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30 Essential Latin American Fims

 
1. Los Olvidados (1950)
2. City of God (2002)
3. El Topo (1970)
4. The Secret of Her Eyes (2009)
5. Herod's Law (1999)
6. Pixote (1981)
7. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)
8. La muerte de un burocrata (1966)
9. Macario (1960)
10. Strawberry and Chocolate (1994)
11. Amores Perros (2000)
12. A Place In the World (1992)
13. Nosotros, los pobres (1948)
14. Viridiana (1961)
15. Nine Queens (2000)
16. The Place Without Limits (1978)
17. Black God, White Devil (1964)
18. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
19. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
20. The Exterminating Angel (1962)
21. The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)
22. Earth Entranced (1967)
23. Son of the Bride (2001)
24. The Maid (2009)
25. Central Do Brasil (1998)
26. Silent Light (2007)
27. The Castle of Purity (1973)
28. No (2012)
29. Man Facing Southeast (1986)
30. La vendedora de rosas (1998)

20 Essential African Films

 
1. Xala (1975)
2. Faces of Women (1987)
3. Oh, Sun (1967)
4. The Iron Gate (1958)
5. Touki Bouki (1973)
6. The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
7. Teza (2008)
8. Moolaade (2004)
9. The Silences of the Palace (1994)
10. Yeelen (1987)
11. Bamako (2006)
12. Yaaba (1989)
13. Black Girl (1966)
14. Sankofa (1993)
15. Hyenas (1992)
16. Ceddo (1977)
17. Buud Yam (1997)
18. The Wind (1982)
19. Samba Traore (1992)
20. The Sin (1965)

20 Essential Australian Films

 
1. Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
2. Last Ride (2009)
3. Walkabout (1971)
4. Animal Kingdom (2010)
5. The Hunter (2011)
6. Samson and Delilah (2009)
7. Outback (1971)
8. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
9. Shine (1996)
10. Somersault (2004)
11. Dogs In Space (1986)
12. Candy (2006)
13. The Dish (2000)
14. The Snowtown Murders (2011)
15. Lantana (2001)
16. Muriel's Wedding (1994)
17. Gallipoli (1981)
18. Mad Max (1979)
19. Sweetie (1989)
20. Strictly Ballroom (1992)

15 Essential Spanish Films

 
1. The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
2. Cria! (1976)
3. Welcome Mr. Marshall (1953)
4. Viridiana (1961)
5. Death of a Cyclist (1955)
6. Talk To Her (2002)
7. Jamon Jamon (1992)
8. The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
9. Tristana (1970)
10. Ana y los lobos (1973)
11. All About My Mother (1999)
12. [Rec] (2007)
13. Sex Change (1977)
14. The Sea Inside (2004)
15. Tesis (1996)

20 Essential French New Wave and Left Bank Films

 
1. Breathless (1960)
2. The 400 Blows (1959)
3. Cleo From 5 To 7 (1962)
4. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
5. Contempt (1963)
6. Pierrot Le Fou (1965)
7. Jules and Jim (1962)
8. La Jetee (1962)
9. Last Year At Marienbad (1961)
10. Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
11. Paris Belongs To Us (1960)
12. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
13. Le Beau Serge (1958)
14. Les Cousins (1959)
15. The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
16. Zazie Dans Le Metro (1960)
17. My Night At Maud's (1969)
18. La Collectionneuse (1967)
19. Le Bonheur (1965)
20. Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)
21. The Nun (1966)

30 Essential Chinese-Language Films

 
1. The Goddess (1934)
2. A City of Sadness (1989)
3. In the Mood For Love (2000)
4. Spring In a Small Town (1948)
5. A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
6. Yellow Earth (1984)
7. A Touch of Zen (1971)
8. Vive L'Amour (1994)
9. The Arch (1969)
10. Ah Ying (1983)
11. Oxhide (2005)
12. Still Life (2006)
13. Secret Love In Peach Blossom Land (1992)
14. Center Stage (1992)
15. Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
16. The Blue Kite (1993)
17. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Part 1: Rust (2003)
18. Little Cheung (1999)
19. Black Snow (1990)
20. Devils On the Doorstep (2000)
21. Boat People (1982)
22. Street Angel (1937)
23. Seventeen Years (1999)
24. The Butterfly Murders (1979)
25. Infernal Affairs (2002)
26. The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
27. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
28. Two Stage Sisters (1965)
29. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
30. Enter the Dragon (1973)

