Whats Your Top 10 World Cinema/Indie Films?

Question

I need to get back into my collection of World Cinema and Indie films and I would like to know what people's top 10s are so I can build my collection.

So far mine are....

1). Tzameti (13)

2). Man Bites Dog

3). Oldboy

4). Zatoichi

5). Dragon Tiger Gate

6). A bittersweet life

7). Memories of Murder

8). L.I.E

9). La Haine

10). Infernal Affairs

Answer 1

!.Bande a part(France)

2.La Vi En Rose(France)

3.Control(England)

4.s*x and Lucia(Spain)

5.Trainspotting(Scotland)

6.Au Revoir Les Enfants(France)

7.Elevator to the Gallows(France)

8.Open your Eyes(Spain)

9.La Dolce Vita(Italy)

10.Amores Perros(Mexico)

11.Bad Education(Spain)

Answer 2

Which Zatoichi are you talking about? There have been heaps of incarnations... the Kitano version I'm guessing.

1.) Amelie

2.) Oldboy

3.) Brother

4.) Evil Dead (A truly indie film, shot on a shoestring over years)

5.) Bad Taste (See above)

6.) Shaolin Soccer

7.) s*x and Lucia

8.) City of God

9.) Hana Bi

10.) Y tu mamá también

Answer 3

1. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...& Spring

2. Ichi the Killer

3. Delicatessen

4. Vengeance trilogy (Mr Vengeance, Oldboy & Lady Vengeance)

5. Address Unknown

6. Shinjuku Triad Society

7. Funny Games (austria)

8. La Cage aux Folles

9. The Bird People in China

10. Cinema Paradiso

Answer 4

My top ten, in chronological order:

The Blue Angel (1930, German, with Marlene Dietrich)

La Belle et La Bete (1946, French, dir Cocteau)

Seven Samurai (1954, Japanese, dir Kurosawa)

Du Rififi Chez Les Hommes (1955, French, dir Jules Dassin, Film Noir)

The 400 Blows (1959, French, dir Francois Truffaut)

Tampopo (1985, Japanese)

Life is Beautiful (1998, Italian)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, Mandarin)

City of God (2002, Brazilian/Portuguese)

Cinema Paradiso (2002, Italian, the new 170-minute version)