Ingmar Bergman directing Fanny and Alexander, one of his 16 films on the list.
One more genre after this and that’s Drama. This list is outside the scope of AFI’s lists, of course, because these are Foreign Language Films. This is the list in fact I said I would do months and months ago.
Since it takes forever to do the links (that’s why the last few lists have taken so long), I’ve just linked the directors, and only on their highest-ranking film. I’ll eventually do the 100 Best Directors list, but it won’t be until after the Academy Awards because from the nominations to the awards I’ll be doing a daily post on each Oscar category.100. Bad Education (Pedro Almodovar) – 2004
99. Faust (F.W. Murnau) – 1926
98. Face to Face (Ingmar Bergman) – 1976
97. Les Miserables (Claude Lelouch) – 1995
The Princess and the Warrior
96. The Princess and the Warrior (Tom Tykwer) – 2000
95. Nowhere in Africa (Caroline Link) – 2002
94. The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo) – 1966
93. The Last Laugh (F.W. Murnau) – 1924
92. Miss Julie (Alf Sjoberg) – 1951
91. Diabolique (Henri-Georges Clouzet) – 1955
90. Amarcord (Federico Fellini) – 1974
89. Il Postino (Michael Radford) – 1994
88. Raise the Red Lantern (Zhang Yimou) – 1991
87. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Pedro Almodovar) – 1988
86. Knife in the Water (Roman Polanski) – 1962
85. La Dolce Vita (Federico Fellini) – 1960
84. Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders) – 1987
83. Grave of the Fireflies (Isao Takahata) – 1988
82. Y Tu Mama Tambien (Alfonso Cuaron) – 2002
81. Persepolis (Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi) – 2007
80. Elevator to the Gallows (Louis Malle) – 1958
79. Mina Tannenbaum (Martine Dugowson) – 1994
78. Saraband (Ingmar Bergman) – 2003
77. Hero (Zhang Yimou) – 2002
76. A Nous La Liberte (Rene Clair) – 1931
75. Gate of Hell (Teinosuke Kinugasa) – 1954
74. 8 Women (Francois Ozon) – 2002
73. The Barbarian Invasions (Denys Arcand) – 2003
72. Three Colors: Blue (Krzysztof Kieslowski) – 1993
71. Yojimbo (Akira Kurosawa) – 1961
Toshiro Mifune as the original man with no name in Yojimbo
70. The Bad Sleep Well (Akira Kurosawa) – 1960
69. Autumn Sonata (Ingmar Bergman) – 1978
68. Ringu (Hideo Nakata) – 1998
67. Army of Shadows (Jean-Pierre Melville) – 1969
66. Shoot the Piano Player (Francois Truffaut) – 1960
65. Kagemusha (Akira Kurosawa) – 1980
64. Manon of the Spring (Claude Berri) – 1987
63. Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki) – 1997
Princess Mononoke
62. Three Colors: Red (Krzysztof Kieslowski) – 1994
61. Amores Perros (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu) – 2000
60. The Bridge (Bernhard Wicki) – 1959
59. My Neighbor Totoro (Hiyao Miyazaki) – 1988
58. Downfall (Oliver Hirschbiegel) – 2004
57. House of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou) – 2004
56. The Hidden Fortress (Akira Kurosawa) – 1958
55. Ivan the Terrible Part I (Sergei Eisenstein)
54. Solyaris (Andrei Tarkovsky) – 1973
53. Das Boot (Wolfgang Peterson) – 1981
52. Jules and Jim (Francois Truffaut) – 1962
51. Korol Lir (Grigori Kozintsev) – 1971
50. Through a Glass Darkly (Ingmar Bergman) – 1961
49. Nights of Cabiria (Federico Fellini) – 1957
48. All About My Mother (Pedro Almodovar) -1999
47. Winter Light (Ingmar Bergman) – 1963
46. Ivan’s Childhood (Andrei Tarkovsky) – 1962
45. The World of Apu (Satyijat Ray) – 1959
44. Forbidden Games (Rene Clement) – 1952
43. Persona (Ingmar Bergman) – 1966
42. High and Low (Akira Kurosawa) – 1963
41. Harakiri (Masaki Kobayashi) – 1962
40. Europa Europa (Agnieszka Holland) – 1990
39. Belle de Jour (Luis Bunuel) – 1967
38. Stray Dog (Akira Kurosawa) – 1949
37. Au Revoir, Les Enfants (Louis Malle) – 1987
36. Day for Night (Francois Truffaut) – 1973
35. Vampyr (Carl Thedor Dreyer) – 1932
34. The 400 Blows (Francois Truffaut) – 1959
33. Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir) – 1939
32. Z (Constantin Costa-Gavras) – 1969
31. Scenes from a Marriage (Ingmar Bergman) – 1973
30. Aguirre – The Wrath of God (Werner Herzog) – 1973
29. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Luis Bunuel) – 1972
28. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodovar) – 2002
27. Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau) – 1922
26. The Cranes are Flying (Mikhail Kalatozov) – 1957
25. City of God (Fernando Merielles) – 2002
24. Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro) – 2006
23. Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet) – 2001
22. A Very Long Engagement (Jean-Pierre Jeunet) – 2004
21. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki) – 2001
20. Smiles of a Summer Night (Ingmar Bergman) – 1955
the servants ring in the dawn in Smiles of a Summer Night
19. The Bicycyle Thief (Vittorio De Sica) – 1949
18. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene) – 1919
17. The Virgin Spring (Ingmar Bergman) – 1960
16. Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman) – 1957
15. Fanny and Alexander (Ingmar Bergman) – 1983
14. The Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein) – 1925
13. Throne of Blood (Akira Kurosawa) – 1957
12. Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa) – 1952
11. The Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa) – 1954
10. M (Fritz Lang) – 1931
9. Metropolis (Fritz Lang) – 1926
8. Ran (Akira Kurosawa) – 1985
7. La Belle et la Bette (Jean Cocteau) – 1947
6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee) – 2000
5. Cries and Whispers (Ingmar Bergman) – 1972
4. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa) – 1950
3. The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman) – 1957
Children of Paradise
2. Children of Paradise (Marcel Carne) – 1945
1. The Grand Illusion (Jean Renoir) – 1937
DIRECTORS
Ingmar Bergman – 13 films (6 in top 20)
Akira Kurosawa – 11 films (5 in top 20)
4 films
- Pedro Almodovar (28,48,88,100)
- Francois Truffaut (34,36,52,66)
3 films
- Hayao Miyazaki (21,59,63)
- F.W. Murnau (27,93,99)
- Federico Fellini (49,85,90)
- Zhang Yimou (57,77,88)
2 films
- Fritz Lang (7,9)
- Jean Renoir (1,33)
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet (22,23)
- Luis Bunuel (29,39)
- Sergei Eisenstein (14,55)
- Andrei Tarkovsky (46,54)
- Krzysztof Kieslowski (62,72)
- Luis Malle (37,80)
14 October, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Grand Illusion and Children of Paradise are also my #1 and #3 ever. I am surprised to see your omission of my #2, The Passion of Joan of Arc. Enjoy your lists and blog. Thanks.