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and yes, the shorts noted don't count for the totals.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Best Foreign Language Film

51 nominated films in total seen.
20 winning films seen.
4 special/honorary winning films seen.

In chronological order of me having seen them.

2004
• Hero (2002, China)

2005
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, Taiwan)

2006
• Water (2006, Canada)

January, 2007
• Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005, Germany)

April, 2007
• Amélie (2001, France)

May, 2007
• Pan's Labyrinth (2006, Mexico)

September, 2007
• The Lives of Others (2006, Germany)

October, 2007
• Fanny and Alexander (1983, Sweden)

March, 2008
• Downfall (2004, Germany)
• After the Wedding (2006, Denmark)
• The Battle of Algiers (1966, Italy)
• The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, France)

April, 2008
• Au Revoir les Enfants (1987, France)

July, 2008
• The Shop on Main Street (1965, Czechoslovakia)

August, 2008
• Day for Night (1973, France)

September, 2008
• Eat Drink Man Woman (1994, Taiwan)

December, 2008
• Raise the Red Lantern (1991, Hong Kong)

February, 2009
• Waltz with Bashir (2008, Israel)

March, 2009
• The Class (2008, France)
• The Firemen's Ball (1968, Czechoslovakia)
• Rashomon (1951, Japan)
• The Last Metro (1980, France)
• Forbidden Games (1952, France)

April, 2009
• All About My Mother (1999, Spain)

May, 2009
• 8½ (1963, Italy)

July, 2009
• Closely Watched Trains (1967, Czechoslovakia)

August, 2009
• The Virgin Spring (1960, Sweden)

September, 2009
• La Strada (1956, Italy)
• The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972, France)

October, 2009
• The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, Germany)
• Nights of Cabiria (1957, Italy)
• Loves of a Blonde (1966, Czechoslovakia)

January, 2010
• Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988, Spain)

March, 2010
• The White Ribbon (2009, Germany)
• A Prophet (2009, France)

April, 2010
• Knife in the Water (1963, Poland)

May, 2010
• The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, Argentina)
• Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow  (1964, Italy)

January, 2011
• Black Orpheus (1959, France)

February, 2011
• Z (1969, Algeria)
• Biutiful (2010, Mexico)

October, 2011
• Marriage Italian Style (1965, Italy)

February, 2012
• Amarcord (1974, Italy)

March, 2012
• Camille Claudel (1989, France)

June, 2012
• A Man and a Woman (1966, France)

July, 2012
• The Wedding Banquet (1993, Taiwan)

August, 2012
• Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1955, Japan)
• Cousin Cousine (1976, France)

September, 2012
• Paradise Now (2005, Palestinian Territories)

February, 2013
• A Separation (2011, Iran)

May, 2013
• Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958, Italy)

June, 2013
• Through a Glass Darkly (1961, Sweden)
• Gate of Hell (1954, Japan)

March, 2014
• The Great War (1959, Italy)
• Incendies (2010, Canada)
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All Nominees Seen in:
n/a

At least 75% of Nominees Seen in:
2006

At least 50% of Nominees Seen in:
2008 • 2009

Percent Seen by Decade
'50s: 25%
(5/20)
'60s: 28%
(14/50)
'70s: 8%
(4/50)
'80s: 10%
(5/50)
'90s: 8%
(4/49)
'00s: 32%
(16/50)
'10s: 15%
(3/20)

17% of nominees seen, of 284.
35% of winners seen, of 58.
50% of special honorary winners seen, of 8.

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