Criteria: – These are the Greatest Foreign (Non English Language) Movies chosen for their quality direction, script, cinematography, acting, storyline, originality, and success. Title – (Year, Country, Director) (Actors)
Last Updated: 03-15-2010
1. La Dolce Vita – (1954, Italy, Frederico Fellini) (Marcello Mastroianni) – Sladký život
2. The Seven Samurai – (1954, Japan, Akira Kurosawa) (Toshiro Mifune) – Sedm samurajů
3. 8 1/2 – (1963, Italy, Frederico Fellini) (Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale) – 8 1/2
4. Wild Strawberries – (1957, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman) (Victor Sjostrom, Ingrid Thulin) – Lesní jahody
5. Grand Illusion – (1937, France, Jean Renoir) (Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay) – Velká iluze
6. The Rules of the Game – (1939, France, Jean Renoir) (Paulette Dubost, Nora Gregor) – Pravidla hry
7. La Strada – (1954, Italy, Frederico Fellini) (Anthony Quinn) – Silnice
8. Rashomon – (1950, Japan, Akira Kurosawa) (Toshiro Mifune) – Rašomon
9. Diabolique – (1955, France, Henri-Georges Clouzot) (Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse) – Ďábelské ženy
10. The Seventh Seal – (1956, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman) (Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson) – Sedmá pečeť
11. M – (1931, Germany, Fritz Lang) (Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann) – Vrah mezi námi
12. The Wages of Fear – (1953, France, Henri-Georges Clouzot) (Yves Montand, Véra Clouzot) – Mzda strachu
13. Solaris – (1972, Russia, Andrei Tarkovsky) (Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis) – Solaris
14. The Bicycle Thief – (1948, Italy, Vittorio De Sica) (Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola) – Zloději kol
15. Fellini Satyricon – (1969, Italy, Frederico Fellini) (Martin Porter) – Satyricon
16. The Virgin Spring – (1959, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman) (Max Von Sydow) – Pramen panny
17. Jean De Florette – (1986, France, Marcel Pagnol) (Gerard Depardieu, Yves Montand) – Jean od Floretty
18. Beauty And The Beast – (1946, France, Jean Cocteau) (Jean Marais, Josette Day) – Kráska a zvíře
19. Battleship Potemkin – (1925, Russia, Sergei Eisenstein) (Aleksandr Antonov) – Křižník Potěmkin
20. The Passion of Joan of Arc – (1928, France, Carl Theodor Dreyer) (Maria Falconetti) – Utrpení Panny orleánské
21. The Last Metro – (1981, France, Francois Truffaut) (Catherine Deneuve) – Poslední metro
22. Day For Night – (1973, France, Francois Truffaut) (Jacqueline Bisset) – Americká noc
23. City of God – (2002, Brazil, Fernando Meirelles) (Alexandre Rodrigues) – Město bohů
24. The Conformist – (1970, Italy, Bernardo Bertolucci) (Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli) – Konformista
25. Persona – (1966, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman) (Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson) – Persona
26. Belle De Jour – (1967, France, Luis Bunuel) (Catherine Deneuve) – Kráska dne
27. Cries and Whispers – (1972, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman) (Liv Ullmann) – Šepoty a výkřiky
28. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – (2000, Taiwan, Ang Lee) (Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang) – Tygr a drak
29. Manon Of The Spring – (1986, France, Claude Berri) (Emmanuelle Beart, Yves Montand) – Manon od pramene
30. Bread And Chocolate – (1974, Italy, Franco Brusati) (Nino Manfredi) – Chléb a čokoláda
31. The Secret in Their Eyes – (2009, Argentina, Juan José Campanella) – Tajemství jejich očí
32. Mon Oncle – (1958, France, Jacques Tati) (Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola) – Můj strýček
33. The Garden Of Finzi-Continis – (1971, Italy, Vittorio De Sica) (Dominique Sanda) – Zahrada Finzi – Continiů
34. Frantic – (1958, France, Louis Malle) (Jeanne Moreau) – Výtah na popraviště
35. A Good Marriage – (1982, France, Eric Rohmer) (Beatrice Romand, Andre Dussollier) – Ideální manželství
36. Swept Away – (1975, Italy, Lina Wertmüller) (Giancarlo Giannini) – Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto
37. Scenes From A Marriage – (1974, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman) (Liv Ullmann) – Scény z manželského života
