A list. Of (50) movies made from 2000 to 2009.not in English. (but still great films).

50. 8 Femmes (François Ozon) – French – 2002

49. Lagaan (Ashutosh Gowariker) – Hindi – 2001

48. Howl's Moving Castle (Hayao Miyazaki )- Japanese- 2004

47. Les Triplettes de Belleville (Sylvain Chomet) – French – 2003

46. The Man Without a Past (Aki Kaurismäki) – Finnish – 2002

45. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki )– Japanese – 2001

44. Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud) – French,Persian- 2007

43. Offside (Jafar Panahi) –Persian- 2006

42. Quand j'étais chanteur (When I Was a Singer) –( Xavier Giannoli)– French – 2004

41. Atanarjuat (Zacharias Kunuk) –Inuktitut- 2000

40. Sud Pralad( Tropical Malady) – (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)– Thai- 2004

39. Zus and Zo –(Paula van der Oest)– Dutch – 2004

38. Café Lumiere –(Hou Hsiao-Hsien)- Japanese – 2004

37. Woman on the Beach (Hong Sang-soo )– Korean – 2006

36., Moolade- (Ousmane Sembène)-French / Bambara -2004

35. Tsotsi (Gavin Hood)- Tsotsitaal,Zulu,Xhosa,Afrikaans -2005

34. L'auberge Espagnole(Cédric Klapisch) – French,Spanish- 2002

33. Dans la Ville de Sylvia (José Luis Guerín)– French ,Spanish– 2007

32. Let the Right One In – Swedish – 2008

31. Un long Dimanche des Fiancelles ( A Very Long Engagement) –( Jean-Pierre Jeunet)– French- 2004

30. Etre et Avoir ( to be and to have) –( Nicolas Philibert)– French – 2002

29. Mar adentro (The Sea Inside) –(Alejandro Amenábar)- Spanish- 2007

28. María llena eres de gracia (Maria Full of Grace) – (Joshua Marston) – Spanish – 2003

27.Le Poupees Russes (Cédric Klapisch)– French- 2005

26. Les Invasions Barbares (Denys Arcand)– French- 2002

25. Gommorah (Matteo Garrone)– Italian -2006

24. Rois et Reine(Kings and Queen) – (Arnaud Desplechin)– french – 2004

23. Diarios de motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries) – (-Walter Salles) Spanish- 2004

22. Il y a Longtemps Que Je T'aime (I've Loved You So Long) – (Philippe Claudel)– French- 2008

21. Hero (Zhang Yimou)– Mandarin -2002

20. Le Scaphandre et le Papillion(The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) – (Julian Schnabel)– French- 2007

19. Un Conte de Noël (A Christmas tale) –(Arnaud Desplechin) French – 2006

18. La Mala Educacion (Bad Education)- (Pedro Almodóvar)– spanish – 2004

17. Paris je t'aime (Paris ,I love you) – (Various)– French – 2006

16. Amores Perros (Alejandro González Iñárritu)– spanish – 2000

15. Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman)- Hebrew- 2008

14. Volver (Pedro Almodóvar )– spanish – 2006

13. Oldboy(Park Chan-wook )– Korean – 2003

12. Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro )– spanish – 2006

11. The Death of Mr Lazarescu (Cristi Puiu )– Romanian – 2005

10. Hable Con Ella (Talk to Her) -(Pedro Almodóvar) – spanish – 2002

9. Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)– French – 2001

8. Indigenes (Days of Glory)- (Rachid Bouchareb)-French -2006

7. 2046(Wong Kar-wai) – Cantonese/Mandarin – 2004

6. Letters from Iwo Jima (Clint Eastwood) – Japanese – 2006

5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee) –Madarin- 2000

4. Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge ( The Flight of the Red Balloon) –(Hou Hsiao-Hsien) French-2006

3. Das Leben der Anderen(The Lives of Others) – (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)- German – 2006

2. Y tu Mama Tambien (Alfonso Cuarón) – Spanish – 2001

Cidade de Deus (City of God) – (Fernando Meirelles)– Portuguese – 2002

Best Films of the Decade - 2010s - Third Part

11. Get Out (2017)- Directed and written by Jordan Peele. Horror seems to be an excellent medium to describe racism and it's somewhat amazing how obvious it seems in hindsight. One of the best debuts of a director in recent times, with a script that amps up the tension marvelously and serves up a twist in the tale that was impossible to see coming. Normally horror movies are seen as niche, but this film was popular with the wide audience and also at the award ceremonies further proving everyone was able to be captured by the film's quality. There has been talk of the film fitting into horror-comedy, probably due to Peele's comedy background, but while it is never laughably funny but does serve as a clever satire on the state of racial affairs. 12. The Death of Stalin (2017) - Directed by Armando Iannuci. Written by Armando Iannuci, David Schneider and Ian Martin. Few topics are as ripe for satire as the workings of communist governments (provi...

Oscar Predictions-Film Awards (i)

Best Director Most likely winner : Steven Spielberg for Lincoln. Leaving out Ben Affleck, Kathryn Bigelow and Quentin Tarantino pretty much made this Spielberg's to lose. And doesn't reflect too well on the Academy either. Backup Pick : David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook. The production company of Weinstein have been campaigning hard for this and it's a good film with the acting performances set up well. The thing about best director is it's the easiest award to give to someone the academy likes because it's ambiguous and the academy doesn't really love Russell. Most deserving : Michel Haneke for Amour. Haneke has the most carefully crafted film here. All in all it is definitely his film in every scene. His presence is all around the film and it is an excellent film. If they give it for the greatest impact a director has on the film, this is it. Best Adapted Screenplay Most li...

a list about plays (post 1950)

The general perception is good plays stopped being written. That all the plays being performed which remain popular are classics and there is no place for the playwright in the current dramatic world. The role of the playwright has been diminished but good plays have not become extinct in the 20th and 21st century.This list will attempt to reflect that by giving a selection of excellent plays written (and performed) after 1950. 20. Prelude to a Kiss- Craig Lucas. Premiered in California in 1988. Quick Description: Thought to be a metaphor for AIDS. A story about the switching of bodies between a new bride and an old man and how the husband must find the old man while keeping his love alive. Something of a Sci-fi style and one of the most original works in recent times. 19. Long Day's Journey Into Night - Eugene O'Neill.premiered in Stockholm at the Royal Dramatic theatre in 1956. quick summary: A play about addiction and how it affects everyone around the addict.The characters ...

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