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Dogville / d. Lars von Trier / 2003 / Denmark/Sweden/Norway/Finland/UK/France/Germany/Netherlands
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Talk to Her [Hable con ella] / d. Pedro Almodóvar / 2002 / Spain
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Morvern Callar / d. Lynne Ramsay / 2002 / UK
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Zwartboek [Black Book] / d. Paul Verhoeven / 2006 / Netherlands/Germany/Belgium
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The Headless Woman [La mujer sin cabeza] / d. Lucrecia Martel / 2008 / Argentina/France/Italy/Spain
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Yi Yi / d. Edward Yang / 2000 / Taiwan/Japan
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The Piano Teacher [La pianiste] / d. Michael Haneke / 2001 / Austria/France
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Tropical Malady / d. Apichatpong Weerasethakul / 2004 / Thailand/France/Germany/Italy
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Late Marriage / d. Dover Koshashvili / 2001 / Israel/France
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Wild Side / d. Sébastien Lifshitz / 2004 / France/Belgium/UK
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Songs from the Second Floor [Sånger från andra våningen] / d. Roy Andersson / 2000 / Sweden/Norway/Denmark
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The Intruder [L'intrus] / d. Claire Denis / 2004 / France
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Summer Hours [L'heure d'été] / d. Olivier Assayas / 2008 / France
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Water Drops on Burning Rocks [Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes] / d. François Ozon / 2000 / France
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The Raspberry Reich / d. Bruce LaBruce / 2004 / Germany/Canada
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Paranoid Park / d. Gus Van Sant / 2007 / France/USA
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Mulholland Drive / d. David Lynch / 2001 / France/USA
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Before Sunset / d. Richard Linklater / 2004 / USA
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The White Diamond / d. Werner Herzog / 2004 / Germany/Japan/UK
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There Will Be Blood / d. Paul Thomas Anderson / 2007 / USA
you don't need me to say that this is a solid, eclectic, incredibly useful list, but what are lists good for if not to argue with?
ReplyDeleteFish Tank at 25???
Where is Syndromes!?!?!
Sex is Comedy at 32????
solid #1, though the best film ever made is missing entirely ;)
Ha, yeah, I'm kind of ashamed that I didn't get around to Syndromes and a Century, even after it topped that Toronto list... and I think you're referring to Inland Empire, to which I'm not entirely sold.
ReplyDeleteAs for Fish Tank, you missed the boat on that one.
And I think everyone, including myself, underestimated Sex Is Comedy. It wasn't until I rewatched it did I recognize what a fantastic film it is.
Great lists. Love you blog.
ReplyDeleteBruce LaBruce… NOOOO! Other then that fine great list.
ReplyDeleteWhat no El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) ?
ReplyDeleteWonderful list Joe.
ReplyDeleteWe have a lot of similar picks. Syndromes would be my #1, but I'm glad to see Talk to Her and Songs From the Second Floor so highly ranked.
I've been trying to see Summer Hours for 2 years, but no luck yet.
Summer Hours was just put on Netflix instant play.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful list!!! I love all the movies here, but my favorite is The Raspberry Reich, I think that this movie is really horrific!!!22dd
ReplyDeleteBut the Humour is employed to explore the gap between reality and ideal in the terrorist world!!
Awesome list, I actually haven't seen some of these ones.
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