In June 2010 Empire Magazine compiled a list of the very best films not in the English language. Kurosawa’s samurai epic Seven Samurai tops the list and has always had a strong following in America and the UK.
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100. Night Watch (2004)
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99. Iron Monkey (1993)
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98. Ran (1985)
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97. Farewell My Concubine (1993)
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96. Delicatessen (1991)
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95. Way of the Dragon (1972)
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94. Yeelen (1987)
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93. The Fourth Man (1983)
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92. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
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91. Goodbye Lenin (2003)
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90. Rififi (1995)
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89. Loves of a Blonde (1965)
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88. Leningrad Cowboys (1989)
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87. Andrei Rublev (1966)
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86. Run Lola Run (1998)
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85. Il Conformista (1970)
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84. Orphee (1950)
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83. Xala (1974)
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82. Battle Royale (2000)
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81. The Host (2006)
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80. Mother India (1957)
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79. Bande A Part (1964)
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78. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
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77. House of Flying Daggers (2004)
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76. The Idiots (1998)
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75. A Bout de Souffle (1960)
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74. Devdas (2002)
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73. Hidden (2005)
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72. Ten Canoes (2006)
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71. Persona (1966)
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70. Hard Boiled (1992)
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69. Ringu (1998)
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68. Solaris (1972)
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67. The Vanishing (1988)
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66. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
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65. Un Chien Andalou (1929)
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64. Wings of Desire (1987)
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63. A Prophet (2009)
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62. 8 1/2 (1963)
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61. Knife in the Water (1962)
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60. Jean de Florette / Manon des Sources (1986)
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59. Heimat (1985)
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58. Persepolis (2007)
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57. Central Do Brasil (1998)
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56. Belle de Jour (1967)
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55. Lagaan (2001)
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54. Festen (1998)
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53. All About My Mother (1999)
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52. Touki Bouki (1973)
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51. Akira (1988)
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50. Closely Observed Trains (1966)
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49. M. Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
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48. Downfall (2004)
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47. 10 (2004)
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46. Jules et Jim (1962)
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45. Suspiria (1977)
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44. Ikiru (1952)
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43. Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
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42. In The Mood For Love (2000)
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41. My Neighbour Totoro (1988)
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40. L’Avventura (1960)
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39. Le Samourai (1967)
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38. Ashes And Diamonds (1958)
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37. Rome Open City (1945)
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36. Dekalog (1988)
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35. La Grande Illusion (1937)
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33. M (1931)
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32. La Haine (1995)
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31. Godzilla (1954)
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30. Infernal Affairs (2002)
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29. Les Quatres Cent Coups (1959)
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28. Raise The Red Lantern (1991)
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27. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
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26. La Belle et la Bete (1946)
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25. Das Boot (1980)
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24. Come And See (1985)
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23. Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
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22. Rashomon (1950)
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21. Nosferatu (1922)
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20. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)
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19. Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972)
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18. Oldboy (2003)
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17. The Apu Trilogy (1955/56/59)
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16. Tokyo Story (1953)
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15. Let The Right One In (2008)
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14. Three Colours Trilogy (1993/94)
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13. La Regle du Jeu (1939)
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12. Metropolis (1927)
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11. La Dolce Vita (1960)
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10. Spirited Away (2001)
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9. The Wages of Fear (1953)
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8. The Seventh Seal (1957)
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7. City of God (2002)
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6. Battle of Algiers (1966)
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5. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
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4. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
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3. Battleship Potemkin (1925)
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2. Amelie (2000)
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1. Seven Samurai (1954)
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