No, I won’t participate in list where there must necessarily be at least one movie for each year, and necessarily be at most one movie for each year. – Here is what I have done instead. – Many people, including myself, may overlook many excellent films, just because they are not American.
“J'embrasse pas” (I Down’t Kiss) by Téchiné, André (France, 1991)
“La double vie de Véronique” (Veronika’s Double Life) by Kieslowski, Krzysztof (France, 1991)
“Trys dienos” (Three Days) by Bartas, Sharunas (Lithuania, 1991)
“Balti armastuslood” (Baltic Love) by Urbla, Peeter (Estonia, 1992)
“Bitter Moon” (Lunes de fiel) by Polanski, Roman (France/UK, 1992)
“Dunkle Schatten der Angst” (Dark Shadows of Agony) by Schmidt, Konstantin (Germany, 1992)
“Il ladre di bambini” (Stolen Children) by Amelio, Gianni (Italy/France, 1992)
“Les nuits fauves” (Violent Nights) by Collard, Cyril (France, 1992)
“Listopad” (Novembre ) by Karwowski, Lukasz (Poland/France, 1992)
“Smoking / No Smoking” by Resnais, Alain (France, 1993)
“Before Sunrise (Bara en natt (Linklater, Richard (USA, 1994)
“Hongfen” (Blush) (Shadows of Red) by Shaohong, Li (China, 1994)
“Outomlionnye solntsem” (Burned by the Sun) by Mikhalkov, Nikita (Russia, 1994)
“Priest” by Bird, Antonia (UK, 1994)
“Trois couleurs: blanc” (Trzy kolory:Byali) by Kieslowski, Krzysztof (France, 1994)
“30:de november” (The 30th Novembre) by Fridell, Daniel (Sweden/Denmark, 1995)
“Dezesseis zero sessenta” (16 060) by Mainardi, Vinicius (Brazilia, 1995)
“Gabbeh” by Makhmalbaf, Mohsen (Iran
“Living in Oblivion” by DiCillo, Tomas (USA, 1995)
“Mee Pok Man” (Mee Pok man) by Khoo, Eric (Singapore, 1995)
“When Night is Falling” by Rozema, Patricia (Canada, 1995)
“Eunhaengnamoo chimdae” (Gingko Bed) by Je-gyu Kang (Jacky Kang J. K.) by Korea, 1996)
“Le hussard sur le toit” (Riders on the Roof) by Rappeneau, Jean-Paul (France, 1996)
“Level 5” by Marker, Chris (France, 1996)
“The English Patient” by Minghella, Anthony (USA, 1996)
“Great Expectations” by Cuarón, Alfonso (USA, 1997)
“Jeanne et le garcon formidable” (Jeanne and the Perfect Guy) by Ducastel, Olivier & Martineau, Jacques (France, 1997)
“La femme défendue” (The Forbidden Woman) by Harel, Philippe (France, 1997)
“Memory & Desire” by Caro, Niki (New Zealand, 1998)
“Seul contre tous” (I Stay Alone) by Noé, Gaspar (France, 1998)
“Sib” (The Apple) by Makhmalbaf, Samira (Iran/France, 1998)
“The End of the Affair” (The End of the Affair) by Jordan, Neil (UK, 1998)
“La veuve de Saint-Pierre” (The Widow of St. Pierre) by Leconte, Patrice (France, 1999)
“Pola X” by Carax, Leos (France, 1999)
“Princesses” by Verheyde, Sylvie (France, 1999)
“Roozi ke zan shodam (The Day I Became a Woman (Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh (Iran, 2000)
“Der Krieger und die Kaiserin” (The Warrior and the Empress) by Tykwer, Tom (Germany, 2001)
“Safar-e Ghandehar” (Kandehar) by Makhmalbaf, Mohsen (Iran, 2001)
“Les amants du Nil” (Lovers at the Nile) by Heumann, Eric (France, 2002)
“Les diables” (The Little Devils) by Ruggia, Christophe (France, 2002)
“My Life Without Me” by Coixet, Isabel (Canada/Spain, 2002)
“Sia, le rêve du python” (Sia, the dream of the pyton) by Kouyaté, Dani (Burkina Faso/France, 2002)
“Dans under vita lakan” (Dance Under White Sheets) by Vandi, Isa” (Iranian fugitives in Sweden) by ¤ 2002?)
“Panj é asr” (At Five in the Afternoon) (Makhmalbaf, Samira (Iran, 2003)
“Rosenstrasse” by Trotta, Margarethe von (Germany, 2003)
“Stormy Weather” by Anspach, Solveig (France/Iceland, 2003)
“To livadi pou dakryzei” (Meadow of Tears) by Angelopoulos, Theodor (Greece/France/Italy, 2003)
“A House of Sand and Fog” by Perelman, Vadim (USA, 2003)
“Hudie” (Butterfly) by Yan Yan Mak (Hong Kong, 2004)
“Shake Hands With the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire.” by Raymont, Peter (Canada, 2004)
“Barfuss” (Barefoot) by Schweiger, Til (Germany, 2005)
“Caché” (Secret Threat) by Haneke, Michael (France, 2005)
“Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Jude” (A Quite Ordinary Jew) by Hirschbiegel, Oliver (Germany, 2005)
“Joyeux Noël” (Merry Christmas) by Carion, Christian (France, 2005)
“La petite chartreuse” (The Little Chartreuse) by Denis, Jean-Pierre (France, 2005)
“Va, vis et deviens” (Go, Live, and Become) by Mihaileanu, Radu (France/Belgium/Israel/Italy, 2005)
“Coeurs” (Hearts) by Resnais, Alain (France, 2006)
“Das Leben der Anderen” (The Lives of Others) by Donnersmarck, Florian Henckel von (Germany, 2006)
“Auf der anderen Seite” (The Edge of Heaven) / (Yasamin kiyisinda) (Akin, Fatih (Germany/Turkey, 2007)
“Le deuxieme souffle” (At Second Breath) by Corneau, Alain (France, 2007)
“Pour Elle” (Anything for Her) by Cavayé, Fred (France, 2008)
“Anita “ (I have seen two very different versions. I definitely prefer the version shown at the Jewish fil festival, in which Anita meets many helpers.) by Carnevale, Marcos (Argentina, 2009)
“Ciemnego pokoju nie trzeba sie bac” (The Dark Room Is Not Dangerous) by Czekaj, Kuba (Poland, 2009)
“Ehky ya Scheherazade” (Sheherazade, Tell Me a Story) by Nasrallah, Yousry (Egypt, 2009)
“Life, Above All” by Schmitz, Oliver (South African Union, 2009)
“Lourdes” (The Miracle in Lourdes) by Hausner, Jessica (France, 2009)
“The Flowers of Kirkuk” (Golakani Kirkuk) by Kamkari, Fariborz (Italy/Switzerland, 2010)
“La vie d'Adèle” (Blue is the warmest colour) by Kechiche, Abdellatif (Tunisia, 2013)
“L'ecume des jours” (Foam of the Days) by Gondry, Michel (France, 2013)
“Kreuzweg” (Stations of the Cross) by Brüggemann, Dietrich (Germany, 2014)
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