The 122 best foreign language films

The 121 122 best foreign language films, as chosen by a variety of critics, bloggers, and professors. The list will eventually be culled down to the top 25. I’ve seen 39 of them, and want to see most of the rest.

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Submitted by crazymonk on Tue, 08/21/2007 - 12:00am.

Comments (6)

ugh. susperia is TERRIBLE! why the fuck do people like susperia?!?

jbg. | Wed, 08/22/2007 - 6:20am

If you continue to badmouth Argento, I will have no choice but to toss you into a pit of barbed wire.

ludditerobot | Wed, 08/22/2007 - 7:56am

CM, I've also seen exactly 39. Odd.

ludditerobot | Wed, 08/22/2007 - 7:59am

Just a correction: Because of an accounting error on my part that I didn't discover until after I posted the original list of nominees, there are actually 122 films listed because of my accidental omission of Woman in the Dunes.

Edward Copeland | Wed, 08/22/2007 - 8:43am

i wouldn't dream of badmouthing Argento. it's my favorite brand of shredded cheese! i put that shit on everything: tacos, bagel pizzas, salads...

jbg. | Wed, 08/22/2007 - 10:23am

All About My Mother directed by Pedro Almodovar
Amelie directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
City of God directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee
Das Boot directed by Wolfgang Petersen
La Dolce Vita directed by Federico Fellini
Run Lola Run directed by Tom Tykwer
Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Suspiria directed by Dario Argento
Y Tu Mama Tambien directed by Alfonso Cuaron

This was clearly not my best list. If there were more (any?) Russian films, I would have done better.

DoorFrame | Sun, 08/26/2007 - 4:43am