DECADE 2000-2009 : the 39 masterpieces, and the top 45 "foreign language" (work-in-progress)

DECADE 2000-2009 : the 39 masterpieces, and the top 45 “foreign language” (work-in-progress)

Published on: December 18th, 2009

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{figures on 2nd line = IMDb User Rating (and in brackets, total votes) on 18.Dec.09}

Pedro Almodóvar : Volver (Spain 2006)
   7.7 (30,008)
Lisandro Alonso : Fantasma (Argentina 2006)
   5.9 (109)
Thom Andersen : Los Angeles Plays Itself (USA 2003)
   7.9 (304)
Paul Thomas Anderson : Punch-Drunk Love (USA 2002)
   7.4 (46,065)
Darren Aronofsky : The Wrestler (USA 2008) written by Robert D.Siegel
   8.3 (75,568)
James Benning : casting a glance (USA 2007) "documentary"
   8.1 (29)
—————– : El Valley Centro (USA 2000) "documentary"
   7.6 (31)
—————– : Los (USA 2001) "documentary"
   6.6 (31)
—————– : Ten Skies (USA 2004) "documentary"
   8.2 (35)
—————– : 13 Lakes (USA 2004) "documentary"
   7.5 (75)
Neill Blomkamp : District 9 (USA/NZ/SA 2009) co-written with Terri Tatchell
   8.4 (98,057)
Kim Chapiron : Satan (France 2006) Sheitan, co-written with Christian Chapiron
   5.5 (2,588)
Anton Corbijn : Control (UK 2007) written by Matt Greenhalgh
   7.8 (17,033)
David Cronenberg : A History of Violence (USA/Canada 2005) written by Josh Olson
   7.6 (71,695)
Bill Daniel : Who Is Bozo Texino? (USA 2006)
   no IMDb page
Claire Denis : The Intruder (France 2004) L'intrus, co-written with Jean-Pol Fargeau
   6.7 (609)
John Gianvito : Profit motive and the whispering wind (USA 2007) documentary
   7.7 (67)
Paul Greengrass : United 93 (UK 2006)
   7.9 (43,846)
Gunnar Hall Jensen : Gunnar Goes Comfortable (Norway 2003) documentary
   6.0 (41)
Todd Haynes : Far From Heaven (USA 2002)
   7.5 (18,982)
Peter Jackson : King Kong (USA/NZ 2005) co-written with Philippa Boyens & Fran Walsh
   7.6 (123,669)
—————- : The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King (USA/NZ 2003) co-written with Philippa Boyens & Fran Walsh
   8.8 (328,099)
Andrew Jarecki : Capturing the Friedmans (USA 2003) documentary
   8.0 (8,724)
JEON Soo-il : With a Girl of Black Soil (South Korea 2007) Geomen tangyi sonyeo oi, co-written with Jeong Soon-yeong
   7.0 (106)
Ron Lamothe : The Call of the Wild (USA 2007) documentary
   6.8 (23)
LI Yang : Blind Mountain (China 2007) Mang shan
   7.2 (452)
MATSUMOTO Hitoshi : Symbol (Japan 2009) Shinboru
   8.0 (63) – data taken on 25 Jan '10
Shane Meadows : Dead Man's Shoes (UK 2004) co-written with Paddy Considine
   7.9 (15,906)
Fernando Meirelles (& Kátia Lund) : City of God (Brazil 2002) Cidade de Deus, written by Bráulio Mantovani
   8.8 (147,327)
Sam Mendes : Revolutionary Road (USA/UK 2008) written by Justin Haythe
   7.6 (35,814)
Christopher Nolan : Memento (USA 2000)
   8.6 (244,155)
Pawel Pawlikowski : Last Resort (UK 2000) co-written with Rowan Joffe
   7.3 (773)
Christian Petzold : The State I Am In (Germany 2000) Die innere Sicherheit, co-written with Harun Farocki
   7.0 (782)
Eugenio Polgovsky (Ezcurra) : Tropic of Cancer (Mexico 2004) Trópico de Cáncer, documentary
   6.7 (24)
Andrew Stanton : WALL-E (USA 2008) co-written with Jim Reardon
   8.6 (154,009)
Helena Třeštíková : René (Czech Republic 2008) documentary
   7.7 (62)
Gus Van Sant : Elephant (USA 2003)
   7.3 (32,705)
Lars Von Trier : Dancer in the Dark (Denmark/Sweden 2000)
   7.8 (34,042)
Travis Wilkerson : Who Killed Cock Robin? (USA, 2007 version)
   5.3 (50)

multiple representation
5 James Benning
2 Peter Jackson

highest IMDb User Rating
8.8 City of God
8.8 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King
8.6 Memento
8.6 WALL-E
8.4 District 9
8.3 The Wrestler
8.2 Ten Skies
8.1 casting a glance
8.0 Capturing the Friedmans
8.0 Symbol