20 Essential Japanese New Wave Films

 
1. Eros Plus Massacre (1969)
2. The Island (1960)
3. Bad Boys (1961)
4. Mandala (1971)
5. Funeral Procession of Roses (1969)
6. Death By Hanging (1968)
7. Nihon Kaiho sensen: Sanrizuka no natsu (1968)
8. Throw Away Your Books, Rally In the Streets (1971)
9. Pale Flower (1964)
10. Go, Go You Who Are a Virgin For the Second Time (1969)
11. Crazed Fruit (1956)
12. Straits of Hunger (1965)
13. The Thirst For Love (1966)
14. Intentions of Murder (1964)
15. Branded To Kill (1967)
16. Woman In the Dunes (1964)
17. Punishment Room (1956)
18. Goddo supiido yuu! Burakku emparaa (1976)
19. A Wife Confesses (1961)
20. The Sun Legend of the End of the Tokugawa Era (1957)

30 Essential German Films

 
1. M (1931)
2. The Tin Drum (1979)
3. The White Ribbon (2009)
4. Metropolis (1927)
5. Stroszek (1977)
6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
7. Wings of Desire (1987)
8. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
9. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
10. The Lives of Others (2006)
11. Pappa ante Portas (1991)
12. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
13. Nosferatu (1922)
14. Christiane F. - Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981)
15. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
16. Das Boot (1981)
17. The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
18. The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler (2007)
19. The Blue Angel (1930)
20. Downfall (2004)
21. Run Lola Run (1998)
22. Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
23. Das Experiment (2001)
24. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
25. The Deathmaker (1995)
26. Head-On (2004)
27. A Coffee In Berlin (2012)
28. Eight Miles High! (2007)
29. Tattoo (2002)
30. The Trace of Stones (1966)

12 Essential Turkish Films

 
1. G.O.R.A. (2004)
2. Commissar Shakespeare (2001)
3. Incir Receli (2011)
4. Time To Love (1965)
5. Fate: Tales About Darkness (2001)
6. Hope (1970)
7. Oh, Beautiful Istanbul (1966)
8. Three Monkeys (2008)
9. The Bandit (1996)
10. The Girl With the Red Scarf (1978)
11. The Herd (1979)
12. Distant (2002)

10 Essntial Czech New Wave Films

 
1. The Sun In a Net (1962)
2. A Blonde In Love (1965)
3. Intimate Lighting (1965)
4. Daisies (1966)
5. Closely Watched Trains (1966)
6. Pearls On the Ground (1966)
7. Marketa Lazarova (1967)
8. The Cremator (1969)
9. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
10. The Ear (1970)

10 Essential Caribbean Films

 
1. I Am Cuba (1964)
2. La muerte de un burocrata (1966)
3. Vampires In Havana (1985)
4. What Ever Happened To Santiago? (1989)
5. Celestino y el vampiro (2003)
6. La gran fiesta (1986)
7. Dios los cria (1977)
8. The Harder They Come (1973)
9. The Man On the Shore (1993)
10. Sanky Panky (2007)

20 Essential Portugese Films

 
1. Aniki Bobo (1942)
2. A Song of Lisbon (1933)
3. The Tyrant Father (1941)
4. The Courtyard of the Ballads (1942)
5. A Comedia de Deus (1995)
6. Jose and Pilar (2010)
7. The Lion of the Star (1947)
8. Recollections of the Yellow House (1989)
9. Tabu (2011)
10. The Blood (1989)
11. The Green Years (1963)
12. Blood of My Blood (2011)
13. Abraham Valley (1993)
14. Alice (2005)
15. The Mutants (1998)
16. Captains of April (2000)
17. In Vanda's Room (2000)
18. This Dear Month of August (2008)
19. Jaime (1999)
20. 'Non', ou A Va Gloria de Mandar (1990)

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