At the other end of the scale, several languages were represented by just one film, such as Belarusian (Come and See), Romanian (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days), and Wolof (Touki Bouki). French can claim to be the international language of acclaimed cinema: 27 of the highest-rated films were in French, followed by 12 in Mandarin, and 11 each in Italian and Japanese. The result: 100 films from 67 different directors, from 24 countries, and in 19 languages. The 209 critics who took part are from 43 different countries and speak a total of 41 languages – a range that sets our poll apart from any other. Foreign-language masterpieces you may not knowįrom the perspective of an English-language website, that’s an accurate description – but equally, as an internationally-focused one, we’re happy to acknowledge that, depending on who you are, many of these films won’t be in a language that’s foreign to you.Īnd as the poll exists to salute the extraordinary diversity and richness of films from all around the world, we wanted to ensure that its voters were from all around the world, too.
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The full list of critics – and how they voted What the critics had to say about the top 25 Read more about BBC Culture’s 100 greatest foreign-language films: The result is BBC Culture’s 100 greatest foreign-language films. We asked critics to vote for their favourite movies made primarily in a language other than English.
This year, we felt it was time to direct the spotlight away from Hollywood and celebrate the best cinema from around the world.
Two further polls looked for the best films of the 21st Century and the greatest comedies ever made – and those also ended up with films from the US in the top spot. Three years ago, BBC Culture ran its first major critics’ poll, to find the 100 greatest American films.
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