Unfortunately, it is not very well rounded…
Including so many Kurosawa, Fellini and Bunuel movies removes the chance for people to acquire knowledge of some of the other priceless foreign films that have just as much value. I would have included the rest of Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy, and the Middle Man, Marcel Camus’ Orfeo Negro, Euzhan Palcy’s Rue Cases Negres, Iwai Shunji’s All About Lily Chou Chou, and Kim Ki-duk’s Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring.
Oh, any films by female directors?
And though I worshipped Yimou Zhang through the ’90’s I can’t see why Hero is on a list with Ikiru and Alexander Nevsky.
Amelie?… Ouch!
Weekend (Godard)?
L’Eclisse (Antonioni)?
No Ozu at all?
No Fassbinder at all?
Many I would lose. Many more I would add. But a good list, nonetheless. Bravo.
J.
A pity a barbarian invading horde of anti-Japanese voters shot down Sansho the Bailiff from #1. It never had enough time or votes to recover (unlike the great + more famous Seven Samurai).
There were 15 titles on the list that weren’t on ForeginFilms.com’s list, and 15 that were missing. I also updated the order to match the official list, as of 8/23/06.
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