lowest IMDb User Rating
5.3 Who Killed Cock Robin?
5.5 Satan (aka Sheitan)
5.9 Fantasma
6.0 Gunnar Goes Comfortable
6.6 Los
6.7 The Intruder
6.7 Tropic of Cancer
6.8 The Call of the Wild

highest number of IMDb user votes
328,099 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King
244,155 Memento
154,009 WALL-E
147,327 City of God
123,669 King Kong
98,057 District 9
71,695 A History of Violence
46,065 Punch-Drunk Love
43,846 United 93

lowest number of IMDb user-votes
0 Who Is Bozo Texino? (no IMDb page)
23 The Call of the Wild
24 Tropic of Cancer
29 casting a glance
31 El Valley Centro
31 Los
35 Ten Skies
41 Gunnar Goes Comfortable
50 Who Killed Cock Robin?
63 Symbol
67 Profit motive and the whispering wind
62 René
75 13 Lakes

Ten Skies

and the top 45 in languages other than English:

Pedro Almodóvar : Volver (Spain 2006)
   7.7 (30,008)
Lisandro Alonso : Fantasma (Argentina 2006)
   5.9 (109)
Aleksey Balabanov : Cargo 200 (Russia 2007) Gruz 200
   6.8 (1,623)
Julie Bertucelli : Since Otar Left (Georgia/France 2003) Depuis qu'Otar est parti…, co-written with Robin Renucci
   7.4 (1,622)
Kim Chapiron : Satan (France 2006) Sheitan, co-written with Christian Chapiron
   5.5 (2,588)
Dardenne & Dardenne : The Son (Belgium 2002) Le Fils
   7.4 (2,797)
Guillermo del Toro : Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico/Spain 2006) El Laberinto del Fauno
   8.4 (135,216)
Claire Denis : The Intruder (France 2004) L'intrus, co-written with Jean-Pol Fargeau
   6.7 (609)
Mariano De Rosa : Green Waters (Argentina 2009) Aguas Verdes
   6.3 (24)
DIAO Yi'nan : Night Train (China 2007) Ye che
   6.4 (161)
FLIEGAUF Benedek : Forest (Hungary 2003) Rengeteg
   7.5 (240)
GAUDER íron : The District! (Hungary 2004) Nyócker!, written by Bari Máriusz, Nagy Viktor, Novák Erik & Orsós László Jakab
   6.4 (714)
Jean-Luc Godard : In Praise of Love (France 2001) éloge de l'amour
   6.1 (1,438)
Xiaolu GUO : How Is Your Fish Today? (China/UK 2006) Jin tian de yu zen me yang?, co-written with Rao Hui
   6.4 (93)
Michael Haneke : Code Unknown (France 2000) Code inconnu
   7.0 (3,394)
—————– : Time of the Wolf (France 2003) Le temps du loup
   6.4 (3,062)
Gérald Hustache-Mathieu : April In Love (France 2006) Avril
   6.8 (264)
JEON Soo-il : With a Girl of Black Soil (South Korea 2007) Geomen tangyi sonyeo oi, co-written with Jeong Soon-yeong
   7.0 (106)
KIM Ki-duk : 3-Iron (South Korea 2004) Bin-jip
   8.0 (14,016)
LI Yang : Blind Mountain (China 2007) Mang shan
   7.2 (452)
Achero Mañas : November (Spain 2003) Noviembre, co-written with Federico Mañas
   7.7 (793)
MATSUMOTO Hitoshi : Symbol (Japan 2009) Shinboru, co-written with TAKASU Mitsuyoshi
   8.0 (63) – data taken on 25 Jan '10
Fernando Meirelles (& Kátia Lund) : City of God (Brazil 2002) Cidade de Deus, written by Bráulio Mantovani
   8.8 (147,327)
MIIKE Takashi : Gozu (Japan 2003) written by SATO Sakichi
   7.0 (3,735)
—————- : Ichi the Killer (Japan 2001) Koroshiya 1, written by SATO Sakichi
   7.2 (18,319)
Dominik Moll : Harry, He's Here to Help (France 2000) Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien, co-written with Gilles Marchand
   7.2 (5,134)
Cristi Mungiu : Occident (Romania 2002)
   8.0 (957)
Gaspar Noé : Irreversible (France 2002) Irréversible
   7.3 (28,753)
Ruben Östlund : Involuntary (Sweden 2008) De ofrivilliga, co-written with Erik Hemmendorff
   7.3 (802)
Christian Petzold : The State I Am In (Germany 2000) Die innere Sicherheit, co-written with Harun Farocki
   7.0 (782)
——————- : Yella (Germany 2007) co-written with Simone Bär
   6.6 (855)
Eugenio Polgovsky (Ezcurra) : Tropic of Cancer (Mexico 2004) Trópico de Cáncer, documentary
   6.7 (24)
Corneliu Porumboiu : 12:08 East of Bucharest (Romania 2006) A fost sau n-a fost?
   7.2 (2,637)
Juan Pablo Rebella & Pablo Stoll : Whisky (Uruguay 2004) co-written with Gonzalo Delgado
   7.2 (2,289)
Peter Schreiner : Bellavista (Austria 2006) documentary
   no IMDb page
—————– : Totí² (Austria 2009) documentary
   awaiting 5 votes on IMDb
Ulrich Seidl : Import Export (Austria 2007) co-written with Veronika Franz
   7.3 (1,278)
SEKIGUCHI Gen : Survive Style 5+ (Japan 2004) written by TADA Taku
   7.8 (4,050)
Wojciech Smarzowski : The Wedding (Poland 2004) Wesele
   7.5 (647)
Chico Teixeira : Alice's House (Brazil 2007) A Casa de Alice
   7.1 (260)
Helena Třeštíková : René (Czech Republic 2008) documentary
   7.7 (62)
Sylvie Verheyde : Stella (France 2008)
   7.7 (335)
Henner Winckler : School Trip (Germany 2002) Klassenfahrt, co-written with Stefan Kriekhaus
   6.8 (115)
YING Liang : The Other Half (China 2006) Ling yi ban, written by Ying Liang & Peng Shan
   7.1 (23)
———— : Taking Father Home (China 2005) Bei yazi de nanhai, co-written with Peng Shan
   7.3 (41)

