Posted on 12/28/2018 3:13:21 AM PST by csvset
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 Cultures 100 greatest foreign-language films.
Read more about BBC Cultures 100 greatest foreign-language films:
- What the critics had to say about the top 25 - The full list of critics and how they voted - Why Seven Samurai is number one - Foreign-language masterpieces you may not know
From the perspective of an English-language website, thats an accurate description but equally, as an internationally-focused one, were happy to acknowledge that, depending on who you are, many of these films wont be in a language thats foreign to you.
And as the poll exists to salute the extraordinary diversity and richness of films from all around the world, we wanted to ensure that its voters were from all around the world, too. The 209 critics who took part are from 43 different countries and speak a total of 41 languages a range that sets our poll apart from any other.
The result: 100 films from 67 different directors, from 24 countries, and in 19 languages.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
The Lives of Others gets a big thumbs-up from me.
A Soviet film from the late 70’s called Autumn Marathon is worth checking out too.
All in all, a very credible list - I just watched ‘The 400 Blows’ again a few weeks ago. But there is no way that ‘Ran’ should be down at #79. I don’t know if that’s to compensate for Kurosawa’s ‘Seven Samurai’ at #1, but ‘Ran’ belongs in the top 20, at least.
I very much enjoyed Life Is Beautiful.
Central Station (Brazil)
I would have thought “A Man and a Woman” 1966 would have made this list.
MON ONCLE is a hoot. I’m eventually going to buy the Tati box set from Criterion. He was a true film genius.
“What? No WAGES OF FEAR?”
Man, good catch. That’s what I hate about these lists.
What? “God Created Women” is not one the list? Sacrilège !!! Back in the late 50’s, in my HS years, that was the best French Film ever!
Apocalypto
Passion of the Christ
Where is Jack Frost (1964) in this list? This Russian movie told a pretty good story.
Just my opinion, Mene. I respect your opinion.
This list is a very mixed bag. Certainly some deserve their listing but others dont. #57 Solaris I found unwatchable so I didnt.
7. 8 1/2 (Federico Fellini, 1963)
Yes! Das Boot.
Das Boot? Chocolat?
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