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I'm quite surprised to see that La Vita e bella (Life is Beautiful) isn't on the list. *NM* Missa Sedai Send a noteboard - 31/08/2010 04:51:53 PM
I came across this by accident, figured it might be interesting to some and give people a chance to discover some movies they don't know about. Certainly works for me - tons of movies that sound interesting that I didn't know about. Or we can just argue about which movies should be higher, lower, not on the list at all, were grievously snubbed, etc. Or just boast about how many (or how few) we have seen. All the fun things one can do with such a list! Obviously there is more info about all the movies at the link (including a section each time on whether a remake exists or is in the works, which is just all kinds of wrong), but I'll just copy the list here (as it stands now, I understand it can change if enough people vote to change the order). Empire seems to have the strange policy of translating some titles and others, particularly the French ones, not, but I'm too lazy to do the titles properly except in the cases where I personally had never even heard of the English title, so you'll just have to deal.

100 Night Watch (Russia)

99 Iron Monkey (China)

98 Ran (Japan)

97 Farewell My Concubine (China)

96 Delicatessen (France)

95 Way of the Dragon (Hong Kong)

94 Yeelen (Mali)

93 The Fourth Man (Netherlands)

92 Ghost In The Shell (Japan)

91 Goodbye Lenin (Germany)

90 Rififi (France)

89 Loves of a Blonde (Czechoslovakia)

88 Leningrad Cowboys (Finland)

87 Andrei Rublev (Russia)

86 Run Lola Run (Germany)

85 Il Conformista (Italy)

84 Orphée (France)

83 Xala (Senegal)

82 Battle Royale (Japan)

81 The Host (Korea)

80 Mother India (India)

79 Bande A Part (France)

78 Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain)

77 House of Flying Daggers (China)

76 The Idiots (Denmark)

75 A Bout de Souffle (France)

74 Devdas (India)

73 Hidden (Austria) aka Caché

72 Ten Canoes (Australia)

71 Persona (Sweden)

70 Hard Boiled (Hong Kong)

69 Ringu (Japan)

68 Solaris (Russia)

67 The Vanishing (Netherlands)

66 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China)

65 Un Chien Andalou (Spain)

64 Wings of Desire (Germany) aka Der Himmel Über Berlin

63 A Prophet (France)

62 8 1/2 (Italy)

61 Knife in the Water (Poland)

60 Jean de Florette / Manon des Sources duology(France)

59 Heimat (Germany) (the first one)

58 Persepolis (according to Empire, Iran, but that seems silly; just because the author is Iranian and the story is about Iran doesn't make the movie Iranian, as it was made in France by a largely French crew and no doubt with French money)

57 Central do Brasil (Brazil)

56 Belle de Jour (France)

55 Lagaan (India)

54 Festen (Denmark)

53 All About My Mother (Spain)

52 Touki Bouki (Senegal)

51 Akira (Japan)

50 Closely Observed Trains (Czechoslovakia)

49 M. Hulot's Holiday (France)

48 Downfall (Germany)

47 10 (Iran)

46 Jules et Jim (France)

45 Suspiria (Italy)

44 Ikiru (Japan)

43 Cyrano de Bergerac (France)

42 In The Mood for Love (Hong Kong)

41 My Neighbour Totoro (Japan)

40 L'Avventura (Italy)

39 Le Samourai (France)

38 Ashes and Diamonds (Poland)

37 Rome Open City (Italy)

36 Dekalog (Poland)

35 La Grande Illusion (France)

34 Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

33 M (Germany)

32 La Haine (France)

31 Godzilla (Japan)

30 Infernal Affairs (Hong Kong)

29 Les Quatre Cents Coups (France)

28 Raise the Red Lantern (China)

27 Cinema Paradiso (Italy)

26 La Belle et la Bête (France)

25 Das Boot (Germany)

24 Come and See (Russia)

23 Spirit of the Beehive (Spain)

22 Rashomon (Japan)

21 Nosferatu (Germany)

20 Y Tu Mamá También (Mexico)

19 Aguirre, Wrath of God (Germany)

18 Oldboy (South Korea)

17 The Apu Trilogy (India)

16 Tokyo Story (Japan)

15 Let the Right One In (Sweden)

14 Three Colours Trilogy (Poland)

13 La Règle du Jeu (France)

12 Metropolis (Germany)

11 La Dolce Vita (Italy)

10 Spirited Away (Japan)

9 The Wages of Fear (France)

8 The Seventh Seal (Sweden)

7 City of God (Brazil)

6 Battle of Algiers (France)

5 Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico, according to Empire, I'd have said Spain as it's shot there with Spanish actors even if the director is Mexican...)

