It's a bit long...

Film A few weeks ago someone who wanted to watch some good international asked me for a few suggestions.

The following list is the result. I thought you'd be interested.

It's a bit long.

I've tended to include films that I've loved rather than the so-called 'standards' many of which have bored me rigid. The star means I'd watch it tonight if I could. Also I've only put things in which are available on dvd. It's a bit French but I've probably seen their films more than anyone elses. Plus they tend to be the majority of the films released in the uk at the moment.

8 Women
20:30:40
400 Blows
L'Apartment *
A Very Long Engagement
Aimee and Jaguar
Amelie *
Amores Perros
Bande A Part *
Battle Royale
Belle Epoque
Belleville Rendez-Vous
Betty Blue *
Blue Gate Crossing
Bob De Flambier
Closely Observed Trains
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Etre Et Avoir
Fairwell My Concubine
Festen
Un Flic
French Twist
Goodbye Lenin!
Heaven
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Hero
Hidden
House of Flying Daggers
In The Mood For Love
In This World
Intimate Strangers
Irreversible
Jean De Florette/Manon Des Sources
Jesus of Montreal *
Jules Et Jim
Kitchen Stories
Lagaan
La Règle du jeu
La Reine Margot
Last Life In The Universe
Like Water For Chocolate
Look at Me *
Love Me If You Dare
Ma Vie En Rose
M
Malena
Metropolis
No Man's Land
Nikita
Partie De Campagne
Pot Luck * (l'auberge espagnole)
Red Lights
Ringu
Run Lola Run
Shaolin Soccer
Show Me Love *
Solaris
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter And Spring
Sunrise
Take Care of My Cat
Taxi *
Taxi 2 *
Ten
The Dreamers *
The Hairdresser's Husband *
The Last Metro
The Man Without A Past
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Seventh Seal
The Umbrellas of Cherborg
Three Colours Blue *
Three Colours White
Three Colours Red *
Trilogy - One / Two / Three *
Un Coeur En Hiver
Un Flic
Une Liaison Pornographique
Wild Strawberries
Wings of Desire
Y Tu Mamma Tambien
Zatoichi *

There are a couple of crossover films in there and it's far from complete.

I also offered some further suggestions:

Unlike a lot of hollywood directors, you tend to find that if you like the work of one director you'll like much of anything else they do.

Look at BBC Four's website. They haven't broadcast many bad films and in fact many of the things I've had to watch for my course are recordings from their broadcasts:

Also the list of Oscar nominations. There aren't that many bad choices amongst the winners, and looking back into the past some really seminal films have been chosen. Basically if it looks boring and a haul, it probably is.