Edward Copeland has compiled a list of the 100 best foreign language pictures from a total of 174 ballots. Here are his top ten.

From Eddie On Film:

10. THE 400 BLOWS – Directed by Francois Truffaut
9. THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS – Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
8. AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD – Directed by Werner Herzog
7. GRAND ILLUSION – Directed by Jean Renoir
6. PERSONA – Directed by Ingmar Bergman
5. BICYCLE THIEVES – Directed by Vittorio de Sica
4. 8 1/2 – Directed by Federico Fellini
3. M – Directed by Fritz Lang
2. THE SEVEN SAMURAI – Directed by Akira Kurosawa
1. THE RULES OF THE GAME – Directed by Jean Renoir

See the full list HERE

While the American Film Institute counted down the top 50 villians of all time (view the list HERE), we should never forget all those villians out there who work so hard to make life so miserable for our heroes day in and day out. A top ten list of the villians who so often go unsung can be found at /Film HERE.

In an interview about playing villains, Sir Anthony Hopkins was asked, “which is better? British knighthood or your Hannibal Lecter topping the American Film Institute’s poll of all time movie villains?” Hopkins replied: “I don’t know. The knighthood is pretty good. I can’t compare. They’re two very different things.”

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