4 Bicycle Thieves (Italy)

3 Battleship Potemkin (Russia)

2 Amelie (France)

1 Seven Samurai (Japan)

In case anyone wants to know, I've seen a measly 17.
~ Missa

*MySmiley*

Always remembering Vegas

"Those were the days my friends, we thought they'd never end. We'd sing and dance forever and a day..."
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Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema - 31/08/2010 02:50:01 PM 1461 Views
As for my quibbles with the list... - 31/08/2010 03:01:43 PM 852 Views
Hey I've only seen 21 - 31/08/2010 03:40:54 PM 774 Views
What exactly is Battle Royale doing there? - 31/08/2010 04:07:46 PM 872 Views
Juno is Canadian-American though. - 31/08/2010 07:40:20 PM 739 Views
I'm quite surprised to see that La Vita e bella (Life is Beautiful) isn't on the list. *NM* - 31/08/2010 04:51:53 PM 519 Views
Me too. Pleasantly surprised. *NM* - 31/08/2010 07:57:47 PM 395 Views
Really? I thought the movie was fantastic and well-made. *NM* - 01/09/2010 12:36:05 AM 406 Views
In fairness, Roberto Benigni being an overrated ass doesn't mean his only good film isn't good. - 01/09/2010 01:01:21 AM 801 Views
We may have to fight, now. - 01/09/2010 10:47:45 AM 749 Views
He's so ridiculously full of himself. - 01/09/2010 02:10:27 PM 787 Views
Re: He's so ridiculously full of himself. - 01/09/2010 02:15:34 PM 764 Views
I've seen 28, so nearly a third - 31/08/2010 06:50:43 PM 737 Views
I've seen Zatoichi among those you name... - 31/08/2010 07:59:14 PM 719 Views
You have no taste - 31/08/2010 08:10:26 PM 822 Views
Re: You have no taste - 31/08/2010 08:34:03 PM 790 Views
Re: You have no taste - 31/08/2010 10:02:45 PM 754 Views
Re: You have no taste - 31/08/2010 10:21:25 PM 772 Views
Re: You have no taste - 01/09/2010 10:34:14 AM 819 Views
Re: You have no taste - 01/09/2010 01:56:48 PM 734 Views
Re: You have no taste - 01/09/2010 02:55:56 PM 697 Views
I've seen a Belgian film lately - 31/08/2010 10:14:12 PM 591 Views
No, but I've heard a fair bit about it. - 31/08/2010 10:23:49 PM 753 Views
Good point - 01/09/2010 11:06:15 AM 722 Views
Only seen 8 - 31/08/2010 10:43:15 PM 706 Views
Re: Only seen 8 - 01/09/2010 12:17:17 AM 943 Views
Re: Only seen 8 - 01/09/2010 04:27:38 AM 778 Views
Some of those films are really not Jen films - 01/09/2010 10:36:36 AM 768 Views
You might be surprised what I'll watch. - 01/09/2010 04:09:05 PM 758 Views
I wasn't suggesting you wouldn't watch them - 01/09/2010 04:38:57 PM 782 Views
You mean you have discovered movies - 01/09/2010 08:10:12 PM 750 Views
That's a lot of Asian movies... - 01/09/2010 11:54:59 AM 788 Views
Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. - 01/09/2010 04:11:41 PM 957 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. - 01/09/2010 04:24:34 PM 726 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. - 01/09/2010 04:36:54 PM 718 Views
I've seen 7 and plan to see at least 3 more! WTF?!?!?! - 01/09/2010 01:14:45 AM 791 Views
I've seen 32. - 01/09/2010 04:27:31 AM 786 Views
Nice. I agree with a lot of your assessments. - 01/09/2010 02:02:30 PM 830 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema - 01/09/2010 11:05:17 AM 823 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema - 01/09/2010 11:31:59 AM 763 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema - 01/09/2010 02:09:20 PM 672 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema - 01/09/2010 02:19:58 PM 694 Views
I've seen like 10 - 01/09/2010 11:35:58 AM 761 Views
I've seen eight but Cache is on tonight so I'll watch that. - 01/09/2010 03:56:31 PM 673 Views
I've seen one Haneke movie (La Pianiste), and I've decided I'm going to keep it that way. - 01/09/2010 04:08:55 PM 743 Views
I haven't seen any of his other films so I'm not sure what to expect really - 01/09/2010 04:26:40 PM 727 Views
So what did you think? *NM* - 02/09/2010 09:43:18 PM 283 Views
Same, except it was "Funny Games" that did it to me *NM* - 01/09/2010 08:30:34 PM 372 Views
8 - 02/09/2010 08:59:44 PM 734 Views
I sense a few amazon.com orders coming soon. - 19/11/2010 06:20:53 AM 793 Views

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