[English-language films from countries where English is not the main language:
Gunnar Hall Jensen : Gunnar Goes Comfortable (Norway 2003) documentary
6.0 (41)
Lars Von Trier : Dancer in the Dark (Denmark/Sweden 2000)
7.8 (34,042)]

doubly represented
Michael Haneke (Austria/France)
MIIKE Takashi (Japan)
Christian Petzold (Germany)
Peter Schreiner (Austria)
YING Liang (China)

THE OTHER HALF

highest IMDb User Rating
8.8 City of God
8.4 Pan's Labyrinth
8.0 Occident
8.0 3-Iron
8.0 Symbol
(7.8 Dancer in the Dark)
7.8 Survive Style 5+
7.7 November
7.7 René
7.7 Stella
7.7 Volver
7.5 Forest
7.5 The Wedding

lowest IMDb User Rating
N/A Bellavista (no IMDb page)
N/A Totí² (awaiting 5 votes)
5.5 Satan (aka Sheitan)
5.9 Fantasma
(6.0 Gunnar Goes Comfortable)
6.1 In Praise of Love
6.3 Green Waters
6.4 Forest
6.4 How Is Your Fish Today?
6.4 Night Train
6.4 Time of the Wolf

highest number of IMDb user votes
147,327 City of God
135,216 Pan's Labyrinth
(34,042 Dancer in the Dark)
30,008 Volver
28,573 Irreversible
18,319 Ichi the Killer
14,016 3-Iron
5,134 Harry, He's Here To Help
4,059 Survive Style 5+
3,735 Gozu
3,394 Code Unknown
3,062 Time of the Wolf

lowest number of IMDb user-votes
0 Bellavista (no IMDb page)
(<5) Totí² (awaiting 5 votes)
23 Taking Father Home
24 Green Waters
24 Tropic of Cancer
(41 Gunnar Goes Comfortable)
41 The Other Half
62 René
63 Symbol
93 How Is Your Fish Today?
106 With a Girl of Black Soil
109 Fantasma
161 Night Train

Countries multiply represented

10 : France
April In Love
Code Unknown
Harry, He's Here to Help
In Praise of Love
The Intruder
Irreversible
Satan (aka Sheitan)
Since Otar Left (France/Georgia)
Stella
Time of the Wolf

5 : China
Blind Mountain
How Is Your Fish Today (China/UK)
Night Train
The Other Half
Taking Father Home

4 : Japan
Gozu
Ichi the Killer
Survive Style 5+
Symbol

3
Austria : Bellavista; Import Export; Totí²
Germany : School Trip; The State I Am In; Yella
Spain : November; Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico/Spain); Volver

2
Argentina : Fantasma; Green Waters
Brazil : Alice's House; City of God
Hungary : The District!; Forest
Mexico : Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico/Spain); Tropic of Cancer
Romania : Occident; 12:08 East of Bucharest
South Korea : 3-Iron; With a Girl of Black Soil

1 (2)
Sweden : Involuntary; (Dancer in the Dark)

1
Belgium : The Son
Czech Republic : René
Georgia : Since Otar Left (France/Georgia)
Poland : The Wedding
Russia : Cargo 200
UK : How Is Your Fish Today? (China/UK)
Uruguay : Whisky

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(Norway : Gunnar Goes Comfortable)

GUNNAR GOES COMFORTABLE

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DECADE 2000-2009 : the 39 masterpieces, and the top 45 “foreign language” (work-in-progress)