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50 Best Foreign Language Movies: 1970s

List #6 in a series of 10
Rankings taken from TSPDT's 2025 list. Feature length films only (sorry, "Tale of Tales").
List image from top ranked film, "Jeanne Dielman"
Film numbers by country:
Angola—38
Belgium—1, 15, 36
Cuba—49
France—6, 10, 12, 19, 24, 26, 34, 37. 40, 41, 46, 48, 50
Germany—7, 8, 21, 27, 32, 33, 35, 43
Greece—17
Italy—4, 5, 14, 22, 28, 29, 39
Japan—20
Mauritania—47
Senegal—13, 45
Russia—2, 3, 16, 18, 31
Senegal—13, 44
Spain—9, 25, 42
Sweden—11, 30
Taiwan—23
Yugoslavia—45
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Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
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The Mirror (1975)
The Mirror (1975)
2
Stalker (1979)
Stalker (1979)
3
Amarcord (1973)
Amarcord (1973)
4
The Conformist (1970)
The Conformist (1970)
5
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
6
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
7
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
8
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
9
Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
10
Cries and Whispers (1972)
Cries and Whispers (1972)
11
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
12
Touki Bouki (1973)
Touki Bouki (1973)
13
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
14
News From Home (1977)
News From Home (1977)
15
Solaris (1972)
Solaris (1972)
16
The Traveling Players (1975)
The Traveling Players (1975)
17
The Ascent (1977)
The Ascent (1977)
18
India Song (1975)
India Song (1975)
19
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
20
Kings of the Road (1976)
Kings of the Road (1976)
21
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
22
A Touch of Zen (1971)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
23
Out 1 (1971)
Out 1 (1971)
24
Tristana (1970)
Tristana (1970)
25
Day for Night (1973)
Day for Night (1973)
26
In a Year With 13 Moons (1978)
In a Year With 13 Moons (1978)
27
Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria (1977)
28
1900 (1976)
1900 (1976)
29
Scenes From a Marriage (1973)
Scenes From a Marriage (1973)
30
Dersu Uzala (1975)
Dersu Uzala (1975)
31
The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (1972)
The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (1972)
32
Alice in the Cities (1974)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
33
The Devil Probably (1977)
The Devil Probably (1977)
34
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
35
Je, Tu, Il, Elle (1974)
Je, Tu, Il, Elle (1974)
36
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
37
Sambizanga (1972)
Sambizanga (1972)
38
Fellini's Roma (1973)
Fellini's Roma (1973)
39
West Indies (1979)
West Indies (1979)
40
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