38. Sundays And Cybele – (1962, France, Serge Bourguignon) (Hardy Kruger, Patricia Gozzi) – Neděle ve Ville d’Avray
39. Yojimbo – (1961, Japan, Akira Kurosawa) (Toshiro Mifune) – Tělesná stráž / Yojimbo / Ochránce
40. Fanny And Alexander – (1983, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman) (Ewa Froling, Erland Josephson) – Fanny a Alexandr
41. Z – (1969, Greece, Costa-Gavras) (Yves Montand, Irene Papas) – Z
42. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse – (1933, Germany, Fritz Lang) (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) – Závěť doktora Mabuse
43. The City Of Lost Children – (1995, France) (Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork) – Město ztracených dětí
44. Amarcord – (1973, Italy, Frederico Fellini) (Puppela Maggio) – Amarcord
45. Pan’s Labyrinth – (2006, Mexico, Guillermo del Toro) (Ivana Baquero, Sergi López) – Faunův labyrint
46. Nosferatu – (1922, Germany, F.W. Murnau) (Max Schreck) – Upír Nosferatu
47. Cousin, Cousine – (1976, France, Jean Charles Tacchella) – Bratranec a sestřenice
48. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – (1971, France, Luis Buñuel) – Nenápadný půvab buržoazie
49. The 400 Blows – (1959, France, Francois Truffaut) (Jean-Pierre Leaud) – Nikdo mne nemá rád
50. Il Postino (The Postman) – (1995, Italy) (Philippe Noiret) – Pošťák
51. Delicatessen – (1991, France) (Marie-Laure Daugnac) – Delikatesy
52. Andrei Rublev – (1966, U.S.S.R. Andrei Tarkovsky) (Anatoli Solonitsyn) – Andrej Rublev
53. YI YI – (2000, Taiwan, Edward Yang) (Nien-Jen Wu, Elaine Jin) – Raz dva
54. The Silence – (1963, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman) (Ingrid Thulin) – Mlčení
55. Ran – (1985, Japan, Akira Kurosawa) (Tatsuya Nakadai) – Ran
56. The Passenger – (1963, Poland, Andrzej Munk) (Aleksandra Slaska, Anne Ciepielewska) – Pasažerka
57. Kapo – (1960, Italy, Gillo Pontecorvo) (Susan Strasberg) – Kápo
58. Through a Glass Darkly – (1960, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman) – Jako v zrcadle
59. War and Peace – (1968, USSR, Sergei Bondarchuk) – Vojna a mír I, Vojna a mír II
60. Aguirre, Wrath of God – (1972, Germany, Werner Herzog) – Aguirre, hněv Boží
61. The Decameron – (1971, Italy, Pier Paolo Pasolini) (Franco Citti) – Dekameron
62. That Obscure Object of Desire – (1977, Spain, Luis Buñuel) – Ten tajemný předmět touhy
63. Cinema Paradiso – (1989, Italy, Giuseppe Tornatore) – Bio Ráj
64. L‘ Avventura – (1960, Italy, Michelangelo Antonioni) (Monica Vitti, Gabriele Ferzetti) – Dobrodružství
65. Fellini’s Roma – (1972, Italy, Frederico Fellini) (Peter Gonzales) – Řím
66. The Double Life of Veronique – (1991, France, Krzysztof Kieslowski) (Irene Jacob) – Dvojí život Veroniky
67. Rififi – (1956, France, Jules Dassin) (Jean Sevais, Carl Mohner) – Rvačka mezi muži
68. Nights of Cabiria – (1957, Italy, Federico Fellini) (Giulietta Masina) – Cabiriiny noci
69. Pandora’s Box – (1929, Germany, Georg Wilhelm Pabst) (Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner) – Pandořina skřínka
70. Cyrano De Bergerac – (1990, France, Jean-Paul Rappeneau) (Gerard Depardieu) – Cyrano z Bergeracu
71. Babette’s Feast – (1987, Denmark, Gabriel Axel) (Stéphane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel) – Babettina hostina
72. Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears – (1980, USSR, Vladimir Menshov) – Moskva slzám nevěří
73. Roma, Città Aperta – (1945, Italy, Roberto Rossellini) (Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi) – Řím, otevřené město
74. Das Boot – (1982, Germany, Wolfgang Peterson) (Jurgen Prochnow) – Ponorka
75. Life Is Beautiful – (1998, Italy, Roberto Benigni) (Roberto Benigni) – Život je krásný
76. Tokyo Story – (1953, Japan, Yasujiro Ozu) (Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama) – Příběh z Tokia
77. Mediterraneo – (1991, Italy, Gabriele Salvatores) (Claudio Bigagli) – Středozemí
78. Seven Beauties – (1976, Italy, Lina Wertmüller) – Pasqualino Sedmikráska
79. Amores Perros – (2000, Mexico, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu) (Gael Garcia Bernal) – Amores perros – Láska je kurva
80. Playtime – (1967, France, Jacques Tati) (Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek) – Playtime
81. Black Orpheus – (1959, Brazil/France/Italy, Camus) – Černý Orfeus
