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“Most essential foreign films” I have seen.

More lists tonight!

I made (one, two, three) four lists last night, and I’m in a list-making mood again. So more lists.

This is a list of the films I have seen from Paste’s list of this decade’s 25 most essential foreign films.

• Maria Full of Grace (Colombia, 2004)
• Persepolis (France, 2007)
• Volver (Spain, 2006)
• Let the Right One In (Sweden, 2008)
• Oldboy (South Korea, 2003)
• Gomorrah (Italy, 2008)
• Paradise Now (Palestine, 2005)
• The Class (France, 2008)
• The Best of Youth (Italy, 2005)
• Y Tu Mama Tambien (Mexico, 2001)
• Amelie (France, 2001)
• 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Romania, 2007)
• Caché (France, 2005)
• Amores Perros (Mexico, 2000)
• The Lives of Others (Germany, 2006)
• In the Mood for Love (China, 2001)
• Spirited Away (Japan, 2001)
• Talk to Her (Spain, 2002)
• City of God (Brazil, 2003)
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France, 2007)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China, 2001)
• Pan’s Labyrinth (Mexico, 2006)

The films on Paste’s list that I have not seen are:

• Yesterday (South Africa, 2004)
• Downfall (Germany, 2005)
• Nobody Knows (Japan, 2004)