Sunday, November 04, 2018

The BBC Culture Poll of the 100 Greatest Foreign-Language Films


In the last few years, BBC Culture has been working to compile semi-definitive films lists, polling critics, academics and others for their top picks. Their past lists included the greatest films of the 21st century (so far) and the greatest comedies ever made. This time, they asked us to submit a ballot for the best foreign-language films. The Top 100 are here. You can see my ballot (and everyone else's) here. Also, if you click through this slideshow, you can read write-ups for the films that made the Top 25, including my appreciation of the great Jeanne Dielman.