Showcasing top films and directors from around the world and spanning cinematic history from silent movies (F.W. Murnau’s Sunrise, 1927) to more contemporary films (the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-nominated A Serious Man), the list is the culmination of years of discussion and debate within the Arts & Faith online community.
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| 1 |
Ordet
(The Word) |
51 |
The Spirit of the Beehive
(El espíritu de la colmena) |
| 2 |
The Decalogue
(Dekalog) |
52 |
Cries and Whispers
(Viskningar och rop) |
| 3 |
Babette's Feast
(Babettes gæstebud) |
53 |
My Life to Live
(Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux) |
| 4 |
The Passion of Joan of Arc
(La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc) |
54 |
The Straight Story |
| 5 |
Le Fils
(The Son) |
55 |
The Flowers of St. Francis
(Francesco, Guillare de Dio) |
| 6 |
Au Hasard Balthazar |
56 |
Ponette |
| 7 |
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
|
57 |
The Wind Will Carry Us
(Bad ma ra khaha bord) |
| 8 |
Andrei Rublev
(Andrey Rublyov)
|
58 |
Magnolia |
| 9 |
Early Summer
(Bakushu) |
59 |
Faust
(Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage) |
| 10 |
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
(Il vangelo secondo Matteo) |
60 |
Fanny and Alexander
(Fanny och Alexander) |
| 11 |
Diary of a Country Priest
(Le journal d'un curé de campagne) |
61 |
Paris, Texas |
| 12 |
Wings of Desire
(Der Himmel uber Berlin) |
62 |
A Moment of Innocence
(Nun va Goldoon) |
| 13 |
The Seventh Seal
(Det sjunde inseglet) |
63 |
The Trial of Joan of Arc
(Procès de Jeanne d'Arc) |
| 14 |
Ikiru
(To Live) |
64 |
Beau Travail |
| 15 |
Three Colors Trilogy
(Trois couleurs) |
65 |
After Life
(Wandâfuru raifu) |
| 16 |
The Mirror
(Zerkalo) |
66 |
By Brakhage: An Anthology |
| 17 |
Apu Trilogy
(Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apur Sansar) |
67 |
Lorna's Silence
(Le silence de Lorna) |
| 18 |
Floating Weeds
(Ukigusa) |
68 |
Chariots of Fire |
| 19 |
Munyurangabo |
69 |
Dersu Uzala |
| 20 |
The Burmese Harp
(Biruma no tategoto) |
70 |
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
(4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile) |
| 21 |
Tokyo Story
(Tokyo monogatari) |
71 |
An Autumn Afternoon
(Sanma no aji) |
| 22 |
A Serious Man |
72 |
Heartbeat Detector
(Le question humaine) |
| 23 |
My Night at Maud's
(Ma nuit chez Maud) |
73 |
Tender Mercies
|
| 24 |
Into Great Silence
(Die Grosse Stille) |
74 |
Summer Hours
(L'Heure d'été) |
| 25 |
Nostalghia |
75 |
Rashômon
|
| 26 |
Still Life
(Sanxia haoren) |
76 |
Becket |
| 27 |
L'Enfant
(The Child) |
77 |
Black Narcissus |
| 28 |
Bicycle Thieves
(Ladri di biciclette) |
78 |
Eureka |
| 29 |
A Man Escaped
(Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut) |
79 |
Meshes of the Afternoon
|
| 30 |
Stalker
|
80 |
Rome, Open City
(Roma, città aperta) |
| 31 |
A Man for All Seasons |
81 |
Syndromes and a Century
(Sang sattawat) |
| 32 |
The Apostle
|
82 |
Rosetta |
| 33 |
Ostrov
(The Island) |
83 |
Yi-Yi: A One and a Two |
| 34 |
Close-Up
(Nema-ye Nazdik) |
84 |
Pickpocket |
| 35 |
Wild Strawberries
(Smultronstället) |
85 |
Punch-Drunk Love
|
| 36 |
Days of Heaven |
86 |
The Sacrifice
(Offret-Sacrificatio) |
| 37 |
Playtime |
87 |
Stroszek |
| 38 |
Winter Light
(Nattvardsgästerna) |
88 |
Jesus of Montreal
(Jésus de Montréal) |
| 39 |
Through a Glass Darkly
(Såsom i en spegel) |
89 |
Ushpizin
(The Guests) |
| 40 |
The House is Black
(Khaneh siah ast) |
90 |
Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher |
| 41 |
Summer / The Green Ray
(Le Rayon Vert) |
91 |
Au Revoir, Les Enfants
(Goodbye, Children) |
| 42 |
Day of Wrath
(Vredens dag) |
92 |
Son of Man |
| 43 |
Silent Light
(Stella Licht) |
93 |
The Virgin Spring
(Jungfrukällan) |
| 44 |
La Promesse
(The Promise) |
94 |
In Praise of Love
(Éloge de l'amour) |
| 45 |
It's a Wonderful Life |
95 |
Crimes and Misdemeanors
|
| 46 |
M |
96 |
The New World |
| 47 |
Late Spring
(Banshun) |
97 |
M. Hulot's Holiday
(Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot) |
| 48 |
Killer of Sheep |
98 |
The Return
(Vozvrashchenie) |
| 49 |
Solaris
(Solyaris) |
99 |
Breaking the Waves |
| 50 |
The Cyclist
(Bicycleran) |
100 |
The Song of Bernadette
|