82. The Tin Drum – (1979, Germany, Volker Schlöndorff) – Plechový bubínek
83. Au Revoir les Enfants – (1987, France, Louis Malle) (Gaspard Manesse) – Na shledanou, chlapci
84. Color of Pomegranates – (1968, Soviet Union/Armenia, Sergei Parajanov) (Sofiko Chiaureli) – Barva granátového jablka
85. À bout de souffle (Breathless) – (1959, France, Jean-Luc Godard) (Jean Seberg) – U konce s dechem
86. Pelle the Conqueror – (1988, Denmark, Bille August) (Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow) – Pelle Dobyvatel
87. The Gospel According To St. Matthew – (1964, Italy, Pier Paolo Pasolini) – Evangelium sv. Matouše
88. Oldboy – (2003, S. Korea, Chan-wook Park) (Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu) – Old Boy
89. The Firemen’s Ball – (1968, Czechoslovakia, Milos Forman) – Hoří, má panenko
90. All About My Mother – (1999, Spain, Pedro Almodóvar) – Vše o mé matce
91. The Flowers of St. Francis – (1950, Italy, Roberto Rossellini) (Aldo Fabrizi, Peparuolo) – František, prosťáček boží
92. The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band) – (2009, Germany, Michael Haneke) – Bílá stuha
93. Fälscher, Die (The Counterfeiters) – (2007, Germany, Stefan Ruzowitzky) (Karl Markovics) – Ďáblova dílna
94. The Scent of Green Papaya – (1993, Vietnam, France, Hung Tran) – Vůně zelené papáje
95. The Exterminating Angel – (1962, Mexico, Luis Bunuel) (Silvia Pinal) – Anděl zkázy
96. The Juniper Tree – (1993, Iceland, Nietzchka Keene) (Björk, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir) – Juniper Tree
97. Spirited Away – (2001, Japan, Hayao Miyazaki) – Cesta do fantazie
98. Turkish Delight – (1973, Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven) (Rutger Hauer, Monique van de Ven) – Turks fruit
99. Hiroshima, Mon Amour – (1959, France, Alain Resnais) (Emmanuelle Riva) – Hirošima, má láska
100. Fitzcarraldo – (1982, Germany, Werner Herzog) (Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale) – Fitzcarraldo
101. Farinelli – (1994, France) (Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso) – Farinelli
102. Run Lola Run – (1998, Germany, Tom Tykwer) (Franka Potente) – Lola běží o život
103. Amelie – (2001, France, Jean-Pierre Jeunet) (Audrey Tautou) – Amélie z Montmartru
104. Stalker – (1979, Russia, Andrei Tarkovsky) (Aleksandr Kajdanovsky) – Stalker
105. A Prophet (Un Prophète) – (2009, France, Jacques Audiard) – Prorok
106. Canterbury Tales – (1971, Italy, Pier Paolo Pasolini) (Josephine Chaplin) – Canterburské povídky
107. King Of Hearts – (1967, France) (Alan Bates, Genevieve Bujold) – Srdcový král
108. Madame Rosa – (1977, France, Moshé Mizrahi) – Vie devant soi, La
109. Raise the Red Lantern – (1991, China, Yimou Zhang) – Vyvěste červené lampiony
110. Ikiru – (1952, Japan, Akira Kurosawa) (Takashi Shimura) – Žít
111. Salo: The 120 Days Of Sodom – (1977, Italy, Pier Paolo Pasolini) – Saló aneb 120 dnů sodomy
112. My Life As A Dog – (1987, Sweden, Lasse Hallstrom) (Anton Glanzelius) – Můj život jako pes
113. Jules and Jim – (1961, France, Francois Truffaut) (Oskar Werner) – Jules a Jim
114. Underground – (1995, Yugoslavia, Emir Kusturica) – Underground
115. Johnny Stecchino – (1991, Italy, Roberto Benigni) (Roberto Benigni) – Johnny Párátko
116. High and Low – (1963, Japan, Akira Kurosawa) (Toshiro Mifune) – Nebe a peklo
117. La Cage Aux Folles – (1980, France, Edouard Molinaro) (Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault) – Klec bláznů
118. Ajami – (2009, Israel, Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani) – Ajami
119. The Monster – (1996, Italy, Roberto Benigni) (Roberto Benigni) – Monstrum
120. Gentlemen of Fortune – (1973, Russia, Aleksandr Seryj) (Evgeni Leonov, Georgiy Vitsin) – Podařená kvítka
121. Let the Right One In – (2008, Sweden, Tomas Alfredson) (Kåre Hedebran, Lina Leandersson) – Ať vejde ten pravý
122. The Good The Bad The Weird – (2008, S. Korea, Ji-woon Kim) (Byung-hun Lee, Kang-ho Song,) – Hodný, zlý a divný
123. Tell No One – (2006, France, Guillaume Canet) (François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze) – Nikomu to neříkej
124. The Chaser – (2008, S. Korea, Hong-jin Na) (Yun-seok Kim, Jung-woo Ha) – Bílé maso
125. After the Wedding (Efter brylluppet) – (2006, Denmark, Susanne Bier) – Po svatbě